Africa
President 'sending Kony food'
THE president of Central African Republic is sending food to warlord Joseph Kony who is believed to be sick.
Luxury shanty called 'poverty porn'
A RESORT that allows rich people to live like poor Africans in shanty towns while enjoying five-star comforts has been labelled "poverty porn."
One dead in S Africa mall collapse
ONE person was killed and as many as 50 workers are feared trapped after the roof of an under-construction mall collapsed in South Africa.
Losers cry foul over 'witchcraft'
A ZIMBABWE soccer team is blaming opponents "juju", or witchcraft, for helping them win match.
Kenya mall attackers trained for months
THE four gunmen who attacked Kenya's Westgate mall trained in Somalia before crossing into Kenya before the attack, an official says.
Brit in court in Uganda for gay sex pics
A BRITISH man has appeared in court in Uganda charged with "trafficking obscene publications'' after police found pictures of him having gay sex.
Australian man shot dead in Kenya
ADVERTISING exec Patrick John Richer, 39, was shot and killed when about 10 attackers raided his home in the suburbs of Nairobi.
Hostage escapes after year in captivity
A FRENCH engineer kidnapped in northern Nigeria 11 months ago escaped his Islamist captors on a motorcycle without paying ransom, police say.
Mandela unable to speak: ex-wife
NELSON Mandela remains "quite ill'' and is unable to speak, using facial expressions to communicate as he receives intensive medical care at home.
More gun clashes in Libyan capital
THERE has been more militia violence in Tripoli, following an attack on Friday which killed 43 people who were attending a peaceful protest.
'A country on the verge of genocide'
THE Central African Republic is a failed state that could spiral into a brutal genocide, UN ambassador Mia Farrow has warned.
'Terrified' UK man faces gay sex trial
A "TERRIFIED" British retiree is facing years in prison in Uganda over images of him having sex with another man were stolen from his laptop.
Store blast kills at least two people
SOUTH African police say a blast at a store opposite a mall in Johannesburg has killed at least two people and injured three others.
Mandela's granddaughter tells of pain
NELSON Mandela's family is no stranger to the public eye - but his granddaughter Zoleka Mandela's story is the one that no one saw coming.
Westgate 'a message before the fight'
GUNMEN who massacred at least 67 people in Kenya's Westgate mall in September say the siege was "a message" and that the real fight is coming.
Presidential convoy 'smuggled pot'
LIBERIAN smugglers allegedly used the presidential motorcade to bring about 300 kilograms of marijuana into the country.
Car bomb kills six near hotel
AT least six people have been killed in a suspected car bomb attack outside a popular hotel in Somalia on Friday night.
Man talks his way into record books
A SOUTH African man has been speaking on the phone non-stop since Thursday in a bid to talk his way into the record books.
Man sleeping with dead wife cleared
A 43-YEAR-OLD German man has been cleared of murder, after he was found sleeping next to the decomposing body of his Kenyan wife in 2009.
Role model president tests for HIV
UGANDA'S president is testing for HIV in public in a bid to stem the growing number of new infections.
Vigilantes burn alive, stone gangs
A GROUP of vigilantes attacked a group of suspected gang members, burning alive or stoning to death six people.
Four charged over Westgate horror
KENYA charges four men in connection with the Westgate mall massacre which saw at least 67 people killed in an attack claimed by al Shebab.
Mass murderer's new life as a priest
HIS real name is Joshua Milton Blahyi. But this mass murderer became famous using the name "General Butt Naked". Now he's a humble priest.
Mandela 'fine' as new film opens
NELSON Mandela is "fine" after his critical lung illness earlier this year, according to fellow ex-political prisoner Tokyo Sexwale.
Niger arrests 100 Sahara migrants
NIGER has detained 100 migrants crossing the Sahara to Algeria, in a crackdown on illegal migration after 92 people died making the same journey.
Chief acts against 'grass cutting' rapists
KENYA'S chief justice has ordered a review of the 'grass cutting' punishment of six men who brutally gang raped a schoolgirl.
White Widow's tears of rage
THE world's most wanted woman - mall massacre fiend the White Widow - sobbed as she threatened to "cut and kill" staff at her Kenyan hideaway.
Teacher fired over 'penis piercings'
A SOUTH African teacher who allegedly took three high school pupils to get penis piercings, has been dismissed, a school official said.
