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
Brazil faces economic pain
Recurring drought, regular power outages and a devastated farming industry - these are the problems scientists say Brazil could face as research suggests the rainforest-rich country is drying out at an alarming rate.
26 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Australia deploys peacekeepers as riots rock Solomon Islands
Australia rushed peacekeepers to the Solomon Islands yesterday hoping to quell riots that threatened to topple the Pacific nation’s government and left its capital ablaze.
25 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Australia lists Hezbollah as ‘terrorist organisation’
Australia yesterday listed all of Hezbollah as a “terrorist organisation”, extending an existing ban on armed units to the entire
24 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Sudan military reinstates PM after deal
Sudan’s military reinstated Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok yesterday and announced the release of all political detainees after weeks of deadly unrest triggered by a coup.
21 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Handok reinstated as Sudan PM after deal with military post coup
Sudan's military reinstated Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Sunday and announced the release of all political detainees after weeks of deadly unrest triggered by a coup.
21 November 2021, 15:57 PM
Renowned journalist killed by suicide bomber in Somalia
An al Shabaab suicide bomber in the Somali capital killed himself and a well-known Somali journalist on Saturday, al Shabaab and the journalist's family told Reuters.
21 November 2021, 06:45 AM
‘Oldest’ jewelry unveiled in Morocco
Archaeologists in Morocco have unveiled what they said was the oldest jewelry in the world, perforated seashells dating back as much as 150,000 years.
20 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Canada's British Columbia declares emergency post floods, death toll expected to rise
The Canadian Pacific coast province of British Columbia declared a state of emergency Wednesday following floods and mudslides caused by extremely heavy rainfall, and officials said they expected to find more dead.
18 November 2021, 19:15 PM
US throws support behind treaty to curb plastic
The United States yesterday threw its support behind negotiations on a treaty to curb plastic pollution, ending a key holdup in international efforts to clean up the planet’s oceans and save marine life.
18 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Fresh protests after 15 killed in Sudan
Street clashes again shook Sudan’s capital yesterday a day after security forces shot dead 15 protesters in the bloodiest day since the military’s October 25 takeover.
18 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Blinken warns on democracy at start of Africa tour
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken yesterday urged Africans to watch out for rising threats to democracy as he began a three-nation tour of the continent where he is also seeking momentum to end Ethiopia’s year-long war.
17 November 2021, 18:00 PM
At least 1,000 arrested since Ethiopia state of emergency: UN
The UN voiced alarm on Tuesday at surging arrests in Ethiopia since the country introduced a state of emergency on November 2.
17 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Ugandan capital under tight security after deadly bombings
Armed police and soldiers patrolled the Ugandan capital yesterday as security was stepped up following twin suicide bombings claimed by the Islamic State that killed three people in the heart of Kampala.
17 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Australia looks to wall off sensitive tech from China
Australia yesterday announced measures to ring-fence dozens of sensitive technologies from foreign interference, stepping up efforts to safeguard against “national security risks” from China and others.
17 November 2021, 18:00 PM
At least 15 killed by gunfire during anti-coup protests in Sudan
Security forces shot dead at least 15 people and wounded dozens as thousands of Sudanese took to the streets on Wednesday on the deadliest day in a month of demonstrations against military rule, medics said.
17 November 2021, 17:12 PM
2 killed in twin blasts in Uganda capital: Local TV
Two blasts in the center of Uganda’s capital killed at least two people and set several cars on fire on Tuesday, local television reported.
16 November 2021, 09:07 AM
Amazon deforestation hits monthly record in Brazil
Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest hit a new record in October, a Brazilian government agency said Friday, just days after President Jair Bolsonaro announced ambitious environmental goals at the COP26 climate summit.
13 November 2021, 18:00 PM
S Africa’s last apartheid president Klerk dies
FW de Klerk, South Africa’s last white president, who freed anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela from jail, died yesterday aged 85, his foundation
11 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Blinken ‘hopeful’ for ‘window’ to stop Ethiopia war
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced hope Wednesday that diplomacy would succeed in halting a deadly war in Ethiopia after major
11 November 2021, 18:00 PM
The ‘lungs of the Earth’ dying
Holed up in her lab, Brazilian atmospheric chemist Luciana Gatti crunches her numbers again and again, thinking there is a mistake.
9 November 2021, 18:00 PM