New York Port Authority attack: Akayed Ullah ‘inspired by IS’
The suspect being held after an attempted terror attack at New York City's main bus terminal has said it was in retaliation for US attacks on so-called Islamic State, US media say.
Akayed Ullah, a...
Charles Jenkins: US soldier who defected to North Korea dies
A former US sergeant who defected to North Korea and became Pyongyang's prisoner for nearly 40 years has died.
Charles Jenkins, 77, lived in Japan where he had settled with his family after his 2004...
Tanzanian President Magufuli pardons child rapists
Children's rights activists have condemned the pardon of two child rapists by the Tanzanian president.
Kate McAlpine, director of the Arusha-based Community for Children Rights, told the BBC she was "horrified but unsurprised".
John Magufuli made...
Africa must implement SDGs with urgency – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo wants African leaders to pursue the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with high sense of urgency.
He noted it has become imperative to see the Goals materialized...
New York: ‘Explosion’ at Manhattan bus terminal
New York City Police say they are responding to reports of an explosion at a bus terminal in Manhattan.
The incident reportedly happened on Monday morning at the Port Authority Bus Terminal near Times Square.
"The...
Ivory Coast paying ‘mutinous’ soldiers thousands to quit
Ivory Coast is to pay its soldiers 15m CFA francs ($25,500; £20,000) each to leave its large and mutiny-prone army, news agency Reuters reports.
The government is hoping to retire 4,400 troops - almost a...
Saudi Arabia to allow cinemas to reopen from early 2018
Saudi Arabia has announced it will lift a ban on commercial cinemas that has lasted more than three decades.
The ministry of culture and information said it would begin issuing licences immediately and that the...
Venezuela opposition banned from running in 2018 election
Venezuela's President, Nicolas Maduro, says the country's main opposition parties are banned from taking part in next year's presidential election.
He said only parties which took part in Sunday's mayoral polls would be able to...
Trump’s Jerusalem move: Arab allies attack decision
Arab officials say US President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital risks plunging the Middle East into "violence and chaos".
The move ended US neutrality on one of the region's most sensitive issues.
Arab...
UN peacekeepers killed in DR Congo
At least 14 UN peacekeepers have been killed and 53 wounded in an attack in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The UN's Monusco mission said the peacekeepers were attacked by suspected rebels...