The New York Times has reported that the United States and Iran have agreed in principle to hold one-on-one negotiations on Iran's nuclear.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was admitted to a New York hospital with a blood clot linked to a concussion she suffered earlier this month.

A South African court on Monday dealt a blow to former deputy president Jacob Zuma, ruling that prosecutors may ask Mauritius to release documents which could be used in new corruption proceedings against him. A former hero of South Africa's anti-apartheid struggle, Zuma says charges against him are part of a political plot in the ANC.

In a dangerous cat-and-mouse game, South African police are battling armed gangs of gold pirates through dark mine shafts deep underground to stop an illicit gold trade worth more than $700-million (about R5,1-billion) a year. Assistant Police Commissioner Mike Fryer said the new operation opened a fresh front in South Africa's war against gold smuggling.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was admitted to a New York hospital with a blood clot linked to a concussion she suffered earlier this month.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and SA Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane have signed an agreement to bolster the fight against Aids in SA.

The New York Times has reported that the United States and Iran have agreed in principle to hold one-on-one negotiations on Iran's nuclear.

A South African court on Monday dealt a blow to former deputy president Jacob Zuma, ruling that prosecutors may ask Mauritius to release documents which could be used in new corruption proceedings against him. A former hero of South Africa's anti-apartheid struggle, Zuma says charges against him are part of a political plot in the ANC.