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Sierra Leone mudslide: President declares site zero zone
Following a mudslide that occurred in Sierra Leone capital City Freetown at a community called Regent, the President of the country has declared the...
Prince William broke important protocol on recent trip
During the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s five-day tour of Poland and Germany in July, Prince George and Princess Charlotte stole the show with...
Mass burial for Sierra Leone mudslide victims
A mass burial for about 300 people killed by a mudslide and flooding has taken place on the outskirts of the capital Freetown.
President Ernest...
Raped Indian girl, 10, gives birth
A 10-year-old rape victim who was denied permission for an abortion by the Indian Supreme Court last month has given birth to a baby...
Migrant crisis: Spain rescues 600 people in busiest day
Spain’s coastguard says it has rescued 600 migrants crossing from Morocco in a 24-hour period amid a spike in the number of migrant arrivals.
The...
Rwanda to imprison parents who make their children beg in the streets
Could this eventually be an end to the incessant begging that has flooded the entire streets of Rwanda.
The Rwanda National Police has warned that...
China to US, N Korea: Cool it
China urged the US and North Korea to urgently "put the brakes" on provocative actions and words on Tuesday after North Korean leader Kim...
Zuma says he 'survived poisoning'
President Jacob Zuma at the weekend spoke publicly of attempts on his life, saying he was poisoned and almost died because of his stance...
Car rams French café killing girl
A car has crashed into a pizzeria in a village east of the French capital Paris, killing a girl and injuring 12 other people,...
Bill Gates joins Instagram from Tanzania
The world’s richest man, Bill Gates has joined Instagram while on a philanthropic visit to Tanzania.
His handle on the photo-sharing site @thisisbillgates already has...
Burkina Faso restaurant attack 'kills 17'
Seventeen people have been killed and eight wounded in a "terrorist attack" in the centre of the capital of Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou, the government...
Toronto shoplifter gets job after policeman bought him interview shirt
Last Monday, a shoplifter in Toronto was caught stealing an outfit for a job interview. But when Constable Niran Jeyanesan arrived to arrest him,...
GM pigs take step to being organ donors
The most genetically modified animals in existence have been created to help end a shortage of organs for transplant, say US researchers.
The scientists successfully...
China's new base in Djibouti to aid economic expansion in Africa
China's new military and logistical base in Djibouti has put other foreign powers on edge, but observers believe China's strategy in the region is...
Woman arrested for shooting her lesbian wife in the face
A New Jersey woman has been arrested and charged with fatally shooting her lesbian wife in the face at their home on Sunday.
According to the New...
Nine dead, 164 injured in China Sichuan quake
Nine people have been killed, including six tourists, and 164 injured in an earthquake that struck a remote and mountainous part of southwest China's...
Caribbean village where little girls turn into BOYS
Girls in an isolated Caribbean village become male and grow penises when they hit puberty due to a rare genetic disorder.
It is estimated that...
Petition builds against Macron's First Lady plans
More than 220,000 people have signed a petition against French President Emmanuel Macron's plans to create a formal First Lady role for his wife...
India media storm over 10-year-old pregnant rape victim
A 10-year-old girl who is pregnant and has been refused an abortion is at the centre of a media storm in India. The BBC's...
Man 'kills wife at Oldbury house with children inside'
A man murdered his wife before killing himself at their home with their three children inside, police say.
The woman, 26, was "violently attacked" before...
Meet the youngest female commander of a Boeing 777
Becoming a pilot is far from easy, but challenging gender stereotypes and becoming a female aviator is even harder.This didn't stop Indian pilot Anny...
Woman shot in vagina in sex game gone wrong
A woman was shot in the vagina and left with “life changing injuries” in a sex game gone wrong, a court has heard.
The 46-year-old...
David Cameron photobombs festival selfie
It's not what most people expect to see when they're swiping through their selfies.
At the Wilderness Festival near his Oxfordshire home this weekend, David...
British-American Tobacco faces Africa fraud probe
UK tobacco firm British American Tobacco (BAT) says it is under official investigation by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) over allegations it paid bribes...
Venezuela key opposition leaders seized after poll
Relatives of Venezuelan opposition leaders Leopoldo López and Antonio Ledezma say the two men have been re-arrested.
They were under house arrest after accusations of...
When your second home is a plane
Cardiologist Martin Cowie spends much of his life on a plane.
With 150 trips a year, including jaunts to Asia every few weeks, numerous visits...
Mass Nigerian arrests for gay sex in Lagos State
More than 40 men have been arrested in Nigeria over the weekend for performing homosexual acts, police say.
They are due to appear in court...
Malawi ex-president, Joyce Banda, wanted by police over $250m corruption case
A Malawian court has granted the police a warrant of arrest in respect of the country’s former president, Joyce Banda.
According to a police statement...
40 mayors go back to school
“I LITERALLY went home every night for the first three months and said, “Oh, my God, what have I gotten myself into?’,” Boston’s mayor,...
PHOTO: The man who swims to work
Most people commute by bus, train or car – but Benjamin David gets to work by plunging into Munich’s Isar River.
Benjamin David was fed...
Man dies from penis enlargement surgery
The first case of a man killed by penis enlargement surgery has been reported in Sweden.
A healthy 30-year-old had wanted to increase both the...
Putin orders 755 US staff to leave
Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that 755 staff must leave US diplomatic missions, in retaliation for new US sanctions against Moscow.
The decision to...
PHOTO: President's daughter sparks breastfeeding debate with photo
A picture of the Kyrgyz president's youngest daughter feeding her baby dressed in her underwear has sparked a debate about breastfeeding and sexualisation.
Aliya Shagieva...
Why does the US military buy so much Viagra?
Amid the fall-out from US President Donald Trump's announcement on Twitter that transgender people will not be able to serve in the US military,...
Chinese police detain 'female Jesus cult' members
Police in China have detained 18 suspected members of a banned religious cult, state news agency Xinhua said.
The group is notorious for some of...
Benin’s brainy 11-year-old passes school-leaver exams 7 years early
Peace Delaly Nicoue, the youngest person to sit the Baccalaureate exam in Benin this year, has passed with top grades.
The shy 11-year-old told BBC...
Confusion over Trump's transgender ban
The White House has not yet decided how it will implement the president's ban on transgender people serving in the US military.
Mr Trump's surprise...
North Korea threatens US with nuclear strike
North Korea threatened a nuclear strike on "the heart of the US" if it attempts to remove Kim Jong Un as Supreme Leader, Pyongyang's...
Looming crisis: Worsening floods put 137 million Asian lives at risk
Khorsheeda Khatun had been left with nothing -- then that too was washed away
The 28-year-old fled her home country of Myanmar in January with...
Trump plea on showdown healthcare vote
US President Donald Trump has issued a challenge to Republican senators to rally behind their healthcare bill, on the eve of a crucial vote.
"Now...