Australian Michelle Payne has become the first female jockey to win Australia’s most prestigious horse race, the Melbourne Cup. The New Zealand-bred Prince of Penzance won […]

Islamist militant group Boko Haram has released photos apparently showing a rocket-making factory in north-eastern Nigeria. The group has used rocket-propelled grenades in the past and […]

A rare tropical cyclone is bearing down on the Yemeni mainland bringing hurricane-force winds, heavy rain and powerful waves.Photos and videos posted online showed water pouring […]

Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has described claims that militants linked to Islamic State (IS) brought down a Russian airliner as “propaganda”. He told that it […]