First suicide bomb hits Tunisia, no victims
IN the first suicide bombing ever in Tunisia, a man has walked off the beach and blew himself up in front of a seaside hotel. There were no victims.
Pistorius to face more charges
PROSECUTORS will add two firearm charges against Oscar Pistorius, who is accused of murdering his girlfriend.
Mandela assassination plotters jailed
THE mastermind behind a rightwing extremist plot to kill Nelson Mandela and drive blacks out of South Africa has been sentenced to 35 years in jail.
Britney songs scare off pirates
SOMALI pirates are running scared, with attacks on shipping falling and here's why: Britney Spears.
Terror fanatics' bomb boss slain
JUST two weeks after US Navy SEALS were forced to retreat during a raid on al Shabab, a drone strike has killed one of the group's key players.
The pirate menace on our doorstep
THEY kill, rape and kidnap, while options to fight back are very limited. Pirates are the biggest danger on the ocean - and they are operating very close to home.
Rhino fundraiser's prize - kill one
THE black rhino is teetering on the edge of extinction but a safari club has launched a bizarre attempt to save the species - by shooting one.
Shark tears off surfer's leg
A SURFER is fighting for his life in hospital after a shark bit off his leg off the Indian Ocean island of Reunion.
Pirates kidnap two Americans
PIRATES have attacked a commercial ship near the coast of Nigeria and kidnapped two US mariners.
White Widow's weighty ode to Osama
CLUNKY odes to Osama, an obsession with weight loss and an urge to copy Taylor Swift shine a fascinating new light on terror queen The White Widow.
Man confesses to toddler rapes, murders
A SOUTH African man has confessed to raping and murdering two girls, aged two and three, in a Johannesburg slum.
Child sold for 'organ harvesting'
In the first case of its kind, a child has been smuggled for the purpose of having her "organs harvested" and sold, authorities have revealed.
Aussie flag burned as spying anger grows
Thu Nov 21 13:22:09 EST 2013 DEMONSTRATORS in the Indonesian city of Yogyakarta have burnt an Australian flag in protest over alleged espionage claims.
Eating nuts cut death rates: study
Thu Nov 21 12:31:15 EST 2013 A DAILY handful of nuts can cut death rates significantly, particularly for heart disease and cancer, a new study shows.
PNG to raise manus concerns
Thu Nov 21 10:10:33 EST 2013 PNG foreign minister will raise concerns with Australia his people are not benefiting from the Asylum seeker detention centre on Manus Island.
Gates grant for UK graphene condoms bid
Thu Nov 21 09:19:33 EST 2013 SCIENTISTS have received a $A106,000 grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to develop a more desirable condom.
Chris Hemsworth expecting second baby
Thu Nov 21 08:39:02 EST 2013 AUSTRALIAN actor Chris Hemsworth and his Spanish actress wife Elsa Pataky are expecting their second child in 2014.
Suicide bomber kills 11 soldiers in Egypt
Thu Nov 21 07:47:01 EST 2013 SOLDIERS fighting against Islamic militants in Sinai have been attacked by a suicide bomber, which has left 11 dead and 37 injured.
World News Update, what you need to know
Thu Nov 21 07:45:24 EST 2013 WORLD News Update, what you need to know
Finance News Update, what you need to know
Thu Nov 21 07:28:18 EST 2013 FINANCE News Update, what you need to know
Russia bails five more in Greenpeace case
Thu Nov 21 07:05:46 EST 2013 FIVE more Greenpeace activists have been granted bail in Russia, while the group's lawyer is hopeful an Australian being held will also soon be released.
Obama honours Clinton, Oprah with award
Thu Nov 21 06:03:22 EST 2013 THE Medal of Freedom has been awarded to 16 recipients, including Bill Clinton and Oprah Winfrey, at a star-studded ceremony at the White House.
McDonald's sorry over rap lyrics
Thu Nov 21 03:24:22 EST 2013 MCDONALD'S has apologised to a man in Wales after an explicit X-rated song was played in the restaurant where he was eating with his 20-month-old grandson.
Double Nobel winner Fred Sanger dies in UK
Thu Nov 21 02:10:22 EST 2013 SCIENTISTS have praised biochemist Fred Sanger, who has died in Britain aged 95 and who was twice awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
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