International

Secure centres for migrants may be set up in EU states to process asylum claims under a deal reached after marathon talks at a...

The President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, said he suspects a group linked to the former first lady was behind an attempt on his life.Two...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld President Donald Trump's ban on travel from several mostly Muslim countries, rejecting a challenge that it discriminated against...

Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has survived an apparent bomb attack at a rally in the city of Bulawayo.Mr Mnangagwa said an object "exploded a...

A viral video of a French Catholic priest, Jacques Lacroix, slapping a 2-year-old boy during a baptism ceremony has lead to the forceful retirement...

The United States (US) government has threatened to impose visa restrictions on Ghanaian citizens.This is because the US government says Ghana government was not complying...

South Sudan’s rebel leader Riek Machar arrived in Ethiopia on Wednesday for a meeting with South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir, as part of talks...

Authorities in Nigeria say they will close their border with an unnamed neighbouring country within the next few days to stop foreign rice being...

President Donald Trump has said he will not allow the US to become a "migrant camp", as he stood by his administration's immigration crackdown."The...

An Indonesian was killed when his mother's coffin fell from a funeral tower and crushed him during a service on the island of Sulawesi. Samen...

The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday cautioned against declaring victory too early in Congo’s Ebola epidemic, despite encouraging signs that...

Serena Williams said she wants to make her daughter proud after fighting back to reach the French Open third round on Thursday.The 36-year-old American...

Kim Kardashian West has met President Donald Trump to discuss a potential pardon for a 63-year-old great grandmother who is serving life in prison.Alice...

The authorities in Ukraine have been sharply criticised for faking the murder of a Russian dissident journalist in Kiev.An official from the Organization for...

More than half the world's children are at risk of poverty, conflict and discrimination against girls, according to a report by Save the Children.The...

A prosperity gospel televangelist is asking his followers to "pray about becoming a partner" to his mission of obtaining a $54 million private jet....

Morgan Freeman’s lawyer demanded Tuesday that CNN retract a story accusing the 80-year-old movie star of multiple cases of sexual harassment.“We presented CNN with...

A 32-year-old woman has revealed that she has never been intimate with anyone and hasn't even kissed, let alone have sex. However, she says...

A Malian migrant, hailed as a hero after mounting a daring rescue to save a small boy dangling from a balcony in Paris, is...

People smugglers opened fire on a group of 100 migrants attempting to flee their clutches in northern Libya, aid agency MSF reports.Twenty-five injured survivors...

The leader of Italy's biggest political party has called for the president to be impeached after he vetoed a choice for finance minister.Luigi Di...

Sweden has passed a new law saying that sex without consent is rape, even when there are no threats or force involved.The new law,...

When Monica Osagie got low marks in a course for her master's degree, she says the professor gave her two options: Sleep with him,...

The parents of a 30-year-old man have resorted to drastic measures in an effort to get their son to fly the coop: they are...

Venezuela has expelled the senior US representative in the country amid an international backlash against Nicolás Maduro's re-election as president.Mr Maduro announced the expulsion...

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has apologised to EU lawmakers for the company's role in the Cambridge Analytica scandal and for allowing fake news to...

The UK has been accused of turning a "blind eye" to Russia's "dirty money", putting national security at risk.The Commons foreign affairs committee said...

A doctor who slipped an abortion pill into his pregnant girlfriend's tea was sentenced to 20 years in prison Friday, however, he will serve only three...

The Royal Family has thanked those who travelled to Windsor for the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.Thousands of people lined the streets...

All of Chile's 34 Roman Catholic bishops have offered Pope Francis their resignations in the wake of a child sex scandal and cover-up.They asked...

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta signed a new law on Wednesday that outlaws the abuse of people on social media but which critics say...

A court in Zambia has sentenced the son of former President Frederick Chiluba to eight months imprisonment with hard labour for stealing a mobile...

Elton John will take the stage at the royal wedding ... a fitting choice given the singer's history with Prince Harry, Princess Diana and...

A husband and wife used their four children in a string of deadly suicide attacks on three churches in the Indonesian city of Surabaya...

Two people on a motorbike have carried out a suicide bombing at a police HQ in Surabaya, a day after a wave of deadly...

The US has imposed sanctions on six people and three companies it says have ties to Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).Treasury Secretary Steven...

Drones that monitor crops, control mosquito populations and deliver defibrillators are to be tested in US airspace.Ten commercial drone projects have been selected to...

An ex-political candidate was shot dead by her lover's wife in a suburban Philadelphia home before the attacker turned the gun on herself, police...

A woman has been stoned to death in Somalia after a court run by al-Shabab convicted her of having several husbands, the militant group...

A mother in Georgia pleaded guilty to allowing several men, including a 78-year-old, rape her two young daughters in exchange for cash, officials said...