An airplane lies in splintered wood from homes in the city of Sendai. About an hour’s drive away, workers in white masks scan people for radiation.
A Jewish couple and three of their children were stabbed to death in bed in what Israeli officials said was an attack by one or more Palestinians.
The ANC will register its list for the local government elections in two weeks time and will not be derailed by pending lawsuits, the party said.
Rebels flee Ras Lanuf and call on the UN to impose a no-fly zone as Gaddafi’s forces recapture strategically important towns.
South Africa, needing 13 runs off the last over, broke the hearts of a partisan Indian crowd by pulling off a thrilling three-wicket win.
Mirco Bergamasco kicked Italy to a first Six Nations victory over France on Saturday, scoring 17 points in a surprise 22-21 victory.
Survivors of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami huddled in shelters and hoarded supplies on Saturday as rescue workers searched a mangled coastline.
Public Protector Thuli Madonsela said on Saturday she was satisfied that the raid on her offices was "not ordered by the police".
Dale Steyn led South Africa’s fightback with a maiden five-wicket haul to restrict India to 296 in a key World Cup match on Saturday.
A penalty in the dying seconds enabled New Zealand’s Auckland Blues to snatch a lucky 22-22 draw with Australia’s Western Force.