The United States intelligence community used outdated, ”circumstantial” and ”fragmentary” information with ”too many uncertainties” to conclude that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction and ties to al-Qaeda, according to the intelligence committee of the US House of Representatives.

US director Elia Kazan, who rose to the top of Hollywood and Broadway fame but became embroiled in controversy over the naming of suspected Communists during the McCarthy era, has died at the age of 94, his long-time attorney said.

Whatever one thinks of aspects of the Oppenheimer family’s Brenthurst initiative, it stimulated debate on the most important issue facing South Africa. Transformation and growth are undoubtedly linked, but growth is the horse that pulls the cart of transformation. We must take care not to put the cart before the proverbial horse.

The relaid playing surface at the controversial Lang Park (Suncorp Stadium) was on Monday given official blessing by the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) ahead of next week’s Rugby World Cup.

Helicopters swooped over Sydney’s harbour on Sunday and dropped army commandos atop a building in counter-terror exercises ahead of the Rugby World Cup.

After his 70th career victory in the United States Grand Prix, Michael Schumacher is a single point from a sixth formula one world crown, which would guarantee him his place as the most successful driver in motor-racing history. The US race also saw the end of Juan Pablo Montoya’s title assault.

This weekend, Ruud van Nistelrooy netted a hat trick as Manchester United and Chelsea kept pace with Arsenal in the English Premier League, while AC Milan and AS Roma won on Sunday to join Juventus at the top of the Serie A standings. Valencia beat Real Madrid 2-0 to overtake the defending champions in Spain.