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Malawi: Cholera death toll rises
The number of deaths from cholera in Malawi rose to 183 at the end of October from 110 at the beginning of the month, the health ministry announced on Monday.
The rate of infections has been rising, with the cumulative number of cases…
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Nigeria calls US ‘irresponsible’ for terror warnings
A top adviser to Nigeria’s government has described as “irresponsible” and “unnecessary” the recent warnings by several Western countries of possible terror attacks in the capital Abuja and elsewhere in the country.
Speaking after a…
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US man in prison for 38 years freed by new DNA evidence
A US man who spent nearly four decades in prison for murder has been released after new DNA evidence pointed to a different person.
Maurice Hastings served more than 38 years in state prison for the 1983 murder of Roberta Wydermyer in…
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South Korea: How the Halloween tragedy unfolded
After more than 150 people died in a deadly crush in Seoul on Saturday night, the BBC looks at how the tragedy unfolded.
By early evening on Saturday, thousands of mainly young people had converged in Itaewon in the centre of the South…
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Militants killed in major Israel raid in West Bank
Five Palestinians, reportedly all gunmen, have been killed in a major Israeli raid against a militant group in the occupied West Bank.
A sixth Palestinian was shot dead by Israeli troops who were attacked with stones in a protest against…
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Rishi Sunak is UK new Prime Minister
Liz Truss’s tenure as Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister came to an end Tuesday, after 49 days in office, and Rishi Sunak’s premiership begins, as he picks up responsibility for Britain’s battered economy and deeply divided politics.…
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Russian fighter plane crashes in Siberian city
A Russian military plane has crashed into a residential area in southern Siberia, local authorities have said.
The Sukhoi Su-30 fighter aircraft landed on a two-storey house in the city of Irkutsk, regional governor Igor Kobzev posted on…
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Invest in African Rural economy – Organization call on African Union Commission
The CEO of Paradigm Communication’s Company Ltd Nigeria Mr. Raymond Nyayiti Enoch, have called on the African Union Commission to invest in the African Rural Economy Infrastructure in order guarantee better livelihood and sustainable income…
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Mining sector critical to Nigeria’s economic development —NESREA
The National Environmental Standard Regulation and Enforcement Agency (NESREA) says the mining sector will continue to play a significant role in the Federal Government’s efforts to diversify and develop the nation’s economy.
The…
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Liz Truss resigns as UK prime minister
Liz Truss has announced her resignation as prime minister.
Speaking outside Downing Street, she said she had told King Charles she was resigning as leader of the Conservative Party.
In front of dozens of reporters she said she came…
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