After the indignity of seeing its economy overtaken by China’s, Japan has clawed back a little pride by producing the world’s most powerful computer.
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On the second day of Wimbledon, Serena Williams made an emotional return, while Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic eased in to the second round.
Iran’s summer fashion offensive has become more ominous — no mullets or "un-Islamic" jewelry for men and women aren’t allowed to show any leg.
This year’s World Food Prize has gone to former leaders of Ghana and Brazil for reducing starvation in their countries.
The main opposition parties in Chad say they will present a united front against President Déby Itno’s Patriotic Salvation Movement in Parliament.
President Al-Assad has ordered a general amnesty, offering a "national dialogue" to end Syria’s unrest, even as five people were killed in protests.
US astronaut Mark Kelly, who commanded <i>Endeavour</i>’s final flight has announced his retirement to help his wife Gabrielle Giffords recover.
The UN General Assembly is poised to elect South Korean Ban Ki-moon to a second term as the UN’s secretary general.
The SA National Editors’ Forum’s chair has laid the blame for the abysmal relationship between the media and the state squarely at Jimmy Manyi’s feet.