Africa
Man arrested in 'online dating' death
NIGERIAN police have arrested a man wanted in connection with the death of an Australian woman who was defrauded $90,000 in an online dating scam.
Mandela's estate worth $4.7 million
THE executors of Nelson Mandela's estate say he left behind about $4.7 million that will go to his family, his staff, and his party.
Lightning kills seven students
LIGHTNING in Burundi killed seven high school students and wounded 51 others when it struck a classroom where they were sheltering from a storm.
Still rocking and reeling in a living
AUSTRALIAN Crawl have hit the top of the iTunes charts for the first time in three decades as music fans continue to support the artists of their youth.
How I escaped an enraged elephant
THE elephant tore through her car. It's true: it was all on video. Now one of the occupants has told of her dramatic escape.
Hopping mad over bunny on Mandela
A NEW, 9-metre sculpture of Nelson Mandela has a tiny, barely visible quirk: a sculpted rabbit tucked inside one of the bronze ears.
Gay man ordered out of Uganda
A RETIRED British man at the centre of a gay sex case in Uganda after someone stole his private pictures will be deported, a court has ruled.
Blue diamond 'in class of its own'
A RARE 29.6-carat blue diamond has been discovered in a South African mine, and it could "be in a class of its own".
Over 1000 rhinos poached in S Africa
GRAPHIC IMAGE WARNING: MORE than 1,000 rhinos were poached in South Africa last year fuelled by the black-market demand for their horns.
Uganda leader blocks plans to jail gays
UGANDA'S President has said there are better ways to cure "abnormal" homosexuals than the current plan to jail gay people for life.
Lion Whisperer shares big cat hugs
WHEN most people see two adult lionesses running towards them at full speed, they'd get the hell out of there. But not Kevin Richardson - he waits for a hug.
Angry elephant rolls tourists' car
SHOCKING footage has emerged of a bull elephant rolling a car with a couple trapped inside it while they were self-driving in a safari park.
Nigeria outlaws gay marriage
NIGERIA'S President Goodluck Jonathan has approved a bill banning gay marriage and same-sex partnerships, sparking international condemnation.
Cannibal eats man 'who killed wife'
WARNING: Graphic footage. A MAN called "Mad Dog" ate a man's flesh saying he was seeking "revenge" against Muslims after they killed his pregnant wife.
Rival militias hug in truce
RIVAL militiamen have reached a truce and hugged each other in a neighbourhood of the Central African Republic's capital.
Man jailed for sending love note dies
A GAY man jailed for sending a text to man saying "I'm very much in love with you" has died after his family said he should not be cared for.
S Sudan troops target rebel stronghold
SOUTH Sudanese government troops are battling to recapture the last remaining rebel stronghold of Bor.
Bob Hewitt rape case postponed
A South African court has postponed the rape case against Australian former Grand Slam doubles champ BobHewitt until May 9 after prosecutors mislaid paperwork.
President and PM quit amid bloodshed
A TOP regional official has announced that the president and prime minister of Central African Republic are stepping down from power.
Namibia defends Black Rhino hunt
NAMIBIA wildlife authorities have defended the auction of permits to hunt black rhino, saying the kill was aimed at conserving the endangered species.
'Suicide victim' comes back to life
STAFF in a Kenyan hospital were gripped by panic when a man who was pronounced dead after committing suicide woke up a day later.
Pollie charged for 'potato president' line
ZAMBIAN police have arrested and charged an opposition leader with defamation, after he compared the president to a potato, a party ally said.
Lovers in gruesome beach execution
THEIR bloodied bodies were left on the beach, gunshot wounds to their heads. It was reportedly a love affair that ended in tragedy.
Mugabe has collapsed: report
THERE are unconfirmed reports that the Zimbabwean dictator Robert Mugabe, who will turn 90 next month, has collapsed in Harare.
S Sudan peace talks stall as war rages
WARRING parties in South Sudan have delayed peace talks, dashing hopes of a swift ceasefire to end fighting and the risk of all-out civil war.
Kiwi killed in Libya 'execution-style'
A NEW Zealand woman killed with shots to the head as she picnicked on a beach in western Libya was visiting the country, according to foreign affairs.
South Sudan begins peace talks
SOUTH Sudan's warring parties have begun negotiations to end nearly three weeks of raging conflict that that already killed thousands.
