Hundreds more were reported to have been injured when supporters stormed the gates after failing to gain entry. Some of those who fell became trapped and suffocated at the venue on Friday, a medical official said. Witnesses said the crowd trying to...
It bars him from running for president next year against Vladimir Putin. But Mr Navalny, who denies the charges, has vowed to take part in the race regardless. It was not immediately clear if this was legally possible. His conviction came in a...
Mr Sarkozy faces accusations that his party falsified accounts in order to hide 18m euros (£15m; $20m) of campaign spending in 2012. Mr Sarkozy denies he was aware of the overspending, and will appeal against the order to stand trial. He lost the...
He said the three were "spreading" homosexual activity through social media, in violation of the law. Gay sex is illegal in Tanzania and punishable by up to 30 years in prison. Last year, Tanzania's health ministry announced the suspension of...
A new report by the human rights group alleges that mass hangings took place every week at Saydnaya prison between September 2011 and December 2015. Amnesty says the alleged executions were authorised at the highest levels of the Syrian...
Etienne Tshisekedi, one of the country's most important advocates of democracy, was a prominent opponent of successive Congolese leaders. The party he helped found in 1982, the Union for Democracy and Social Progress party (UDPS), said he had...
In a statement, President Trump said visas would once again be issued once "the most secure policies" were in place, and denied it was a Muslim ban. The move has been widely condemned. Sixteen state attorneys general have said the order is...
Mohammed Bello Abubakar, known as Baba Masaba, died at his home in central Niger state on Saturday after an undisclosed illness. A large crowd attended his funeral on Sunday. Nigeria's Daily Trust newspaper reported that while he had 86 wives in...
Mr Jammeh has been given until noon on Friday to leave office or be forced out by UN-backed regional forces. Troops have been told to halt their advance until the deadline passes. The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) is acting in...
It also approved his decision to declare a 90-day state of emergency in the tiny West African state. Regional leaders have threatened to use military force to oust Mr Jammeh if he refuses to hand power to President-elect Adama Barrow on...
Investigations show the fires were caused by overheating in some parts of the engine which led to oil leaks, said Ford SA chief executive Jeff Nemeth. The recall affects the 1.6 litre model, built in Spain between 2012 and 2014. The firm has been...
They are seeking reparations for what former colonial power Germany acknowledges was genocide. The plaintiffs are seeking reparations and the right to representation at talks between Germany and Namibia. Some 100,000 people are believed to have...
Six weeks after winning the polls, the Republican has secured the 270 votes needed to formalise his victory. Reacting to his win, Mr Trump promised to "work hard to unite our country and be the president of all Americans". Electors had been flooded...
Mr Mugabe, who is 92, has been in power since independence from Britain in 1980. At the party's conference, the Zanu-PF youth wing even proposed that Mr Mugabe should be declared president for life. However, there have been unprecedented protests...
Some reports put the number even higher. The roof of the church caved in on worshippers who had gathered for the ordination of a bishop on Saturday. Those inside the Reigners Bible Church included Akwa Ibom state governor Udom Emmanuel, who survived...
The property tycoon was awarded the title following his unexpected victory over Hillary Clinton in November's presidential election. Mr Trump told NBC's Today show shortly after the announcement it was a "great honour" which "meant a lot" to...
As communist regimes collapsed across the world, Castro kept the red flag flying right on the doorstep of his greatest enemy, the United States. A divisive figure, his supporters praised him as a champion of socialism, the soldier-politician who had...
The computer scientists believe they have found evidence that vote totals in the three states could have been manipulated or hacked and presented their findings to top Clinton aides on a call last Thursday. The scientists, among them J. Alex...
Elections are due in January 2017 to pick a successor to South Africa's Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, who is not seeking a second term in office. An invitation from the commission says all the candidates who have expressed interest in contesting will take...
Without elaborating, the US president-elect tweeted that the newspaper had changed the terms of the meeting. He posted: "They continue to cover me inaccurately and with a nasty tone!" Mr Trump has had an antagonistic relationship with the press,...
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