iol pic wld_SCOTLAND-INDEPENDENCE-_0916_11 REUTERS Pro and anti-independence supporters wave posters outside a campaign event in favour of the union in Clydebank, Scotland. Picture: Dylan Martinez. Edinburgh -. Opinion polls on the eve of ...

London - Oscar Pistorius admitted he was “haunted” by his “dark side” in a devastating e-mail which was never shown during his murder trial, The Mail on Sunday has revealed. In an emotional six-page message, the Paralympian confesses to causing “pain ...

IOL Oscar epapix EPA Oscar Pistorius reacts in the dock during the verdict in his murder trial on Thursday. Picture: Kim Ludbrook. Johannesburg - Many people were shocked on Thursday when the judge in the Oscar Pistorius trial acquitted the paralympian of ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin waves to people in the city of Gorno-Altaisk, Siberia. Picture: RIA Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Presidential Press Service. Russian President Vladimir Putin's surprise announcement of a ceasefire plan for Ukraine has been ...

Johannesburg - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama made a visa application in India for entry to South Africa, the international relations department said on Thursday. “The South African High Commission in New Delhi... has received a visa application ...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (left) welcomes Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjorn Jagland before their meeting in Moscow. Picture: Maxim Zmeyev. Newport, Wales - Nato leaders were set to buttress support for Kiev and bolster ...

Senior UN co-ordinator Dr David Nabarro (left) and Assistant WHO Director-General for Health Security Dr Keiji Fukuda appear at a briefing to discuss the Ebola outbreak in West Africa at the UN Foundation in Washington on September 3, 2014. Picture: Gary ...

A member of the Lesotho military looks on as he stands guard in front of an armed personnel carrier at the entrance of the army barracks in the capital, Maseru, on August 30, 2014. Picture: Siphiwe Sibeko. Maseru - Lesotho's deposed Prime Minister Tom ...

A member of the Lesotho military looks on as he stands guard in front of an armed personnel carrier at the entrance of the army barracks in the capital, Maseru, on August 30, 2014. Picture: Siphiwe Sibeko. Maseru - Lesotho's deposed Prime Minister Tom ...

At its upcoming event, Apple is expected to announce the launch of a mobile payments service alongside its iPhone 6. San Francisco - Apple has often displayed uncanny timing, with its well-orchestrated end-of-year iPhone releases. But the leak of racy ...

Parliament - President Jacob Zuma did not return to the National Assembly to complete Thursday afternoon's questions session after the Economic Freedom Fighters brought the House to a standstill with shouts of “Where is the money?” related to the ...

Attorney General Eric Holder speaks during a meeting at the FBI Building in St Louis, Missouri, on August 20, 2014. Holder visited Ferguson, Missouri, on Wednesday, hours after nearly 50 protesters were arrested in the 11th straight night of demonstrations ...

John and Diane Foley talk to reporters outside their home in Rochester, New Hampshire, on August 20, 2014. Their son, James Foley, was abducted in November 2012 while covering the Syrian conflict. Islamic militants posted a video showing his murder on ...

Melbourne - BHP Billiton announced what's poised to be the biggest spinoff in the mining industry, separating aluminum, coal and silver assets to create a company valued at about $15 billion (R159 billion) after it begins trading next year. The new unit, to be ...

Demonstrators stand in the middle of West Florissant as they react to teargas fired by police during ongoing protests in reaction to the shooting of teenager Michael Brown, in Ferguson, Missouri, on August 18, 2014. Picture: Lucas Jackson. Ferguson, Missouri ...

Demonstrators stand in the middle of West Florissant as they react to teargas fired by police during ongoing protests in reaction to the shooting of teenager Michael Brown, in Ferguson, Missouri, on August 18, 2014. Picture: Lucas Jackson. Ferguson, Missouri ...

Chelsea's Diego Costa (right) celebrates his goal against Burnley during their English Premier League soccer match at Turf Moor in Burnley, northern England, on August 18, 2014. Picture: Andrew Yates. Burnley, England - New signings Diego Costa and ...

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has given up his fight to retain power and now supports his replacement, Haider al-Abadi. File picture: Thaier Al-Sudani. Baghdad - Nuri al-Maliki finally bowed to pressure within Iraq and beyond on Thursday and stepped ...

Iraqi families displaced by the violence in their country receive aid from a Chaldean Catholic Church truck in Beirut. Picture: Mohamed Azakir. Washington/Edgartown, Massachusetts - A US mission to evacuate Iraqi civilians trapped on a mountain by Sunni ...

A November 9, 2009 file photo of actor Robin Williams with his wife Susan Schneider at the premiere of 'Old Dogs' in Los Angeles. Photo: Katy Winn. Los Angeles - The daughter of Robin Williams quit social media on Wednesday, upset by Internet trolls and ...