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...
Russian President Vladimir Putin said the Kremlin is ready to hand out modern weaponry to its allies - which include rogue states lead by unpredictable...
At least 50 people have died and "many" displaced after recent torrential rains caused flooding in northern Nigeria, Sani Yusuf, executive secretary of the...
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,...
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...
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...
There's growing anticipation that the much-awaited results of last week's Kenya presidential election will be known shortly.
Desks being used for the result verification process...
President Muhammadu Buhari has met families of passengers kidnapped during a train attack in late March in northern Nigeria.
It was the first time such...
Zimbabwe's central bank is to introduce lower denominations of gold coins to allow ordinary people to purchase them, according to the state-owned newspaper The...
Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio has described anti-government protests in the country as acts of terrorism instigated by agitators living abroad.
About 130 people...
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...
Anti-government protesters are clashing with police in Sierra Leone's opposition areas.
It has been reported that a number of officers and protesters have died.
Many Sierra...
Mali's interim President Col Assimi Goïta said he held a telephone conversation on Wednesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
In a post on Twitter, Mr Goïta...
Eight police officers were killed during violent anti-government protests in Sierra Leone on Wednesday, the country's youth minister told CNN on Thursday.
The officers, six...
Nollywood actor, Moses Armstrong has been charged with rape, intimidation, conspiracy and supplying of drugs or instruments to procure abortion by the Akwa Ibom State government...
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...
Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o has congratulated her father on winning a second and final term as governor of Kenya’s Kisumu county.
Her father, Anyang Nyong’o,...
Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o has congratulated her father on winning a second and final term as governor of Kenya’s Kisumu county.
Her father, Anyang Nyong’o,...
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...
The President and Founder of Christ Embassy, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, has relieved his nephew, Dr Daysman Oyakhilome Woghiren, of his position as the President...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on Western countries to ban all Russian visitors – and the Kremlin has responded with scorn.
Russians should “live...
