At least 274 inmates have escaped from a prison in Nigeria’s Borno state following heavy flooding, the Nigerian Correctional Service said Sunday. “The flood brought down the walls of the correctional facilities, including the medium security custodial center Maiduguri (MSCC) as well as the staff quarters in the city,” the…
At least eight people died during a failed attempt to cross the English Channel from northern France, French maritime…
An environmental activist who protested mining and hydro-electric projects in northern Honduras in an effort to preserve tropical forests and rivers…
In recent years, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been signalling its intent to become a major player in…
A pastor who the United States says was wrongfully detained in a Chinese prison for nearly two decades has…
Germany has begun new controls at all of its land borders as part of a crackdown on migration, placing…
Shanghai was brought to a standstill on Monday morning by what authorities say was the strongest typhoon to directly…
Venezuela says it has seized 400 US rifles and arrested foreigners – Americans among them – who it claims…
At least two people have been killed and 29 injured in a train collision in Egypt, the country’s health…