More than 90 dead in Mozambique ferry disaster as packed vessel sinks, say officials
Most passengers heading for island off Nampula province were trying to escape mainland due to panic over cholera outbreak, official says More than 90 people...
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Two charged in Nigeria over alleged sextortion that led to Australian teenager’s death
Boy who took his own life allegedly told to pay $500 to stop personal photos being shared with family and friends Follow our Australia news...
‘I’m a little bit tired’: Briton becomes first person to run the length of Africa
Russ Cook, from Worthing, reaches Ras Angela, Tunisia, after covering more than 9,900 miles across 352 days After more than 9,940 mile (16,000km) over 352...
India and Pakistan tried to meddle in Canada elections, spy agency says
CSIS intelligence report suggests growing number of countries targeting country’s large diaspora populations Canada’s spy agency has declared that the governments of India and Pakistan...
Latin American governments condemn Ecuador after police raid Mexican embassy
Brazil and others sharply criticised arrest of Ecuador’s former vice president who was seeking refuge in the embassy facing corruption charges Governments across Latin America...
Peru’s embattled president dismisses ‘Rolexgate’ investigation as a ‘smoke-screen’
Dina Boluarte has denied wrongdoing after being accused of illicit enrichment in relation to her use of at least three Rolex watches and designer jewellery...
Mexico suspends diplomatic ties with Ecuador after police raid embassy
Ecuadorian police forcibly enter the embassy in Quito to detain former vice-president Jorge Glas Mexico has suspended diplomatic ties with Ecuador after police forcibly broke...
Rio Tinto’s Madagascar mine may face lawsuit over pollution claims
Mining company hit with accusation it contaminated waterways with harmful levels of uranium and lead Rio Tinto is facing a likely lawsuit in an English...
Ex-speaker of South African parliament charged with money laundering and corruption
Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula resigned amid accusations she solicited bribes when she was defence minister South Africa’s former parliament speaker has been charged with corruption and money...
Elite cyclist to lead London race while living in asylum hotel
Trhas Tesfay, from war-torn Ethiopia, says she suffers hunger headaches as she cannot eat Home Office hotel meals One of Ethiopia’s elite female cyclists will...
