A letter to President Alassane Ouattara: You reap what you sow Mr. President, from my rat hole somewhere on the outskirts of Accra, I extend my warmest greetings to you, in your presidential palace....
A professional big-game hunter was crushed to death by an elephant that had been shot, according to reports in South Africa. The Netwerk24 website said an elephant cow stormed a group headed by...
Trump tells Israel Iran will never have nuclear weapons Mr Trump (C) met both Mr Netanyahu (R) and Israeli President Reuven Rivlin (L) (AFP) US President Donald Trump has told Israel's Prime...
Sri Lankan cricketing legend Kumar Sangakkara said Monday he will retire from first-class cricket at the end of the present English county championship season in September. The 39-year-old -- fifth...
Indonesian police have arrested 141 men attending what they called a “gay sex party” at a sauna in the capital Jakarta late on Sunday. Police said attendees, including a Briton and a Singaporean,...
An Indian has climbed Mount Everest twice in under a week in what may be a new woman’s record for the fastest double ascent. Anshu Jamsenpa, a 37-year-old mother-of-two, reached the summit on 16...
After 146 years, America's most celebrated circus Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus is staging its final performance in New York. Owners of the company said the tough decision had been made...
A group of the “Chibok girls” freed from Nigeria’s Boko Haram militants have been reunited with their families. The 82 girls, who were part of a huge group kidnapped from their school in 2014,...
US President Donald Trump is expected to underline the need to confront extremism in Islam when he makes a speech in Saudi Arabia later on Sunday. His address, to a summit of regional leaders, will...
Australia's role as a testing ground for global media giants such as the New York Times, Daily Mail and the Guardian could hasten the decline of embattled local players as they fight for eyeballs and...
Up to 20 CIA informants were killed or imprisoned by the Chinese government between 2010 and 2012, the New York Times reports, damaging US information-gathering in the country for years. It is not...
Mr Rouhani was re-elected with 57% of the vote Moderate Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said his re-election shows voters reject extremism and want more links with the outside world. After...
A group of the "Chibok girls" freed from Nigeria's Boko Haram militants have been reunited with their families. The 82 girls, who were part of a huge group kidnapped from their school in 2014, are in...
The former striker expressed admiration for the supporters who chose not to attend the Gunners' second-last home game of the 2017-18 season Arsenal legend Ian Wright has backed Gunners fans for...
Assange spoke on the balcony of the Ecuadorian embassy: "Seven years of detention without charge" Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has said he will not forgive and forget attempts to arrest him over...
Italy’s first black minister has said she feels “vindicated” after winning a four-year court battle against a far-right MEP who made repeated racist slurs against her. Mario Borghezio has been...
More than 3,000 prisoners are believed to have escaped from the main prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo, security sources have told the BBC. The authorities say only around 50 prisoners got...
Nottingham Forest have been bought by Greek shipping magnate Evangelos Marinakis after his takeover was passed by the English Football League (EFL). The businessman and Olympiakos owner is facing...
Gunmen from a Christian sect have stormed a prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital, freeing their leader and about 50 other inmates, a government spokesman says. Shots were fired and...
Candidates in the general election have been asked to look through their emails for signs that they have been targeted by a phishing attack. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), which is part...
