Ethiopian wins top WHO job
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus from Ethiopia will be the next director general of the World Health Organization (WHO).
He will be the first African to head up the UN agency, after winning the most votes from...
Terror Attack: I stand in solidarity with UK – Mahama
Former president John Mahama is solidarising with UK after Monday’s terror attack in Manchester leaving 22 dead and over 50 injured.
The blast happened at 22:35 BST on Monday at the end of a pop...
Trump meets Pope Francis at the Vatican
US President Donald Trump has met Pope Francis at the Vatican for a short private audience on the third leg of his overseas trip.
He arrived for the meeting along with his wife Melania, daughter...
Manchester attack: UK terror threat level raised to critical
The UK terror threat level has been raised to its highest level of "critical", meaning further attacks may be imminent, Theresa May has said.
Military personnel will now be deployed to protect key sites as...
Manchester attack “cowardly act” – Akufo-Addo
Ghana’s president Nana Akufo-Addo has condemned the terror attack in Manchester, resulting in the deaths of 22 people and injuries to 59.
The blast happened at 22:35 BST on Monday at the end of a...
Yahya Jammeh ‘stole $50m’ from state
The Gambia's former president stole "at least" $50m (£38.4m) from the state before he left the country in January, the justice minister has said.
Yahya Jammeh is accused of withdrawing the money via a state...
Manchester Arena blast: 22 dead and 59 hurt
Twenty-two people, including children, are now known to have been killed and 59 injured in a suspected terror attack at Manchester Arena.
The blast happened at 22:35 BST on Monday at the end of a...
Turkey opens trial of suspected military coup plotters
More than 220 suspects, including over two dozen former Turkish generals, have gone on trial accused of being among the ringleaders of the attempted coup last year aimed at ousting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Protesters...
Indonesian police arrest 141 men over ‘gay sex party’
Indonesian police have arrested 141 men attending what they called a "gay sex party" at a sauna in the capital Jakarta late on Sunday.
Police said attendees, including a Briton and a Singaporean, paid 185,000...
Chibok girls: 82 reunited with families in Nigeria
A group of the "Chibok girls" freed from Nigeria's Boko Haram militants have been reunited with their families.
The 82 girls, who were part of a huge group kidnapped from their school in 2014, are...