Former Malaysia PM Najib Razak banned from leaving country

Ex-Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has been banned from leaving the country, immigration officials say. This comes after Mr Najib said that he and his wife were planning to go on an overseas holiday on...

Jailed Malaysia politician ‘to get royal pardon’

Malaysia's king has agreed to pardon a politician whose case has gripped national politics for two decades, says new PM Mahathir Mohamad. Anwar Ibrahim, once considered a potential future leader, was jailed on charges of...

Zimbabwe VP denies bleaching his skin

Zimbabwe's Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga has denied he uses skin whitening creams, reports News 24. According to the Chronicle newspaper, he made the denial after being mocked on social media - with some cruel users dubbing...

Malaysia’s Mahathir Mohamad to be world’s oldest leader

Mahathir Mohamad is on course to become the world's oldest elected leader at 92, after a shock victory in Malaysia's bitterly fought election. The former PM came out of retirement and defected to the opposition...

Malaysia set to have world’s oldest leader

Mahathir Mohamad is on course to become the world's oldest elected leader at 92, after a shock victory in Malaysia's bitterly fought election. The former PM came out of retirement and defected to the opposition...

Trump to greet trio freed by North Korea

US President Donald Trump has arrived at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington to greet three American detainees released by North Korea. The White House said the trio, who will arrive shortly, had been freed...

Somali militants ‘stone woman to death for polyandry’

A woman has been stoned to death in Somalia after a court run by militant Islamist group al-Shabab convicted her of polyandry, reports a news site affiliated to the militants. Shukri Abdullahi Warsame was accused...
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Iran nuclear deal: Trump pulls US out

US President Donald Trump says he will withdraw the US from an Obama-era nuclear agreement with Iran. Calling it "decaying and rotten", he said the deal was "an embarrassment" to him "as a citizen". He said...

Ebola returns to DR Congo

Two cases of Ebola have been confirmed in the north-western town of Bikoro, a health official in the Democratic Republic of Congo told news agency Reuters. Jean Jack Muyembe, who works for the country's institute...

Buhari makes fourth medical trip to UK

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari leaves the capital Abuja today for a four-day medical trip to the United Kingdom - his fourth since he came to power in 2015.Mr Buhari, who arrived back from a...