South Korea authorities are taking steps to curb over-sexualised performances by teenaged stars of the country’s thriving K-pop scene.
Senegal have been disqualified from the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations after crowd trouble forced their qualifier with Cote d’Ivoire to be abandoned.
Advocate Mo Ibrahim says Zimbabwe should be a powerhouse in Africa but its stagnant political leadership under Robert Mugabe is holding it back.
The IMF has called for accelerated efforts to help millions of people who face an "humanitarian emergency" in West Africa’s Sahel region.
Tony Martin of Germany successfully defended his Tour of Beijing title after Steven Cummings of Britain claimed the fifth and final stage.
Highlighting Zambia’s struggle to balance economic growth with rights for the poor, a hundred homes in Lusaka have been cleared making way for a mill.
Gordon Igesund on Friday played down Bafana Bafana’s 1-0 defeat by Poland in a friendly, saying the result was not the issue.
Mitt Romney took his campaign into the weekend with a spring in his step, as Obama went behind closed doors to prepare for a crucial debate.
US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Saturday the global economy was on the mend, but more needed to be done to stoke domestic demand in China.
Asked about women in Formula One and most observers would point to the grid girls who pout and pose in short skirts before every race.
The decision to award the Nobel Peace Prize to the crisis-torn EU has sparked a stunned Twitter backlash, although some netizens came to its defence.
A website in Denmark has invited men to send in photos of their private parts and the man with the smallest penis wins an iPhone.
A South African woman has been arrested while trying to smuggle 2.6kg of methamphetamine into the Indonesian resort island of Lombok.
The UN Security Council is poised to adopt a draft resolution paving the way for military intervention in Mali on Friday, French officials said.
Spanish Formula One driver Maria De Villota says losing her eye in a July crash has let her see beyond the race track to the important things in life.
A US Supreme Court fight over an affirmative action plan at the University of Texas could change the face of admissions in higher education in the US.
India’s favourite film star Amitabh Bachchan turned 70 on Thursday, marking his birthday with a lavish celebrity party.
Australia’s ageing batsman Ricky Ponting says he’s put himself through a gruelling training regime to be ready to face South Africa.
"Overwhelming" evidence shows Lance Armstrong engaged in the biggest doping conspiracy in sports history, the US Anti-Doping Agency said.
Zimbabwe’s Energy Minister Elton Mangoma has been arrested for allegedly undermining veteran President Robert Mugabe in a speech at a rally.
Amnesty International has called on the DRC to put an end to the fighting in the east of the country where several armed groups are committing abuses.
Authorities in Pakistan have launched an urgent investigation after a rare waterborne "brain-eating" amoeba killed 10 people in four months.
Arsenal’s manager Arsene Wenger insists Theo Walcott wants to extend his stay with the north London club even though he is yet to sign a new contract.
Amnesty International has called on Rwanda to end the "unlawful detention of civilians" and probe torture allegations, claims dismissed by Kigali.
Gaza’s ruling Hamas movement and the Islamic Jihad group say they fired rockets at Israel in response to an air strike that injured 10 people.
Representatives of 12 000 fired Anglo American Platinum workers plan to lay murder charges after a colleague was killed in clashes with police.
Mitt Romney charged ahead with his economic arguments in spite of unemployment dropping to its lowest level since President Barack Obama took office.
The Moroccan navy is reportedly blocking the Mediterranean harbour in which a controversial Dutch ‘abortion ship’ was due to dock on Thursday.
Police say three men who barbecued and curried the remains of their victim are being held by authorities in Japan.
Zimbabwe’s Finance Minister Tendai Biti says militant Zanu-PF supporters tried to invade his office, demanding war veteran living allowance increases.
Zimbabwe’s cash-strapped electoral commission needs $104-million to organise a referendum on a new constitution before the country can hold elections.
A photographer travelling with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to the UN last week stayed behind and is seeking asylum in the United States.