G8 leaders agreed on Tuesday to eradicate the payment of ransoms for hostages kidnapped by "terrorists" in an attempt to remove one of the key incentives for extremists.
The death of Maj-Gen Tirhani Maswanganyi is a senseless blow to Gauteng's war against crime, Premier Nomvula Mokonyane said on Tuesday.
Satellite images released on Tuesday by Human Rights Watch show widespread destruction in recent attacks carried out in central Darfur by the Sudanese government and allied militias.
G8 leaders agreed on Tuesday to eradicate the payment of ransoms for hostages kidnapped by "terrorists" in an attempt to remove one of the key incentives for extremists.
Senior ANC MP John Jeffery formally withdrew his controversial remark about DA parliamentary leader Lindiwe Mazibuko's weight and apologised to her on Tuesday.
China’s Li Na began her grass season with just six days left before the start of Wimbledon, with the sixth seed beating Alize Cornet 6-2, 6-4 to reach the second round of the Eastbourne International on Tuesday.
Businesses across globe take part in pilot project, run by International Integrated Reporting Council, to test, help develop integrated reporting framework
British folk band Mumford & Sons’ bassist Ted Dwane has posted a message saying he was recovering after brain surgery to remove a blood clot.
British folk band Mumford & Sons’ bassist Ted Dwane has posted a message saying he was recovering after brain surgery to remove a blood clot.
Veteran British rock bands Motörhead and Black Sabbath were crowned the kings of heavy metal on Monday, winning the top accolades at the UK’s top metal music awards, the Metal Hammer Golden Gods.
Sunday Times is giving twenty lucky readers plus their partners the chance to attend the 'reincarnated' star studded 'Kings Of Chaos' concert happening at Sun City and at the Grand West in Cape Town.
Couples in the United States looking to spice up their sex lives will have to do without certain adult toys after a US trade panel ruled that some companies are violating a patent held by a Canadian company for a two-armed vibrator.
China has banned individuals and groups are from privately adopting abandoned infants.
Top Italian chefs are clamouring for the resignation of a junior minister who dismissed the country’s cuisine as a poor copy of trendy French cooking, poking a sore spot in a long-held kitchen rivalry between the two nations.
The names of the world's greatest golf venues roll off the tongue like a putt rolling toward the cup. Pebble Beach. St. Andrews. Valderrama.
A pedal-powered car built by German motoring icon Porsche is a steal at just $900.
There was no "back door pipeline" to BlackBerry South Africa's platform, the company said on Tuesday following reports that the United Kingdom government had been monitoring e-mails and phone calls.
Speaking furtively from below a red hood in his Hong Kong hotel room last week, Edward Snowden described his worst nightmare. The 29-year-old whistleblower, who is likely to spend the rest of his life behind bars, fighting extradition, or on the run for leaking...
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The Times Editorial: Governments tend to monitor each other's affairs but revelations that Britain spied on key allies - including South Africa and Turkey - at two G20 summits in London in 2009 have been met with disbelief in diplomatic circles.
Speaking furtively from below a red hood in his Hong Kong hotel room last week, Edward Snowden described his worst nightmare. The 29-year-old whistleblower, who is likely to spend the rest of his life behind bars, fighting extradition, or on the run for leaking...
If the Tahrir Square protests were lauded for the dismantling of a 30-year hold on power by Egypt's Hosni Mubarak, those at Istanbul's Taksim appear to be the exact opposite - a Turkish nation, having enjoyed democracy and unprecedented economic growth, now finding the...
"I appeal to everyone to remain calm and peaceful. Our great nation has had its share of challenging times," Kibaki said in a public statement.
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