Salman Rushdie said that if a fatwa calling for his murder had been issued in the social networking era, it would have further endangered his life.
The prison sentences of Sheryl Cwele and her co-accused, were increased to 20 years by the Supreme Court of Appeal on Monday.
Netball South Africa has announced a five-year broadcast partnership with SuperSport, which will see netball being broadcast live from 2013.
Renowned British left-wing historian Eric Hobsbawm, whose writing influenced students and politicians across Europe, has died.
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has vowed to harness the potential of the oil-rich country, which remains dogged by poverty, graft and violence.
Iranian authorities have reopened access to Google’s email service a week after blocking it, after complaints from citizens and members of Parliament.
Anglo American will face a hearing next year to determine if it’s liable for miners who contracted silicosis while working in its gold shafts.
"Terminator" star Arnold Schwarzenegger says fathering a child with their housekeeper is the "stupidest" thing he has ever done.
An appeal by three members of jailed rock band Pussy Riot has been postponed after one of them fired her lawyers.
Lawyers representing the victims of the shooting at Lonmin’s Marikana mine have failed to have the judicial inquiry into the incident postponed.