A beauty pageant in which landmine victims were to compete to win a prosthetic limb has been cancelled after the government said it was in bad taste.
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Criminal trials in England dating back to the 18th century, including the infamous "Jack the Ripper" suspect, are to go online for the first time.
On the night of 9 August 1969, Linda Kasabian was sent by Charles Manson with three other members of his Family to break into Sharon Tate’s home.
Inside the Googleplex — the nickname for Google’s Californian headquarters — stands a flat screen on which rotates an image of the Earth.
Millions of people who use Skype could be forced to find other ways to make phone calls after eBay said it did not own the underlying technology.
Burmese pro-democracy leader begins to prepare for prison life as she awaits trial verdict now delayed until 11 August.
A small child — he cannot be older than 10 — weighs a brick in his right hand. He’s wearing dusty school shoes, torn pants and a dirty jersey.
Mahatma Gandhi’s former home in a quiet Johannesburg suburb has attracted a flurry of potential buyers, the current owner said on Friday.
A probe has been launched into allegations that police tortured the wife of a missing Ga-Rankuwa detective, a police official said on Friday.
Spain went on maximum alert on Friday as ETA marked its 50th anniversary after two bombings this week blamed on the Basque separatist group.
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By allocating shares to staff, the retail sector is slowly joining the empowerment drive.
The <i>M&G</i> welcomed Thursday’s ruling by Judge Ntsikelelo Poswa overturning Public Protector Lawrence Mushwana’s report on the Oilgate scandal.
Zimbabwe has lifted a ban on the BBC reporting freely, ending restrictions in place for eight years, the broadcaster said on Thursday.
President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday urged police to arrest any protesters who use violence, as fresh clashes erupted in the latest anti-poverty strikes.
Population growth, pollution and invasive species are having a disastrous effect on species in the Southern hemisphere.
Doctors at a Philippine hospital were on Wednesday trying to save a baby girl born with two heads, officials said.
Kashmir’s chief minister Omar Abdullah resigned on Tuesday over what he described as "baseless" allegations that he was involved in a sex scandal.
A woman swimmer in New Zealand had to be rescued from the sea after an excessively playful dolphin refused to let her return to shore.
With surging demand for power and blackouts common across the continent, Africa is looking to solar, wind and geothermal technologies.
Consumers in New York are being asked to decide whether milk goes better with sparkling water, cane sugar and fruit flavouring.
Liberia’s former president, Charles Taylor, on Monday denied that he had ever eaten human flesh or ordered his fighters to do so.
Famous Brands on Monday said it had reached an agreement to acquire the shares in the companies housing Mugg & Bean.
Nicolas Sarkozy, the fitness-fanatic French president, was hospitalised on Sunday after he was taken ill during an exercise routine.
Sarah Palin begins the next stage of her highly unpredictable political life on Monday having bowed out of her post of governor of Alaska.
Thousands of people around the world held protests to denounce rights abuses in Iran following contested presidential elections.
Graphic images that reveal the devastating impact of global warming in the Arctic have been released by the United States military.
It has become the soundtrack to our lives, ubiquitous piped music blaring at us everywhere we go.
Microsoft says it will offer Windows users the choice to switch to a different web browser, in an attempt to appease European regulators.
Despite objections from Greenpeace, the African National Congress considers nuclear power plants to satisfy rising energy demands.
The ANC’s call for Jonathan Jansen to apologise for comments he made about Angie Motshekga should be dismissed for what it is: a thuggish threat.