Global News

Kenyan forces have pulled out from two military bases in Somalia, including one attacked by militant Islamist group al-Shabab, residents have told the BBC. Al-Shabab fighters were spotted in the southern town of Badhadhe after the troops pulled out, residents...

A "race to the bottom" on asylum policy among European Union countries is exposing more than 360,000 child migrants to greater risk of harm as the bloc struggles to cope with a surge of refugees, rights watchdogs said on...

Islamic State and other militants are very likely to attempt big new attacks in Europe following those in Paris, the EU's police agency said on Monday, echoing previous warnings by senior security officials. The assessment was based on discussions concluded...

Syrian peace talks meant to begin this week were stalled on Monday partly over the question of who would represent the opponents of President Bashar al-Assad. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said he expected clarity within a day or...

Former Central African Republic prime ministers Anicet-Georges Dologuele and Faustin-Archange Touadera will face off in a presidential run-off poll, the constitutional court said on Monday. Dologuele won 23.74 percent of votes cast in the Dec. 30 first round, followed by...

At least 20 people, including a police chief, were killed in early morning attacks on four villages in northern Nigeria, police say. Local media say as many as 29 people were killed in the attack by suspected herdsmen from the...

The Zika virus is likely to spread across nearly all of the Americas, the World Health Organization has warned. The infection, which causes symptoms including mild fever, conjunctivitis and headache, has already been found in 21 countries in the Caribbean,...

Veteran African National Congress (ANC) activist Denis Goldberg has called for leaders of the party to be replaced. In a BBC interview, he alleged that the ANC leadership, locally and nationally, was riddled with corruption. Mr Goldberg said that leaders' focus...

South Sudan has missed a key deadline to create a transitional government, after the president increased the number of provinces from 10 to 28. The plan for a unity government was part of a peace deal in August to end...

Senegal will not extradite Papa Massata Diack, accused of blackmailing athletes who failed drug tests, to France. Senegal PM Mohammed Dionne said agreements with France would be respected but that Senegal would not extradite its citizens. Interpol has issued a "Red...