Peace diamond: Precious stone fetches $6.5m in New York
A giant 709-carat diamond unearthed in Sierra Leone has sold at auction in New York for $6.5m (£4.8m).
Laurence Graff, chairman of Graff Diamonds, won the precious stone - nicknamed the "peace diamond" - in...
California wildfire: Thousands evacuated in Ventura County
Thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes north of Los Angeles as a fast-moving wildfire rips through the area.
The blaze took hold in the early evening in southern California's Ventura County...
Trump travel ban: Supreme Court lets restrictions take full effect
The US Supreme Court has ruled President Donald Trump's travel ban on six mainly Muslim countries can go into full effect, pending legal challenges.
The decision is a boost for Mr Trump's policy against travellers...
Yemen’s former leader Saleh ‘killed’
Reports from Yemen say ex-President Ali Abdullah Saleh has been killed in fighting with his former allies.
Media controlled by the rebel Houthi movement quoted officials as declaring the "end of the crisis of the...
Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa replaces ministers after outcry
Zimbabwe's new President Emmerson Mnangagwa has replaced two ministers, two days after announcing his cabinet.
Critics said the original line-up showed Mr Mnangagwa had no plans to bring real change to the country despite hailing...
Trump-Russia: Flynn’s dealings were ‘lawful’
Donald Trump has responded to a guilty plea by his former national security adviser Michael Flynn, saying Mr Flynn's actions as a member of his transition team "were lawful".
Mr Flynn has entered a plea...
Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa gives key cabinet jobs to military figures
Zimbabwe's new president Emmerson Mnangagwa has named his cabinet, appointing senior military figures to high-profile positions.
Mr Mnangagwa has made Sibusiso Moyo, the general who appeared on state TV after the recent military takeover, the...
Trump hits out at UK PM May over tweets
Donald Trump has told UK Prime Minister Theresa May to focus on "terrorism" in the UK after she criticised his sharing of far-right videos.
"Don't focus on me, focus on the destructive Radical Islamic Terrorism...
Saudi anti-corruption drive: Prince Miteb freed ‘after $1bn deal’
Saudi Prince Miteb bin Abdullah has been released more than three weeks after he was detained on allegations of corruption, officials have said.
Prince Miteb, once seen as a contender to the throne, was freed...
Nigerians ‘sold like goats’ in Libya
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has said all Nigerians stranded in Libya will be brought home and be “rehabilitated”.
Reacting to recent footage showing Africans for sale at a slave auction in Libya, President Buhari said...