For an industry focused on the future of information, the internet is surprisingly prone to old fashioned maladies, such as superstition.
A semi-official Sudanese news agency reported on Tuesday that 197 African migrants bound for Saudi Arabia were feared to have drowned.
American painter Cy Twombly, renowned for his large-scale scribbled canvases, died in Rome on Tuesday. He was 83.
Wine drinkers suffering an unexpected hangover after what they thought was a moderate drink may have just found someone else to blame but themselves.
British lawmakers will hold an emergency debate on Wednesday over a phone-hacking scandal at the <i>News of the World</i>.
Public Protector Thuli Madonsela allegedly committed fraud while she worked for the South African Law Reform Commission.
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Despite a struggle that almost cost him the overall lead in the Tour de France, Thor Hushovd has pushed hard to retain the coveted yellow jersey.
President Jacob Zuma will lunch with newlyweds Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco on Wednesday, the president’s office says.
The hotel worker who accused former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of attempted rape is suing a newspaper for claiming she was a prostitute.