PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — A British man accused of arranging the killing of his wife on their honeymoon in South Africa has attended a pre-trial hearing in his murder case, and is due back in court on June 20. South African media reported Monday that a ...

Platinum miner Lonmin saw a sharp drop in first half profits after a strike in South Africa sent production tumbling. Lonmin, the world's third largest platinum producer, stopped operations at its mines and suffered a 43pc drop in global production as a result of ...

PARIS, May 12 (Reuters) - Abubakar Shekau, the leader of Nigeria's Islamist Boko Haram militants, said on Monday he would release more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by his fighters in exchange for prisoners, according to a video seen by Agence ...

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — At least 15 people were killed in a stampede at a soccer stadium in Congo, government officials said. The stampede happened amid a playoff match between two popular Congolese teams, V. Club TP Mazembe, according to a ...

May 8, 2014: In this photo provided by Yemen's Defense Ministry, Yemen's army soldiers hold up their weapons at an area seized from Al Qaeda in the southeastern province of Shabwa, Yemen. (AP Photo/Yemen's Defense Ministry)The Associated Press.

Vienna: Nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers enter a critical phase Tuesday amid tentative optimism as negotiators start hammering out a draft agreement ahead of a fast-approaching July 20 deadline. Such a deal would reduce the scope of Iran's ...

HARDWARE MAKER LG added three new tablets to its G Pad lineup on Monday - the LG G Pad 7.0, G Pad 8.0 and G Pad 10.1. Oddly, LG hasn't revealed full specifications for the tablets yet, saying that it will detail the tablets at European technology show ...

Manuel Pellegrini admits that he had to work hard on healing a number of rifts at Manchester City when he took charge in the summer. The Chilean became the first non-European to ever win the English top flight as City were confirmed as Premier League ...

Ballistics expert Tom "Wollie" Wolmarans is questioned by prosecutor Gerrie Nel during the Oscar Pistorius murder trial. (Chris Collingridge, Pool). Multimedia · User Galleries · News in Pictures Send us your pictures · Send us your stories ...

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — At least 15 people were killed in a stampede at a soccer stadium in Congo, government officials said. The stampede happened amid a playoff match between two popular Congolese teams, V. Club TP Mazembe, according to a ...

South Africa's High Court postponed the trial of Briton Shrien Dewani, who has been charged with murdering his wife during their honeymoon, until June 20 to allow him to receive further psychiatric treatment. Dewani will be returned to Valkenberg hospital in ...

NEW YORK — Nighttime dreams in which you show up at work naked, encounter an ax-wielding psychopath or experience other tribulations may become a thing of the past thanks to a discovery reported yesterday (May 11). Applying electrical current to the ...

Balistics expert for the defence Tom "Wollie" Wolmarans is questioned by prosecutor Gerrie Nel during the murder trial of Oscar Pistorius on Monday. Picture: Chris Collingridge. Related Stories. Reeva was not using toilet: expert · Old court case haunts Oscar ...

The case was based largely on emails in which Apple's late co-founder Steve Jobs, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, pictured, and some of their Silicon Valley rivals allegedly hatched plans. Related Stories. Apple, Google agree to settle conspiracy lawsuit ...

In this photo provided by Yemen's Defense Ministry, Yemen's army soldiers hold up their weapons at an area seized from al-Qaida in the southeastern province of Shabwa, Yemen, Thursday, May 8, 2014. Yemeni armed forces on Thursday swept al-Qaida ...

In this photo provided by Yemen's Defense Ministry, Yemen's army soldiers hold up their weapons at an area seized from al-Qaida in the southeastern province of Shabwa, Yemen, Thursday, May 8, 2014. Yemeni armed forces on Thursday swept al-Qaida ...

image SEOUL: Seoul shares rose for the third day on Monday after reversing earlier losses, spurred by a rally in market bellwether Samsung Electronics which eclipsed persistent foreign capital outflows. Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, which accounts for more ...

Paralympian Oscar Pistorius is charged with murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentine's Day in 2013. Photograph: Themba Hadebe Pool/EPA. Topics: News · World · Africa · Barry Roux · Judge Thokozile Masipa · Oscar Pistorius · Reeva ...

Paralympian Oscar Pistorius is charged with murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentine's Day in 2013. Photograph: Themba Hadebe Pool/EPA. Topics: News · World · Africa · Barry Roux · Judge Thokozile Masipa · Oscar Pistorius · Reeva ...

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has set his sights on next year's Barclays Premier League title after falling just short this time around. Daniel Agger and Daniel Sturridge scored in the second half to give Liverpool a final-day 2-1 win over Newcastle, who ...