Syria's Homs bombed again
Regime forces launched a new blitz on the Syrian city of Homs on Thursday, killing dozens of people, activists said, as the UN weighed a joint mission with the Arab League to end the violence.
Regime forces launched a new blitz on the Syrian city of Homs on Thursday, killing dozens of people, activists said, as the UN weighed a joint mission with the Arab League to end the violence.
Thick ice closed vast swathes of the Danube on Thursday, crippling shipping and commerce in Europe.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy took another big step towards confirming he will stand for re-election.
Christian conservative Rick Santorum's unexpected trio of wins has re-ignited his White House bid.
A video of a boy being forced by his parents to run almost naked in the snow has sparked an uproar.
Three ministers from India have quit after being accused of watching porn in the local assembly.
The death toll from the earthquake in Christchurch last February has been raised to 185.
A French probe charged a former minister close to President Sarkozy with influence peddling.
Russia warned against outside interference in Syria, saying that the country should decide its fate.
Authorities sent helicopter deliveries of food and medicine to iced-in Bosnian villagers on Wednesday.
Gay rights activists slammed the reintroduction before Uganda's parliament of an anti-gay bill.
Britain dismissed Argentina's threat to complain to the UN over the disputed Falkland Islands.Gay rights activists slammed the reintroduction before Uganda's parliament of an anti-gay bill.
The judge in the Terre'Blanche trial says more evidence against the teenage accused can't be used.
Cosatu met with the Public Protector to discuss its numerous complaints against Premier Helen Zille.
Ina Bonnette will stay outside the court when Johan Kotze appears on charges of masterminding her rape.
A SIU probe into Eskom is a chance to hold it accountable for SA's electricity problems, the DA said.
Perlemoen worth about R5-million was seized when police searched a truck in Cape Town on Thursday.
A group of tourists visiting a wildlife park in China escaped harm after tigers attacked their bus.
Troops of baboons are causing chaos at a border post in Zimbabwe, a news report said.
A sleepy snake came to a rather untimely end after having its head half-chewed off by a toddler.
Iran's police have vowed to crack down on stores that defy a ban on selling US-made Barbie dolls.