Liberian President suspends 3 top officials sanctioned by US for corruption
Liberian President George Weah suspended Nathaniel McGill, the Minister of State for Presidential Affairs, and two other officials after the US Treasury added them...
Cuba relaxes foreign investor rules amid crisis
Cuba says it will allow foreign investors into its wholesale and retail trade for the first time in 60 years.The move is a major...
Ghana’s Consulate visits family of Ghanaian taxi driver beaten to death in the US
The Consul General of Ghana’s Consulate in New York, Kingsley Daniel Atta Boafo, has visited the family of the Ghanaian taxi driver who was...
Russia blames sabotage for new Crimea blasts
A week after an apparent Ukrainian attack on a Russian military base in occupied Crimea, an arms store at another military facility has been...
Human remains found in suitcase bought at auction
New Zealand police are investigating after a family found human remains in suitcases they purchased from an auction at a storage facility.The occupants of...
Drivers rescued after bridge collapses
Drivers of two vehicles have been rescued after a bridge collapsed into water in the south of Norway.One car went into the river but...
Tanzania: Fresh training for pot-bellied police officers
Tanzania's President Samia Hassan has ordered fresh training for pot-bellied immigration officers to make them more agile.She made the remarks in Swahili on Monday,...
Hidden underwater village resurfaces for first time in 40 years as UK heatwave dries lake
A secret underwater village hidden for over 40 years has been uncovered as Britain's scorching heatwave dries up the lake where it was previously hidden.The houses that used...
Vladimir Putin in chilling threat over arming Russia’s allies with deadly weapons
Russian President Vladimir Putin said the Kremlin is ready to hand out modern weaponry to its allies - which include rogue states lead by unpredictable...
Kenya elections: William Ruto wins presidential poll
Deputy President, William Ruto has won Kenya's presidential election, the electoral commission chairman has said, amid dramatic scenes.He narrowly beat his rival, Raila Odinga,...
One dead, 17 injured after stage collapsed at music festival
One person died Saturday and 17 have been injured, three of them seriously, after a stage collapsed at a music festival near Valencia, Spain,...
Shanghai shoppers flee Covid lockdown attempt
There were chaotic scenes at an Ikea store in Shanghai on Saturday, with shoppers trying to escape as authorities tried to quarantine them.Health officials...
Russia reopens bond market to friendly traders
The Moscow Exchange will be partially reopened to foreign investors from Monday after a nearly six-month suspension during the Ukraine war.It says only investors...
Monkeypox: Experts give virus variants new names
A group of global experts convened by WHO has agreed on new names for monkeypox virus variants, as part of ongoing efforts to align...
25-year-old Zambian wins 2022 BBC Komla Dumor award
Zambian TV and radio presenter Dingindaba Jonah Buyoya has won the 2022 BBC News Komla Dumor Award.At 25, Buyoya is the youngest recipient of...
Gunman hailed hero for holding up bank over savings
An armed man who held a bank hostage for more than six hours in Beirut because he could not withdraw savings has been hailed...
UN alarmed over Ukraine nuclear plant
More shelling of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has been reported, with Ukraine and Russia again blaming each other for the attack.Each side said...
Man arrested for marrying off underage, mentally disabled daughter to 3 different men for money
A man in central China married off his mentally disabled teenage daughter on three occasions between 2018 and 2021 to three different men for...
Nollywood actor charged with rape, supplying abortion drugs
The Akwa Ibom State government on Wednesday charged Nollywood actor, Moses Armstrong with rape, intimidation, conspiracy and supplying of drugs or instruments to procure abortion.The actor...
Girl, 12, saved from marrying man, 70, just moments before wedding ceremony
A 12-year-old girl was saved from marrying a 70-year-old man just moments before the wedding ceremony.Two months ago, Amira was excited.Her brother was getting...
New virus detected in eastern China
Scientists are tracking a new, animal-derived virus in eastern China that has infected at least several dozen people.The novel Langya henipavirus (LayV) was found...
France battles monster wildfire
More than 1,000 firefighters are battling a "monster" wildfire in the south-western France that has already destroyed nearly 7,000 hectares (17,300 acres) of forest,...
Trump refuses to answer questions in New York probe
Former US President, Donald Trump, has declined to answer questions as part of a New York state investigation into his family's business practices.Mr Trump...
Chadians who reject marriage proposals to pay fine
People who refuse a marriage proposal in Mangalmé in north-eastern Chad must now pay a fine, known as "amchilini".The region's Higher Islamic Council ruled...
Iranian charged with plotting to kill Trump aide
An Iranian man has been charged by the US with plotting to kill former Trump National Security Adviser John Bolton.US officials said Shahram Poursafi,...
War must end with liberation of Crimea – Zelensky
The war in Ukraine began with Crimea and must end with its liberation, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.Ukraine's president was speaking after a string...
Ukraine conflict: Ban Russian visitors, Zelensky urges West
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on Western countries to ban all Russian visitors – and the Kremlin has responded with scorn.Russians should “live...
Ukraine war must end with liberation of Crimea – Zelensky
The war in Ukraine began with Crimea and must end with its liberation, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.Ukraine’s president was speaking after a string...
Man convicted for murdering friend who woke him up
A man has been found guilty of murdering his friend following an argument about being woken up.Jimmy Moore, 33, died after he was stabbed...
Mother-of-four shot dead by relative in horror gun accident
A British mother-of-four was shot dead in a horrific accident while visiting relatives on a dream holiday to South Africa.Fatima Issa had flown out with her...
Monkeypox can spread in 3 ways – Here’s what to know and how to avoid infection
Just two months after the virus landed in the US, monkeypox has been declared a national public health emergency — a déjà vu nightmare for the...
Brazil arrests 5 more in murder of journalist
Brazil’s federal police on Saturday arrested five additional suspects in the murder of British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira.The pair were killed...
Seoul floods: Eight dead amid heaviest rain
At least eight people have died and 14 others have been injured as flooding caused by torrential rain hit parts of South Korea's capital...
Mark Zuckerberg reveals new WhatsApp features
Meta has announced new privacy features for WhatsApp users.Users will be able to leave group chats silently, control who can see their online status...
Famous fashion designer dies aged 84
Revolutionary Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake has died aged 84, his company has announced.Known for his innovative styles and perfume, Miyake built a global...
Trump accuses FBI agents of raiding his Florida home
Ex-US President Donald Trump has said his Florida home was raided by the FBI, and that agents broke open a safe.Mr Trump said in...
20-year-old student jailed over illegal home abortion
A university student was jailed for two years after taking pills that caused her to have an abortion.The young mum, who had a two...
Drama as footballer sends brother to replace him at his wedding
Malmo FF star, Mohammed Buya, was unlucky as he missed his own wedding day to finalise a transfer to his new club.The striker had...
China conducts new military drills
China's military says it is continuing large-scale military drills around Taiwan after its previously announced live fire exercises ended on Sunday.The Chinese army's Eastern...
Gaza ceasefire holds after days of violence
A ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants held overnight, following three days of violence.Isolated weapons fire from both sides in the minutes before and...