A gunman has killed four hostages in south-west Germany before shooting himself while resisting eviction from his apartment building.
Double amputee Oscar Pistorius is to make his Olympic debut after he was added to South Africa’s final team for the Games in London.
Chelsea has confirmed that Daniel Sturridge is suffering from viral meningitis but the striker could recover in time for the Olympics.
The Palestinians are ready to accept a medical examination of the body of former leader Yasser Arafat if his family agrees.
Jacob Zuma’s legacy will be defined by promiscuity, corruption and a suppression of debate – he must be removed at Mangaung, says Julius Malema.
There may be no WordFest this year, but the love of language is alive and thriving at this year’s National Arts Festival, writes Hailey Gaunt.
Brett Bailey’s new work recreates the museums and spectacles in Europe to which millions of people flocked to see "inferior" darker races.
Percy Zvomuya meets a football fanatic from Argentina who finds himself in Grahamstown during the National Arts Festival.
Physicists say they have found a new subatomic particle consistent with the "God particle" Higgs boson, which is believed to confer mass.
The International Tennis Hall of Fame will investigate allegations that former doubles champion Bob Hewitt sexually abused girls he coached.