Reports say at least four people have been killed in clashes between besieged NTC forces and well-organised pro-Muammar Gaddafi fighters.
Chinese forces have fired tear gas to break up a protest by Tibetans in the province of Sichuan, the latest flare-up of volatile unrest there.
Newt Gingrich received a boost when the family who donated $5-million to an organisation supporting his campaign this month gave another $5-million.
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South Sudan has ordered oil companies to shut down oil production within two weeks, to prevent Sudan from stealing more oil from the new country.
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Service outages and failure to keep up with the iPhone mean the BlackBerry’s popularity is waning and its creators have paid the price.
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Sadtu says calls for teaching to be made an essential service and de-unionised is naïve and shows little understanding of inequalities in education.
Twitter and Facebook have teamed up, creating ‘Don’t be evil’ software to counter the tweaking of search results in favour of Google’s social network.
Correctional services says no more information will be given on former police commissioner Jackie Selebi’s health because of the strain on his family.
A bronze yak and an African leopard skin are among official presents given to the late dictator Nicolae Ceauşescu that will be auctioned off.
The DA’s Masizole Mnqasela will plead not guilty to six charges of misconduct filed over comments he made about parliamentary leader Lindiwe Mazibuko