Somalia’s al-Shabab carries out attack on military base
Militant Islamists have stormed a military base in southern Somalia after detonating a suicide car bomb.
Al-Shabab says its fighters killed 27 soldiers in the raid, about 50km (31 miles) from the port city of...
Somali father defends FGM after daughter, 10, dies
The father of a 10-year-old girl who died after undergoing female genital mutilation (FGM) in Somalia has defended the practice.
Dahir Nur's daughter died of blood loss on 17 July, two days after being taken...
One dead; 13 injured in Toronto shooting
A gunman has opened fire on a busy avenue in Toronto, killing a young woman and injuring 13 other people, one of them critically, police say.
The victim critically injured in the Canadian city's Greektown...
Trump and Iran’s Rouhani trade angry threats
US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani have traded hostile warnings, amid rising tensions between the two countries.
Mr Trump tweeted that Iran "will suffer consequences the likes of which few throughout history...
Gunmen in South Africa kill 11 taxi drivers
Gunmen in South Africa have killed 11 taxi drivers in an ambush, police say.
The men from Gauteng province were travelling to Johannesburg on Saturday night when their minibus was fired on.
The victims, and four...
Ethiopian ‘prophet’ arrested after trying to resurrect corpse
An aspiring prophet has been arrested in Ethiopia after he failed to bring a dead man back to life.
Getayawkal Ayele had tried to revive the corpse of Belay Biftu by lying on top of...
Trump attacks Michael Cohen over ‘Playboy model payment tape’
President Donald Trump has condemned his former lawyer Michael Cohen amid US media reports that he secretly recorded Mr Trump discussing payments to a former Playboy model.
The tapes were reportedly discovered during an FBI...
Amazon, Toyota, Alcoa and others working to counter Trump’s tariff plans
Big companies in the United States from Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) to Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) and Alcoa Corp (AA.N) are working to counter the effect of the Trump administration’s trade policies and to head...
India: Mob lynches man over cows
A Muslim man has been killed by a mob of vigilantes in India after being accused of smuggling cows for slaughter, according to officials.
Akbar Khan, 28, was beaten to death by the group on...
Ex-Zimbabwe footballer jailed for false maternity claims
A former Zimbabwean footballer is among 12 people who have been sentenced to prison in the UK for plotting to claim more than £450,000 ($586,000) in maternity payments for babies which did not exist.
According...