Two members of punk band Pussy Riot have been taken to remote Russian prison colonies, notorious for their harsh conditions, their lawyer said.
A feud between two Libyan towns demonstrates the country’s deep divisions a year after Muammar Gaddafi was killed.
South Sudan’s vice-president has dismissed rumours of a planned military coup, saying it would be ‘unwise’ for army officers to attempt a takeover.
Lance Armstrong told supporters of his Livestrong cancer charity that it had been a difficult couple of weeks but the foundation’s mission must go on.
Israel killed three Palestinian militants on Sunday, a day after two men identified as senior al-Qaeda affiliates in Gaza died in an air strike.
Two months of labour turmoil are likely to force SA to look again at its economic growth forecasts, the central bank’s deputy governor said on Sunday.
Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz was "lightly wounded" after a military patrol accidentally fired on his convoy.
Ayman al-Zawahiri said a film made in the US mocking the Prophet Muhammad showed Washington was waging a "crusader Zionist war" against Muslims.
Around 15 000 striking transport workers are expected to return to work on Wednesday, although that will not include the main transport union, Satawu.
Cricket South Africa have dismissed claims their players instigated the SMS row that led to batsman Kevin Pietersen being dropped by England.