A woman who broke up with her fiancé has been ordered to pay him financial damages for psychological anguish.

A tropical storm followed by heavy rainfall has killed at least 16 people in Madagascar, emergency services say.

The body of a Tanzanian national who was killed in Ukraine fighting with Russian forces returned to his home country on Friday.

The parents of a girl who died after inhaling aerosol deodorant want clearer product labelling to warn people of the potential dangers.

A company owned by Asia's richest man has hit back at a report which accused the firm of "brazen" stock manipulation and accounting fraud.

Pfizer Inc has significantly expanded its commitment to the Accord for a Healthier World initiative by offering the full portfolio of medicines and vaccines for which it has global rights on a not-for-profit basis.

Pope Francis has criticised laws that criminalise homosexuality as “unjust”, saying God loves all his children just as they are, and calling on Catholic bishops who support the laws to welcome LGBTQ+ people into the church.

A statue honouring Zambia's first President, Kenneth Kaunda, has been removed after weeks of ridicule.

The United States government has announced a visa ban on some unnamed Nigerians “for undermining the democratic process in a recent Nigerian election”.

The year 2022 was a turbulent one which was defined by the breakout of war in Europe and saw the removal of nearly all COVID-19 restrictions and the reopening of international borders in most countries, and the global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines continued.

Jacinda Ardern has announced she will quit as New Zealand prime minister ahead of this year's election, saying she no longer has "enough in the tank" to lead.

In Canada, it should be Dry January all year round, according to new national recommendations that say zero alcohol is the only risk-free approach.

The Western alliance’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine received a shot in the arm this week as multiple European nations for the first time answered President Volodymyr Zelensky’s longstanding call to supply modern battle tanks to Kyiv.

Dozens of people have been killed after a plane with 72 people on board crashed near an airport in central Nepal.

US President Joe Biden's aides have found a fresh batch of classified government records at a second location, in a growing political embarrassment for the White House.

Prince Harry has said claims that he was boasting when he wrote in his new book about killing 25 Taliban fighters in Afghanistan are a "dangerous lie".

Six journalists in South Sudan have been arrested over the circulation of footage appearing to show President Salva Kiir wetting himself, media rights groups say.

The 265th leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI who died on Saturday, December 31, 2022 at the age of 95 is considered one of the 20th century’s greatest theologians who spent his lifetime upholding church doctrine.

Kenya's President William Ruto has defended his daughter Charlene Ruto over claims of the existence of the "Office of the First Daughter".

Puzzled Ugandans are still commenting on the government's New Year's post on Facebook celebrating 50,000 followers.

Nigeria's former President Olusegun Obasanjo is at the centre of a political storm after endorsing opposition presidential hopeful Peter Obi ahead of the general election due next month.