SOUTH AFRICA

The Malaysian transport ministry said Wednesday that “the paint and stenciling” on both debris items found last month matched those used by the airline.

Malaysian Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai said it was too early to confirm if the debris belonged to the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370.

Prayers were being sought for the Rev. Tom Uzhunnalil of India whom ISIS fighters in Yemen could crucify on Good Friday.

Items found in Mozambique were “consistent with drift modeling” of how plane parts might have traveled via ocean currents, Australia’s transport minister said.

An engine part found in South Africa this week will be sent to experts to be analyzed.

Flight MH370 disappeared in March 2014 with 239 passengers and crew on board, shortly after taking off from Kuala Lumpur bound for Beijing.

The open border policy would allow Turks to enter the EU without visas, but not work in member states.

The announcement comes as part of Britain’s 2016 budget, which includes a series of austerity measures and cuts to growth forecasts.

The third piece was found on France's Réunion Island during the last two weeks, Malaysia's transport minister said.

ABC’s biblical mud-and-blood drama, “Of Kings And Prophets,­” had the second-lowest debut of any broadcast drama. Ever.

Ratings company Fitch sees repercussions from slower growth in China and the price collapse in commodities, but not enough to slow global growth.

The Anglo-South African financial-services company reportedly is working on a plan to divide itself into stand-alone firms based on its stake in the lender Nedbank Group Ltd. and other attractive assets.

The violent protests late Wednesday apparently were triggered by the school’s decision to dissolve a council of student representatives.

President Jacob Zuma, who will visit Tehran on Sunday and Monday, is planning to build an oil refinery that will use Iranian crude.

Doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital are preparing to perform the first penis transplant in the U.S. The recipient will be a veteran injured in war.

There is currently a strong demand for dollars and foreign exchange from importers amid diminishing liquidity as the global price of oil, Nigeria’s top source of revenue, plummet to all-time lows.

The mining giant reported a pretax loss of $5.5 billion in 2015, compared with $259 million in 2014.

Prince Harry's former girlfriend will launch her own jewelry line Aya Africa later this year.

“The longer they remain trapped the slimmer the chances of them being found alive,” a union leader in South Africa said.

More than a quarter of the population currently lacks access to food in the country, once known as the "breadbasket of Africa" and now reeling under severe drought.

Police said the Tanzanian man killed two employees at a Nairobi casino after gambling away 30,000 Kenyan shillings (about $300).