DR Congo opposition leader Katumbi flies to SA for medical care

Moise Katumbi, the opposition presidential hopeful in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has flown

Fears DRC president's push to keep power will spark major violence

Critics of the Democratic Republic of the Congo's president, Joseph Kabila, fear his attempts to cling

Secret service shoot armed man at White House security checkpoint

A suspect has been arrested after he approached a White House security checkpoint with a firearm on Friday afternoon.

Homeopath murdered in Bangladesh machete attack

Attackers wielding machetes have killed a village doctor and wounded his friend, a university tutor, in western Bangladesh, police say.

Iraq crisis: Green Zone protests end in violence

Calm has been restored in Baghdad, hours after security forces opened fire to stop

EgyptAir: Images released of debris found in plane search

The Egyptian military has released images of items found during the search in the Mediterranean Sea for missing Egypt Air flight MS804.

Four French police killed in Pyrenees helicopter crash

Four French police have been killed in a helicopter crash in the Pyrenees mountain range along the border with Spain.