WHO unveils $518m plan to fight Ebola
7 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Africa & rest of the world
WHO unveils $518m plan to fight Ebola
6 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Africa & rest of the world
Suspected Ebola cases top 900 in DR Congo: WHO chief
25 May 2026, 08:06 AM
Africa & rest of the world
Close shave: laser hair removal device sparks Australia airport evacuation
21 May 2026, 09:28 AM
Australia
Australian inquiry opens public hearings into Bondi Beach shooting
4 May 2026, 08:06 AM
Australia
Australian soldier charged with war crimes in Afghanistan
8 April 2026, 00:21 AM
Australia
China blasts ‘colonial’ Australia, New Zealand over rights concerns
19 March 2026, 01:36 AM
Australia
MSF says 26 staff missing from South Sudan violence
3 March 2026, 01:25 AM
Africa & rest of the world
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
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, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 11:12 AM
'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, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 16:47 PM
Violence in Kenya after polls verdict
Kenya's Supreme Court yesterday validated the election victory of President Uhuru Kenyatta, sparking opposition
20 November 2017, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
Coup? What coup?
In the annals of missed stories, it ranks up there.
15 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Mugabe sacks 'disloyal' vice-president
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe fired Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday, the government said, as the
6 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Five dead in Nigeria suicide bombing
At least five people were killed yesterday when a suicide bomber blew himself up inside a mosque in northeastern Nigeria, a militia
30 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Kenyatta wins Kenyan poll re-run
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta was yesterday declared victor of the country's deeply divisive elections, taking 98 percent of the
30 October 2017, 18:00 PM
29 killed; security chiefs sacked
The death toll from a deadly attack on a hotel in Mogadishu rose to 29 yesterday, prompting the Somali government
29 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Shooting, tear gas mar Kenya election re-run
At least three people were shot dead yesterday during clashes over Kenya's re-run election, which has been boycotted by the
26 October 2017, 18:13 PM
Boko Haram kills 8 Nigerian soldiers
At least eight soldiers were killed in heavy fighting when Boko Haram raided a military camp and looted food from villagers in northeast
26 October 2017, 18:04 PM
Protests as Kenya to hold polls today
Kenya's repeat presidential elections will proceed as planned today, said the head of the election board yesterday, after
25 October 2017, 18:00 PM