Fifa announced on Wednesday they have opened a corruption probe into four officials including Qatar’s Mohamed Bin Hammam and Trinidadian Jack Warner.
World number one Caroline Wozniacki had taken her place in the French Open third round by edging Canadian qualifier Aleksandra Wozniak 6-3, 7-6 (8/6).
A local cult leader who said the rapture was due this weekend past has made a tearful apology, and promised a good old fiery apocalypse for October.
Manmohan Singh was due to sign deals in fields from trade to life sciences to boost India’s footprint on the African continent.
US President Barack Obama held talks with UK Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday, grappling with the turmoil across the Arab world.
South Africa has been named Africa’s most valued African brand at the fourth BrandFinance Global Nation Brands league at the JSE.
France Finance Minister Christine Lagarde said on Wednesday she is running as a candidate to head the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
President Jacob Zuma will visit Tripoli next week for talks with Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
The Indian Premier League has been as noisy and flamboyant as ever, but some experts believe it has suffered a poor year.
Satellite images indicate evidence of "war crimes" committed by Sudan’s northern army in the contested Abyei region, a monitoring group has said.