A former childcare worker in Australia has pleaded guilty to raping and sexually abusing dozens of young girls under his care for over 20 years.Ashley Paul Griffith, 46, confessed...

Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei is in a critical condition in a Kenyan hospital, after allegedly being doused with petrol and set on fire by a former boyfriend. The 33-year-old...

A British national has said he is at a loss as to why the Nigerian police have accused him of planning to overthrow Nigeria’s government and placed a bounty...

The president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has pardoned 57 Bangladeshis who were sentenced to long prison terms for staging protests in the Gulf state against their own...

Getty ImagesThe day Beslan began burying its dead, there were so many cars loaded with coffins that there was gridlock on the road to the cemetery.In the small Caucasus...

Suarez played in nine major international tournaments for Uruguay.He was sent off in the 2010 World Cup quarter-final when he handled on the line during the final minute of...

The UK has defended its decision to suspend some arms sales to Israel.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called the decision "shameful", saying on social media that it "will...

'No' - Biden asked if Netanyahu is doing enough on hostage issueUS President Joe Biden has said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not doing enough to secure a...

A trained tiger handler has been hospitalised with injuries to her arm after being attacked by one of the animals at an Australian theme park. Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS)...

A new expedition has revealed the effects of the passage of time on the wreck of the Titanic.A large section of railing on the bow has fallen to the...

Tunisia's electoral commission has approved just three candidates to run in next month's presidential election ignoring a court ruling to reinstate three others.Among those approved are President Kais Saied...

The collapse of a massive statue of a 17th Century ruler has sparked protests and a political controversy in the western Indian state of Maharashtra.Shivaji Shahaji Bhosale was a...