Unmanned US aircraft fired four missiles at a house in north-west Pakistan, killing 16 suspected militants, says Pakistani intelligence officials.
The state is expected to present new psychological evidence about the mental state of so-called "Modimolle monster" Johan Kotzé.
South Africa may run out of yellow maize if exports of the grain rise further, a stock firm specialising in agricultural futures has said.
Egypt’s army commander and president has each pledged his life to defy the other as the hour approached that would trigger a military takeover.
Bolivia’s president’s plane was diverted on a flight from Russia and forced to land in Austria over suspicions that Edward Snowden might be on board.
The ANC will institute an inquiry into the unseating of Tlokwe mayor Maphetle Maphetle – a position now filled by a Democratic Alliance councillor.
The court battle between Mandela family factions continues in the Eastern Cape High Court as Mandla Mandela gets ready to fight the interim interdict.
The FW de Klerk Foundation has thanked SA for supporting the former president, who has undergone an operation to fit a cardiac pacemaker.
Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi has denied saying State Security Minister Siyabonga Cwele classified a report on the upgrade of Jacob Zuma’s home.
The murder of Duduzile Zozo in Thokoza, Ekurhuleni, was brutal, senseless and unacceptable, says Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane.