Johannesburg - South Africa's treasury said on Friday it was committed to the fiscal path stated in the budget, after Fitch ratings agency changed the country's outlook to negative from stable. “We are committed to the fiscal path and expenditure ceiling.

A US soldier patrols in the southern town of Qlat, the capital of Zabul province, in 2007. Picture: Shah Marai. Kabul - Five US servicemen were killed in southern Afghanistan in a friendly-fire air strike during a security operation, Afghan police and the Pentagon ...

A US soldier patrols in the southern town of Qlat, the capital of Zabul province, in 2007. Picture: Shah Marai. Kabul - Five US servicemen were killed in southern Afghanistan in a friendly-fire air strike during a security operation, Afghan police and the Pentagon ...

Shawn Layden, president and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America, introduces the PlayStation TV during a presentation at the Electronic Entertainment Expo. Related Stories. Microsoft, Sony battle it out at E3 · A welcome change of fortune for Sony ...

Shawn Layden, president and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America, introduces the PlayStation TV during a presentation at the Electronic Entertainment Expo. Related Stories. Microsoft, Sony battle it out at E3 · A welcome change of fortune for Sony ...

Shawn Layden, president and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America, introduces the PlayStation TV during a presentation at the Electronic Entertainment Expo. Related Stories. Microsoft, Sony battle it out at E3 · A welcome change of fortune for Sony ...

Lee Joon-seok, the captain of the sunken Sewol ferry, arrives at Gwangju District Court in Gwangju. Picture: Hyung Min-woo, Yonhap. Related Stories. Body found after Sewol ferry disaster. Gwangju, South Korea - Fifteen crew of a South Korean ferry that ...

Demonstrators run from teargas fired by police outside the Ana Rosa subway station during the fifth day of a metro workers' strike in Sao Paulo on Monday. Related Stories. Cops crack down on pre-World Cup protest · FIFA's €20m spend for World Cup movie ...

Bangui - Eleven people were killed when Muslim gunmen sprayed bullets and hurled grenades at people sheltering in a church in the capital of Central African Republic on Wednesday, witnesses said. The attack on the Our Lady of Fatima church took place ...

Rancho Palos Verdes, California - Google has unveiled plans to build its own self-driving car that it hopes to begin testing in the coming months. Google's Chris Urmson said in a blog post: “They won't have a steering wheel, accelerator pedal, or brake pedal ...

Khartoum - A Christian Sudanese woman sentenced to hang for apostasy has given birth in jail, a Western diplomat said on Tuesday. “She gave birth to a girl today,” said the diplomat, who is familiar with the case of Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag, 27.

Khartoum - A Christian Sudanese woman sentenced to hang for apostasy has given birth in jail, a Western diplomat said on Tuesday. “She gave birth to a girl today,” said the diplomat, who is familiar with the case of Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag, 27.

Pretoria - Excitement is already peaking on the southern lawns at Union Buildings where thousands have gathered for Jacob Zuma's inauguration as the fifth democratically elected president of the republic. Dressed in the national colours and some holding ...

Cape Town - The ANC has made two changes in Parliament in appointing Baleka Mbete as the new Speaker, as the party prepares to be “pushed to the limit” by a stronger opposition. Former co-operative governance and traditional affairs minister Lechesa ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and China's President Xi Jinping shake hands after signing bilateral agreements ahead of the fourth Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia summit, in Shanghai yesterday. Photo: Reuters.

Thousands of years ago, a teenage girl fell into this deep hole and died. Now, her skeleton and her DNA are helping scientists study the origins of the first Americans. Related Stories. Mexico's history of human sacrifice · Experts discover lost Maya city · The ...

Oscar Pistorius, front, gets a hug from his brother, Carl, back, in court. Photo: Alet Pretorius/AP. Related Stories. Judge wants Oscar to be out-patient · 'Psychology experts may differ in findings' · Judge refers Oscar for mental observation · Mental tests for Oscar ...

A Google self-driving Lexus RX drives around the parking lot at the Computer History Museum after a presentation in Mountain View, California. Photo: Stephen Lam. Related Stories. Drivers uneasy about driverless cars · Not-driven: Audi's 'auto-pilot' A6 ...

Czech fugitive Radovan Krejcir and his four co-accused appeared on charges of kidnapping, assault, and attempted murder. Krejcir appeared alongside Siboniso Miya, Sandton businessman Desai Luphondo, and two members of the Hawks, warrant officers ...

President Jacob Zuma addresses supporters at a victory rally of his ruling African National Congress (ANC) in Johannesburg, May 10, 2014. Related Stories. Investors happy with poll result · Investors show relief as ANC retains support · Strike's end may ...