Passenger plane hit as nation enters ‘abyss’
Sudan has descended into chaos with civilians killed, a Presidential palace reportedly stormed and a passenger plane hit by gunfire.
Sudan has descended into chaos with civilians killed, a Presidential palace reportedly stormed and a passenger plane hit by gunfire.
There are concerns a huge oil tanker has been taken over by pirates after it went dark more than 500km in the seas off Africa.
A deadly criminal dubbed the “Facebook rapist” whose ingenious plan saw him escape prison has been recaptured 4000km away.
Oscar Pistorius has learned his fate after a parole hearing to decide whether he should be freed early from his 13-year prison sentence.
Dozens of people have been quarantined as authorities scramble to identify a virus that has killed three people within 24 hours of falling ill.
A Danish-owned oil tanker was boarded by pirates over the weekend in the Gulf of Guinea and contact with the 16 crew members has been lost.
A video of workers scrambling to save men trapped inside a collapsing mine has shed light on the true cost of an everyday item.
Human rights groups and world leaders have led calls for an African nation’s president to reject an “appalling” anti-gay bill passed by parliament this week.
A country notorious for its intolerance to homosexuality has just passed draconian new laws cracking down on same-sex relationships.
The PM is facing a new plea to help stamp out a serious problem, with polling suggesting most Aussies would support the move.
South Africans are nervously bracing for a controversial “national shutdown” on Monday amid threats of violence and “looting” for those who refuse to take part.
A country of 60 million is on the verge of “collapse” amid rolling blackouts and warnings of “civil war” scale unrest.
The mother of Melbourne woman Elly Warren has pleaded with authorities for “some sort of closure” over the mysterious death of her 20-year-old daughter.
A pastor has died trying to emulate Jesus’ 40-day fast, beating the world record for the longest time without water.
Nine are dead and thousands in lockdown after the outbreak of a rare, highly deadly virus, as the WHO calls an “urgent” meeting.
Rapper AKA was gunned down outside a nightclub on a busy entrainment strip while he was celebrating his 35th birthday.
Prosecutors held “extreme concerns” a socialite would leave the country after he was found with a plane ticket following his dramatic arrest.
At least 50 women have been abducted in Burkina Faso, one of the poorest and most volatile nations in the world.
A former soccer player who helped his country win their first-ever silverware has been mauled to death by his own dogs in his garden.
Six journalists have been detained in South Sudan over a viral video that appeared to show the country’s president wetting himself.
A Harvard professor and modern slavery activist has spoken to Joe Rogan about the “appalling” truth behind the iPhone sitting in your pocket.
A two-year-old boy was swallowed whole and spat out alive by a hippo while playing near his home by a lake in Uganda.
It’s one of the best-loved treats in the country and across the world – but there’s a growing problem that has an entire industry on alert.
The family of a missing Australian teacher has spoken out after he disappeared without a trace in the African country two weeks ago.
At least 19 people are dead after a plane crashed into a lake, with emergency services and local fishermen working desperately to rescue trapped passengers.
A French-Australian vet who was kidnapped in Africa has been freed, according to a social media post by the country’s interim president.
A British couple were murdered, zipped inside their sleeping bags and fed to crocodiles by a gang days after recording a TV show.
The WHO has warned of a potential global outbreak of ebola after 18 cases of the often fatal virus were detected in Uganda.
Dashcam footage showed the truck driver trying to illegally pass another vehicle on a two-lane highway before it barrelled into the bus.
Eight young models have been brutally gang-raped by a group of up to 80 armed men who ambushed them on the set of a music video shoot.
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