Dutch to issue MH17 disaster report
The Dutch Safety Board is to publish a final report on why Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 broke up over Ukraine in 2014, killing all...
Gambians flee ahead of Barrow ‘inauguration’
A worker at The Gambia's main ferry crossing has told the BBC that thousands of people are fleeing every day as they are "afraid...
Japan restarts first nuclear power plant since Fukushima
Japan has restarted its first nuclear reactor under new safety rules following the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
All Japan's nuclear plants were gradually shut down after...
Israeli-Palestinian violence spreads
Fresh violence between Palestinians and Israelis has seen six Palestinians shot dead in Gaza, reports say, and a fresh spate of stabbings.
Israel said its...
India doctors allow 10-year-old rape victim to abort
A panel of doctors has accepted a 10-year-old rape victim's plea for an abortion in the northern Indian state of Haryana.
Dr Ashok Chauhan told...
SA pastor banned from using Doom on congregation
A South African judge has issued a banning order to prevent a controversial pastor from using Doom insect repellent for "religious healing".
Judge George Phatudi...
Namibia’s president Hage Geingob passes on
Namibia’s President Hage Geingob passed away during medical treatment at a hospital in the capital, Windhoek.
In a statement Vice-President Nangolo Mbumba confirmed Mr. Geingob’s...
Liberia’s Sirleaf honoured with statue in Nigeria next to that of Zuma
Liberia’s outgoing president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has been honoured in Nigeria’s southeast state of Imo with a statue, chieftaincy title, the state’s highest award...
Kenya honour for Muslim hero who protected Christian bus passengers
A Muslim teacher in Kenya who protected Christians on a bus after it was attacked by Islamist militants has been posthumously honoured for his...
Indian chief justice, 7 top court judges sentenced to 5 years in jail
Justice CS Karnan - who turned away a team of psychiatrists tasked by the Supreme Court to check his mental health last week -...