Saudi Arabia driving ban on women to be lifted
Saudi Arabia's King Salman has issued a decree allowing women to drive for the first time, to the joy of activists.
The Gulf kingdom is the only country in the world that bans women from...
Togolese refugees enter Ghana as political crisis spread
Refugees fleeing political unrest in Togo are pouring into Ghana as security crackdown on opposition protesters seeking an end to President Faure Gnassingbe’s rule steadily spread to northern part of the tiny West African...
Uganda MPs brawl during presidential age-limit debate
Chaotic scenes broke out in Uganda's parliament as MPs debated the contentious removal of the presidential age limit.
Tempers flared and lawmakers were filmed brawling after it was alleged an MP had brought a gun...
Palestinian gunman kills three Israelis in West Bank
Three Israelis have been shot dead by a Palestinian at the entrance to the Jewish settlement of Har Adara in the occupied West Bank, Israeli police say.
The gunman, a 37-year-old from a nearby village,...
North Korea crisis: Washington denies ‘war declared’
The US has said a statement from North Korea accusing Washington of declaring war on it was "absurd".
The White House also warned Pyongyang to stop provocations after it said it had the right to...
North Korea accuses US of declaring war
North Korea's foreign minister has accused US President Donald Trump of declaring war on his country.
Ri Yong-ho told reporters in New York that North Korea reserved the right to shoot down US bombers.
This applied...
Japan’s PM Shinzo Abe calls snap election
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has called an election a year early and will dissolve parliament on Thursday.
Mr Abe said he was seeking a fresh mandate to overcome "a national crisis" amid rising threats...
Tennessee church shooting halted by ‘extraordinarily brave’ usher
A masked gunman was stopped mid-attack by an "extraordinarily brave" church usher after killing one person near Nashville, Tennessee.
The suspect shot and injured himself during a struggle with 22-year-old Robert Caleb Engle, who was...
Germany election: Merkel wins fourth term
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been re-elected for a fourth term while nationalists have made a historic surge in federal elections, exit polls show.
Her conservative CDU/CSU bloc has seen its worst result in almost...
Germany election: Merkel seeks fourth term
Germans head to the polls today for the country's federal elections, in a key test for Angela Merkel.
She is seeking a fourth term as chancellor, and to retain her Christian Democrat party's (CDU) status...