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160 dead after church roof collapses on worshippers in Nigeria

The roof of a crowded church has collapsed on to worshippers in southern Nigeria, killing 160 people, a hospital director said. Etete Peters of the...

Letter from Muhammad Ali to Nelson Mandela to go up for sale at auction

A signed letter from Muhammad Ali to Nelson Mandela offering his condolences on the death of an anti-apartheid leader will be sold at auction. The...

Gambian President refuses to step aside despite conceding election defeat a week ago

Gambia's ruler of more than 22 years has announced he no longer accepts defeat in the country's presidential election, reversing course a week after...

Six police officers killed in explosion on main road carrying tour buses to Egyptian Pyramids

An explosion on a main road in Cairo has killed six police and wounded another three in what appears to be the deadliest attack...

Italy’s populist opposition ready to rule after PM’s referendum defeat

Italy's populist opposition 5-Star Movement says it is ready to run the country after voters triggered the demise of prime minister Matteo Renzi with...

South African president Jacob Zuma battles to continue in office

South African President Jacob Zuma is fighting for his presidency in the capital Pretoria as the ruling party's highest decision-making body considers a motion...

Nurse suspended for concealing Ebola medic’s high temperature at airport

A nurse has been suspended for two months for concealing the fact that Scottish medic Pauline Cafferkey had a raised temperature before she tested...

Boko Haram besieging villages in Nigeria

Boko Haram fighters are overrunning villages near the Nigerian town of Chibok, forcing hundreds of people to flee as they loot and burn in...

Thousands of children dying of starvation and disease in Nigeria

Thousands of young children have died of starvation and disease in Boko Haram-ravaged north-eastern Nigeria, Doctors Without Borders said, quoting a new survey that...

Jacob Zuma’s survives bid to remove him as South Africa’s president

South Africa's parliament has defeated an opposition motion to remove President Jacob Zuma because of a series of scandals, including possible government corruption linked...

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