Britain and the US led condemnation on Monday after the Russian oil magnate Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner were found guilty.
Fears of fighting in Côte d’Ivoire grew on Monday following a threat from West African neighbours to force out incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo.
Zimbabwe is to investigate bringing treason charges against Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai over confidential talks with US diplomats.
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/ 28 December 2010
The death of controversial businessman Sandile Majali was "highly unlikely" to have been a suicide, his lawyer John Ngcebetsha said on Monday.
Jailed Russian ex-tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky was found guilty of money laundering and theft of billions of dollars on Monday.
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/ 28 December 2010
A blizzard pummeled the north-eastern United States on Monday, burying cities in knee-deep snow and leaving thousands camped at airports.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s new memoir will give a full account of his life and the secretive group that has leaked large amounts of documents.
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/ 28 December 2010
New Zealand have been the dominant force in rugby yet even a Tri-Nations clean sweep and a European grand slam are viewed as a mere warm-up.
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/ 27 December 2010
Jonathan Trott posted his third century in five Ashes Tests to take England closer to a historic series victory in the fourth Test against Australia.
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/ 27 December 2010
There was plenty of drama at Kingsmead on Monday as 18 wickets fell on one day in the second day of the second Test between South Africa and India.