Egyptians vote on divisive new constitution as tourism slumps

Egyptians have voted in the final round of a referendum on a divisive, Islamist-backed constitution championed by President Mohamed Morsi.

Pope pardons butler as 'paternal gesture', expels him from Vatican

The pope has pardoned his former butler, who was sentenced to 18 months in jail for leaking secret papal memos, but banished him from the Vatican.

765 already killed in holiday-season road accidents

Road accidents in South Africa have killed 765 people so far this month as the holiday season gets under way, traffic authorities have said.

Australia to apologise for forced adoptions

Australia will formally apologise for the forced adoption of tens of thousands of babies born mostly to unmarried mothers between the 1950s and 1970s.

South Africans injured in Afghan explosion

A car bomb has exploded at a compound owned by a US-based construction company, killing at least one person and wounding 15.

Obama to join vigil for Connecticut school shooting

President Barack Obama was due in the community of Newtown on Sunday to join in a vigil for the 20 children and seven adults slaughtered by a gunman.
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