Trump threatens broadcaster NBC after nuclear report
US President Donald Trump has raised the prospect of challenging media licences for NBC News and other news networks after unfavourable reports.
He took aim at NBC, which made him a star on The Apprentice,...
Boko Haram convicts ‘jailed for eight years’
About 20 people have so been found guilty in Nigeria for involvement with the Islamist militant Boko Haram group at closed-door trials taking place at a military facility in Kainji in north-central Niger state,...
Malawi curfew over ‘vampire’ killings
At least five people have been killed in southern Malawi after they were accused of behaving like vampires.
The UN says it has pulled staff out of two districts as the vampire scare sweeps across...
Madrid scorns Catalan leader’s independence statement
The Spanish government has rejected a statement of independence signed by Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and dismissed calls for mediation.
Spain's deputy prime minister described Mr Puigdemont as someone "who does not know where he...
100 Ghanaians join ISIS – Minority
At least 100 Ghanaian migrants have joined the deadly terrorist group – the Islamic State - in Libya.
According to the Minority in Ghana’s parliament, the figures were picked from a report from the Libyan...
Raila Odinga quits Kenya election re-run
Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga has pulled out of October's election re-run.
Mr Odinga said his withdrawal would give the electoral commission enough time to introduce reforms that will help deliver a more credible election.
The...
N Korea ‘hacks US-S Korea war plan’
Hackers from North Korea are reported to have stolen a large cache of military documents from South Korea, including a plan to assassinate North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un.
Rhee Cheol-hee, a South Korean lawmaker, said...
India rape: Child’s baby ‘was fathered by second uncle’
A 10-year-old Indian rape victim, who gave birth to a baby girl in August, had been made pregnant by one of her uncles, police say.
Police are filing charges against the suspect - who is...
Liberians go to the polls today
Liberians are set to go to the polls to choose a successor to Africa's first elected female president and Nobel Peace laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Ex-football star George Weah and Vice-President Joseph Boakai are...
Deadly fires hit California wine country
Parts of California's wine region are being ravaged by fast-spreading fires that have killed at least 10 people.
Mass evacuations have taken place and at least 1,500 properties have been destroyed. Seven people were killed...