Abubakar Shekau leader of Islamist sect Boko Haram is reportedly weakened by ill health, prompting questions about his ability to lead the militants, the AFP reported...
Child marriage is increasing in parts of war-torn South Sudan and drought-hit Kenya as parents swap their daughters for cows and goats to survive, campaigners said...
A police dog in Spain is giving new meaning to the term “rescue dog” after performing a CPR to save the life of an officer. A...
A US border security chief says he has temporarily stopped launching criminal prosecutions of migrants who illegally enter the country with children. Customs and Border Protection...
A Catholic priest in Kenya has been suspended from leading public mass for a year because he rapped during sermons, his superior has told the BBC....
By Chukwudi Enekwechi JP It is an indisputable fact that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo shares some fundamental values with President Muhammadu Buhari in terms of integrity...
Every few metres someone — a newlywed couple, a group of young girls with balloons — stops Samar Almogren to cheer her on or flash her...
A court in Indonesia has found a cleric guilty of masterminding a 2016 terror attack in Jakarta which left four civilians dead. He has been sentenced...
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has given birth to a girl weighing 3.31kg (7.3lb) at Auckland City Hospital. This makes her only the second elected...
A South Korean court has outlawed the killing of dogs for meat, in a landmark ruling that animal rights activists said Thursday could pave the way...