Hackers from Anonymous say they have "diverted" $500 000 to charity using credit card information of the customers of a US security firm.
Israel’s president says the country’s ultra-orthodox minority is threatening national values, following attacks on "immodestly dressed" schoolgirls.
It might be unconstitutional, but that hasn’t stopped the transport minister from instructing police to confiscate the licences of traffic offenders.
President Barack Obama’s job approval rating climbed steadily this month as he fought Republicans over the extension of a payroll tax cut.
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/ 28 December 2011
Barely two weeks after the execution of an SA drug mule in China, three more South Africans have been arrested for drug trafficking.
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/ 27 December 2011
Sri Lanka enjoyed their finest hour since arriving in South Africa when they bowled out their hosts for 168 on day two of their second Test.
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/ 27 December 2011
An Egyptian court has ordered an end to forced virginity tests female detainees have been subjected to after the practice sparked a national outcry.
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/ 27 December 2011
Sweden has sought the help of the US and European Union to secure the release of two of its journalists jailed in Somalia for supporting terrorism.
A Muslim leader has tried to calm tensions in Nigeria after deadly Christmas Day attacks claimed by Islamists that risk inflaming sectarian divisions.
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/ 27 December 2011
Government is yet to set a date for its planned HIV testing programme in schools around the country as a number of issues still remained unresolved.