South African farmers fear devastation as foot-and-mouth takes holdBBCFoot-and-mouth has now affected almost the whole countryThe peace of lush, rural landscape in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province disguises the anxiety that is stalking the land.This is the epicentre of a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak that has – in the past year – swept across eight of the country's nine provinces,...

TCL X11L TV Hands-On: Huge Super Quantum Dot TV Is a Lot of Fun, but It's ExpensiveIn 2026, TV manufacturers are pitching RGB MiniLED as the hot new technology for rich, intense colors, but TCL has its own solution: Super Quantum Dots. The flagship TCL X11L is the first "SQD-Mini LED," and the company says it is capable of achieving 100% of the BT2020 color space, which is a lot.TCL says its TV...

Madlanga commission: Ex-officer charged with murder of South African whistleblower 'Witness D'Whistleblower murder suspect is former elite officer, South African police sayKhanyisile NgcoboJohannesburgGetty ImagesMarius van der Merwe was shot dead three weeks after accusing police officers of killing a robbery suspectA former member of an elite police unit has been charged with the murder of a...

Iranians face intense crackdown by security forces ahead of US-Iran nuclear talks World February 6, 20264:47 AM ET Arezou Rezvani As the U.S. and Iran prepare to hold nuclear talks in Oman Friday, people in Iran are facing an intense crackdown as security forces...

India makes Aadhaar more ubiquitous, but critics say security and privacy concerns remain India is pushing Aadhaar, the world’s largest digital identity system, deeper into everyday private life through a new app and offline verification support, a move that raises new questions about security, consent, and the broader use of the massive database. Announced in late January by the Indian...