Civilian casualties in Afghanistan escalated sharply after peace talks began last year, the United Nations said in a report released on Tuesday, calling for a ceasefire as negotiators met for the first time after weeks of inaction.

An Iranian government newspaper warned on Tuesday that overly radical actions in the nuclear wrangling with the West may lead to the country's isolation after Tehran ended snap inspections by United Nations inspectors.

The Oakley Union Elementary School board in California has resigned following a viral video in which it made disparaging remarks about parents.

Kelly Slingers is a relief pilot and the founder of the Plane Project. She spends her days collecting and donating much-needed PPE to front-line workers or holding workshops that motivate the youth from all over the world to pursue a career in aviati...

Scientists have found Australia's oldest known rock art - a 17,300-year-old painting of a kangaroo.

A school in rural Limpopo has entered a second week without a principal after angry parents chased her away, allegedly over pupils’ poor performance and an unfair process of promoting pupils to the next classes.

The Eastern Cape taxi industry wants the government to intervene in a brewing storm after the brutal killing of three taxi owners at Ngqamakhwe taxi rank on Sunday.

Some want the former president to testify before the state capture inquiry to 'enlighten the nation' about what happened during his presidency.

Many countries around the world have begun their vaccination programmes. But what is SA’s plan, and what does our rollout look like?

An effort to delight family and friends at a gender-reveal event proved deadly for an excited father-to-be, according to a report.

This tiger at a Russian zoo makes cute, high-pitched sounds - a far cry from the intimidating roar usually heard from these big cats.

Matric students from all over the country were on Tuesday morning scrambling to find out their results.

President Joe Biden led Americans in observing a moment of silence on Monday to commemorate the grim milestone of more than 500,000 US deaths from Covid-19, urging Americans to set aside partisan differences and fight the pandemic together.

The arrest on drug trafficking charges of Emma Coronel Aispuro, a former beauty queen and wife of imprisoned drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, follows a telenovela-style life that straddled hyper-violent Mexican cartels, fame and motherhood.

Basic education minister Angie Motshekga said on Monday she was pleased with the matric results.

President Joe Biden's administration on Monday asked the US Supreme Court to cancel an upcoming oral argument on a policy introduced under his predecessor Donald Trump backing work requirements for people who receive healthcare under the Medicaid pro...

Facebook will restore Australian news pages after Canberra offered amendments to a proposed law designed to force tech giants to pay for media content displayed on their platforms, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said on Tuesday.

A leader of the far-right group Oath Keepers who is charged with participating in the January 6 riot at the US Capitol reversed her story on Monday about having met with Secret Service agents in Washington on the day of the insurrection.

'The helicopter started to spin uncontrollably, breaking up in flight,' said a witness.

Damage to a fan blade on an engine that failed on a United Airlines Boeing 777 flight is consistent with metal fatigue, based on a preliminary assessment, the chairman of the US air accident investigator said on Monday.

Donald Trump suffered a major setback on Monday in his long quest to conceal details of his finances as the US Supreme Court paved the way for a New York City prosecutor to obtain the former president's tax returns and other records as part of an acc...

A US official played down comments by the Iranian supreme leader on Monday that Tehran could enrich uranium to 60% purity, saying that would be concerning but Iran has not done so yet and Washington is waiting to see if Tehran will return to talks.

Eskom is to increase the price of electricity by more than 15% from April.

Italy's ambassador to Democratic Republic of the Congo was killed on Monday along with his bodyguard and a World Food Programme driver when their convoy was attacked in the east of the country, Italy and the United Nations said.

Change is on the cards at Destiny developer Bungie, as it looks towards the future and starts putting its eggs into more than just a single 1360 Light power basket.

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The Hawks arrested 12 suspects for alleged disability grant fraud and corruption in Tzaneen, Limpopo, on Monday.

Two of SA's prime commercial property owners will extend rental relief to struggling tenants this year, in a sign the impact of Covid-19 is far from over for hard-hit real estate firms, although they see the tide turning at the end of 2021.

Here's the ultimate cheat sheet on Matric results 2020.

It’s been more than two years since a girl born into poverty was killed and dumped away from her home - and still her family waits for justice.