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
Boko Haram attacks kill 400 since April: Amnesty
A spurt in attacks by Boko Haram Islamists has claimed nearly 400 lives since April in Nigeria and Cameroon, double
5 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Caribbean braces for monster hurricane
Irma strengthened into an "extremely dangerous" Category Five hurricane yesterday, meteorologists warned,
5 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Odinga sets conditions after SC clears way for poll re-run
Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga yesterday sought the sacking of several poll commission officials and set
5 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Zimbabwe first lady Grace flies home
Zimbabwe's first lady Grace Mugabe flew home from South Africa yesterday, state media said, ending a week of
20 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Mugabe's birthday declared as holiday
Zimbabwe has declared President Robert Mugabe's birthday on February 21 a national holiday, a state daily reported yesteraday,
19 August 2017, 18:28 PM
Sierra Leone floods toll passes 400
More than 400 people have died in mudslides and flooding in Sierra Leone with 600 people still missing in the stricken
18 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Landslide kills 40 in DR Congo
A landslide has swept over a fishing village on the banks of a lake in the northeast Democratic Republic of Congo, killing 40 people, a
17 August 2017, 19:31 PM
Over one million S Sudan refugees in Uganda: UN
The number of South Sudanese who have fled to Uganda has hit one million, the UN said yesterday, with no end in sight to the war
17 August 2017, 19:12 PM
Odinga to knock SC over polls result
Kenya opposition leader Raila Odinga yesterday said he would go to court over last week's presidential election results, ignoring calls by
16 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Nigeria suicide blasts kill 28
A woman suicide bomber blew herself up and killed 28 others at a market in northeast Nigeria on Tuesday, two local officials said, in an
16 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Fears grow for 600 missing
Concerns shifted yesterday to the estimated 600 people still missing and thousands made homeless in Sierra Leone by deadly floods
16 August 2017, 18:00 PM
27 killed in Nigeria suicide bombing
A woman suicide bomber blew herself up and killed 27 others at a market in northeast Nigeria, two local officials say, in an attack bearing the hallmark of Boko Haram militants.
16 August 2017, 06:22 AM
Grace Mugabe turns self in to S Africa police
Zimbabwe's first lady Grace Mugabe handed herself over to South African police and was due in court yesterday, officials said, after
15 August 2017, 18:14 PM
270 bodies recovered from Sierra Leone mudslide
Rescue workers have recovered 270 bodies so far from a mudslide in the outskirts of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown, the mayor says.
15 August 2017, 09:19 AM
Hunger crisis grips Congo
Hunger in the Democratic Republic of Congo has soared in the last year, leaving 7.7 million people in urgent need of food aid and
14 August 2017, 18:00 PM
2 wounded as gunmen attack UN base in Mali
Gunmen attacked a UN base in central Mali yesterday, wounding a UN peacekeeper and a Malian soldier. "The suspected jihadists fired on
14 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Kenya's defiant Odinga vows not to back down
Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga yesterday vowed not to back down over an election he claims was stolen from
13 August 2017, 18:00 PM
11 killed as 'riots' flare
Kenyan police killed at least 11 people in a crackdown on protests as anger at the re-election of President Uhuru
12 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Declare Odinga president
Kenya's main opposition coalition yesterday demanded that its candidate Raila Odinga be declared president,
10 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Zimbabwe plans $1b 'Mugabe University'
Cash-strapped Zimbabwe yesterday announced that it plans to build a $1 billion university to honour Robert Mugabe,
9 August 2017, 18:00 PM