Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi has tendered his resignation after populist coalition partner Five Star withdrew its support in a confidence vote.
The former head...
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara held a rare meeting on Thursday with his predecessors and long-time rivals Laurent Gbagbo and Henri Konan Bédié in...
A man wrongfully convicted of murdering the civil rights leader Malcolm X has filed a lawsuit seeking $40 million (£33 million) in compensation.
Muhammad Aziz...
Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police has banned the use of special number plates that grant holders priority on roads and security privileges.
In a statement,...
A 23-year-old man identified as Mohammed Abubakar, has been sentenced to three months imprisonment by an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun state for biting off...
One person has died and 84 others injured after protests rocked the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo on Wednesday, hospital officials have said.
The 26-year-old...
A woman has admitted to torching a home and burning a young couple and their three-week old baby alive, following a dispute over sexual services with...
Russian forces are gearing up for an all-out ground offensive on the east of Ukraine – but defenders are targeting ammunition depots to hamper their plans.
Ukrainians today...
The UN says 20 people have been killed and dozens more abducted in multiple attacks in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
The dead include children...
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled Sri Lanka on a military jet, amid mass protests over its economic crisis.
The country's air force confirmed the 73-year-old...
An anesthetist who allegedly raped a pregnant woman during a cesarean may have assaulted two other mothers on the same day.
Giovanni Quintella Bezerra, 32,...
South African police have arrested a man after intercepting a minibus taxi carrying 21 sheep suspected to have been stolen.
They said preliminary investigations showed...
Iran plans to supply Russia with potentially hundreds of drones for its war in Ukraine, some with combat capabilities, a US official has said.
White...
South African actress Busisiwe Lurayi, who acted in Netflix's comedy series How To Ruin Christmas, died in her residence on Sunday, according to her...
Thousands of mourners lined the streets of Tokyo to pay their last respects to ex-Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe.
A hearse bearing Abe’s body made...
Tetsuya Yamagami, the man accused of assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, was reportedly motivated by his hatred of the Family Federation for...
