Parsons Green: Police hunt bomber behind Tube attack
A manhunt is under way to find the person behind Friday's rush hour Tube bombing in south-west London.
Police said they were "chasing down suspects" and had hundreds of officers trawling through CCTV following the...
Tunisian women free to marry non-Muslims
Tunisia has overturned a law that banned women from marrying non-Muslims.
A spokeswoman for President Beji Caid Essebsi made the announcement and congratulated women on gaining "the freedom to choose one's spouse".
Until now, a non-Muslim...
Parsons Green: London Underground blast is terror incident
An "improvised explosive device" was detonated on a Tube train in south-west London during Friday's rush hour, Scotland Yard has confirmed.
Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley said hundreds of detectives, working with MI5, are investigating the...
Togo parliament to discuss presidential term limits
In Togo a bill to reduce the number of presidential terms is being examined in parliament today.
The bill includes a two-term limit for the president and a two-round voting system.
But opposition leaders have expressed...
Celebrations as Nigeria’s ‘Chibok girls’ reunited with families
More than 100 "Chibok girls" freed from Nigeria's Boko Haram have been reunited with their families and will soon return to school.
Now young women, they were among 276 girls kidnapped by Islamist militants in...
North Korea fires second ballistic missile over Japan
North Korea has fired a ballistic missile across Japan, creating new tension in the region after its nuclear bomb test less than two weeks ago.
The missile reached an altitude of about 770km (478 miles),...
Uganda’s Makerere University investigates degree cheats
One of Africa's most prestigious universities is investigating how 300 students managed to get their degree results changed.
Uganda's Makerere University discovered that the students' marks had been tampered with in 2015.
It is thought that...
Tanzania conjoined twins start university classes
Tanzanian conjoined twins Maria and Consolata Mwakikuti have begun special computer classes at the Ruaha Catholic University (Rucu) ahead of the start of term, the Citizen reports
The newspaper says that they have arrived earlier...
Curfew imposed in Nigerian state
A dusk-to-dawn curfew has been imposed in the main commercial hub in Nigeria's south-eastern Abia state following clashes between the military and activists campaigning for the creation of the independent state of Biafra.
Abia State...
India rape: Uncle did not father child’s baby – DNA test
Police in India have reopened the case of a 10-year-old girl after forensic tests revealed that her baby's DNA samples did not match those of her uncle who is charged with raping her.
After the...