Were you told that gold mining in southern Africa started after 1852? Or that the export of iron, steel, copper and gold ...

The confusion dates back to 1899, when Britain, which controlled the region at the time, established the 22nd parallel as the ...

The Ice Lions hockey team based in Nairobi has its sights set on playing in the Olympics. The team recently celebrated its ...

An Israeli police raid on the Palestinian-owned Educational Bookshop in east Jerusalem has sparked fears about the suppression of free speech in the city.

After a recent ruling by the Gauteng High Court, a same-sex couple's plans to start a family through surrogacy in South ...

Princess Diana's niece Lady Kitty Spencer has carried on the family reputation for royal glamour, pushing the envelope, and ...

Good morning and welcome back to our live coverage of the war in Ukraine. Yesterday saw speculation continue to swirl over when potential peace talks between Russia and Ukraine could begin. It ...

As we reported earlier, Donald Trump has suggested that Ukraine "may or may not be Russian someday" (see 8.17am post). We've been keeping an eye on reaction in Ukraine, where the comments are ...