A US grand jury has indicted accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhohkhar Tsarnaev on charges of killing four people and using homemade bombs.
Every person must remember the contribution former president Nelson Mandela has made to the country, says Minister in the Presidency Trevor Manuel.
Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova have endured second-round losses to opponents outside the world top 100 in a dramatic "Wednesday Wipeout".
Texas democrats have blocked a drive for new state abortion restrictions by using a marathon speech as a delay tactic.
US President Barack Obama has applauded a US Supreme Court decision on Wednesday that made married gay men and women eligible for federal benefits.
Miner Rio Tinto has suspended coal exports from Mozambique’s north-west Tete province after threats by the opposition party Renamo, says an official.
Eskom had to briefly cut supply to one of BHP Billiton’s aluminium smelters on Monday night after nationwide demand outstripped supply.
A flight from Moscow that was being monitored by the media in case Edward Snowden was on board it has landed in Cuba uneventfully.
A passenger plane believed to be carrying former US spy agency contractor Edward Snowden from Hong Kong has landed in Moscow.
Audi’s Tom Kristensen won the Le Mans 24 hours for a record ninth time on Sunday in a victory dedicated to fellow-Dane Allan Simonsen.