At least 38 killed in armed attack in north-west Nigeria
21 February 2026, 19:36 PM Africa & rest of the world
Attackers kill at least 50 in Nigeria
21 February 2026, 04:12 AM World
RSF actions in Sudan’s al-Fashir points to genocide
20 February 2026, 00:40 AM Africa & rest of the world
UN chief renews push for ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Sudan
16 February 2026, 02:54 AM Africa & rest of the world
21 drown in Nile boat sinking in Sudan
13 February 2026, 00:52 AM Africa & rest of the world
Sudan RSF drone strike on school kills two children
12 February 2026, 01:35 AM Africa & rest of the world
51 kidnapped, 3 killed in Nigeria attacks
9 February 2026, 04:53 AM Africa & rest of the world
Gunmen kill at least 162 in attack in Nigeria
4 February 2026, 20:21 PM Africa & rest of the world
12 schoolchildren killed in South Africa crash
19 January 2026, 16:01 PM Africa & rest of the world

Canada's Trudeau apologises after Nazi veteran praised in parliament

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday formally apologized after the speaker of the House of Commons praised a Nazi veteran in the chamber while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was present
28 September 2023, 06:40 AM

Fire kills 34 at illegal fuel depot in Benin

At least 34 people were killed when a contraband fuel dump burst into flames in southern Benin near the border with Nigeria, a government official said on Saturday.
24 September 2023, 07:01 AM

US says it expects India to work with Canada on murder case

The United States made clear on Friday that it expected the Indian government to work with Canada on efforts to investigate the possible involvement of New Delhi agents in the murder of a Canadian citizen in June
23 September 2023, 02:45 AM

Over 43,000 displaced

Libya’s flood disaster, which killed thousands in the city of Derna, also displaced more than 43,000 people, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said yesterday.
21 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch hands over empire to son Lachlan

Rupert Murdoch will step down as chairman of his global media empire, handing the post to son Lachlan, Fox Corp and News Corp announced Thursday
21 September 2023, 13:28 PM

Canada, US worked closely on possible India link to killing of Sikh leader

Canada worked "very closely" with the United States on intelligence that Indian agents had been potentially involved in the murder of a Sikh leader in British Columbia earlier this year, a senior Canadian government source said on Tuesday
20 September 2023, 06:11 AM

India rejects 'absurd' Canada accusations over killing

New Delhi on Tuesday rejected "absurd" accusations by the Canadian government that Indian agents were involved in the killing of a Canadian Sikh leader in June
19 September 2023, 03:20 AM

Libya Flood: Derna struggles to cope with so many corpses

Residents and rescue workers in the devastated Libyan city of Derna are struggling to cope with the thousands of corpses washing up or decaying under rubble, after a flood that smashed down buildings and swept people to sea.
16 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Libya Flood: Rescuers search for thousands still missing

Rescuers sifted through mud and rubble yesterday in their search for people missing from the tsunami-sized flash flood that swept the Libyan port city of Derna.
15 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Libya Flood: Survivors search for loved ones

Survivors of a flood that swept away the centre of the Libyan city of Derna picked through the ruins yesterday in search of loved ones from among thousands of dead and missing, while authorities feared an outbreak of disease from rotting bodies.
14 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Four migrants dead after boat sinks off Tunisia

Four Tunisian migrants died and 21 others were rescued after their boat sank while trying to reach the Italian coast, a judicial source said yesterday.
13 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Libya flood: Death toll rises to 4,000

Libya was reeling Wednesday from a massive flood that left nearly 4,000 dead and thousands more missing, wreaking havoc in the eastern city of Derna where bodies wrapped in blankets lined the ravaged streets
13 September 2023, 05:57 AM

Morocco Earthquake: Rescuers race to find survivors

Rescuers yesterday searched villages reduced to rubble for any survivors of Morocco’s deadliest earthquake in more than six decades, in a desperate race against time as the death toll rose to 2,681 and the scale of destruction became clearer.
11 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Up to Brazil's judiciary to decide on Putin arrest if he visits Brazil: Lula

It would be up to Brazil's judiciary to decide if Russian President Putin would be arrested or not if he attends next year's G20 summit in the South American country, its president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, said on Monday
11 September 2023, 05:18 AM

Morocco Earthquake: Death toll passes 2,100

Survivors of Morocco’s deadliest earthquake in more than six decades struggled to find food, water and shelter yesterday as the search for the missing continued in remote villages and the death toll of more than 2,100 seemed likely to rise further.
10 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Morocco quake kills over 1,300

The deadliest earthquake in Morocco since 1960 has killed more than 1,300 people, as troops and emergency services scrambled to reach remote mountain villages where casualties are still feared trapped, authorities said yesterday. 
9 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Children fleeing LatAm in record numbers: UN

A record number of children from Latin America and the Caribbean are leaving their homes in search of a better life, risking disease, injury and abuse, a United Nations children’s agency (Unicef) report said Wednesday, urging a stronger humanitarian response.
7 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Cyclone leaves 21 dead in southern Brazil

Torrential rain and winds caused by an extratropical cyclone have left at least 21 people dead in southern Brazil, officials said Tuesday, warning more flooding may be coming
6 September 2023, 02:54 AM

UN chief urges world to make Africa 'renewable energy superpower'

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday urged the international community to help make Africa "a renewable energy superpower" as the continent hosts a landmark climate summit focused on drawing investment to projects to fight global warming.
5 September 2023, 08:42 AM

Sudan Conflict: 20 killed in air strike on Khartoum

Residents of Khartoum awoke to artillery and rocket fire yesterday, hours after an air strike in the city’s south killed at least 20 civilians including two children, according to Sudanese activists.
3 September 2023, 18:00 PM