UK ‘Iron Man’ Demonstrates Flying Suit
A British inventor, who built an Iron Man-style flight suit, has flown it at the Ted (Technology, Entertainment and Design) ...
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Kenyatta Takes Swipe At Presidential Rival
Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has dismissed the opposition National Super Alliance's (NSA) line-up for the 8 August election as "nothing ...
Ex-Chadian Leader’s Life Sentence Upheld
An appeals court in Senegal has upheld the life sentence given to Chad's former leader HIssene Habre for crimes against ...
Cash Offered After Drones Disrupt Flights In China
Chinese drone maker DJI is offering up to one million yuan (£112,000) for information about drones that disrupted scores of ...
Raila Odinga Chosen To Challenge President In Kenya Vote
Kenya’s veteran politician Raila Odinga has been confirmed as the main opposition coalition’s presidential candidate for August’s election. Mr Odinga, ...
Hackers Used Microsoft Word Bug ‘for Months’
A bug in Microsoft Word was exploited by hackers for months before it was eventually fixed, according to security researchers. ...
Liberia Tests Mystery Disease Swabs
Health ministry spokesperson Sorbor George said that efforts to resuscitate those who died unfortunately failed, the BBC’s Jonathan Paye-Layleh reports. ...
Zambia President ‘not Involved In Opposition Leader Woes’
Mr Hichilema has been in custody for more than a fortnight Zambia's presidential spokesman Amos Chanda has denied allegations that ...
Ebola Ruled Out In Liberia As Cause of Mystery Deaths
The nine deaths happened in a short space of time in Sinoe county. The Liberian authorities have ruled out Ebola ...
Riots Paralyse Guinea Bauxite Town
Riots have paralysed a major mining town in Guinea, with protesters destroying property, vehicles and equipment. People in Boke, north-west ...
Russian Beats Roberta Vinci On Return From Doping Ban
Maria Sharapova won on her return to action after a 15-month doping ban as she beat Roberta Vinci in the ...
Fear Grips Liberians As Mystery Disease Claims 9 Lives
A mysterious disease has killed nine people in Liberia, leading the health authorities to issue guidelines to citizens on what ...
North Korea Faces Tighter Sanctions Under Trump Strategy
The US is to tighten sanctions on North Korea and step up diplomatic moves aimed at pressuring the country to ...
Turkey Suspends More Than 9,000 Police Officers Over ‘Gulen Links’
Turkey's police force has suspended more than 9,000 officers over alleged links to the US-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gulen. It ...
Venezuela To Withdraw From OAS As Deadly Protests Continue
Venezuela says it will withdraw from Organization of American States (OAS), accusing the Washington-based grouping of meddling in its internal ...
Buhari Misses 2nd Cabinet Meeting In A Row
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has missed his second cabinet meeting in a row, the Premium Times newspaper reports. It says ...
Missing Taiwanese Trekker Found Alive After 47 Days
A 21-year-old trekker from Taiwan has been rescued alive in the Himalayas, 47 days after he and his girlfriend went ...
US Ready To ‘bring Kim Jong-Un To His Senses’
The US military’s top commander in the Pacific has said an advanced missile defence system in South Korea aims bring ...
Macron Heckled By Pro-Le Pen Workers
French presidential hopeful Emmanuel Macron has been heckled by factory workers in Amiens after a visit by his far-right rival, ...
Uber To Introduce Flying Cars By 2020
The international transport company Uber says it plans to launch a fleet of flying cars by 2020, the BBC has ...