South Africa

Shape-shifting home invaders terrorising a wealthy family in a Dutch thriller tinged with black comedy has sent a shiver through Cannes.

The wealthy Gupta family resorted to using diplomatic channels when it failed to get landing rights from ministers and the Airports Company SA, Justice Minister Jeff Radebe says.

Frustrated by Britain's apparent reluctance to lift its visa requirements for South Africans, government is considering playing tit-for-tat and demanding the same from UK visitors.

A militia chief in Ivory Coast, suspected of taking part in deadly post-election violence in 2011, has been arrested in his western stronghold.

French police have were questioning a 48-year-old divorced Briton arrested on suspicion of slitting the throats of his two young children.

England captain Alastair Cook says he is satisfied with his team's performance after beating New Zealand in a fluctuating first Test.

Giovanni Visconti has won the 15th stage of the Giro d'Italia after a mountain finish in the snow following a ride of 149km.

Rafael Nadal has dominated his 30th meeting with Roger Federer to secure his seventh title in nine years at the Rome Masters.

South African officials used President Jacob Zuma's name to secure landing rights at Waterkloof for a plane full of guests for the Gupta wedding at Sun City, a probe has shown.

Egyptitian police have closed the Israel border crossing to protest the kidnapping of 7 colleagues in Sinai.