Australian PM says to enact laws to govern AI
15 July 2026, 11:53 AM
Australia
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
Kenya Garissa students 'taken hostage' by al-Shabab
Gunmen have taken students hostage and killed at least 14 people at a university in north-eastern Kenya, aid workers and police say.
2 April 2015, 05:28 AM
Nigeria election: Muhammadu Buhari wins
Former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari has become the first opposition candidate to win a presidential election in Nigeria
1 April 2015, 04:13 AM
Red Cross worker killed by Islamic militants
A Red Cross employee is killed and another injured in a gun attack by suspected Islamist militants in Mali
31 March 2015, 05:09 AM
Nigeria voting continues after delays
Voting is to continue in some parts of Nigeria after technical problems during Saturday's presidential election.
29 March 2015, 04:38 AM
Sierra Leone in Ebola lockdown
The authorities in Sierra Leone are enforcing a three-day lockdown to curb the spread of Ebola, with the entire population ordered to stay at home
28 March 2015, 04:37 AM
Rivals sign deal to avoid violence
Nigeria's two main presidential candidates have signed an agreement to prevent violence in tightly contested elections due tomorrow.
26 March 2015, 18:13 PM
Uganda confirms Shebab threat
Uganda said yesterday it was boosting security over threats by Somalia's Shebab militants, hours after the US embassy in Kampala
26 March 2015, 18:06 PM
Nigeria denies new mass kidnappings
Nigeria's government yesterday denied reports of a mass kidnapping in the country's northeast, as Boko Haram militants flee a four-
25 March 2015, 20:41 PM
Boko Haram takes 500 children
About 500 children aged 11 and under are missing from the Nigerian town, Damasak which has been recaptured from Islamist militants
25 March 2015, 05:13 AM
Boko Haram retreats from Nigeria town
Soldiers from Niger and Chad who liberated the Nigerian town of Damasak from Boko Haram militants have discovered the bodies of at
21 March 2015, 18:00 PM
'Ebola-proof' tablet
A tablet device that can withstand being doused in chlorine is developed to help medics caring for patients with Ebola
21 March 2015, 05:27 AM
Boko Haram crisis: 70 bodies found in Nigeria
At least 70 bodies are found dumped outside the town of Damasak in north-eastern Nigeria, after it was recaptured from Boko Haram militants
21 March 2015, 04:47 AM
'US drone kills al-Shabab leader in Somalia'
US defence department confirms that it has killed al-Shabab leader Adan Garar
19 March 2015, 04:19 AM
Nigeria ready for free, fair, credible elections
The head of Nigeria's electoral body said yesterday it was ready to conduct presidential and parliamentary elections in less than two
16 March 2015, 18:00 PM
45 killed in Nigeria dawn raid
More than dozens are killed including Women and children in a dawn raid on a village in central Nigeria
16 March 2015, 07:03 AM
SA cabinet minister killed in car crash
A South African cabinet minister, Collins Chabane, and two of his security staff is killed in a car crash.
15 March 2015, 12:11 PM
Chad, Niger troops retake Nigerian town
Troops from Chad and Niger have retaken the northeastern Nigerian town of Damasak from Boko Haram as part of a regional offensive to combat the militants who have pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group.
9 March 2015, 18:36 PM
Boko Haram pledge to Islamic State
Nigerian militant group Boko Haram pledges allegiance to Islamic State (IS) via Twitter post
8 March 2015, 05:38 AM
5 killed in Mali nightclub attack
Five people are killed in a machine-gun and grenade attack on a nightclub in Mali's capital, Bamako
7 March 2015, 08:58 AM
‘First human’ found in Ethiopia
Scientists unearth the jawbone of what they claim is one of the very first humans.
5 March 2015, 05:07 AM