Australian children are accessing social media websites at an increasingly younger age, a new survey suggests, with one in five "tweens" admitting they have chatted to someone online they do not know.
A woman who was in a coma for nine years has died at St Theresa's hospice in Kimberley, according to a report on Wednesday.
The World Bank on Wednesday announced $1 billion in development funding for Africa’s Great Lakes region, where renewed fighting this week between the government and rebels in eastern Congo has raised fears once again of an escalation in conflict.
Rescue efforts in the tornado-ravaged Oklahoma City suburb of Moore continued through the night into Wednesday morning, with officials increasingly confident that everyone caught in the disaster had been accounted for.
The Western Cape ANC has launched a cellphone application to communicate with the province's youth ahead of next year's elections
Another Lions player has slipped into the Super Rugby fray, with the Stormers recruiting lock Marius Coetzer in an effort to replenish their ailing player contingent.
Mercedes-Benz SA nips strike in the bud as Lanxess workers lay down tools over bonus
“Behind the Candelabra,” the biopic of flamboyant entertainer Liberace that may be director Steven Soderbergh’s swansong, turned the spotlight on homosexuality on Tuesday in a landmark year for gay rights.
Catherine Zeta-Jones will return home Tuesday after undergoing treatment for bipolar II disorder, according to her husband Michael Douglas.
British alternative rock band Muse has hinted at releasing a song for upcoming apocalyptic zombie horror film ‘World War Z’.
‘Inferno’ - The astonishing new thriller from the bestselling author of The Da Vinci Code and The Lost Symbol.
One of the oldest salt mines in Europe, Poland's Wieliczka, has called for photos of salt from across the globe for a contest and show at its underground museum.
A unique first edition of ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’ annotated by author J.K. Rowling has sold for a record 150 000 pounds ($227 421) at a London charity auction, Sotheby’s said on Tuesday.
Namaqualand's wild flower season is worth booking your trip just to see one of the great natural wonders of South Africa.
Barcelona’s Mediterranean weather, cosmopolitan offerings, beaches and pulsing music and outdoor festival scene have made the Spanish city the top summer destination for users of the popular crowd-sourced travel guide Gogobot.
Namaqualand's wild flower season is worth booking your trip just to see one of the great natural wonders of South Africa.
The British carmaker officially took the wraps off its highly anticipated CC100 Speedster Concept at this weekend's 24 Hours of Nürburgring race.
Australian children are accessing social media websites at an increasingly younger age, a new survey suggests, with one in five "tweens" admitting they have chatted to someone online they do not know.
Andre Burgener has been immersed in all things food since she took over the making of the family's lunch box sandwiches aged eight (her mom could make a mean creme brulee and a staggering souffle, but could never butter the bread all the way to the edges.
Andre Burgener has been immersed in all things food since she took over the making of the family's lunch box sandwiches aged eight (her mom could make a mean creme brulee and a staggering souffle, but could never butter the bread all the way to the edges.
The Times Editorial: The members of parliament preparing to debate the landing of the Gupta private jet at Waterkloof Air Force Base recently should do so with a clear conscience.
Somewhere, Richard Nixon is smiling. Four decades after Watergate and two decades after his death, we still can't stop talking about the dark anti-hero of American politics. His five o'clock shadow visage remains too convenient a metaphor for lazy critics looking to...
It's the traditional circumcision season again. As expected, boys are dying.
My heartfelt sympathy to the families of these men. [And] the people responsible for this shocking attack: their lives and those of their families will be changed forever.
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