Nigeria: Four sentenced to death over Catholic church killings
A court in Nigeria has sentenced four men to death for attacking a church in the south-western Ondo state in...
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Iran attacks damage 20 US military sites since start of war
Iran has damaged 20 US military sites since the start of the war, satellite images and videos analysed by BBC...
US and Iran reach tentative deal to extend ceasefire
Negotiators for the US and Iran have agreed a framework of a deal that would extend their ceasefire for 60...
Over 1.5m foreign pilgrims begin Hajj despite Iran war fears
Muslims have begun the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia against the backdrop of a region deeply shaken by the...
Nigeria: Bola Tinubu to run for second term after party primary win
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu will seek a second and final four-year term in January after overwhelmingly defeating a little-known challenger...
US urges green card applicants to apply from home countries
The US has announced a new policy that means most immigrants seeking a green card will have to leave the...
Ebola vaccine could take nine months as death toll rises
The World Health Organization (WHO) says it could take up to nine months before a vaccine against this particular species...
Ebola outbreak in DR Congo declared public health emergency
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo a public health emergency...
Former Nigerian Minister gets 75-year sentence in corruption case
Saleh Mamman, a former Nigerian power minister, has been sentenced to 75 years in prison for laundering 33.8bn naira ($24.7m;...
Cuba has run out of diesel and oil — Energy minister
Cuba has completely run out of diesel and fuel oil, the country's Energy Minister Vicente de la O Levy has...
