Trump travel ban: Hawaii files first legal challenge
Hawaii has become the first US state to file a suit against President Donald Trump's revised travel order.
Its attorney general says the new version is fundamentally the same as the first, calling it "Muslim...
Senegal’s Dakar mayor in custody for fraud
The mayor of Senegal's capital, Dakar, has been placed in custody for allegedly embezzling public money.
A judge investigating $2.9m (£2.3m) in missing city funds has charged Khalifa Sall with fraud, criminal conspiracy and money...
Couple ‘detained in UAE for sex outside marriage’
A South African man and his Ukrainian fiancee have been detained in the United Arab Emirates for unlawful sex, a relative says.
Emlyn Culverwell‚ 29, and Iryna Nohai, 27, were reportedly arrested after a doctor...
Nigeria closes Abuja airport for repairs
Nigeria has closed its main airport in the capital, Abuja, for six weeks to allow badly needed repairs to be carried out.
It comes after airlines threatened to stop flying there because of safety concerns...
FBI and CIA launch criminal investigation into ‘malware leaks’
US federal agencies have launched a criminal investigation into the public release of documents said to detail CIA hacking tools, US officials say.
They told US media that the FBI and CIA were co-ordinating the...
IS gunmen dressed as medics kill 30 at Kabul military hospital
More than 30 people have been killed after attackers dressed as doctors stormed the largest military hospital in Kabul, Afghan officials say.
Militants armed with guns and grenades gained entry after one detonated explosives at...
Robbers ‘pose as police’ in Johannesburg airport heist
Armed thieves masquerading as police have carried out a robbery at Johannesburg international airport in South Africa, reports say.
The thieves are said to have driven into a restricted zone and taken containers of cash.
Estimates...
Trump travel ban: Targeted nations condemn new US order
Countries targeted under a new US travel ban passed by President Donald Trump have attacked the move, along with the United Nations.
On Monday, President Trump signed a new executive order placing a 90-day ban...
China calls on N Korea to suspend missile and nuclear tests
China has proposed that North Korea suspend its tests of missile and nuclear technology to "defuse a looming crisis".
Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that in exchange, the US and South Korea could halt annual...
Nigerian ex-governor jailed for five years for corruption
A court in Nigeria has found a former state governor guilty of corruption in one of the first high-profile convictions in President Muhammadu Buhari's anti-graft war.
James Bala Ngilari has been sentenced to five years...