The office of Syria's deputy foreign minister says gunmen have abducted his elderly father in the southern Daraa province.

Nigeria's military imposed a round-the-clock curfew in parts of the northeastern city of Maiduguri, the home base of Boko Haram Islamists.

“For me, he is like (former French president) Francois Mitterrand or Pope John Paul II. I never said this to journalists before, but this is what I think.”

A British woman could face the death penalty in Indonesia after being arrested for allegedly smuggling crystal methamphetamine into the country.

Ridwan Mia has probably realised many of his life-long dreams. But there is still one thing he wants to accomplish.

The Energy Office has put together a detailed list that people can use this winter to save energy and reduce their bills.

A 12-year-old girl has been found after she went missing two weeks ago in Mpumalanga, police said.

Bollywood superstar Sanjay Dutt, who is in jail for arms possession, is being held in a cell built for militants where he cannot see daylight.

“I caused the accident when I lost control of my vehicle, and the family lost their loved one… Please understand and believe me that I had no reason or intention to harm you or anyone.”

Guptagate is but the latest scandal for a government that seems skilled in generating media fodder, writes Stefan Gilbert.