Two dead, several hurt in Toronto shooting, attacker at large
12 July 2026, 09:28 AM
Canada
Aftershock hits Caracas as rescue efforts enter critical hours in Venezuela
29 June 2026, 19:43 PM
Natural disaster
US military to build war-ready stockpile in Australia: docs
17 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Australia
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
31 killed after migrant boats sink off Djibouti
The death toll from the sinking of two migrant boats off the coast of Djibouti has risen to 31, the UN migration agency said yesterday, with scores still feared missing.
30 January 2019, 18:00 PM
US air raid kills 52 Somali Islamists
United States military forces carried out an airstrike Saturday against Islamist group al-Shabaab, killing 52 militants, according to a
20 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Eight killed in Mali
Gunmen yesterday killed at least eight Chadian UN peacekeepers in an attack on one of their bases in northern Mali, multiple sources reported.
20 January 2019, 18:00 PM
DRC POLLS : SC confirms Tshisekedi as winner
Regional powers hailed Felix Tshisekedi as DR Congo's incoming president yesterday, despite claims by his opponents of an election
20 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Hunt on for attack planners
Kenyan security forces yesterday resumed their search of the hotel complex attacked by Islamists with sniffer dogs and bomb experts, as information emerged about one of the attackers who killed 21 people.
17 January 2019, 18:00 PM
19 missing in Kenya attack now accounted for: Red Cross
Nineteen people still missing two days after a Somali militant attack on a Nairobi hotel and office complex that killed 21 people are now accounted for, the Kenyan Red Cross said today.
17 January 2019, 10:31 AM
Siege ends after 20 hours
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday said that gunmen who stormed a luxury hotel complex, killing 14 people, had been "eliminated" after an almost 20-hour operation in which hundreds of civilians were rescued.
16 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Hotel complex, offices hit by blast, gunfire
A huge blast followed by a gun battle rocked an upmarket hotel and office complex in Nairobi yesterday, causing casualties, in an attack claimed by the Al-Qaeda-linked Shabaab Islamist group.
15 January 2019, 18:00 PM
US conducts series of strikes in Somalia
US forces have conducted a series of air strikes in Somalia in recent days, including one announced Wednesday that officials said killed
10 January 2019, 18:00 PM
DRC opposition chief wins vote
Opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi was yesterday declared the victor of DR Congo's controversial presidential election in a surprise result swiftly denounced by his rival as a "coup".
10 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Brazil leader fires hundreds of 'left wing' civil servants
Brazil's new president has authorised the dismissal of civil servants who do not share his far-right ideology, it has been reported.
5 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Tear gas fired to break up Sudan protests
Sudanese police fired tear gas on Friday to break up protests in the capital Khartoum and its twin city of Omdurman, witnesses said.
5 January 2019, 18:00 PM
World pressure mounts on DR Congo ahead of election result
DR Congo was on edge yesterday, just 24 hours ahead of a deadline for announcing preliminary results from last week's crucial
5 January 2019, 18:00 PM
New Brazil leader targets crime, leftwing 'ideology'
Brazil's new far-right President Jair Bolsonaro declared a crusade against crime, corruption and leftwing ideology as he took office
2 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Six US air strikes kill 62 militants
The US military said yesterday it had killed 62 militants in six air strikes on Saturday and Sunday in the vicinity of Gandarsh in Somalia's south-central Banaadir province.
17 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Congo fire destroys voting machines
A fire overnight at a warehouse in Congo's capital destroyed thousands of voting machines and ballot boxes that were due to be used in
13 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Nigeria parties sign pact for peaceful polls
The main challenger to President Muhammadu Buhari in next year's presidential poll has signed a deal committing to peaceful elections a day after missing the initial ceremony in the capital.
13 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Twelve killed in foiled Brazil bank assaults
Twelve people -- including five hostages -- were killed in northeast Brazil on Friday after police foiled a gang of armed robbers staging
8 December 2018, 18:00 PM
'It's the real me'
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday quashed a rumour stemming from his ill health that he had died and been replaced by a
3 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Nigeria's Buhari denies dying and being replaced by lookalike
Nigeria's President Buhari denies claims that he had died and been replaced by a Sudanese impostor, breaking his silence on a rumour that has circulated on social media for months.
3 December 2018, 09:20 AM