Up to 10 dead in Texas School shooting
Between eight and 10 people have been killed in a shooting by a student at a Texas high school, say police.
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez told reporters the majority of the dead at Santa...
Prince Charles to walk Meghan down the aisle
Prince Charles will walk Meghan Markle down the aisle on Saturday when she marries Prince Harry, Kensington Palace has said.
Ms Markle's father, Thomas, is unable to attend the wedding, after undergoing heart surgery.
The Prince...
Gunmen kill Dangote employees in Ethiopia
Three employees of a cement factory owned by Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote have been killed by gunmen in Ethiopia's Oromia region.
Indian national Deep Kamara, who managed the plant, died alongside two Ethiopian employees.
They were...
Nigerian students ‘tied to cross and whipped’ for being late
Three people have been arrested in Nigeria for allegedly tying late students to crosses and flogging them with horsewhips on a Nigerian roadside.
The three - including the headteacher - were taken into custody after...
DR Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to Mbandaka city
The Ebola outbreak in Congo has spread from the countryside into a city, prompting fears that the disease will be increasingly difficult to control.
Health Minister Oly Ilunga Kalenga confirmed a case in Mbandaka, a...
Trump discloses ‘Stormy Daniels’ payment
US President Donald Trump has officially disclosed his reimbursement to his lawyer, who paid a porn star to hush her claims of an affair.
The Office of Government Ethics found on Wednesday that Mr Trump...
Ex-Zambian leader’s son jailed for stealing phone
A court in Zambia has sentenced the son of former President Frederick Chiluba to eight months imprisonment with hard labour for stealing a mobile phone.
Frederick Chiluba Jr was convicted of stealing a Samsung S7...
Pilot ‘half sucked out of plane’ survives
A Chinese passenger jet was forced into an emergency landing after its windscreen blew out at 32,000ft (9,753m), sucking the co-pilot halfway out of the plane.
Captain Liu Chuanjian said the Airbus A319 had been...
Body of beheaded Ghanaian uncovered in Libya
The bodies of 21 Egyptian Christians including a Ghanaian killed by Islamic State in 2015 in Libya have been uncovered and returned to Egypt.
Members of IS beheaded the Christians in its former Libyan stronghold...
Gaza violence: Fresh protests expected after deadly clashes
Fresh protests against Israel are expected in the Palestinian territories on Tuesday, a day after Israeli troops killed 58 people in the Gaza Strip.
Monday was the deadliest day since a new wave of protests...