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South africa's supreme court has rejected the former presidentjacob zuma's bid to have his fifteen—month jail sentence overturned. the 79—year—old had argued that the sentence was excessive and that prison would endanger his health. mr zuma who's in hospital recovering from surgery was jailed for failing to testify at a corruption inquiry. he denies any wrongdoing. the former brazilian footballer, pele, has been re—admitted into intensive care after recently undergoing surgery to remove a tumour in his colon. the 80—year—old has been having treatment at sao paolo�*s albert einste...

A 15—month sentence sincejuly for defying a court ruling compelling him to testify in a corruption inquiry. last month prison authorities said zuma underwent unspecified surgery and was in hospital with more operations planned. a female police officer in central afghanistan has been shot dead by armed men inside her home. banu negar�*s family told the bbc the gunmen tied them up and searched the house before killing her. she was heavily pregnant. her family couldn't confirm if the taliban was responsible but a local journalist said he witnessed the attack and that it was the taliban. they ...

Is the german view of china as a competitor and as a challenger, coming closer to that in washington, it is really bipartisan view in washington, i would add. that was jeffrey rathke from thejohns hopkins university speaking to me a short time ago. 25,000 troops are being deployed by south africa after days of looting and violence which have led to the deaths of at least 117 people. the clashes were sparked initially by the jailing of the former president, jacob zuma, who had refused to appear at a corruption inquiry. but in recent days it has turned into a protest about unemployment and pover...

The aftermath of the deadly anti government protests there. more than 100 people killed in addition to millions of dollars in damage across the country. countless businesses destroyed, the streets littered with burned out cars, all of it sparked by the detention of former president jacob zuma, who refused to cooperate in his own corruption inquiry. the unrest happened in the former leader's home province and near the country's largest city, johannesburg you can see on the map. kelly cobiella joins us live. talk about deescalation. what is the government doing on this? >> reporter: first thing'...

And looting of businesses — which have left nearly 120 people dead. clashes were sparked by the jailing of the former presidentjacob zuma, who had refused to appear at a corruption inquiry. but — 27 years after the end of apartheid — there's also widespread anger over hardship and inequality. the worst violence in years has seen clashes in areas including johannesburg and durban, from where nomsa maseko has sent this report. residents ofjohannesburg protecting their livelihoods. guarding against rioters and looters since the beginning of this week. in durban, checkpoints have been set up...