Gaza’s ruling Hamas movement and the Islamic Jihad group say they fired rockets at Israel in response to an air strike that injured 10 people.
Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe is playing his cards close to his chest, refusing to comment on the Gauteng ANC’s call for him to lead the party.
Venezuela’s socialist leader Hugo Chavez has comfortably won re-election, quashing the opposition’s best chance at unseating him in 14 years.
With the public protector investigating and questions being asked in Parliament, spending on government VIPs is causing trouble for public works.
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo duelled to an entertaining stalemate, with both superstars scoring twice as Barcelona drew 2-2 with Real Madrid.
Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi has given himself high grades, spending much of a nearly two-hour speech talking about fuel, trash and bread.
Libya’s Parliament has sacked its prime minister-elect Mustafa Abushagur, leaving the government in disarray three months after the July elections.
Mitt Romney will call for a US change of course in the Middle East, saying President Barack Obama’s muddled strategy has failed to confront extremism.
A field commander and three members of the extremist group Boko Haram has been killed in a raid in north-east Nigeria, security forces say.
Nobel prize-giving begins this week, and handing out the awards may sound simple enough but barely a year goes by without mishap and confusion.