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AU names Edem Kodjo envoy to Burkina Faso

The African Union has named Togo's former prime minister, Edem Kodjo as special envoy to…

South Africa appeals Pistorius verdict

South African prosecutors on Tuesday filed an appeal against the sentence and conviction of star…

Gunmen kill five in Saudi Shiite village

Masked gunmen killed five people in a mostly Shiite area of eastern Saudi Arabia late…

Zambia's White President sacks rival

Zambia's acting White president Guy Scott, who says black blood runs through his veins, has…

Report: Boko Haram Caliphate bigger than 3 Nigerian states

Over 20,000 square kilometres of territory in three North Eastern states of Borno, Yobe and…

Children mostly hit by Potiskum bomber, says cleric

About twenty children, aged between nine years and 15 were killed in yesterday's bombing of…

Father of Indonesian woman wants death for British killer

CILACAP, (AFP) - The father of a young Indonesian woman murdered in Hong Kong called…

Liberal MP quits British cabinet, lambasts Conservatives

British Liberal Democrat lawmaker Norman Baker has quit as a Home Office minister, citing the…

Ebola claims another Sierra Leone doctor

A Sierra Leone doctor, Dr Godffrey George has died on Monday from Ebola, making him…

Shift work linked to brain power decline: study

People who work shifts for 10 years or more may suffer loss of memory and…