Rapper Kanye West has been charged with battery and attempted grand theft for an alleged altercation with a photographer.
A UN report due for release in 2014 has added the colour purple as the highest level for global warming – increasing the threat to natural systems.
An elite Syrian unit that runs the state’s chemical arms programme has been dispersing the weapons to dozens of sites across the country, say reports.
US Secretary of State John Kerry has said that Syria is holding thousands of tonnes of unmixed "binary components".
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has named justice minister and top ruling party legal official Patrick Chinamasa as his new finance minister.
"We Need New Names" author NoViolet Bulawayo is one of the six authors selected for the 2013 Man Booker prize.
Eskom, which provides 95% of the power to SA, says power will remain tight during the summer period as it increases maintenance work on its fleet.
The Syrian government has accepted a Russian proposal to put its chemical weapons under international control to avoid a possible US military strike.
A painting stored in an attic because it was considered a fake is the work of Dutch master Vincent Van Gogh, says a museum, citing new research.
Government forces may have carried out the Damascus chemical attack without the personal permission of President Bashar al-Assad, says a report.