The family of the accused gunman in the Arizona shooting spree expressed sorrow on Tuesday over the "heinous events".
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/ 12 January 2011
The second decade of the 21st century will see the rise of a mechanised army that will revolutionise private and public life.
Haiti on Tuesday began two days of remembrance ceremonies in honour of the thousands of people who died in an earthquake a year ago.
The fine-tuning of the Proteas for the Cricket World Cup could be hampered by the injury to Jacques Kallis and the moist conditions at Kingsmead.
The government bemoans every farm killing and would tackle the problem in every province, Agriculture Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson said on Tuesday.
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/ 11 January 2011
Two Johannesburg universities were flooded this week by unprecedented numbers of students seeking late admission.
Ivorian strongman Laurent Gbagbo’s party on Tuesday rejected an offer from the man deemed to have beaten him to the presidency.
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/ 11 January 2011
The official death toll in public unrest since the New Year is now at 18 after four civilians were killed on Monday in clashes with police.
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/ 11 January 2011
Security forces loyal Laurent Gbagbo opened fire on a neighbourhood where supporters of Alassane Ouattara said they had killed two police officers.
One-hundred-and-twenty-eight mine workers died in 2010, which was a 24% improvement over the previous year, the Chamber of Mines said on Tuesday.