South Africa

A court finds a black farmworker guilty of the 2010 murder of white supremacist Eugence Terreblanche in rural South Africa, although a second man is acquitted.

Roy Hodgson urges fans and players to get behind him as the FA confirms his appointment as England manager.

An advertising campaign inviting tourists to "come and play" in France has backfired after it emerged the posters featured "little bit cheeky" images of South Africa and the US.

Nelson Mandela, South Africa's 93-year-old former president, was in hospital today due to a "long-standing abdominal complaint", said the country's government.

After talks running over into Sunday morning, the Durban UN conference on climate change finally ends with an agreement to extend the Kyoto Protocol, due to expire next year.

Negotiations at the UN climate change conference in South Africa continue into Saturday - but prospects are fading for any internationally binding deal before the Kyoto Protocol expires.

The EU climate commissioner says time is short as she pushes for support on a roadmap for global cuts to emissions - but critics say any deal will be too little, too late.

Delegates at the UN's climate change meeting in South Africa are battling to agree on a plan to pay poor countries not to cut down their forests, with some claiming that profits are being put first.