Shopkeepers and municipal workers began cleaning up Istanbul and Ankara on Sunday after the fiercest anti-government demonstrations in years.
Professor Adam Habib has officially taken over as vice-chancellor at the University of the Witwatersrand, it announced on Sunday.
Claude Moshiywa broke the foreign stranglehold as he became the first South African to win the "up" Comrades run in 21 years.
Sweden and other Nordic states face more reforms, a lite version of austerity forced on many European nations.
The Bulls cemented their local dominance in Super Rugby when they beat their closest rivals the Cheetahs 30-23 during the weekend’s 16th round.
Aid organisations stepped up calls for civilians trapped in the Syrian town of Qusayr to be evacuated.
Assets worth billions belonging to slain Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi are thought to be held by South African banks.
Pashto cinema once made its home in Pakistan’s wild frontier of Peshawar, but is now confined to theatres that haven’t been attacked by Islamists.
Iran’s presidential candidates may differ, but they are united in pursuing what they see as its peaceful atomic ambitions.
President Jacob Zuma and his Cabinet are putting on brave faces in the wake of a catastrophic economic week. But will investors buy their new plan?