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As airline operations resume after Middle East-related disruptions, some international routes in and out of South Africa are returning to normal.

Investigations are under way to track down the drug traffickers responsible for trying to smuggle R2,8 million worth of narcotics at O. R. Tambo International Airport.

Oslo police said Sunday an explosion at the US embassy in Norway overnight that caused no injuries and minor material damage may have been an act of terror, but stressed police were also investigating other motives.

Despite Westbury residents calling on the army to be deployed to their community, Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia said the deployment will be delayed to allow the army to get trained on how to engage with civilians.

Political efforts to cripple Turkey's main opposition and lock up its presidential candidate will never stifle the people's frustration with the government and their growing demand for change, Istanbul's jailed mayor told AFP in an interview.