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Tanzania Presidential Press Unit via ReutersEarlier, a Tanzanian woman who asked to be identified as Mama Kassim told the BBC that she had not seen her two sons since polling day - and was unable to reach one of...

At least 26 people have been killed and hundreds of thousands forced to flee their homes as one of strongest typhoons this year ripped through the central Philippines, officials say.Typhoon Kalmaegi has flooded large areas, including entire towns on...

The sole survivor of a fiery plane crash that killed 260 people in western India five months ago is back home in England, but he says his life has been upended by the trauma, leaving...

Thirteen suspected drug cartel members died Monday in a shootout with authorities in the troubled Mexican state of Sinaloa, officials said.Another four suspects were arrested and nine people kidnapped by the gang were freed following...

China sentenced five people to death on Tuesday for their involvement in a violent criminal gang with fraud operations in Myanmar's Kokang region along the border, state media reported. Scam compounds have flourished in Myanmar's...

Getty ImagesDick Cheney, who has died at the age of 84, had a glittering - if controversial - career in American public life.He served as President Gerald Ford's White House chief of staff in the 1970s, before spending a...

A Chinese court has sentenced five top members of an infamous Myanmar mafia to death as Beijing continues its crackdown on scam operations in South East Asia.In all 21 Bai family members and associates were convicted of fraud, homicide,...

Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to present his government's first federal budget on Tuesday, and has warned Canadians to expect "sacrifices" as he aims to transform an economy battered by US President Donald Trump's tariffs.Carney has said the...

London — The suit worn by Will Ferrell in the 2003 comedy hit "Elf" is going under the hammer at an auction of movie memorabilia in London this December, and the skin-tight green and yellow piece...

A rodent-borne virus led to the death of the only African elephant at the zoo in India's capital Delhi, officials have told the BBC.Shankar, a 29-year-old male, died on 17 September after spending much of his life in isolation....