London airspace has been closed until 19:00 GMT after a computer failure, air traffic controllers have said. The news was announced in a brief message on flight safety body Eurocontrol... Read more

Two IAAF officials, including the son of President Lamine Diack, have stepped down from their posts. It comes after Germany ‘s ARD broadcast documentaries alleging that IAAF officials covere... Read more

The head of the US spy agency CIA has defended his agency from accusations in a Senate report that it tortured terrorism suspects with no security benefits to the country. John Brennan said... Read more

Thousands of Palestinians have gathered to mourn a senior official who died in a confrontation with Israeli troops, as the army sent reinforcements to the occupied West Bank and braced for u... Read more

Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has appointed Emmerson Mnangagwa as his deputy, making the former justice minister the favourite to succeed him. Mr Mnangagwa takes over from Joice M... Read more

Dozens of public servants in the northern Kenyan town of Mandera are fleeing the restive region due to increased insecurity following the massacre of over 60 people in the past three weeks.... Read more

A Moroccan lawmaker close to Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane was killed in a train accident Sunday, his party said. The incident involving State Minister Abdellah Baha occurred at about 6... Read more

Fighting between heavily-armed Islamists and police in the centre of Chechnya’s capital Grozny on Thursday left 19 dead and many injured, the second attack since October, officials said. Mil... Read more