South Africa’s embattled president Jacob Zuma has been planning to set up home in Dubai, according to emails published in South African media. The reports suggest deepening ties between President...
South Africa’s embattled president Jacob Zuma has been planning to set up home in Dubai, according to emails published in the local media. The reports suggest deepening ties between President Zuma...
Civilians are being hit hardest as Iraq's military assault on Mosul enters its final phase, the country's UN humanitarian relief coordinator says. Lise Grande told the BBC residents were in grave...
Don't look back in anger: Music helps Manchester remember, and forget Five days after the Manchester attack, 50,000 people turned out for one of the city's biggest concerts of the year. It was a...
Pioneering female coach Chan Yuen-ting has stepped down a year after making history as the first woman to lead a team to a men's top flight league title. The trailblazing Chan, nicknamed "Beef Ball"...
British Airways says it is aiming to run a "near normal schedule" at Gatwick and the "majority of services" from Heathrow on Sunday after IT failure led to all flights being cancelled. Serious...
Queues at Heathrow airport stretched out of the terminal British Airways has cancelled all flights from Heathrow and Gatwick because of global computer problems. A "major IT system failure is causing...
Leaders of the G7 group of rich nations have failed to agree a statement on climate change. Six world leaders reaffirmed their commitment to the Paris accord, the world’s first comprehensive deal...
Customs officials in Kuwait have apprehended a pigeon carrying drugs in a miniature backpack, Kuwaiti newspaper al-Rai reports. A total of 178 pills were found in the fabric pocket attached to its...
British Airways has cancelled all flights from Heathrow and Gatwick until 18:00 BST because of computer problems. A “major IT system failure is causing very severe disruption to our flight...
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger described the criticism he has had this season as “a disgrace” he will “never forget”. The Frenchman, 67, has faced fierce protests from fans calling for him to...
British Airways has cancelled all flights from Heathrow and Gatwick until 18:00 BST because of computer problems. A “major IT system failure that is causing very severe disruption to our flight...
Leaders of the G7 group of rich nations are due to meet African heads of state for talks on the migrant crisis. The leaders of Tunisia, Kenya, Ethiopia, Niger and Nigeria will join the second day of...
South Africa’s main opposition leader has been expelled from Zambia to prevent him from attending the treason hearing of his detained counterpart. The decision was taken to ensure Mmusi Maimane did...
India has inaugurated a 9.15km (5.68-mile) bridge over the Lohit river, easily its longest ever, which connects the disputed state of Arunachal Pradesh with the north-eastern state of Assam. China...
Gunmen have attacked a bus carrying Coptic Christians in central Egypt, killing at least 23 people and wounding 25 others, state media report. The bus was heading towards the Monastery of St Samuel...
Five Kenyan policemen have been killed after their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in the north-eastern town of Liboi, near the border with Somalia. The attack happened almost at the exact spot where...
The price of oil has plummeted by about 5%, despite oil-producing nations agreeing to extend production cuts for a further nine months. Meeting in Vienna, energy ministers from both Opec and non-Opec...
Flying between the West African capitals of Freetown and Banjul should take about an hour. But as the BBC's Umaru Fofana found out, because of the region's poor air connections, it can be quicker and...
A tutoring app developed by a 27-year-old Nigerian has won an engineering award given by the UK’s Royal Academy of Engineering. Godwin Benson designed Tuteria, a platform that links qualified...
