A man claiming allegiance to so-called Islamic State (IS) stabbed a French policeman to death before being killed when police stormed a house, in what officials say was a "terrorist act".

Malnutrition is sweeping the world, fuelled by obesity as well as starvation, new research has suggested.

African women have worn headscarves for many years for religious, cultural reasons and even as a fashion statement but they were traditionally worn by older, usually married women.

Britain will gain more from leaving the EU than it will lose, billionaire entrepreneur Sir James Dyson has said.

A Dutch woman is being detained in Qatar on suspicion of adultery after she told police she had been raped.

The University of Papua New Guinea has obtained an injunction to stop protests after a number of people were hurt when a demonstration turned violent.

Friends of a man extradited to Italy on Tuesday on people smuggling charges say police have the wrong man.

Heavy downpours in Ghana's capital city Accra have caused widespread flooding today.

An award-winning floating school that provided classes to children on a lagoon in Nigeria's biggest city, Lagos, has collapsed during heavy rains.