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At least 11 people killed after flooding in South Africa's Africa's Western Cape province, including Cape Town.
A 32-year-old suspect has been arrested after a gunman opened fire at a house and then a large medical centre.
A 32-year-old suspect has been arrested after a gunman opened fire at a house and then a large medical centre.
The head of the ethnic Armenian enclave formally ends its struggle for independence.
The actor, a four-time Bafta award winner, was best-known for playing Dumbledore in the hit film series.
A woman spoke to us from inside the refrigerated lorry in France, saying they were struggling to breathe.
Pressure builds as Israeli closures over border violence hit Palestinian workers.
Moscow's culture ministry says Barbie is "not in line" with Russian values. Cinemagoers don't seem to mind.
The ice fields have lost as much volume in two years as they did in three decades from 1960 to 1990.
A 32-year-old suspect has been arrested after a gunman opened fire at a house and then a large medical centre.
The head of the ethnic Armenian enclave formally ends its struggle for independence.
The actor, a four-time Bafta award winner, was best-known for playing Dumbledore in the hit film series.
A woman spoke to us from inside the refrigerated lorry in France, saying they were struggling to breathe.
Pressure builds as Israeli closures over border violence hit Palestinian workers.
Moscow's culture ministry says Barbie is "not in line" with Russian values. Cinemagoers don't seem to mind.
The ice fields have lost as much volume in two years as they did in three decades from 1960 to 1990.
The head of the ethnic Armenian enclave formally ends its struggle for independence.
The actor, a four-time Bafta award winner, was best-known for playing Dumbledore in the hit film series.
A woman spoke to us from inside the refrigerated lorry in France, saying they were struggling to breathe.
At least 11 people killed after flooding in South Africa's Africa's Western Cape province, including Cape Town.
By Gareth Evans
BBC News
By Alys Davies
BBC News
Peter Jegwa
Lilongwe, Malawi
Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera and the country’s former leader Bakili Muluzi are among high-profile figures to pay tribute to John Tembo, who died on Wednesday aged 91.
President Chakwera, in a statement jointly issued with his wife Monica, described the death of Tembo as a great loss both to the governing Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and the nation of Malawi.
Mr Chakwera succeeded Tembo as president of the MCP, then an opposition party, in 2013.
The president said Tembo’s service to the party and nation “spanned six decades that saw him at the core of the establishment of key institutions of the country".
Warm sentiments towards the veteran politician were also expressed by Mr Muluzi, who served as president from 1994 until 2004.
He had previously worked with Tembo when the MCP was the only party allowed to exist by law when Mr Muluzi held the position of party secretary general, with Tembo as treasurer general.
“I am deeply saddened by the death of a man I knew so well and worked very closely with in the Malawi Congress Party (MCP),” Mr Muluzi said, describing him as “a staunch defender of his party” and “a man who strongly defended what he believed in”.
Information Minister Moses Kunkuyu described Tembo as “a true statesman who did a lot for the cause of building the country”.
More tributes came from Malawians of all walks of life, including religious leaders, civil society activists and local celebrities.
Tembo, regarded as one of the most influential politicians of all time, was a close ally of former President Hastings Banda who ruled Malawi for three decades during which time Tembo held multiple positions in government and state institutions.
By Stephanie Hegarty, World Service population correspondent, & James Gregory
BBC News
By Gareth Evans
BBC News
By Mariko Oi
Business reporter
BBC reporter Khue Luu helped track down the vehicle after receiving a distress call from one of the women.
By Bernd Debusmann Jr
BBC News, Washington
Jose Tembe
BBC News, Maputo
Mozambique’s health authorities have expressed concern that some 37% of children in the country are suffering from chronic malnutrition.
This troubling rise is compounded by a lack of access to healthcare and limited educational opportunities, posing serious challenges to the overall development of Mozambique's youth.
“These are children whose first five years of life are marked by hunger and, often, associated with illness, they are the same ones whose minds are not stimulated, lack of appropriate interaction and have fewer opportunities to perform well at school,” explained Humberto Rodrigues, representative of the National Directorate of Public Health.
In response, civil society groups are calling for the implementation of a National Early Childhood Policy. Advocates argue that such a policy could help address the developmental obstacles faced.
“If we had a law, we would have all the guidelines on how we could have a programme, financing, a communication system and how to involve parents and guardians in order to provide children with better security,” explained Gertrudes Noronha, representative of the Early Childhood Development Network.
The Ministry of Health, Gender, Children and Social Action and partners met in the capital, Maputo, on Thursday to seek answers to early childhood development problems, which is the period from birth to eight years of age.
The Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs released footage of a person throwing two molotov cocktails.
By Chloe Kim
BBC News
The top US diplomat surprised guests at the Global Music Diplomacy Initiative when he took the stage.
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has appointed a senior military official as a minister of state for regional cooperation despite the fact he been accused of working closely with a Congolese rebel group.
General James Kabarebe, who has for decades been a close ally of Mr Kagame, retired from the military last month.
UN experts published a report in June accusing Gen Kabarebe of playing a leading role in coordinating operations by the M23 rebel group in eastern DR Congo. Rwanda has denied that its military has supported the M23.
Since the group relaunched a rebellion almost two years ago, hundreds of thousands of civilians have been forced from their homes.
DR Congo accuses Rwanda of backing the M23 - an allegation denied in Kigali.
By David Gritten
BBC News
By Tiffanie Turnbull
BBC News, Sydney