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...
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...
New York Attorney General quits amid abuse reports
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has resigned following allegations of assault by four women.
The resignation came after the New Yorker magazine published a report quoting the women who accused Mr Schneiderman, 63, of...
Former top Chinese official jailed for life
A former Chinese Communist Party official once tipped for a top leadership position has been sentenced to life in prison for bribery.
Sun Zhengcai, a former Politburo member, is the latest senior figure to fall...
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman quits amid abuse reports
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has resigned following allegations of assault by four women.
The resignation came after the New Yorker magazine published a report quoting the women who accused Mr Schneiderman, 63, of hitting them.
Two...
Leopard eats child in Uganda
Wildlife officials in Uganda are still hunting for a leopard which snatched and ate the three-year-old son of a ranger at the popular Queen Elizabeth National Park on Friday night, AFP news agency reports.
Elisha...