International

Internet access in Togo has been severely restricted as opposition supporters gather to protest against the rule of President Faure Gnassingbé.Some users say internet...

Former US President Barack Obama has attacked the Trump administration for scrapping his scheme to protect young undocumented migrants from deportation.The Deferred Action for...

Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) commander, Lt-Gen Khoantle Motšomotšo, was shot dead on Tuesday morning during a gun battle with Lt-Col Tefo Hashatsi and Lt-Col...

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga said on Tuesday his coalition would not participate in the re-run of a presidential election proposed for Oct. 17...

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting their third child, Kensington Palace has announced. The Queen and both families are said to be "delighted...

The Chinese Government has placed a ban on children in the country attending church services.The move is reportedly a bid to crack down on...

Four people were injured, three of them seriously, when a car smashed through the side of a house and started a fire. A white VW...

North Korea says it has successfully tested a nuclear weapon that could be loaded onto a long-range missile. The secretive communist state said its sixth...

A wife allegedly cut off her husband’s penis and flushed it down the loo.The woman is said to have attacked the 50-year-old because he...

President Uhuru Kenyatta says the Jubilee Coalition is ready to campaign again ahead of the presidential election re-run even though he does not agree...

The son of South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has denied involvement in alleged corruption despite his links with controversial businessmen.Duduzane Zuma told the BBC...

A 12-year-old Indian school girl killed herself after allegedly being shouted at for staining her uniform and bench with period blood. The 7th grader, a student in...

Cameroon has banned people from watching a popular television station that says it represents the interests of the English-speaking population. Cable TV providers have been...

With floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey swallowing entire Texas cities, the US military is mobilizing its resources from states across the country to help...

Notting Hill Carnival has delivered an unlikely social media star in the from of a dancing police officer throwing some sick shapes and earning...

A Houston police officer has died after he became trapped in flood waters whilst trying to get to work, the city police chief has...

US President Donald Trump has said North Korea's latest missile launch signals "contempt" for its neighbours and the UN. He said the North would only...

The US city of Houston has declared a night-time curfew as it battles the impact of Hurricane Harvey. The storm has dumped record rainfall over...

A South African minister has criticised African leaders who seek medical treatment abroad. Aaron Motsoaledi condemned "health tourism" while speaking in Zimbabwe. President Robert Mugabe, who...

North Korea has fired a missile over northern Japan in a move Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called an "unprecedented" threat to his country. The...

US healthcare provider Aetna has apologised after letters sent to thousands of patients publicly displayed their HIV status. The correspondence was sent to about 12,000...

A van containing gas canisters has been discovered near a music venue in Rotterdam, hours after a tip-off from Spanish police led to the...

German police have seized around 5,000 ecstasy tablets shaped like the head of US President Donald Trump, a haul worth tens of thousands of euros.The...

China's fleet of high-speed trains is set once again to become the world's fastest. The top speed of the Fuxing or "rejuvenation" bullet trains was...

India’s top court has ruled the practice of instant divorce in Islam unconstitutional, marking a major victory for women’s rights activists.In a 3-2 majority...

Four men have appeared in a South African court facing charges of cannibalism after one allegedly walked into a police station declaring he was...

Sierra Leone's mudslide death toll has now passed 400 as hundreds are still missing according to the United Nations. Several countries have come to the aid...

North Korea warned Sunday that the upcoming US-South Korea military exercises are "reckless behavior driving the situation into the uncontrollable phase of a nuclear...

Following a mudslide that occurred in Sierra Leone capital City Freetown at a community called Regent, the President of the country has declared the...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 urged the US and North Korea to urgently "put the brakes" on provocative actions and words on Tuesday after North Korean leader Kim...

President Jacob Zuma at the weekend spoke publicly of attempts on his life, saying he was poisoned and almost died because of his stance...

A car has crashed into a pizzeria in a village east of the French capital Paris, killing a girl and injuring 12 other people,...

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...

Seventeen people have been killed and eight wounded in a "terrorist attack" in the centre of the capital of Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou, the government...

Last Monday, a shoplifter in Toronto was caught stealing an outfit for a job interview. But when Constable Niran Jeyanesan arrived to arrest him,...