7% of Australian Catholic priests allegedly abused children, inquiry told
An inquiry examining institutional sex abuse in Australia has heard 7% of the nation's Catholic priests allegedly abused children between 1950 and 2010.
In one order, more than 40% of church figures were accused of...
Trump bid to restore travel ban rejected
The US federal appeals court has rejected the Trump administration's request to reinstate a travel ban blocked by a federal judge on Friday.
The late night ruling means the travel ban will remain suspended until...
Trump appeals travel ban ruling
The US justice department has filed a court motion against the suspension of President Trump's travel ban on people from seven mainly Muslim nations.
The move seeks to reverse Friday's ruling by a federal judge...
Gambia’s President Barrow scraps Jammeh’s four-day week
The Gambia's new president has scrapped the four-day week introduced by his predecessor Yahya Jammeh.
In a statement Adama Barrow said that public sector employees would now have to work a half-day on Fridays too.
Four...
Angola’s President Dos Santos announces new successor
Angola's long-time President Jose Eduardo dos Santos has confirmed he will step down before August's poll and has announced his likely successor.
He told a meeting of the governing MPLA party that Joao Lourenco, the...
Gambia dog that killed President Barrow’s son put down
The dog that killed the eight-year-old son of Gambian President Adama Barrow has been put down, a government official has confirmed.
Habibu Barrow
Habibu Barrow died in hospital after being bitten by the dog last month...
Paris: French soldier shoots attacker outside Louvre
A French soldier guarding the Louvre in Paris has shot a man who tried to attack a security patrol with a machete shouting "Allahu Akbar", police say.
The man, who tried to gain entry to...
Mugabe: ‘African leaders lack revolutionary experience’
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe says the vote to readmit Morocco to the African Union (AU) shows a lack of ideology by some African leaders.
Speaking to state media on his return home from the AU...
Ex-prisoner sworn into Gambian cabinet
A newly released prisoner has just been made The Gambia’s finance minister.
Just 72 hours ago Amadou Sanneh was still in jail for being an opponent of former President Yahya Jammeh, who went into exile...
Israel authorises 3,000 more settler homes in West Bank
Israel has announced the construction of 3,000 settlement homes in the occupied West Bank, the fourth such announcement in the less than two weeks since the inauguration of US President Donald Trump.
"Defence Minister Avigdor...