One person has been killed and six others wounded, two critically, in a shooting at Toronto’s main downtown mall.
Kofi Annan has warned that an all-out war looms in Syria, holding President Bashar al-Assad as the first responsible to act to end the conflict.
The health of ousted president Hosni Mubarak deteriorated when he reached prison hours after a court sentenced him to life in official media reported.
The majority of households are forced, or choose, to spend most of their income and just keep their fingers crossed about the proverbial rainy day.
Nelson Mandela, making his first appearance on television since a hospital stay in February, has received a flame marking the ANC’s centenary.
A British aid worker, abducted by armed men in Sudan’s Darfur region, has been released after almost three months in captivity
China has reiterated its opposition to military intervention or regime change in Syria, and called again for all sides to support mediation efforts.
The reserve bank says South Africa’s outlook remains modest, with a recovery in domestic demand and supply expected barring further global turmoil.
Kofi Annan has told President Bashar al-Assad that a halt to violence will be required for his six-point peace plan to succeed.
Fewer than 20 of the 108 people killed in Syria’s Houla massacre died from artillery and tank fire, with most others shot in their homes, the UN says.