Fredie Blom - seen here on his 116th birthday - said there was no special secret to his longevity A South African who was thought to be the oldest man in the world has died at the age of 116.

The genetic sequences were from a man and a woman whose ... Although some of the world's earliest evidence of modern humans ...

Guinness World of Records says it is still consulting genealogists to confirm the next holders of the "world's oldest man and woman ... from the days when South Africa was under white minority ...

Since her birth in 1909, Francis lived through two world wars, segregation, the fall of the Soviet Union, multiple pandemics ...

The world’s oldest mine has been discovered in southern Africa by bombarding ancient materials with neutrons inside the ...

She is currently the seventh oldest person in the world, and has 12 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren, 49 great-great-grandchildren and three great-great-great-grandchildren.

The world's oldest man has died at his home in Japan at the age of 114. Yukichi Chuganji, a retired silkworm breeder, was pronounced dead from natural causes last night, his 65-year-old nephew ...

Exotic safaris may lure travelers to Africa, but many of the continent’s oldest hotels are city stays ... Chaplin and a Big Three conference during World War II. Once a palace, El Djazair ...

Africa has the fastest growing ... Early tremors of this seismic change are already registering around the world. By Declan Walsh and Hannah Reyes Morales The Sani family in northern Nigeria ...

It is believed to have originated over a thousand years ago in the Horn of Africa, making it one of the oldest breads in the world. The bread is popularly known for its unique spongy texture ...

A 32-year-old man was killed after accepting a dare by his friends to ... Independent Online, popularly known as IOL, is one ...