The UN Human Rights Council is going ahead with plans to send a panel to probe implications of Jewish settlements in occupied Palestinian territories.
Thousands of houses were also flooded after torrential rains, storms and landslides hit Russia’s Krasnodar region near the Black Sea.
While they have shared similar troubles, Caster Semenya will look to evade the shadow of her compatriot, Zola Budd when she toes the line in London.
David Kibuuka, Johannesburg-based comedian, is a nice-guy funny man. "I don’t rip people off in real life – why would I do it in a show?"
Libyans began voting in a poll designed to shake off the legacy of Muammar Gaddafi but which risks being hijacked by autonomy demands in the east.
Once again, Roger Federer will be playing in the Wimbledon final. For once, it will be against Andy Murray.
Obama’s decision meets a pledge he made on a visit to Afghanistan to upgrade Kabul to a security status given to only a limited number of US partners.
Andy Murray has ended Britain’s 74-year wait for a male Wimbledon finalist by clinching a semifinal victory over French fifth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
The United States and its international partners have called for global sanctions against Syria’s Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
Change in the African Union’s leadership could create an opportunity to make it more efficient, says Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma.