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Man dies after crashing into cow
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One man has died and another was seriously injured when their car hit a cow near Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal.
 
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Zuma 'hurt' by painting
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President Jacob Zuma says he was “shocked, and felt personally offended and violated” when he saw a copy of artist Brett Murray’s painting The Spear for the first time.
 
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Rebels edge past Force
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The Melbourne Rebels have beaten the Western Force in their all-Australian Vodacom Super Rugby clash in Perth.
 
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Sharks breathe sigh of relief
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Sharks hooker Bismarck du Plessis said his side were relieved after pulling off a crucial win against the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein.
 
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Prosecutor's wife murdered
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The wife of a senior Welkom prosecutor has been found strangled at their house.
 
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36 killed in Yemen
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Fresh clashes with al-Qaeda fighters in the south have left at least 34 people dead, while a suspected US drone strike has killed two militants.
 
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Tourists avoid Greece
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Europeans are avoiding vacations to Greece this summer fearing instability sparked by the debt crisis, inflicting a hard blow to the country's already devastated economy.
 
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Strong quake hits Italy
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A strong earthquake has rocked a large swathe of northern Italy, causing at least three deaths and collapsing rural factories and ancient bell towers in towns.
 
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Zuma family slams painting
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The daughters and brother of President Jacob Zuma have criticised the artist of a painting of Zuma with his genitals exposed.
 
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20 die in tunnel blast
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A blast in a tunnel has killed 20 workers at a highway construction site in central China.
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Facebook CEO gets married
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Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has changed his status to married after an intimate wedding to longtime girlfriend Priscilla Chan.
 
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Bashir says Sudan, South need peace: Mbeki
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Sudan and South Sudan need peace and Khartoum is committed to all security agreements it has signed, African Union mediator Thabo Mbeki has quoted the Sudanese leader as saying.
 
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China approves Google-Motorola deal
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Google says Chinese authorities have approved its $12.5bn purchase of Motorola Mobility Holdings in a deal that would allow the internet search engine to develop its own smart phones.
 
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Philippines: Protests greet Lady Gaga
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Pop singer Lady Gaga has arrived in the Philippines to cheers from fans and protests from young Christians calling for the cancellation of her upcoming concerts.
 
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Bashir says Sudan, South need peace: Mbeki
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Sudan and South Sudan need peace and Khartoum is committed to all security agreements it has signed, African Union mediator Thabo Mbeki on Saturday quoted the Sudanese leader as saying after talks.
 
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Group accuses Egypt's military of torture
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An international rights group has accused the Egyptian armed forces of beating and torturing protesters arrested during antimilitary demonstrations.
 
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Syria blast: Foreign plot blamed
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A car bomb has killed nine people at a Syrian military post, an attack the government says is the latest proof that an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad is a foreign plot.
 
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G8 want Greece to stay in eurozone
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G8 leaders have stressed their desire to see Greece stay in the eurozone at a crunch Camp David summit, as they smooth deep-seated divisions about how best to tackle the eurozone crisis.
 
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SA wants 'Made in Palestine' labels
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South Africa is planning to require "Made in the Occupied Palestinian Territories" labels on products from the region in place of "Made in Israel" labels, says the trade ministry.
 
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Stormers soar to S15 summit
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The Stormers have earned a scrappy, narrow victory over the Waratahs at Newlands to rise to the top of the Super Rugby log.
 
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Benghazi vote tests support for autonomy
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People in Libya's second biggest city, Benghazi, have voted in a local election that will test support for a proposal to set up autonomous rule for eastern Libya.
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Olympics: Torch relay starts in London
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The Olympic flame has been greeted by thousands of cheering spectators as it begins its 70-day relay journey around Britain and Ireland ahead of the 2012 London Games.
 
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G8 pressures Iran, ensures oil supply
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Leaders of the G8 have raised the pressure on Iran, signalling their readiness to tap into emergency oil stockpiles if sanctions on Tehran threaten to strain supplies.
 
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Cannes board brushes off sexism row
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The Cannes Film Festival has hit back at charges of sexism in its official line-up, saying it would continue to select pictures based solely on their merits.
 
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A look at social network history
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Facebook may have made social networking a worldwide cultural phenomenon, but it wasn't the first internet company to connect people online. And it won't be the last.
 
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