International

Two North Korean fishermen suspected of killing 16 fellow crew members before fleeing to the South, have been handed back to the North.They crossed...

A Malaysian religious court has sentenced five men to jail, caning, and fines for attempting gay sex.Sodomy and same-sex acts are illegal under Islamic...

American rap superstar Shawn Carter, better known as Jay-Z, has left some of his close friends and colleagues surprised following a billionaire status stunt...

A former death row inmate in Kenya has told the BBC of his joy at having graduated with a law degree from the University...

China is imposing a curfew on online gaming for minors, the government has announced.Gamers under 18 will be banned from playing online between 22:00...

The government of Zimbabwe has fired 77 doctors who have been taking part in a strike since September over pay.Last month a court ruled...

Nigeria’s hopes of getting an Oscar-nominated film have been dashed after the Academy disqualified ‘Lionheart’.The Academy said the movie, which was selected for the...

The sister of former Islamic State group (IS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been captured in northern Syria, Turkish officials say.The 65-year-old, named as...

Inkosi ya Makosi Gomani V and his wife were issued with a fake marriage certificate during their royal wedding on Saturday, a law...

A Congolese journalist who had been raising awareness about the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been killed at his home.The...

An Indonesian man - who worked for an organisation that helped draft strict adultery laws - has been publicly whipped after being...

A 26-year-old man, Michael Golsorkhi, who was filmed ‘thrusting’ at a pile of leaves in a missionary position with his trousers round his ankles, has...

An Indonesian man - who worked for an organisation that helped draft strict adultery laws - has been publicly whipped after being caught having...

A Gambian beauty queen has accused the country's former president, Yahya Jammeh, of raping her because she refused to marry him.Giving evidence to the...

The US military has published the first footage of the raid in northern Syria that resulted in the death of the leader of the...

The Embassy of Israel in Accra has suspended daily diplomatic activities in Ghana until further notice, a statement from the Middle East country has...

Ghanaians who survived the unlawful killing of 56 West African migrants in the Gambia and the victims’ families have requested to testify at the...

The Israeli Embassy in Ghana has suspended consular services from Wednesday, a statement from the consulate has announced.“No consular services will be provided and...

A 21-year-old Indian woman has allegedly killed herself because of constant harassment by her husband over her "dark complexion", police said.Police in Rajasthan...

At least 37 people have died and others are feared trapped underground in a landslide on Monday in the west of Cameroon, officials say.Rescuers...

The 45th President of the United States (US) of America, Donald J. Trump, has shared a photo of the "wonderful" dog that played a...

The remains of late ISIS leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been disposed of at sea as it is revealed that U.S. forces were able...

A two-year-old boy trapped 26 meters (88 feet) down a well since last Friday, sparking a major rescue attempt that captivated India, has died.The...

A woman married three husbands against her father's approval and he gathered his clansmen to chase his daughter's husbands away from her ...

Unites States (US) President, Donald Trump, on Sunday announced the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of the Islamic State (ISIS) in an overnight U.S....

Amazonian Catholic bishops have voted in favor of the ordination of married men in the region and to reopen the debate into allowing women...

In April 1997 a woman dressed in a nurse's uniform walked out of a Cape Town hospital carrying a three-day-old baby taken from the...

The fugitive leader of the Islamic State (IS) group has been killed in a US military operation in northwest Syria, President Donald Trump has...

Two teenagers who were stabbed to death at a house party in Milton Keynes have been formally identified by police. Dom Ansah (a...

At least six of the 39 people found dead in a lorry trailer in Essex may have been from Vietnam.The BBC knows of six...

The 39 suspected migrants found dead in a trailer shipped from Belgium to Britain have all been identified to be Chinese nationals.Broadcasters BBC, ITV and...

A 21-year-old sales person for fashion brand H & M , Lydia Roberts killed herself because she felt hurt, devastated and violated...

Police in Uganda say 16 people will be charged with having "unnatural sex", a reference to same-sex relations.Police spokesman Fred Enanga said medical examinations...

The PM will push for a general election if the EU proposes to delay Brexit until January, No 10 has indicated.Boris Johnson "paused" his Brexit...

Cristiano Ronaldo apparently earns more from being an Instagram influencer than he does from playing soccer for Juventus.Ronaldo has taken home $47.8 million from paid...

Heavy fighting broke in northern Mexico after the security forces seized one of the sons of jailed drug kingpin Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán.Fighting raged...

Doctors in Saudi Arabia conducted a delicate operation over the weekend as they removed tweezers from a 22-year-old man's penis.According to the Doctors who...

Doctors have finally found a way to stop Mariam Nabatanzi, said to be the world's most fertile woman from having more kids. The 36-year-old Ugandan woman...

Twitter will continue to take a forgiving approach to objectionable tweets by world leaders, arguing that their messages are often of public...

Tanzanian health authorities have imported 30 million condoms to curb a shortage reported earlier this year in the East African country.Many are concerned about...