Ryan Pepper faced threats of having his hands smashed if he didn't sign paperwork he couldn't read.

150 individually wrapped scorpions discovered by customs (Picture: South African Police) There was a sting in the tail for one would-be smuggler who was caught trying to sneak 150 live scorpions out

Questions are still lingering about Tehran’s nuclear plans and wider security in the Gulf.

South Africa has repatriated 2,745 foreigners in the week after President Cyril Ramaphosa vowed tougher action against illegal immigration, the country's home affairs minister said on Sunday.

NASA's experimental X-59 aircraft, dubbed 'Son of Concorde', has flown faster than the speed of sound for the first time.

An oil plant and a key military manufacturing site were hit.