Africa
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Oscar Pistorius's sister 'grateful' for athlete's six-year sentenceAimee Pistorius thanks judge Thokozile Masipa for recognising that ‘this is not a gender-based violence situation’
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Ugandan president’s rambling speech on Entebbe anniversary earns Israeli scornYoweri Museveni, 71, causes consternation as his remarks mix up Israel and Palestine
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France’s and Portugal’s colonial heritage brings African flavour to Euro 2016Sunday night’s Euro 2016 final at the Stade de France will feature two teams, France and Portugal, with several players whose African families have made their homes in modern Europe
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Wounded in spirit, South Sudan's people need the salve of mutual forgivenessThe violence that broke out in Wau recently showed just how far South Sudan has to go to reconcile its deep-rooted political and ethnic divisions
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From basket weavers to salt farmers: the women leading a renewables revolutionFrom female basket weavers in Tanzania to the women farming salt in Gujarat, social enterprises are helping women become clean energy entrepreneurs
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Salva Kiir's address to South Sudan greeted with heavy gunfireShots heard as president acknowledges latest outbreak of violence that saw five government soldiers killed on Thursday
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#Zimshutdown2016 and the new protest politics taking root in ZimbabweEven Robert Mugabe’s most ardent supporters are beginning to voice support for the widespread anti-regime protests
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Widow of Nigerian man beaten to death in Italy granted refugee statusItaly debates how law must tackle racism as Chinyery Emmanuel is granted asylum after husband’s death
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Zanu-PF tried to destroy Zimbabwe. Now we are fighting backThe government thought it had crushed dissent. But with corruption, injustice and poverty rampant, the #ThisFlag movement hopes to reclaim our country
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Chilcot report unlikely to damage Tony Blair's income or influenceInternational clients who pay millions to former UK prime minister say damning verdict on Iraq war will not affect his role
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Oscar Pistorius sentence: an homage to celebrity and white privilegeThe laughable six-year jail term is a reminder of how inequality continues to penetrate the South African justice system
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How Sudan’s diaspora uses social media to marshal Ramadan mealsExpats raise unprecedented amounts for traditional meal packages as local groups keep donors updated over the internet
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The princess and the tea: how Darfur's royal family fell from graceSuad Fadul ekes out a living in one of Khartoum’s poorest neighbourhoods, despite being the great-grandaughter of the late Sultan Ali Dinar
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Man smuggles himself inside suitcase on train from Italy to SwitzerlandSwiss border guards send man back to Italy as video footage shows him trying to unzip suitcase from inside
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Two Rwandan mayors jailed for life over 1994 massacreParis court convicts Octavien Ngenzi and Tito Barahira of crimes against humanity and genocide over killing of 2,000 people
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Expats’ Brexit fears must be addressedLetters: Does Theresa May calculate that the fate of Brits in the EU can be ignored because so many of them are disenfranchised?
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Oscar Pistorius begins murder term after trial that held mirror to South AfricaIntense, emotional and dramatic case ended with curiously anticlimactic sentencing of former superstar athlete
Resilient cities 'There is no escape': Nairobi's air pollution sparks Africa health warning