National Security Agency chief Keith Alexander says US surveillance programmes have helped disrupt more than 50 possible attacks since the September 11 tragedy.

China has executed a former Communist Party official for raping 11 girls, according to media reports in Beijing.

Italy’s top court ordered a retrial of American Amanda Knox and her ex-boyfriend in the murder of British student Meredith Kercher because their acquittals contained “shortcomings”.

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A local NGO believes it can not only pinpoint where two SA hostages are being held in Yemen, but also negotiate their safe release.

Government has failed to redistribute land to previously disadvantaged groups, the so-called Economic Freedom Fighters said.

Police are expected to make more arrests over counterfeit medication discovered at a Sunnyside storage facility, reportedly worth millions.

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has suspended two of his most senior ministers at the start of a corruption probe.

Mali has signed a ceasefire deal with Tuareg separatist rebels, paving the way for government troops to return to Kidal.

A son and daughter of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi moved from Algeria to Oman in apparent violation of a UN travel ban.

Tanzanian police have arrested four deputies from the opposition Chadema party for an “illegal gathering” in Arusha.

The eThekwini municipality has put a stop to contracts, worth of more than R52m, over alleged shoddy workmanship.

There was a huge pool of non-voters who would “be seen dead before they vote for any of the parties on the horizon right now”, says Mamphela Ramphele.

Former president Nelson Mandela's family arrived at the Pretoria hospital where the elderly statesman was spending a 12th day.

“The young women are told by the employers or the agents to enter the country illegally as tourists.”

"We are appealing to the public... we are giving a reward of up to R100 000, depending on the kind of info you give."

FBI agents have widened their search of an overgrown field in Detroit for the remains of former Teamsters union boss Jimmy Hoffa.

Erdem Gunduz says he’s just an ordinary Turkish citizen - but his silent vigil in Istanbul has inspired hundreds of people.

The United States and the Taliban have raised hopes for a negotiated peace in Afghanistan by pledging to meet for talks.

In what appears to be an attempt to mend rocky relations, the ANC has sent Thabo Mbeki its “revolutionary birthday greetings”.