Paralympian Oscar Pistorius is seen here bowing his head at a court appearance.(Photo : Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/Files). On Wednesday, a ballistics expert gave his testimony in court, which include how Reeva Steenkamp could have positioned herself ...

With the third anniversary of the start of Syria's civil war having just passed, there is a race against time to deliver a groundbreaking education project to the conflict's hardest-hit victims – hundreds of thousands of child refugees. A shocking 3 million Syrian ...

From the 1930s to 1970s, Dick Tracy was one of the most popular cartoon strips and radio shows in the world. Solving crimes with his yellow fedora hat, quick wit and electronic gadgets, particularly his highly advanced watch, Dick Tracy was as iconic as Coca ...

Hardliners in the party meet to strategise how to rubbish public protector Thuli Madonsela's report on Nkandla. Ministers in the security cluster – Siyabonga Cwele, Thulas Nxesi, Nathi Mthethwa and Jeff Radebe – are said to be planning a strategy to counter ...

There's something so fantastically science-fiction about the concept of virtual reality. It's the closest thing we have to jetpacks and hover-boards, those futuristic technologies we watched on TV as kids, and read about in books. And with virtual reality, we'll be ...

Probably to launch a merciless and terrifying attack on another dinosaur – and then eat it for breakfast. The 3m (10ft) tall monster ruled the roost 66million years ago, according to researchers who have discovered the previously-unknown species. It was a ...

After nearly seven years without their daughter, the parents of missing British girl Madeleine McCann still remain hopeful that they'll find their child. About Us · Careers · Contact · Privacy Policy – UPDATED · Terms & Conditions · Site Map · Advertise ...

VIENNA — Iran and six world powers locked horns on Wednesday about the fate of a planned Iranian nuclear reactor that could yield plutonium for bombs, diplomats said, although Tehran's foreign minister voiced optimism that their July 20 deadline for a ...

Washington — Toyota Motor Corp. will pay $1.2 billion to settle US criminal charges that it lied to safety regulators and the public as it tried to cover-up deadly accelerator defects. The Japanese auto giant eventually recalled 12 million vehicles worldwide in ...

Chromecast is coming to Canada. On Tuesday, Google Inc. revealed it would be bringing its popular digital media streaming device to 11 countries outside the United States, including Canada, on March 19. Google will begin selling the Chromecast in ...

Whether Democrat or Republican, no U.S. president has ever succeeded in deterring Soviet military intervention in Eastern Europe over the last 70 years. Vladimir Putin invaded and annexed Crimea. Instead of condemning him for this outrageous act, ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Malaysian investigators - with the help of the FBI - are trying to restore files deleted last month from the home flight simulator of the pilot aboard the missing Malaysia Airlines plane to see if they shed any light on the ...

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday said banks must take steps to protect systems and ATMs working on Windows XP from attacks as Microsoft will stop giving updates and solutions for bugs in the operating system. "It is learnt that Microsoft will ...

The creator of the addictive game confirmed on Twitter that he will bring it back, "but not soon." Richard Nieva. by Richard Nieva. March 19, 2014 11:13 AM PDT. Follow @richardjnieva. Flappy Bird (Credit: Screenshot by Nick Statt/CNET). Good news. Or bad ...

Tehran — Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said he saw "signs" Wednesday a long-term nuclear deal could be reached with major powers after the latest round of talks in Vienna. "There are signs that an understanding is possible that respects ...

Detectives investigating the disappearance of British girl Madeleine McCann in Portugal said they were looking for a lone intruder who sexually abused five girls after breaking into holiday villas. The tanned, dark-haired man is suspected of breaking into 12 ...

The Freedom Front Plus has lent support to possible impeachment proceedings against President Jacob Zuma. Cape Town - The Freedom Front Plus (FF Plus) on Wednesday lent support to possible impeachment proceedings against President Jacob Zuma.

The sci-fi device which puts players into the heart of the action for the first time, is poised to take gaming to the next level as the electronics giant ramped up console wars. Codenamed Project Morpheus, it has taken three years to develop and could be on ...

March 15 marked the third year of the Syrian conflict and UNICEF and other major NGOs encouraged people to create greater awareness of the ongoing tragedy through social media. Images of the suffering of Syrian civilians appear every day on social ...

NOVOOZERNE: Russian forces seized control of a second Ukrainian navy base in western Crimea on Wednesday, AFP reporters saw, hours after capturing the main navy headquarters in Sevastopol. Some 50 Ukrainian servicemen were seen filing out of the ...