Unesco has expressed shock and concern after seeing the destruction caused by a bomb blast at a Cairo-based museum dedicated to Islamic history.
A man and woman have been jailed for using Twitter to abuse a prominent feminist.
An activist group says Japanese fishermen have finished killing some 250 dolphins in the biggest roundup it has witnessed in the last four years.
A memorial service has been held in a Johannesburg chapel, ahead of the burial later in the day of former Rwandan intelligence chief Patrick Karegeya.
The sports ministry is counting on boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr’s six-day South Africa tour to resuscitate boxing in the country.
Associated Press investigators have ruled out problems with Michael Schumacher’s skis or trail conditions as causes of his skiing accident.
Three suspects have been arrested in connection with the death of Rwanda’s former spy chief Patrick Karegeya, who was found dead in a Sandton hotel.
Rwanda’s foreign minister, who tweeted that Patrick Karegeya was a "self-declared" enemy of the country, says her government has no sympathy for him.
Fifa’s president Sepp Blatter and Safa head Danny Jordaan have joined the world in mourning the passing of football great Eusebio.
Rwanda’s late former spy chief Patrick Karegeya was last seen with a Rwandan businessman who befriended the victim in jail, says a Rwandan ex-general.