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EFF leader Julius Malema has announced that his party will donate R1 million towards the Marikana Massacre Amcu Trust Fund. (VIDEO)

The chef behind the world's best restaurant has found a way to give back.

European stocks finished firmly in the red on Tuesday, as strong performances in oil, mining stocks and sterling failed to electrify markets.

How Jaquie Goncher went from being in a wheelchair to walking down the aisle.

How Jaquie Goncher went from being in a wheelchair to walking down the aisle.

Michael Conlan says he has been "robbed" of his chance to become an Olympic Games champion after a controversial quarter-final defeat by Russia's Vladimir Nikitin.

Celebs and fans are drowning out the hate with the hashtag #Love4GabbyUSA.

Vintage-clothing guru Bob Melet, 49, spent his formative years scouring St. Mark’s Place in Manhattan for hard-to-find punk...

Donald Trump's presidential campaign said Aetna Inc.'s decision to withdraw from 11 of the 15 states where it offers plans through Affordable Care Act exchanges shows the law commonly known as Obamacare is "slowly imploding." Aetna is the latest major national health insurer to pull back sharply from the law's marketplaces after steep financial losses. Trump aide Dan Kowalski said in a statement that the Republican nominee has vowed to replace Obamacare and that "under a Trump presidency the... Читать дальше...

"I'm only 19 years-old," said the 49-year-old MC known variously as Dr. Octagon, Black Elvis, Keith Matthew Thornton, and (of course)...

RAMALLAH, West Bank — A Palestinian teen died Tuesday during clashes with Israeli troops near the West Bank city of Hebron, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. The ministry identified the deceased as refugee camp resident Mohammed Abu Hashhash, 17. The Israeli military said its forces were searching for weapons overnight in Fawwar refugee

Harry J. Kazianis

Security, Asia

How will China respond? 

It was inevitable, but nations in the South China Sea that have overlapping claims with the People’s Republic of China are now beginning to push back–and this time we are not talking about Lawfare or my beloved Shamefare, but are now finally enhancing their own military capabilities.

Last week, Reuters reported that Vietnam “has discreetly fortified several of its islands in the disputed South China Sea with... Читать дальше...

HELSINKI (AP) — A Finnish prosecutor has charged six members of the Cuban national volleyball team with aggravated rape.

Upstart establishes leading position in electric cars but rivals push hard to catch up

The US-led coalition against Daesh has received information ahead of time about planned Russian flights in Syria from an airbase in Iran, Operation Inherent Resolve spokesman Army Col. Christopher Garver told reporters on Tuesday.

Giuliani said he hasn't forgotten 9/11 and claimed that his remark was "misinterpreted" because he likes to use "abbreviated" language.

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Nina Dobrev reminded Ellen Page that she’s Canadian too. In a silly Instagram photo, Dobrev told Page not to forget that the “Made in Canada” label at least sort of applies to her. After all, she spent most of her childhood in the country.

For the first time in four years former Cosatu boss Zwelinzima Vavi has attended the commemoration of the Marikana massacre.

Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski left Monday’s practice early after pulling up while running a route and his absence extended into Tuesday’s work. Gronkowski was not spotted among the Patriots players taking part in a second joint session with the Bears ahead of this week’s preseason game between the two teams. There have been multiple…

Great Britain's Jack Burnell is furious after being disqualified from the men's 10km open water swim, which was won by Dutchman Ferry Weertman.

There were 23 students at the Juneau campus using those services eight years ago, when the Americans with Disabilities Act broadened its definition of disability. [...] that number has grown to 119 students, according to KTOO-FM (http://bit.ly/2b8uZqM). Taylor, who now works in the university's information technology department, said her test scores improved and school got easier with the university's help. University officials could not provide exact dollar figures for what it costs to provide disability services.

Police have arrested 22 people in connection with the attack on Dalits returning to Bhavnagar after attending a protest rally in Una town in which cops were also targeted.