A recent clash between about 1,000 soldiers and police in the heart of South Africa’s capital does not signify wider unrest in the military’s ranks, the commander of the army said today, vowing that he won’t tolerate a lack of discipline.

New EU sanctions against Zimbabwe's president Robert Mugabe increased Western pressure as his party was poised to begin talks with the opposition aimed at ending the country's political stalemate.

Sustained air strikes in Somalia may earn the US results in its war on terrorism. But they were raising concerns around the globe.