At least 24 people were killed on Sunday in a suicide attack at a crowded bazaar in southern Afghanistan, police said, raising an earlier toll.
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Parliament passed a law on Saturday giving amnesty for acts of war and rebellion in the east of the country.
British sprint specialist Mark Cavendish of the Columbia team won the Tour de France’s eighth stage, a 172,5km ride from Figeac to Toulouse.
A Finnish club set the world record on Friday for the longest karaoke session of 216 hours, with the participants vowing to keep going.
The Blue Bulls secured their third win of the season on Saturday, beating the Cheetahs 31-23. Also, Griquas edged Western Province 21-20.
A pole dancer who took her writhing spins where they had never been — on to a pole inside a subway car — perked up the morning commute in Santiago.
South Africa’s medal tally rose to three on the penultimate day of the 12th World Junior Athletics Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
The Blue Bulls have released their beloved flyhalf Derick Hougaard to further his career in England where he will team up with Heyneke Meyer.
Springbok hooker Bismarck du Plessis has been suspended for three weeks following an incident in Saturday’s Tri-Nations Test in Dunedin.
Despite his allegiances, the Limpopo premier looks set to become the next provincial chairperson.