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US, Germany, and UK have pledged to provide advanced battle tanks to Kyiv - a move Russia called 'extremely dangerous'.

The prosecutor also ordered the release of all suspects detained in connection with the deadly 2020 Beirut blast.

The prosecution of a former leader is unprecedented in Mauritania and extremely rare in Africa.

The Mo Ibrahim Foundation has been tracking the quality of leadership and democracy on the continent since 2007.

Judge ordered Albert 'Ian' Schweitzer 'released from shackles immediately' during proceedings in Hawaii court.

Foreign ministry in Tehran blacklists three entities and 22 people from the EU, a think tank and eight officials in UK.

Aref Abdel Nasser Lahlouh, 20, was shot dead near Qalqilya in the northern occupied West Bank.

Sexual violence is surging in Haiti amid widespread insecurity, advocates say, but impunity 'remains the norm'.

Germany's move to deliver Leopard 2s to Kyiv will lead to 'permanent escalation', says Russian embassy in Berlin.

His return follows President Hassan's announcement this month of the end of a ban on political gatherings in Tanzania.

Kyiv has long called on Western nations to send battle tanks, arguing they are essential for battlefield success.

“How do you account for lives that might have been saved versus lives that have been ruined?”

Washington and Beijing are vying for influence in Africa, where Chinese banks are major lenders.

Several Arab countries outside the Gulf have seen currency devaluation and rising inflation.

State-owned energy firm Eskom has failed to keep pace with demand in recent decades, leading to outages.

Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, has divested from the two firms over sales of weaponry to Myanmar.

Berlin says it will send Leopard 2 tanks and allow re-exports from other nations, prompting fury in the Kremlin.

Here is a look at the key controversies and surprises in the nominations for the Academy Awards.

Kinshasa denies Kigali's claim calling the incident a 'deliberate act of aggression that amounts to an act of war'.

Anti-Putin activists try to slow down Russia's war in Ukraine and say they are willing to step up their violence.

Former US secretary of state says in his book that Washington's timely intervention prevented an escalation.

It is high time for the Conservative government to start following the evidence and abandon punitive drug policies.

Pressure has mounted to deny the musician an entry visa, if he tries to visit Australia, over anti-Semitic comments.

The country marks 12 years since the start of demonstrations that led to the downfall of longtime ruler Hosni Mubarak.

Fawad Chaudhry has been arrested for allegedly inciting violence against officials of Election Commission of Pakistan.

Scheduled blackouts, known as load shedding, have burdened Africa's most industrialised economy for years.

Cases have risen to 30,621, the highest on record, as Malawi suffers its worst cholera outbreak in 20 years.

With everything collapsing in the country, dark humour is the Pakistani's only respite. But even that's wearing thin.

In an interview with the AP, Pope Francis calls on bishops to welcome the LGBTQ community.

The first in a two-part series on this landmark decade looks at conflicts, coups and how oil transformed economies.

In Aden, battered by conflict, the first performance of a Shakespeare play resurrects hopes of a cultural revival.

Police fired tear gas and pellets amid clashes with protesters demanding President Dina Boluarte's resignation.

The catchy Naatu Naatu number and two documentaries - All That Breathes and The Elephant Whisperers - make the cut.

Activists chose multiple locations before converging on one secret location, surprising themselves and authorities.

Pop star sold his music publishing and recording catalogue shares to Hipgnosis Songs Capital, the company said.

An iceberg nearly the size of Greater London is breaking off due to a natural process called 'calving'.

A couple in Sanaa juggles precarious jobs as a labourer and domestic worker to support and educate their five children.

The men were attempting a humanitarian evacuation from the town of Soledar when they were killed, their families say.

India has used emergency powers to block airing of the documentary that questions the India PM's role in the 2002 riots.

Benjamin Netanyahu’s ultranationalist and ultraorthodox government has Palestinians and rights advocates raising alarm.

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 336th day, we take a look at the main developments.

Search and rescue efforts under way after a cargo ship carrying lumber capsizes between Japan and South Korea.

Reports of North Koreans panic-buying food ahead of lockdown triggered by rising cases of respiratory illnesses.

Mongolia's government will auction coal on the stock exchange after scandal involving underground coal sales.

The 44-year-old faces an uphill battle to lead the Labour Party to victory in October's election.

The final years of the eradication effort, led by the US's Carter Center, will be the 'most difficult', expert says.

About 123,000 people were left without power in the aftermath of a large storm in the southern United States on Tuesday.

Analysts warn that violent tactics used to repress protests under President Dina Boluarte will lead to further unrest.

Former Proud Boy Matthew Greene said the group seemed prepared to use violence to roll back results of 2020 election.