Oprah considers 2020 presidential bid
Oprah Winfrey is "actively thinking" about running for president, two of her close friends told CNN Monday.
The two friends, who requested anonymity in order to speak freely, talked in the wake of Winfrey's extraordinary...
Casamance: Thirteen dead in attack in restive Senegalese region
Thirteen people have been killed in an attack in the restive southern Senegalese region of Casamance.
Hospital workers who have seen the bodies said some of the victims had been shot, others decapitated. The dead...
‘World’s most expensive vodka’ found on Danish building site
A stolen bottle of vodka thought to be the world's most expensive at $1.3m (£960,000) has been found empty on a construction site, Danish police say.
The bottle, made from gold and silver and with...
Trump: Wolff book on US administration is ‘full of lies’
Donald Trump says a book containing damaging allegations about his administration is "full of lies".
Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House by Michael Wolff was due out on Tuesday but publication was advanced...
Mike Tyson to open 40-acre cannabis resort
Mike Tyson plans to open his own 40-acre cannabis resort now that weed has been officially legalised in California.
The former boxer has got green on his mind with his new project idea ‘Tyson Ranch’.
On...
Equatorial Guinea ‘stops coup attempt by mercenaries’
Mercenaries have attempted to launch a coup in the Western African state of Equatorial Guinea, its government says.
At least 30 armed men from Chad, Cameroon and the Central African Republic were arrested late last...
Ex-aide Bannon has lost his mind – Trump
Former White House aide Steve Bannon "lost his mind" after he lost his job, US President Donald Trump has said.
The president disavowed Mr Bannon after he was quoted in a new book describing a...
Israel: African migrants told to leave or face imprisonment
The Israeli government has issued a notice for thousands of African migrants to leave the country or face imprisonment.
The migrants will be given up to $3,500 (£2,600) for leaving within the next 90 days.
They...
North Korea to reopen hotline to South to discuss Olympics
North Korea has said it will reopen a telephone hotline to South Korea, to facilitate talks on its possible participation in the Winter Olympics.
Seoul's Yonhap news agency reported that the inter-Korean communications channel would...
Trump threatens to stop Palestinian aid over Jerusalem row
The US may stop aid payments to Palestinians who are "no longer willing to talk peace", President Trump said.
On Twitter, Mr Trump said the United States received "no appreciation or respect" in return for...