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
Ten dead after a shooting in Canadian province of British Columbia, police say
11 February 2026, 09:20 AM
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
5 Bangladeshis killed, 2 hurt in South Africa crash
The accident took place Friday morning in the city of Beaufort West as a car carrying the Bangladeshis collided with a lorry
24 February 2023, 12:34 PM
Too warm in Canada: World's largest ice rink may not open
Ottawa is in the grips of its third-warmest winter ever recorded, according to Environment Canada
22 February 2023, 05:58 AM
Death toll from Brazil downpours rises to 46; more rain forecast
Massive rainfalls over the weekend have caused landslides and flooding in coastal towns in the southeast of the country. Almost 2,500 people are still displaced or homeless, the Sao Paulo state government said in a statement, adding that rescue work is ongoing
22 February 2023, 01:31 AM
At least 51 soldiers killed in Burkina Faso attack on Friday: army
The incident occurred two days before France officially marked the end of its military operations in the West African nation, where in 2015 some 400 French special forces had been sent to help fight an insurgency that spread from neighbouring Mali
20 February 2023, 18:51 PM
At least 36 killed in Brazil
Flooding and landslides triggered by torrential rain in Brazil claimed at least 36 lives on Carnival weekend in southeast Sao Paulo state, authorities said Sunday.
20 February 2023, 18:00 PM
Brazil flooding, landslides kill at least 36
TV and social media footage from the town of Sao Sebastiao showed entire neighborhoods under water, debris from hillside houses swept away by oozing earth, flooded highways and cars destroyed by fallen trees, among other damage
20 February 2023, 01:30 AM
Aid focus turns to homeless, destitute in aftermath of Turkey quake
Death toll surpasses 43,000
17 February 2023, 06:31 AM
Nibir’s condition improving but not out of danger yet, say family members
Bangladeshi students Shahriar Khan, Angela Barai and Aryan Dipta were killed in a road accident in Toronto last Monday at 11:30pm local time. Kumar was seriously injured in this incident.
17 February 2023, 05:40 AM
Tunisia protest: Journalists accuse state of intimidation
Dozens of journalists and rights activists protested in the Tunisian capital yesterday, accusing the state of “repression” and attempts to intimidate the media.
16 February 2023, 18:00 PM
Machu Picchu reopens 25 days after Peru protests forced closure
The Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, Peru's tourist jewel, reopened to visitors on Wednesday, 25 days after it closed due to demonstrations that have shaken the country since last December.
16 February 2023, 01:30 AM
At least 73 migrants missing, presumed dead after shipwreck off Libya
The boat carrying 80 people had departed from Qasr al-Akhyar, east of the capital Tripoli, and was heading to Europe when it ran into trouble on Tuesday, the UN's IOM said
15 February 2023, 17:58 PM
73 migrants 'presumed dead' after shipwreck off Libya
Dozens of migrants are believed to have died in a shipwreck off Libya, with only seven survivors found so far, the United Nations said Wednesday
15 February 2023, 11:33 AM
3 Bangladeshi students dead, 1 injured in Toronto road crash
The deceased were identified as Shahriar Khan, Angela Barai and Aryan Dipta while Kumar Nibir, son of singer Kumar Biswajit, was injured in the same incident. All four of them are students of Humber College
15 February 2023, 04:05 AM
US fighter jet shot down 'unidentified object' over Canada: Trudeau
Trudeau also said he had spoken with US President Joe Biden about the incident, a day after Biden ordered a shootdown of an unidentified flying object over sea ice near Deadhorse, Alaska
11 February 2023, 23:00 PM
Toronto Mayor resigns after admitting affair with staffer
Tory, 68, acknowledged the relationship in a statement announcing his departure, saying it had ended earlier this year and the employee had left city hall.
11 February 2023, 05:07 AM
Twitter down in Turkey as criticism mounts on quake response
AFP reporters were unable to access the social media network across Turkey. It still worked using VPN services that disguise a user's location.
9 February 2023, 04:49 AM
Teenage girl killed in shark attack in Australia
A 16-year-old girl died on Saturday after being mauled by a shark in a river in Western Australia's state capital Perth after she jumped in the water to swim with a pod of dolphins.
5 February 2023, 01:54 AM
At least 41 dead in Nigeria after gunmen, vigilantes clash
At least 41 people were killed when gunmen clashed with a vigilante group in Nigeria’s northern Katsina state, the home state of President Muhammadu Buhari, a police spokesperson said on Friday, the latest violence ahead of a presidential vote.
4 February 2023, 18:00 PM
Australia to remove UK monarch from banknotes
Australia will remove the British monarch from its banknotes, replacing the late Queen Elizabeth II’s image on its $5 note with a design honouring Indigenous culture, the central bank said yesterday. The decision to leave her successor King Charles III off
2 February 2023, 18:00 PM
Gunmen kill 8 at birthday party in South Africa
Gunmen opened fire on a group of people celebrating a birthday at the weekend in a township in South Africa, killing eight and wounding three others, police said today.
30 January 2023, 05:11 AM