Zimbabwe’s long-time President Robert Mugabe is reportedly refusing to step down immediately, despite growing calls for his resignation. The 93-year-old…
Zimbabwe on edge over army’s next move
South African government ministers are in Harare for crisis talks with ousted President Robert Mugabe and military leaders who have…
Robert Mugabe ‘under house arrest’
Zimbabwe’s military has placed President Robert Mugabe under house arrest in the capital Harare, South African President Jacob Zuma says.…
Army takes control in Zimbabwe
The military has taken control in Zimbabwe but said President Robert Mugabe, in power since 1980, was safe. After seizing…
Saudi anti-corruption probe ‘finds $100bn was embezzled’
Saudi Arabia’s attorney general says at least $100bn (£76bn) has been misused through systemic corruption and embezzlement in recent decades.…
SA farmers jailed for coffin abuse
Two white farmers in South Africa who forced a black man into a coffin have been sentenced to jail for…
Kenya election official quits before poll
A senior member of Kenya’s electoral commission (IEBC) has resigned, saying the country is unable to hold credible elections next…
Fury in Ghana after fire deaths
A huge tanker explosion near a gas station in Ghana’s capital, Accra that killed at least seven people and injured…
India railway station stampede kills 22
A stampede on a footbridge at a Mumbai railway station in India has left 22 people dead and injured more…
New way to prevent HIV discovered
Scientists in the United States have engineered an antibody that could offer a new way to treat or prevent HIV,…
Race to save children in Mexico rubble
Rescuers are racing against the clock to reach survivors trapped under the rubble of a school in Mexico City which…
North Korea warns U.S. of ‘greatest pain,’ rejects sanctions
North Korea on Tuesday rejected a U.N. Security Council resolution imposing tougher sanctions and said the United States would soon…