An Afghan woman has an average of five babies in her lifetime — with mothers saying it is hard, lonely and frightening.
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/ 12 December 2011
A group identifying itself as al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of five Europeans in Mali.
Chelsea star Nicolas Anelka is to join Shanghai Shenhua on a two-year contract in a huge boost for China’s scandal-hit Super League.
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/ 12 December 2011
Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in two attacks in Norway in July, has no feelings of regret, saying what he did was necessary.
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/ 12 December 2011
Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has arrived at the South Pole to celebrate the 100th anniversary of countryman Roald Amundsen’s expedition.
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/ 12 December 2011
Filipino Catholics were mistakenly told to go to a pornographic website on Monday to watch the streaming of ceremonies installing a new archbishop.
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/ 12 December 2011
Following the cancellation of the SA Open, South African tennis has suffered another setback with the scrapping of the Soweto Open.
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/ 12 December 2011
At least 19 state troops have been killed in violent clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces and members of the SPLA in embattled South Kordofan.
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/ 12 December 2011
Abdur Rehman carried Pakistan to an innings and 184 run-flogging of Bangladesh on the penultimate day of their first Test.
Desmond Tutu is recovering well in hospital after undergoing surgery on Friday, and there is no cause for serious concern, his spokesperson says.
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/ 12 December 2011
New Zealand had their first win in Australia for 26 years after they were taken to a seven-run victory by seamer Doug Bracewell in their second Test.
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/ 12 December 2011
Despite a bid by President Zuma to intervene, China has executed Janice Bronwyn Linden from KwaZulu-Natal for drug smuggling.
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/ 12 December 2011
Aurora’s unpaid miners have issued a letter appealing for help ahead of the Christmas season while the company’s executives face legal action.
Two rhino on a Cape reserve have survived an attack by poachers, but one had to have its pregnancy terminated due to the stress of the dehorning.
Embattled Cricket South Africa CEO Gerald Majola has slammed former CSA President Mtutuzeli Nyoka, calling him "a snake, like his surname [in Zulu]".
India beat the West Indies by 34 runs in the final one-dayer in Chennai on Sunday to take the One Day International series 4-1.
South African President Jacob Zuma visited the West African nation of Benin on Sunday, a day after criticising Nato’s bombing campaign in Libya.
The ANC Youth League has slammed a report claiming Julius Malema would be selling ‘Juju’ branded clothing at the party’s centenary celebrations.
The office of Israel’s Prime Minister says the Cabinet has approved a $160-million programme designed to stanch the flow of illegal migrants.
According to the presidency of COP17, an ad hoc group will now work towards charting a new universal legal agreement on climate change.
Activists have called for a general strike to increase pressure on Syria’s president’s regime as fears grow of an ‘invasion’ of protest hub, Homs.
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/ 11 December 2011
The UK’s deputy prime minister has exposed coalition tensions in Europe after saying he was disappointed by the outcome of the European Union summit.
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/ 11 December 2011
A South African woman who is due to be executed by China for drug smuggling is apparently unaware of her fate, as is the practice of the state.
Reports have revealed that Mac Maharaj and his wife Zarina were willing to disclose sensitive ANC activities to avoid criminal investigations.
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/ 11 December 2011
Nelson Mandela’s grandson is due to face criminal charges for not attending a high court inquiry over Aurora Empowerment Systems.
Côte d’Ivoire has voted for a new Parliament, a poll boycotted by former leader Laurent Gbagbo’s party as he awaits trial in The Hague.
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/ 11 December 2011
An earthquake measuring 6.5 has struck Mexico and officials have reported two deaths so far, including an 11-year-old boy.
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/ 11 December 2011
Thanks to Isaac Chansa and Daine Klate, Orlando Pirates have taken home their second major trophy of the season after a 3-1 victory over Bidvest Wits.
Gwede Mantashe has promised Zanu-PF delegates that the ANC would assist the party in retaining its power at the next national elections in Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has said that he has no intention of retiring as he feels that doing so would be an act of ‘cowardice’.
President Jacob Zuma has said at an AU panel that Nato’s campaign in Libya left a scar on the continent that will take a long time to heal.
Pakistan was put in a commanding position in the opening Test against Bangladesh thanks to impressive batting by Mohammad Hafeez and Younis Khan.