Zimbabwe’s Mugabe ‘under house arrest’ after army takeover
Zimbabwe's military has placed President Robert Mugabe under house arrest in the capital Harare, South African President Jacob Zuma says.
Mr Mugabe told Mr Zuma in a phone call that he was fine, the South...
Australians decisively support same-sex marriage
Australians have overwhelmingly voted in favour of legalising same-sex marriage in a historic poll.
The non-binding postal vote showed 61.6% of people favour allowing same-sex couples to wed, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said.
Jubilant supporters...
Macron warns Europe not to rebuff Trump and Putin
French President Emmanuel Macron says Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are threatening Western values of openness and tolerance, but isolating them from Europe would be counterproductive.
"If you decide just to push them back from...
Zimbabwe Army seizes national TV, denies coup
Zimbabwe's military has read out a statement after taking over the national broadcaster, ZBC, saying it has taken action to "target criminals".
However, it said this was not "a military takeover of government" and President...
South African pastor feeds people cockroaches
South Africa's notorious snake pastor Penuel Mnguni has fed cockroaches to two brothers in his congregation, alleging that the insects turned into cheese for the one and spices for the other.
The incident comes about...
Zimbabwe’s military threatens to ‘step in’
Zimbabwe's army chief has warned those responsible for "purging" the country's ruling Zanu-PF party to stop, or the military will step in.
The rare intervention comes just a week after President Robert Mugabe sacked his...
Theresa May accuses Putin of election meddling
Theresa May has launched her strongest attack on Russia yet, accusing Moscow of meddling in elections and carrying out cyber espionage.
Speaking at the Lord Mayor's banquet in London, the prime minister said Vladimir Putin's...
Change negative image about Africa – Akufo-Addo to media
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated that African journalists have a duty to help change the image about Africa, and establish a narrative, which is more positive.
According to President Akufo-Addo, African media practitioners...
Train crash ‘kills 33’ in Democratic Republic of Congo
A train crash in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 33 people, UN radio station Okapi reports.
It happened in Buyofwe in the province Lualaba, in the south of the country.
Radio Okapi said that...
Quake in Iraq and Iran kills more than 100
A 7.3-magnitude earthquake has rattled the northern border region between Iran and Iraq, killing at least 170 people and injuring more than 1,000.
At least 164 people died in western Iran's Kermanshah province, officials told...