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Boko Haram exports reign of terror

Africa Staff Reporter - 23 Jan 2015

The militant group is said to have invaded Cameroonian towns, sparking fears that it is expanding into neighbouring countries.

Hunt for habitable planets hots up

Article Staff Reporter - 4 Dec 2014

The discovery of 55 Cancri e means ground-based telescopes could be used to find new "super-Earths".

Beyonce new album rumours get quashed

Article Staff Reporter - 5 Nov 2014

Following rumours that Beyonce would release a second surprise album, her representative says the US singer will release a boxset of her 2013 album.

Sudanese woman spared death sentence for apostasy arrives in Italy

Africa Staff Reporter - 24 Jul 2014

Meriam Ibrahim, whose death sentence was overturned after international outcry, has arrived with her husband and two children in Italy.

Great soul: Bobby Womack dies at 70

Article Staff Reporter - 28 Jun 2014

The soul artist who worked with musicians such as Sam Cooke, Damon Albarn and Gorillaz has died after a career spanning nearly six decades.

US student rescued from giant vagina sculpture in Germany

Article Staff Reporter - 24 Jun 2014

A young American in Tübingen had to be rescued by 22 firefighters after getting trapped inside a giant sculpture of a vagina.

Abdullah and Ghani on course for runoff vote in Afghanistan polls

Article Staff Reporter - 14 Apr 2014

The first snapshot of the Afghanistan elections puts the pair of ex-ministers in the lead. But two minority candidates could decide the final result.

Butterflies save themselves from extinction

Article Staff Reporter - 7 Apr 2014

The Quino checkerspot butterfly has saved itself from extinction by shifting to a higher altitude and picking a new species of plant for laying eggs.

The Grand Budapest Hotel: A deeply pleasurable immersion

Article Staff Reporter - 26 Mar 2014

Wes Anderson's staggeringly realised hotel of secret passion is an exhilarating and intelligent drama.

Vogue’s longtime editor Beatrix Miller dies at 90

Article Staff Reporter - 28 Feb 2014

Beatrix Miller, the imperturbable editor of British "Vogue" who chronicled the swinging 1960s with wit and a sense of adventure, has died.

Egypt’s prime minister, Cabinet resign

Africa Staff Reporter - 25 Feb 2014

After weeks of mounting criticism, Prime Minister Hazem al-Beblawy has announced the resignation of Egypt's interim Cabinet.

Poor still losing out in African boom

Africa Staff Reporter - 24 Feb 2014

Inequality on the continent has grown in the past decade as tax systems have failed to redistribute wealth, says Christian Aid.

Glitter king Bowie becomes oldest Brit Awards recipient

Article Staff Reporter - 20 Feb 2014

The old guard outshone new kids on the block as veteran star David Bowie used his Brit awards appearance to plead with Scotland not to leave the UK.

Sudan: Pregnant teenager alleging gang-rape charged with adultery

Africa Staff Reporter - 19 Feb 2014

An Ethiopian teenager who says she was raped by seven men last August, now faces a possible sentence of death by stoning.

Hundreds of Eritreans enslaved in torture camps in Sudan, Egypt

Africa Staff Reporter - 12 Feb 2014

A report says state authorities have either turned a blind eye or colluded with perpetrators in the kidnapping and abuse of Eritrean refugees.

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Epic fail: Africa’s Fortnite battle

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special reports - 20 Oct 2020

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special reports - 16 Oct 2020

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special reports - 16 Oct 2020

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