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People in Gauteng saw the bright light at around 11pm on Saturday night, heading towards the north of Pretoria. "We saw this big green ball of fire. It kind of came out of the sky, out of the blue," one...

President Peres in Cairo   Photo: Reuters Gilad Shalit   Photo: Reuters American network reports new list of 70 prisoners submitted by Palestinian organization meets criteria set by Jewish state for swap deal securing kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit's release.

Updated on Sunday, November 22, 2009, 20:22 IST Paris: Manchester United’s French international defender Patrice Evra has come out fighting in defence of teammate Thierry Henry, vilified for his handball in his country’s World Cup qualifying win over Ireland.

A gun was placed to his head and he was threatened with death by an adviser to Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, mercenary Nick du Toit has told Rapport . In a three-hour-interview with the newspaper, Du Toit said...

President Shimon Peres prepared to go to Cairo on Sunday for a meeting with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, expected to focus on the diplomatic process with the Palestinians, Iran and kidnapped soldier St.-Sgt. Gilad Schalit. Peres met with Prime Minister...

Guus Hiddink (AFP Photo / Hrvoje Polan) Hiddink thinks about quitting coaching career? Published 22 November, 2009, 16:39 Team Russia coach Guus Hiddink says he won’t make a decision about his future before the end of January, and claims he...

Collingwood hit an unbeaten 105, took a superb catch off AB de Villiers and had figures of 2-24 from six overs. The 33-year-old found able support from Jonathan Trott, who hit 87 and bowled seven tight overs for 21 at...

Two men who had been held for seven years in the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay on suspicion of belonging to an extremist group were acquitted in an Algerian court on Sunday, state media reported. The two men alleged...

French captain Thierry Henry, whose double handball led to William Gallas’s deciding goal at the Stade de France, said that a replay would be “ the fairest option”, a comment that Ireland skipper Robbie Keane called courageous, before calling on...

The town, in Lower Juba region, had been controlled by rival group Hisbul-Islam, but its members are reported to have withdrawn without a fight. The two militant groups have been fighting each other for months for control of this region....