Micro-blogging sensation Twitter plans to begin dabbling this year with ways to pump cash from the fast-growing free service.
More than 250 people in northern Bangladesh have attended a wedding ceremony between two frogs as part of a ritual to bring rain to the region.
If those of us who still believe that human rights must trump realpolitik are speechless, let the Dalai Lama speak for us.
ON CIRCUIT: <i>Gran Torino</i>, <i>Race to Witch Mountain</i> and <i>Underworld: Rise of the Lycans</i>.
The increase in South Africa’s consumer price index was up 8,6% in February from 8,1% year-on-year in January, Statistics SA said on Wednesday.
Despite gender protocols, women are seldom in the postition to redirect resources towards solving problems, writes Jessie Duarte.
The US administration has unveiled its new thinking on Afghanistan as Richard Holbrooke outlined the White House policy review to Nato allies.
A Thai fireman turned superhero when he dressed up as comic-book character Spider-Man to coax a frightened eight-year-old from a balcony.
Advance publicity suggested both that the Tata Nano would be the most frugal mass-produced car on Earth and that everyone in India would buy one.
The number of executions worldwide increased significantly last year, with China responsible for almost three-quarters of them.
I was vegetarian for nine years, four of which were vegan. Travel was often a nightmare. Feeding my cat made me queasy.
Opec’s call for compliance with recent production cuts could undermine a global economic recovery, the Centre for Global Energy Studies said on Monday
A forum on the world’s water crunch was winding up in Istanbul on Sunday with an expected pledge to work harder to provide access to clean water.
Trevor Manuel has told the West that democracy can only succeed in Zimbabwe if Britain, the EU and the US reverse their restrictive aid policies.
Collectors, curators and curious onlookers will descend on Sandton for the second Joburg Art Fair.
Psychiatrist Heidi Kastner interviewed Fritzl repeatedly. She talks about how his mind works — and how the case affected her.
More than half the passengers in plane crashes escape with their lives … but how?
It has been announced that disciplinary proceedings are being instituted against the secretary to Parliament, Zingile Dingani.
The JSE edged into positive territory by noon on Friday, with firm resources and gold counters leading the upside on the back of a weaker dollar.
South Africa’s consumer inflation is seen quickening slightly in February on stubbornly high food costs.
David Medalie receives the latest Thomas Pringle Short Story Award for <i>The Mistress’s Dog</i> at a ceremony on March 21 in Johannesburg.
ON CIRCUIT: <i>Fanboys</i>, <i>Marley and Me</i> and
<i>Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li</i>
As part of her introduction, Margaret told us that she liked girls and was proud to be a lesbian.
Sudan is ready to expel foreign ambassadors "if they exceed their diplomatic mission", President Omar al-Bashir was quoted as saying on Thursday.
A court psychiatrist yesterday described how Josef Fritzl had locked up his daughter as a way of compensating for a loveless childhood.
SA Reserve Bank Governor Tito Mboweni said on Wednesday that there is a need for more frequent Monetary Policy Committee meetings.
Officials are investigating a mysterious stench around Bob Dylan’s house in Malibu after sightings of a portable toilet.
The Competition Tribunal said on Wednesday that it had imposed a novel remedy in the Clover milk price-fixing case.
There is no truth to reports that the National Prosecuting Authority is planning to drop charges against ANC president Jacob Zuma, the NPA said.
Bringing you the must-have gossip in the run-up to the ballot.
German customs officials inspecting a Swiss car got a nasty shock when they discovered 164 large spiders and 45 boxes of cockroaches.
Gold Fields on Tuesday confirmed that Mvelaphanda Resources had taken receipt of its 15% shareholding in GFI Mining South Africa.