Facebook ‘manipulated emotions’
Study detailing how Facebook secretly manipulated the news feed of users to study “emotional contagion” prompts anger on social media
‘A generation is being judged’
‘But after another 50 years, we’ll have another generation who will need to learn from the experience of their parents, grandparents, criminals and survivors’
Global campaign for sexual rights
Amnesty International urged governments to stop criminalising people’s sex lives
Malala hails Mandela
Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai paid tribute to "my leader" Nelson Mandela following his death.
Queen deeply saddened by Madiba death
Queen Elizabeth II said she was "deeply saddened" by Mandela's death, adding that he had "worked tirelessly for the good of SA".
SA reporter suspended by ‘60 Minutes’
Lara Logan has been put on leave over flaws in a report about the US consulate attack in Benghazi.
Hooked on soccer fans
Brazil’s prostitutes are learning English in anticipation of an influx of football fans for next year’s World Cup
Co-ordinated al-Shabaab attack shatters Somali peace
Extremists remain a serious threat
Look before you ‘like’
Those Facebook “likes” can reveal a lot more than you think
Egypt poll chaos
Egyptian opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei warned of chaos in the troubled nation if parliamentary polls go ahead in April
N Korea rally celebrates test
More than 100 000 troops and civilians staged a mass rally in Pyongyang
Advanced TB vaccine draws a blank
Most promising vaccine to replace the world’s 91-year-old tuberculosis jab does not protect against the disease
Obamas in the limelight
Presidential pair shine at inaugural ball, writes Robert MacPherson
Lance’s descent from glory
Reported admissions to Oprah Winfrey set for broadcast this week could be final nail in cyclist’s coffin
Malala’s dad named UN adviser on education
15-year-old will herself join the campaign when she is better
Britain honours war dead
Queen Elizabeth II, other members of the British royal family and government ministers lead tributes
In search of the real Gangnam style
Very few have any idea what “Gangnam” is and what, if any, particular “style” it might have
Holme’s won’t gun for Cruise’s cash
Questions are stacking up about the role of Tom’s controversial Scientologist faith at the end of his 5-year marriage to Katie Holmes
SA afraid of ‘missing out’
Two-thirds of South African teens and adults suffer from a ‘fear of missing out’
UN declares day of universal joy
The pursuit of happiness is a fundamental human goal, it says
Dutch court rules against Apple in Samsung case
Says Apple has infringed on a patent held by South Korean rival Samsung
New app lets Swedes test sex with fantasy figures
Ever wonder what it would be like to sleep with a mean film director, a socialite or the guy who does voice-over in movie trailers
New web domains could include . sex, . app
body in charge of website domain names unveils some 2 000 applications for new ones
Mali junta holds back
It last month agreed to the formation of an interim government headed by Dioncounda Traore.