Ivorian MP jailed for ‘fake news’ tweet

An Ivorian MP and ex-sports minister has been sentenced to one year in jail and fined $520 (£400) for spreading fake news that incited

Animals electrocuted at South Africa park

Six large animals have died at South Africa's biggest national park after storms toppled a power cable. A rhino, a giraffe, two lions and

UK MP jailed for lying to avoid speeding ticket

A British MP has become the first sitting politician for 30 years to be jailed after she lied to police when she was issued

6 Tanzanian children killed ‘for body parts’

Six children in south-western Tanzania have been killed and had their ears and teeth removed, the authorities say. Some of the bodies of the

Huawei denies wrongdoing after US criminal charges

Chinese telecoms giant Huawei has denied any wrongdoing after US prosecutors filed a host of criminal charges against the firm. Huawei has also rejected

Sudan’s Bashir travels to Cairo to seek Egypt’s backing as protests rage

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir travelled to Cairo on Sunday to meet his Egyptian counterpart, his second trip abroad since anti-government demonstrations began in his

Zimbabwe’s Mugabe ‘lost $1m in stolen briefcase’

Nearly $1m (£914,000) in cash was stolen from a briefcase belonging to Zimbabwe's former President Robert Mugabe, the state-owned Herald newspaper reports. Three people

Julen search: Spain finds body of two-year-old in borehole

Rescuers in Spain have found the body of a two-year-old boy who fell into a borehole near the southern city of Málaga, officials say.

India relocates crocodiles at world’s tallest statue in Gujarat

Indian officials have begun relocating some 300 crocodiles from a reservoir next to the world's tallest statue to allow a seaplane service for visitors.

Brazil dam collapse: ‘Little hope’ of finding missing alive

Some 200 people are missing after a dam collapsed at an iron ore mine in south-eastern Brazil, company officials say. The break caused a