Larry Nassar jailed for another 40 to 125 years
Disgraced ex-sports doctor Larry Nassar has been jailed for another 40 to 125 years for molesting young gymnasts.
Nassar already faced a lifetime in jail for two prior sentences for sexually abusing girls at USA...
Top ivory investigator stabbed to death in Kenya
One of the world's leading investigators into the illegal trade in ivory and rhino horn has been killed in Kenya.
Esmond Bradley Martin, 75, was found with a stab wound to his neck at home...
Jacob Zuma: Pressure grows on South Africa president to stand down
South African President Jacob Zuma is under growing pressure to step down following talks with senior members of his ANC party on Sunday.
Details of the talks were not revealed but party leaders are to...
Foreigners hit in Italy drive-by attack
At least four people have been wounded in a series of drive-by shootings in a town in central Italy, and one man has been arrested, police say.
All of those hurt in the attacks in...
Zimbabwe opposition leader ‘attacked’ on campaign trail
Former Zimbabwean vice-president Joice Mujuru has been attacked while holding a political rally, her party says.
The opposition National People's Party said Mrs Mujuru and several others were assaulted with rocks while campaigning in a...
Fidel Castro’s son ‘takes own life’
The 68-year-old son of Cuba's former leader Fidel Castro has killed himself in Havana, according to Cuban state media.
Fidel Ángel Castro Díaz-Balart was found on Thursday morning and is said to have suffered from...
Migrant crisis: Scores feared drowned off Libyan coast
Ninety migrants are feared drowned after a boat capsized off the Libyan coast, says the UN's migration agency.
Three survivors said most of those who drowned were Pakistani nationals.
Libya has for years been a major...
South Africa gold mine: All 955 trapped workers freed
All 955 workers from a gold mine in South Africa have been safely brought back to the surface.
They had been trapped underground since a power cut struck on Wednesday night.
"Everybody's out," said James Wellsted,...
Hundreds of miners trapped underground in SA
Hundreds of miners are believed to be trapped underground at a mine in South Africa's Free State province, eNCA reports.
It says 950 miners were trapped underground on Wednesday night after a storm interfered with...
Court suspends TV shutdown in Kenya
Kenya's High Court has suspended the government's shutdown of three of the country's largest private TV channels.
KTN, NTV, and Citizen TV were taken off the air over plans to broadcast opposition leader Raila Odinga's...