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The Force have beaten the Highlanders in their largely forgettable bottom of the table Super Rugby clash in Perth.

At least 17 children have been burned to death in eastern Pakistan after a faulty gas cylinder exploded on the bus taking them to school, police say.

US Secretary of State John Kerry has renewed a plea to Nigerian authorities to ensure the military does not carry out atrocities against civilians in its clampdown on Islamic militants.

Africa Day marks the quest for unity and the political and economic emancipation of the continent's people, President Jacob Zuma has said.

Three people have died and five others have been injured after a minibus overturned in Mandeni near Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, paramedics say.

A woman has died after her boyfriend allegedly assaulted her with a piece of firewood in Mooinooi outside Brits, North West police say.

A female suicide bomber has injured at least 11 police officers and civilians, including two children, in the southern Russian region of Dagestan, police say.

The Brumbies have returned to winning ways, beating the Blues in their Super Rugby clash at a drenched Eden Park in Auckland.

A report says the defence force will buy new presidential jets and planes as soon as possible to, according to the minister, save some of the millions spent each week on chartering aircraft.

IMF chief Christine Lagarde has avoided charges but has been named an "assisted witness" after French prosecutors grilled her over a state payout to a disgraced tycoon when she was finance minister.