A US federal appeals court rejected a request by Verizon Communications Incorporated to delay turning over the names of four of its internet subscribers suspected of illegally offering free music for downloading.
Environmental Affairs and Tourism Minister Mohammed Valli Moosa said on Wednesday he was surprised by the Congress of SA Trade Unions’ (Cosatu) concern about the implementation of the plastic bags agreement.
Several Mozambicans, who have never faced trial, have been jailed in the capital’s top security prison for more than four years, prison management said on Wednesday.
Safety and Security Minister Charles Nqakula urged members of Parliament on Wednesday to ensure that the controversial Section 49 of the Criminal Procedures Act — the so-called use of deadly force section — is amended to avoid any possibility of ambiguity.
An appeals court reduced the sentences of four Egyptian men on Wednesday from three years to one following their conviction on charges stemming from a suspected gay sex party.
The National Consumer Forum has called for a public commission of inquiry to investigate the recently admitted bungle over the calculation of consumer inflation data.
Zimbabwean police raided a private Harare hospital yesterday, the third day of a week-long national strike, beating and arresting several patients, according to doctors.
Hundreds held in Zimbabwe strike
Hillary Clinton has revealed for the first time the tirades, tears and tantrums after her husband, former president Bill Clinton, finally admitted to her his affair with Monica Lewinsky.
Groundwater, the unseen source of life for two billion people, is diminishing almost everywhere in the world, according to a study published today by the UN Environment Programme.
The surgeon general of the United States, Richard Carmona, has said he would support the abolition of cigarettes and all tobacco products, the first time that such a senior public health official has taken that kind of stand over the industry.