Creating official media overseers, imposing sanctions for smearing “people's good name” and limiting private media to one third of radio and TV licenses, Ecuador's...

JOHANNESBURG – Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai died on Wednesday in South Africa after a long battle with cancer, the vice-president of his Movement...
Eskom wind farm

Johannesburg 9 June 2015  The Minister of Energy, Ms Tina Joemat-Pettersson, announced the names of thirteen additional preferred bidders for the renewable energy independent...
Asda

Two cows were herded through the aisles of a supermarket as part of a protest over how much dairy farmers are paid for the...
An Egyptian court on February 12 released Baher Mohamed (R) and Mohamed Fahmy, pending their retrial [EPA]

Reacting to the latest adjournment in the case of its jailed journalists in Egypt, Al Jazeera spokesperson Osama Saeed said: “For the second successive court...
Zimbabwe Prison

HARARE (Reuters) - Five Zimbabwean inmates died after being shot by police in last week's prison protest over food shortages, which turned violent as...

Personal ambition and dissent within Democratic Republic of Congo's largest opposition party could offer President Joseph Kabila a chance to hang onto power when...

Australia officials say new signals have been detected in the southern Indian Ocean, consistent with the pings of a plane's black box. Officials believe...

FROM tragedy to triumph how four rugby league playing brothers have made history with a little help from Hollywood star Russell Crowe WHEN Oscar-winning actor...