Rugby minnows Japan have claimed a first win over Six Nations champions Wales after a clinical display against an inexperienced Welsh side.
Operations at Anglo American Platinum’s Thembelani mine are back to normal after a "group of employees" prevented workers from going above ground.
Lonmin says it has failed to reach a recognition agreement with Amcu after marathon talks, paving the way for a possible strike.
Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and his father have been accused by Spanish tax authorities of defrauding the state of more than $5.3-million.
Japan’s Jiroemon Kimura, who became the world’s oldest person on December 17 2012, has died at the age of 116.
Platinum producer Lonmin and Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union are in talks to avert a strike, says a union official.
The ban on foreign gay couples adopting has underscored a growing rift with the West over gay rights under President Vladimir Putin.
Stocks rose as a weak rand boosted mining firms and international companies that generate most of their revenue in major foreign currencies.
Banks, who enlivened Scottish literature for three decades with his dark humour, has died just days before the release of his novel "The Quarry."
US President Barack Obama confronted Chinese President Xi Jinping over allegations of cyber theft, but they agreed on reining in North Korea.