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The Afghan Taliban on Wednesday announced Haibatullah Akhundzada as their new leader, elevating a low-profile religious figure in a swift power transition after officially confirming the death of M...

A part of the embankment running alongside the Arno river in Florence has collapsed, just metres away from the city's world-famous Ponte Vecchio bridge. IMAGES

Thousands of Zimbabweans march in the capital Harare to show their support for veteran leader Robert Mugabe, just over a month after the main opposition staged the biggest anti-Mugabe protest in ne...

Ten people were killed in Afghanistan when a suicide bomber on foot detonated his explosives, striking a vehicle carrying court employees near the capital Kabul.

Many miners dream of joining the elite squad of the Mines Rescue Services (MRS), dedicated to saving lives in a country with the deepest mines in the world, but few make it as it requires disciplin...

Afghanistan's once teeming Silk Road border town of Hairatan, a door to Central Asia, sees few travellers these days -- its decline a barometer of economic depression in the country's north.

Thousands of people have fled clashes in surrounding areas to the South Sudanese city of Wau - with the population explosion putting pressure on resources including healthcare and schools. But many...

In the wake of war, Somalia's traditional textile industry is beginning to unravel particularly as cheap foreign imports flood the market.

An annual Jewish pilgrimage to Africa's oldest synagogue got under way in Tunisia where security forces were deployed heavily to ward off potential jihadist attacks.

An audiovisual light show was projected over the ancient walls of Jerusalem's Old City on Wednesday for the annual Festival of Light.

A small number of pro and anti-Trump protesters confront each other outside his California rally. As authorities brace for unrest, a day after violence marred an event by the presumptive Republican...

Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko has returned home to a hero's welcome after nearly two years in a Russian jail following a prisoner swap with Moscow that drew a line under a major diplomatic spat....