Africa’s rhinos and elephants have been poached in near record numbers in 2012, with surging demand for horn and ivory driving the slaughter.
SA will look to ride on the success of the T20 series, says stand-in captain Faf du Plessis, as they go into the Test matches against New Zealand.
Toyota has agreed to pay about $1.1-billion to settle a class action lawsuit launched by US vehicle owners affected by a series of mass recalls.
A spokesperson for George HW Bush says the former United States president is in the intensive care unit at a Texas hospital.
An Indian student who was left fighting for her life after a brutal gang rape in New Delhi arrived in Singapore for treatment at a leading hospital.
After 20 days in hospital, former president Nelson Mandela has been discharged and will receive home-based care, says the presidency.
Alliances forged by Kenya’s presidential contenders are lining up a repeat of a ethnic-based contest that exploded in the 2007 vote.
US home prices rose in most cities in October compared with a year ago, pushed up by rising sales and a decline in the supply of available homes.
Former president Nelson Mandela’s condition was unchanged, the presidency has said, as the iconic leader spent his 20th day in hospital.
Rights activists have hailed anti-poverty and Aids activist David Kuria as a pioneer despite an aborted election campaign.