Update / At least 111 killed after 7.4 quake hits Colombia
Reuters, Bogota
10 August 2026 Natural Disaster
9 civilians killed in Sudan drone attack
AFP, Khartoum
31 July 2026 Africa & rest of the world
Australian PM says to enact laws to govern AI
AFP, Sydney
15 July 2026 Australia
Two dead, several hurt in Toronto shooting, attacker at large
AFP, Toronto, Canada
12 July 2026 Canada
WHO unveils $518m plan to fight Ebola
Reuters, Nairobi
7 June 2026 Africa & rest of the world
WHO unveils $518m plan to fight Ebola
Reuters, Nairobi
6 June 2026 Africa & rest of the world
Suspected Ebola cases top 900 in DR Congo: WHO chief
AFP
25 May 2026 Africa & rest of the world

Sudan general ready to talk to Trump for peace

Sudan’s de facto leader, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, is ready to work with US President Donald Trump to resolve the conflict splitting his country, the foreign ministry said yesterday.
16 December 2025

Australia mourns victims of mass shooting

Australia vowed stricter gun laws yesterday as it began mourning victims of its worst mass shooting in almost 30 years, in which police accused a father-and-son duo of killing 15 people at a Jewish celebration at Sydney’s famed Bondi Beach.
15 December 2025

Who is Ahmed al-Ahmed, the unarmed bystander who disarmed a Sydney shooter

Australian PM says his actions may have saved lives during deadly Bondi Beach attack
15 December 2025

Australian PM proposes 'tougher gun laws' after Bondi mass shooting

Australia's prime minister proposed "tougher gun laws" on Monday a day after gunmen killed 15 people in a mass shooting targeting a Jewish festival at a Sydney beach
15 December 2025

What we know about Australia's Bondi Beach attack

An attack by a father and son on a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach killed 15 people
15 December 2025

Jewish holiday event: 12 killed, 29 hurt in Australia beach shooting

At least 12 people were killed and almost 30 wounded when gunmen fired on a Jewish holiday event at Sydney’s Bondi Beach yesterday in what Australian police and officials described as a terrorist attack.
14 December 2025

100 kidnapped Nigerian schoolchildren released: UN source, presidency

Nigerian authorities have secured the release of 100 kidnapped schoolchildren taken by gunmen from a Catholic school last month, a UN source and local media said Sunday, though the fate of the 165 students and staff thought to remain in captivity remains unclear
8 December 2025

S Africa hostel shooting leaves 11 dead: police

Gunmen stormed a hostel in South Africa’s capital Pretoria yesterday, killing 11 people including a three‑year‑old child at a site police said was illegally selling alcohol.
6 December 2025

YouTube attacks Australia’s world-first social media ban

YouTube yesterday attacked Australia’s looming social media ban for under-16s as rushed, but the government called the policy a shield to protect children from “predatory” algorithms.
3 December 2025

YouTube says Australia social media ban makes children 'less safe'

Australia will from December 10 ban users under the age of 16 from world's most popular social media platforms
3 December 2025

G20 grapples with splintering world order

G20 leaders gathered in South Africa yesterday hailed multilateralism -- even as they struggled to adapt to a changing world order beset by go-it-alone US policies, wars and deepening geopolitical rivalries.
23 November 2025

50 children kidnapped from Nigerian school have escaped: Christian group

303 children, 12 teachers were abducted by gunmen from St Mary's Co-educational School
23 November 2025

UAE announces $1b initiative to expand AI in Africa

The United Arab Emirates said on Saturday it will invest $1 billion to expand AI infrastructure and AI-enabled services across Africa, with the aim of helping countries meet national development priorities.
22 November 2025

Gunmen seize 315 students in Nigeria

Gunmen have kidnapped more than 300 students and teachers in one of the largest mass kidnappings in Nigeria, a Christian group said yesterday, as security fears mounted in Africa’s most populous nation.
22 November 2025

Over 310 pupils and teachers kidnapped from Nigerian school

Nigeria is still scarred by the kidnapping of nearly 300 girls by Boko Haram jihadists
22 November 2025

Australia rejects offer to co-host UN climate summit with Turkey

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday was firmly opposed to the suggestion of co-hosting
17 November 2025

New ‘Lucifer’ bee discovered in Australia

As if deadly snakes, spiders and sharks were not enough, Australia now has a new creepy critter: a “lucifer” bee with devil-like horns.
12 November 2025

No US officials to attend G20 in S Africa

President Donald Trump said no US officials would attend the G20 summit in South Africa, reviving debunked claims of white Afrikaners being systematically “killed and slaughtered” in the country.
8 November 2025

Sudan defence minister says army to keep fighting after US truce proposal

No details of US truce proposal have been made public yet
4 November 2025

Nigeria urges Trump meeting after military action threat

Earlier, Trump claimed that thousands of Christians were being killed in Nigeria
2 November 2025