Africa
Somali pizza siege kills 17
Patrons of a popular pizza restaurant in Somalia hid as attackers hunted them down.
Gunmen hold 20 hostage in restaurant
A suicide bomber rammed a car in Somalia's capital Mogadishu and militants stormed in, killing nine.
The catastrophe we know nothing about
Where are the Bob Geldofs and the Bonos as up to 23 million people face the risk of starvation in Africa?
10,000 flee South Africa fires
About 10,000 people have been evacuated from a South African town that has been devastated by large fires.
Eight killed South Africa storm
Eight people dead as South Africa's tourist base Cape Town hit by worst winter storm in 30 years.
Cautious Comey in Congress?
Ex-FBI chief prepares for highly anticipated testimony, but does he believe Trump obstructed justice?
Deadly blasts hit Aghan mourners
They were at a funeral for a man killed in clashes with police when blasts hit.
Kids die in botched vaccine campaign
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Children as young as 12 administered vaccines in South Sudan, using a single syringe. 15 of them died.
44 migrants die of thirst
At least 44 migrants, including babies, die after their vehicle broke down in the Sahara Desert.
Bus attack survivors' horror
Attackers told Christians they would be spared if they converted to Islam. They chose death.
Police pelt 'thieves' with apples
They caught a group who'd allegedly stolen some fruit, so they lined them up and threw it at them.
IS 'will not go unpunished'
As terror group claims responsibility for killing 29 in Egypt attack, president warns he'll keep striking back.
Egypt retaliates with strikes in Libya
Egypt has carried out air strikes against militants in Libya, saying they targeted the group responsible for the Coptic Christians attack.
Dozens killed in attack on Christians
Attackers dressed in military uniforms opened fire on a bus, killing at least 28, including children.
Felled elephant squashes hunter
A famed big game hunter who used hounds to hunt leopards and lions met his end under an elephant.
Freed schoolgirls reunite with families
Families rushed through the crowd and embraced the girls, who they hadn't seen for three years.
Christian sect attacks Congo prison
Supporters of a jailed Christian sect leader attack the prison holding him, freeing him and 50 other inmates.
Army moves in on mutinous soldiers
Heavy gunfire erupts in Ivory Coast's two largest cities as the military try to quash a four-day nationwide army mutiny.
Second Ebola case confirmed
Health officials were trying to trace 125 people thought to be linked to the cases in Congo.
New Ebola outbreak
Person in Democratic Republic of Congo who died of haemorrhagic fever tests positive for Ebola.
One lion remains on loose
South African wildlife rangers recapture four of five lions that broke out of Kruger Park.
War displaces children
War and famine have forced more than two million children in South Sudan to flee their homes.
Migrants feared dead
Bodies wash up on Libyan beach, including an infant, as more than 200 migrants feared dead.
82 freed girls arrive in capital
Girls released by Nigerian extremists after 2014 abduction to meet country's president.
82 kidnapped girls freed: officials
Numbers rise from earlier reports of Nigerian girls' release after three years in captivity.
Mugabe henchman leaves NZ
Rapist and torturer played a part in 20 murders as a member of Zimbabwe's secret place.
Rapist, murderer leaves NZ
He said he faced death back in Zimbabwe - but immigration minister refused to grant him a visa.
Tinder's most eligible bachelor
When this guy says "the fate of the species literally depends on me", he's not spinning a line.
Digging deep for water in dry earth
Wells are drying up, crops are dead, animals are dying, and it's feared people won't be far off the same fate.
Fake NZ hospital used in scam
Foreign doctors were lured by big salaries at a Wellington hospital - but "St Vincent Ranui" doesn't exist.