Malaysia ex-PM charged with corruption
Najib Razak has been charged with corruption, a dramatic fall from grace for the former Malaysian prime minister two months after he lost office.
He faces three counts of criminal breach of trust and one...
Eike Batista: Brazilian ex-billionaire jailed for bribery
A Brazilian oil and mining magnate, who was once one of the richest men in the world, has been sentenced to 30 years in jail after a corruption trial.
Eike Batista had an estimated worth...
‘Dead’ woman found alive in SA morgue
A South African woman is recovering in hospital after being discovered alive in a mortuary fridge.
The woman was taken to Carletonville morgue, in Gauteng province, having been declared dead by paramedics following a road...
Archbishop Wilson sentenced for concealing child sex abuse
A Catholic archbishop in Australia has been given a maximum sentence of 12 months in detention for concealing child sexual abuse in the 1970s.
Philip Wilson, now archbishop of Adelaide, is the most senior Catholic...
Left-winger López Obrador wins Mexican presidency
Left-wing candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador has claimed victory in Mexico's presidential election, saying "profound change" is coming.
The ex-Mexico City mayor, known by his initials Amlo, is projected to win about 53% and his...
Mali: Car bombing targeting French troops kills civilians
A car bomb attack targeting a military patrol in northern Mali has killed at least two civilians and wounded several French soldiers, according to Mali's defence ministry.
Patrik Steiger, France's army spokesman, confirmed that civilians...
Iran vows to thwart US efforts to block its oil exports
Iran has vowed to thwart US efforts to block its oil exports by allowing private companies to export crude oil.
Eshaq Jahangiri, Iran's first vice president, also warned rival OPEC producer Saudi Arabia that it...
Mexico elections: Polls due to open after campaign marred by violence
Polls are due to open across Mexico for Sunday's presidential, parliamentary and local elections.
Front-runner for president is Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, the left-wing former mayor of Mexico City who has pledged to crack down...
Unesco announces new heritage sites around the world
Mountain monasteries in South Korea, a Saudi oasis and Mumbai's art deco buildings are among a number of sites to make it on to Unesco's World Heritage List.
Being listed gives them legal protection under...
DR Congo: Oil drilling allowed in wildlife parks
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has decided to allow oil exploration in two protected wildlife parks, Virunga and Salonga.
The move is strongly opposed by environmental activists, who say drilling would place...