Swaziland can do without a 2.4-billion rand loan that South Africa agreed to extend to the landlocked kingdom, its finance minister said.
The father of an Indian student whose gang rape and death sparked public outrage against the government has demanded that those responsible be hanged.
Black Caps fans responded angrily to their team’s humiliating performance in the first Test against the Proteas.
US stocks are poised to begin the year with gains after the late passage of a Bill to avoid harsh tax hikes and crimped economic growth.
Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from the Brisbane International due to inflammation around her collarbone.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton suffered a blood clot in a vein between her brain and skull but is expected to make a full recovery.
The mediator touting a peace plan for Syria has warned of "hell" if the warring sides shun talks.
Avigdor Lieberman was charged on Sunday with fraud and breach of trust, allegations that prompted his resignation as foreign minister two weeks ago.
Congressional negotiators burrowed into their offices on Saturday to see if they could stop the US economy from falling off of a "fiscal cliff".
The death of a Indian woman after being gang raped reverberated beyond Asia to SA, a country battling its own levels of sexual violence.