US-led coalition forces killed 55 militants including three ”extremist leaders” in fighting near the insurgency-hit Afghan-Pakistani border.
Australia’s cricketers and cancer campaigners paid tribute on Monday to Jane McGrath, the wife of Glenn McGrath, who lost her fight with the disease.
Comedian George Carlin, a counter-culture hero famed for his routines about drugs and dirty words, died of heart failure on Sunday.
Zanu-PF rose to the top after Zimbabwe’s independence in 1980 by being more centralised, conspiratorial and ruthless than all its rivals.
The South African Human Rights Commission will decide on Monday how to deal with trade unionist leader Zwelinzima Vavi’s ”kill for Zuma” remarks.
Tunisia routinely uses torture, illegal detention and unfair trials in the name of fighting terrorism and should be held to accepted standards.
Mali moved closer to joining Nigeria in the final round of African World Cup qualifying on Sunday, while South Africa continued to struggle.
Nine men, including a police inspector, are expected to appear in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court on Monday in connection with ATM bombings.
As Barack Obama moves his presidential campaign into traditionally Republican states, a new poll shows that race remains a potent issue for voters.
A lovelorn man who put his life in Australia up for sale was one step closer to starting over on Monday as bids for his house and lifestyle hit $2,1m.