S Sudan to begin rebel peace talks
SOUTH Sudan's warring parties are set to begin peace talks even as renewed fighting broke out between government forces and rebels.
Elephant sinks tusk into tourist's leg
AN ELEPHANT was put down in Kruger National Park after it overturned a vehicle, and ripped open a British woman's thigh with its tusk.
'Prophet' flees after attack kills 100
A SELF-proclaimed "prophet" and televangelist blamed for violence that killed more than 100 people in DR Congo has gone on the run.
Deadly attack sparks New Year's panic
HEAVY gunfire has erupted in Kinshasa, with 40 killed in an attack said to be aimed at spreading terror ahead of New Year's celebrations.
Aussie journalist held in Egypt
Australian officials in Egypt are providing assistance to an Australian journalist held on suspicion of illegally broadcasting news harming "domestic security".
Envoy's asylum bid sparks concern
SCOTT Morrison says an asylum claim by Zimbabwe's ambassador to Australia will be assessed 'on merit' amid concerns for the ambassador's safety.
S Sudan 'ready for ceasefire'
SOUTH Sudan's government is ready for a ceasefire with rebels, regional leaders say.
Deadly plight of Dakar's child beggars
A HOUSE fire that killed eight boys in Dakar has focused attention on the miserable conditions endured by students in the city's religious schools.
6000 more troops for South Sudan
UPDATE: THE UN Security Council has agreed to almost double the size of the peacekeeping force in troubled South Sudan, adding 6000 extra soldiers and police.
Branson to boycott anti-gay Uganda
RICHARD Branson has urged companies to boycott Uganda over a draconian anti-homosexuality bill passed by its parliament last week.
Fatal car bomb at Egypt police HQ
A CAR bomb tore through an Egyptian police headquarters, killing at least 14 people, in another attack on the military-installed authorities.
Aussies stuck in South Sudan bloodbath
AUSTRALIANS are among 3000 foreigners trapped in a South Sudan city under heavy machine gun fire that has so-far killed an estimated 1000 people.
'Spies trained Mandela in combat'
MOSSAD agents in 1962 unwittingly trained Nelson Mandela in hand-to-hand combat, weaponry and sabotage, Israeli documents say.
3 boys shot dead in Thailand's south
5:40PM THAI police say a family had returned from a local mosque and was about to enter their house when gunmen shot three children dead.
China police get man accused of killing 6
5:24PM CHINESE police catch a man accused of killing two men he thought were having affairs with his wife, along with the men's wives, two boys and an old man.
Abuse charge for educator in YouTube case
4:55PM A US school administrator subject of a YouTube video seen nearly a million times could get life in prison on child abuse charges.
Google must move 'mystery' barge in SF
4:36PM PERMIT issues mean Google must move a floating, four-story building in the middle of San Francisco Bay following numerous complaints.
Another big winter storm hits US east
3:50PM SNOW is nearing 20cm in Philadelphia and New York as yet another round of freezing winter weather grips parts of the United States.
No role in lane closures: US governor
3:50PM DURING an hour-long radio call-in, possible 2016 US presidential candidate Chris Christie has reiterated that he had no role in contentious lane closures.
More than 400 dead dolphins in north Peru
3:33PM PERUVIAN authorities say autopsy results are expected in two weeks on more than 400 dolphins found dead on the country's northern beaches.
US murderer recaptured after manhunt
3:18PM MICHAEL David Elliot, who escaped while serving life sentences at a US prison for the 1993 murders of four people, has been recaptured.
Police 'scared' fans at Hillsborough
12:23PM A NEW investigation into the Hillsborough tragedy, which killed 96 Liverpool fans in 1989, has uncovered a mass of doctored statements given by UK police.
A croc may be on the loose in the UK
12:23PM POLICE in southwest England are on the alert after a bus driver reported spotting a 1.8m crocodile under a bridge in Bristol.
US skydiving survivor walks again
12:23PM A 16-YEAR-OLD girl who plummeted more than 900m when her parachute failed to open correctly will be in hospital a while longer but should recover fully.
Strong 6.1 quake off eastern Indonesia
11:40AM THE US Geological Survey says a magnitude-6.1 earthquake has hit 318 kilometres east of Dili, East Timor.
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