Update / At least 111 killed after 7.4 quake hits Colombia
10 August 2026
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Natural Disaster
9 civilians killed in Sudan drone attack
31 July 2026
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Africa & rest of the world
Australian PM says to enact laws to govern AI
15 July 2026
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Australia
Two dead, several hurt in Toronto shooting, attacker at large
12 July 2026
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Canada
Aftershock hits Caracas as rescue efforts enter critical hours in Venezuela
29 June 2026
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Natural Disaster
US military to build war-ready stockpile in Australia: docs
17 June 2026
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Australia
WHO unveils $518m plan to fight Ebola
7 June 2026
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Africa & rest of the world
WHO unveils $518m plan to fight Ebola
6 June 2026
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Africa & rest of the world
Suspected Ebola cases top 900 in DR Congo: WHO chief
25 May 2026
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Africa & rest of the world
Close shave: laser hair removal device sparks Australia airport evacuation
21 May 2026
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Australia
Boko Haram claims credit
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau released a video message yesterday claiming a series of attacks in northeast
2 January 2018
36 dead in central Kenya bus crash
Thirty-six people were killed and 11 injured early yesterday morning in a head-on collision between a bus and a lorry on a road in
31 December 2017
Zimbabwe ex-army chief sworn in as VP
Zimbabwe's former army commander who led a military takeover that helped end Robert Mugabe's 37-year rule was yesterday sworn in
28 December 2017
RFI reporter released from jail in Cameroon
A Cameroonian reporter with Radio France International, Ahmed Abba, was Friday released from jail after 29 months in detention, his
23 December 2017
South Africa's ANC wrestles to elect new party leader
Thousands of delegates from South Africa's ruling ANC party yesterday prepared to elect their next leader in a vote
17 December 2017
Inter-clan fighting kills 170 in S Sudan
The death toll from inter-clan fighting in South Sudan's Great Lakes region last week has reached at least 170, officials
12 December 2017
6,000 IS jihadists could return to Africa: AU
Up to 6,000 Africans who fought for the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group in Iraq and Syria could return home, the
11 December 2017
AU to bring 20,000 migrants home
The African Union has upped its goal to repatriate stranded migrants from Libya, saying in a statement that it aims to bring 20,000
7 December 2017
S Sudan to use drone system to curb crime
South Sudan launched a closed-circuit television (CCTV) and drone security system yesterday that officials said would
4 December 2017
50 dead in South Sudan tribal raids
Fifty people were killed in raids by a tribal militia in eastern South Sudan, a local official said yesterday, the latest in a series of
29 November 2017
With little fanfare, Cuba remembers Fidel Castro
With little fanfare, Cuba on Saturday commemorated the first anniversary of the death of revolutionary leader Fidel
26 November 2017
Military takeover legal, says court
A Zimbabwe High Court has ruled that the military takeover that led to Robert Mugabe's ousting was legal, raising
25 November 2017
Zimbabwe judge says military action against Mugabe was legal
Zimbabwe’s military action leading to Robert Mugabe’s resignation was legal, a High Court judge rules, in a key decision as the military seeks to show that its moves were not a coup.
25 November 2017
'Butcher of Bosnia'
Ratko Mladic, who was convicted of genocide yesterday, believed himself to be a crusading defender of the Serbs but
22 November 2017
Liberation hero turned despot
Zimbabwe's veteran leader Robert Mugabe once quipped that he'd rule his country until he turned 100.
21 November 2017
Zimbabwe's Mugabe resigns, ending 4 decades of rule
Robert Mugabe resigns as Zimbabwe's president a week after the army and his former political allies moved against him, ending four decades of rule by a man who turned from independence hero to archetypal African strongman.
21 November 2017
Violence in Kenya after polls verdict
Kenya's Supreme Court yesterday validated the election victory of President Uhuru Kenyatta, sparking opposition
20 November 2017
Mugabe: Liberation hero turned despot
Zimbabwe's veteran leader Robert Mugabe once quipped that he'd rule his country until he turned 100.
15 November 2017
Coup? What coup?
In the annals of missed stories, it ranks up there.
15 November 2017
Mugabe sacks 'disloyal' vice-president
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe fired Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday, the government said, as the
6 November 2017