South Africa

Matches at Twickenham and the Millennium Stadium dictated Warren Gatland's selection for the Lions tour to Australia

British expat Cath Everett has fallen in love with her adopted home - but it has a dark past as birthplace of apartheid.

Former Bafana Bafana player convicted of culpable homicide after running over Mavis Ncube in his car.

From venomous spiders to stunning dragonflies, Cath Everett takes us on a magical mystery tour of her back garden.

Archibald was rescued by a private charter boat after almost drowning eight times.

Amazon's expansion of its Appstore to almost 200 countries could indicate a Kindle smartphone is not far away.

The record-breaking South African test captain is hoping to provide much more than just success at The Oval.

Calls for boycott of F1 grand prix as police raid secondary school following pro-democracy protests.

Anti-apartheid icon and South Africa's former president recovering at home following his 10-day stay in hospital

A child has been confirmed dead after a head-on collision between two buses in the north of the country.

Les Brodrick, one of three remaining survivors of an escape attempt from a Nazi prison camp, dies aged 91.

It's only good manners to learn the language of your adopted home country, says Cath Everett. But that's easier said than done.

Thatcher funeral: Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and Mikhail Gorbachev among world leaders on 2,000-strong list of invites.

England batsman Nick Compton named as one of Wisden's five Cricketers of 2013

Vedanta reports robust production growth across its mining divisions.

Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are among the favourites to win the 2013 Augusta Masters gold tournament. Find out where and how to watch all four rounds live in the UK

James Ward kept Great Britain's hopes to qualifying for next year's Davis Cup World Group alive after defeating Dmitry Tursunov in a five-set thriller in Coventry.

Horn heist believed to be one of biggest of its kind recorded in South Africa.

The government bill proposes banning miniskirts as part of anti-pornography measures.

Cath Everett takes her head out of the sand to explore South Africa's national arts festival celebrating Afrikaans culture.

Gamekeepers to poison rhino horns to make people who ingest them sick.

Gary Ballance, Varun Chopra, James Harris and Chris Wright all included in England provisional 30-man Champions Trophy squad

This year there are quite a few new faces to focus on; some exciting batsmen and clever bowlers capable of turning the game in favour of their teams.

Michael Clarke says Australia shouldn't be underestimated in the lead up to the Ashes in July, despite the sie enduring an embarrassing series loss to India last month.

Women take to Twitter to support Oscar Pistorius, who is accused of murdering his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp

'He is responding to treatment and able to breathe without difficulty,' says South African President Jacob Zuma.

South African President Jacob Zuma urges people to pray for 'beloved Madiba'.

Internet frenzy over Chinese president Xi Jinping's singer wife Peng Liyuan's bags, fashion sense - and controversial past.

Web users defy homosexuality bans to to find online gay pornography.

Runner charged with murder of Reeva Steenkamp can leave South Africa to compete and earn money.