Reports say, Teachers in the West African state of Mali went on strike Tuesday, the first day schools reopened after being closed for two months, over fears […]

A cyclone moving across the Arabian Sea to the Indian coastal city of Mumbai has intensified, forecasters say. Cyclone Nisarga, which is approaching from the south-west, […]

Shagufta Kausar and her husband Shafqat Emmanuel have spent the last six years in jail waiting for an appeal against their death sentence for “blasphemy” to […]

Protests and clashes have flared overnight in cities across the US over the killing of a black American man at the hands of police officers in […]

The International Criminal Court said former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo can leave Belgium under certain conditions following his acquittal last year over post-electoral violence that […]

Report says China’s parliament has backed a new security law for Hong Kong which would make it a crime to undermine Beijing’s authority in the territory. […]

Reports say, Rwandan genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga, arrested this month after more than two decades on the run, told a French court on Wednesday that the […]

A 30-year-old Nollywood actor, Temitayo Ogunbusola, has allegedly stabbed his neighbour, Oladotun Osho, to death following a disagreement over the payment of electricity bill. The incident […]

Reports say, Amina was one of the youngest survivors of an attack on an Afghan hospital. Twenty-four people, including 16 mothers, were killed when gunmen opened […]

A crucial election has begun in the East African nation of Burundi, where President Pierre Nkurunziza is stepping aside after 15 years in charge but he […]

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has condemned a militant attack on a maternity ward in Kabul, Afghanistan. Two babies and 12 mothers and nurses were […]

U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the attacks near Aguelhok in the Kidal region, which may constitute war crimes under international law. The […]

Reports says, as many as 19 Iranian sailors are dead and at least 15 injured after a rocket fired during a training exercise in the Gulf […]

Hungary’s government defended its policy forcing hospitals to free up beds to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic after rights groups said that several patients with chronic […]

An Ivorian court has sentenced former Prime Minister Guillaume Soro, who has been living in exile since December 2019, to 20 years in prison for corruption. […]

Reports say, the rate at which the coronavirus is spreading in Germany has increased following the easing of lockdown restrictions. Authorities say the “R” factor, which […]

Poland’s government should scrap its plan to hold an all-postal presidential ballot next month or risk undermining the country’s democracy, Human Rights Watch warned. Campaigning for […]

Egyptian Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli announced that his government had started negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to obtain a one-year financial assistance to cope […]

Reports say,the number of people dying from COVID-19 dropped to its lowest level in over a month in the three European countries most impacted by the […]

Report says, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson returns to work on Monday, a month after he was diagnosed with the coronavirus and hospitalised in an intensive […]