Letter from Africa: Why Nigerians fear social media sanctions

Politicians are debating a bill that some worry is an attempt to stifle activism after the #EndSars protests.


Why hundreds of parrots visit this same terrace every day

Lakshmi Narayan Reddy's home in southern India attracts hundreds of ring-necked parakeets every day.


Vienna shooting: The night my safe city lost its innocence

The Austrian capital had four decades of relative peace before a gunman's rampage.


Storm Eta: Around 150 feared dead in Guatemala

The army reaches a village where houses were buried by mudslides triggered by Storm Eta's rains.


Kylie Minogue on Glastonbury, lockdown and her favourite Kylie era

The pop star looks back at her career, and the 'overwhelming' experience of Glastonbury, as she releases her 15th album.


Coronavirus: France records more than 60,000 cases

Sixty thousand cases in 24 hours bring the total number to 1.7 million since the pandemic began.


Tigray crisis: Ethiopia carries out airstrikes - Abiy Ahmed

Abiy Ahmed says military positions have been targeted in Tigray as the conflict there intensifies.


EU slaps sanctions on Belarus leader Lukashenko for crackdown

President Lukashenko and security chiefs join a long list of officials under EU sanctions.


Johnny Depp leaves Fantastic Beasts film franchise

The actor says he was "asked to resign" his role in the series and had "agreed to that request".


South Africa deports African migrants after protests

Authorities have begun deporting 20 refugees and asylum seekers who protested against xenophobia.