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South African President rules out any increases in university tuition fees for next year...
South African President Jacob Zuma has ruled out any increases in university tuition fees for next year after more than a week of protests...
Prasad hands Sri Lanka lead over West Indies
Fast bowler Dhammika Prasad picked up four wickets as hosts Sri Lanka bundled out West Indies for 163 to take a first-innings lead on...
US-Iraqi raid 'foiled Islamic State mass killing'
US-Iraqi forces have rescued dozens of hostages held by Islamic State in Iraq after learning of their "imminent execution", the Pentagon has said.
But a...
South African university students charged with violence
Twenty-nine South Africans have been charged with public violence amid the biggest student protests to hit the country since apartheid ended in 1994.
According to...
Masked man kills two at a school in Sweden
A masked man armed with a sword has killed a pupil and a teacher at a school in Sweden.
The suspect, clad in black, apparently...
Jomel Warrican stars as West Indies dismiss Sri Lanka for 200 in the 2nd...
West Indies left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican picked up four wickets in his maiden test bowling spell as Sri Lanka was bowled out for 200...
France Prime Minister promises crackdown after cars burned in riot
France Prime Minister Manuel Valls has promised a tough response after members of a community of travellers went on the rampage in south-eastern France.
According...
US Vice-President announces he will not run for the Democratic nomination in the 2016...
US Vice-President Joe Biden has announced he will not run for the Democratic nomination in the 2016 White House race, ending months of speculation.
Making...
Israel's Prime Minister stirs trouble by linking late Muslim leader to Holocaust
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been criticised for saying a Palestinian leader persuaded the Nazis to carry out the Holocaust.
Mr Netanyahu insisted Adolf...
Canada to withdraw fighter jets from Syria and Iraq strikes
Canadian Prime Minister-designate Justin Trudeau has confirmed he will withdraw Canadian fighter jets from the air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.
He...
