CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South African President Jacob Zuma said on Thursday labour strikes could cause major problems and job losses in Africa's biggest economy. "We are likely to run the economy of the country into a serious problem and therefore there will be more people unemployed and there will be therefore an extension of poverty," Zuma said during an address to traditional leaders in parliament.

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility on Thursday for a bomb that killed 11 security personnel and two civilians in the southwestern city of Quetta. Sixteen people were wounded in the attack in the capital of Baluchistan province, and the death toll could rise, police said. The bomb was planted in a three-wheeled auto-rickshaw and blew up as a truck carrying the security men passed by. "We proudly claim responsibility for Thursday's blast in Quetta and the target was local police. ...