Nine miners remain unnaccounted for while eight are trapped in a refuge bay a mile underground after a fire broke out at Harmony Gold’s Doornkop mine.
Microsoft has named company veteran Satya Nadella its next chief executive, with Bill Gates stepping down as chairperson to become a "tech adviser".
The latest outbreak of violence between Muslims and Christians in the CAR has killed more than 70 people in the past few days, says a police official.
A teenager described as a model student has shot a teacher and a police officer dead and took more than 20 of his schoolmates hostage.
East African nations have sent an advance team of monitors to observe a ceasefire agreeement between government and rebel forces in South Sudan.
Government mediators have placed an offer on the table that they hope will end the platinum strike.
Government mediators have placed an offer on the table that they hope will end the platinum strike.
Rebels with ties to al-Qaeda have posted an internet video of a beheading of a pro-government fighter in Homs.
Rebels with ties to al-Qaeda have posted an internet video of a beheading of a pro-government fighter in Homs.
Doctors treating Michael Schumacher for injuries suffered during a skiing accident have started lowering his sedation level to wake him up.