A passenger on a flight from Washington to Denver sparked a security alert on Wednesday after he was apparently caught smoking in the toilet.
Recent years have been hard for Ernie Els but he has never felt more confident for a US Masters after winning twice in his last three PGA starts.
A total of 68 people were killed in riots that saw the Kyrgyz opposition take control of the Central Asian state, the Health Ministry said.
Sudan heads to the polls on Sunday for its first multiparty elections in more than two decades.
Landslides swept away dozens of houses near Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday night, worsening a disaster caused by heavy rains around Brazil’s second city.
The African National Congress (ANC) on Wednesday dismissed media reports about plots to get rid of its present leadership.
US President Barack Obama and Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev will sign a treaty on Thursday that slashes their two nations’ atomic arsenals.
Fire trucks, ambulances and police units are being sent to Ventersdorp ahead of the funeral on Friday of murdered AWB leader Eugene Terre’Blanche.
Opposition leader Helen Zille has lobbied the US and Britain not to support SA’s request for a World Bank loan to build a new power station.
Titled <i>The Feet of the Chameleon</i>, Ian Hawkey’s recent book on African football could equally be dubbed the "feat" of the chameleon.