From the east and west, working with Nato air strikes, resurgent rebels have battled Libyan government forces at flashpoints along the Mediterranean.
Public Works Minister Gwen Mahlangu-Nkabinde has announced a moratorium on all new property deals to allow a clean-up operation in her department.
French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde, who is running for chief of the International Monetary Fund, won the backing of Egypt and Indonesia.
Tom MacMaster’s wife has confirmed that he is the real identity behind the <em>Gay Girl in Damascus</em> blog.
A series of tremors rattled the quake-prone New Zealand city of Christchurch on Monday, destroying buildings and sending boulders tumbling down hills.
Twelve people died and 34 have been injured in a fire at a home for the mentally challenged and the elderly in Springs, early on Monday morning.
Southern African leaders on Sunday pressured Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe to make democratic reforms ahead of new elections.
Jenson Button seized his first win of the season and the finest of his career on Sunday in the rain-hit Canadian Grand Prix.
There is no single villain. The military did the disastrous deed, but it was civilians who created and defined the mission.
Photos of a smiling Gabrielle Giffords have been posted on her Facebook page, the first images to be released since she was shot in the head.