Sudan has granted its national carrier a last-minute reprieve from suspension, giving it two weeks to comply with airline regulations.
A national day of mourning scheduled for Tuesday in South Africa in honour of those killed in a recent wave of xenophobic violence has been postponed.
Chakib Khelil, president of Opec, on Tuesday rebuffed calls from oil-consuming countries to increase supply.
A mattress factory in Industria caught fire at about 8.30am on Tuesday, Johannesburg emergency services said.
The liquidator trying to recover money owed by MPs says the Speaker of Parliament is not giving the full story.
The death toll from last month’s massive earthquake in south-west China is likely to exceed 80 000, state media reported on Tuesday.
More than 84 000 people died in last month’s deadly cyclone, while nearly 54 000 are still missing, a Burma official said on Tuesday.
The year 1993 was a time of optimism: Bill Clinton arrived in the White House and we all believed the next Guns N’ Roses album would be with us soon.
British Airways has criticised Heathrow owner BAA for allowing US President George Bush to fly to the airport, forcing the cancellation of 69 flights.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy told Israel on Monday to share sovereignty over Jerusalem with the Palestinians.