Many drugs cost far more in South Africa than in countries with strict patent-vetting processes.
The main accused in the fatal gang-rape of a student on a bus in New Delhi in December has hanged himself in jail while in solitary confinement.
A global squabble over property rights could see the price of medicine soar in poor countries.
Poachers in north-east India have slaughtered 13 rare one-horned rhinos in the last two months, say officials.
India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said the government has nothing to hide in a $750-million deal for AgustaWestland helicopters.
The rivalry between China and India for control of Zimbabwe’s mineral resources has intensified, writes Ray Ndlovu.
The trial of five men charged with the rape and murder of a woman in New Delhi has opened with testimony from the man with her during the ordeal.
Five men pleaded not guilty after being indicted in a special court on charges of rape and murder, in the gang rape of a woman on a New Delhi bus.
The case has provoked outrage and anger, coming against a background of rising violence against women in India.
Following a brutal gang-rape and murder in India last month, ‘anti-harassment’ police have fined single women and couples for being out after dark.
New research shows ancient Indians migrated to Australia and mixed with Aborigines 4 000 years ago, bringing the dingo’s ancestor with them.
A seven-year-old girl has been raped in a school toilet in the Indian holiday state of Goa, sparking mass protests and the arrest of her principal.
We rewind to the news headlines this week; from protests in the Cape to the outcry over the gang-rape in India, and a Japanese hacker plays hide and seek.
A popular Indian spiritual guru sparked a backlash after saying the student could have averted a murderous gang-rape by begging for mercy.
Five men charged with the brutal gang rape and murder of a student in New Delhi are due to appear in court for the first time.
The father of an Indian student who was brutally raped says he wants her name made public so she can be an inspiration to victims of sexual crimes.
A group of 600 guitarists have paid tribute to the Indian gang-rape victim by playing a version of John Lennon’s "Imagine" at a music festival.
Test cricket will fill the sporting year, but these might be its last days in the sun. India has reinvented the sport as ‘crickertainment’.
The father of an Indian student whose gang rape and death sparked public outrage against the government has demanded that those responsible be hanged.
India’s government is to roll out the first phase of its hugely ambitious plans to hand out cash to welfare claimants.
Thousands of Indians have joined protests in a mass outpouring of grief and anger after a gang-rape victim died in a Singapore hospital
The death of a victim of gang rape in India is predicted to spark a new of protests and more national debate about violence against women.
An Indian student who was left fighting for her life after a brutal gang rape in New Delhi arrived in Singapore for treatment at a leading hospital.
Although the Brics offers advantages, it will not always make sense to go along with its decisions, say Peter Draper and Catherine Grant.
The first day in class for any new pupil can be an overwhelming experience, so imagine arriving for lessons as one of 40 000 pupils.
When I first saw Gandu at the Durban International Film Festival last year, there were a few walkouts but not as many as might have been expected.
Two weeks ago Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh took a political gamble in opening the country’s retail sector to international competition.
Former champions India beat SA by one run but still crashed out of the T20 as Pakistan went through to the semifinals by virtue of a higher run rate.
Arch-rivals India and Pakistan stayed on course for a highly-awaited Super Eights clash in the World Twenty20 with contrasting wins on Sunday.
The latest bout of heavy rains in Northern India has brought the total to over 580 people killed by heavy monsoon rains across India since June.
Pragyan Ojha took his third five-wicket haul as New Zealand were bowled out for 365 in their first innings of the second and final test against India.
Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin picked up six wickets as New Zealand collapsed all out for 159 in their first innings on day three of the opening test