Tunisia’s caretaker leader has signed a new Constitution, giving the country one more step towards democracy since its 2011 uprising.
The White House has filled Michelle Obama’s seating area at the State of the Union address with people who represent issues important to her.
The start of talks between representatives of the union, Amplats, Implats and Lonmin and the weaker rand have futher undermined investor confidence.
Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovich has tried to calm protest violence in Kiev that has claimed three lives. But the opposition remains sceptical.
Deputy Foreign Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim will travel to Yemen in a bid to secure the release of Pierre Korkie, who was kidnapped with his wife in 2013.
"American Hustle" and "Gravity" have each won 10 Academy Award nominations, while "12 Years a Slave" has garnered nine.
France’s first lady Valerie Trierweiler has been admitted to hospital following reports of President François Hollande having an affair.
The Golden Globes will weigh in with the first big honours of the Hollywood awards season, which culminates in seven weeks with the Oscars.
An appeals court has ruled that Apple did not use patented technology owned by Google unit Motorola Mobility in making its iPhones.
Militants linked to al-Qaeda have freed a South African woman kidnapped in Yemen, but mediators are still struggling to have her husband released.