Liberian authorities have charged five suspects after more than 200kg of cocaine, falsely declared as seasoning cubes, was intercepted at Monrovia's international airport.
Following intense Russian missile attacks on Kyiv, Ukraine's president heads to a Nato summit in Turkey to demand urgent air defence systems and press for peace negotiations.
Moroccan authorities say they arrested 10 suspects tied to an ISIL affiliate and seized bomb-making materials, foiling a planned attack said to be in an advanced stage.
Algeria's National Liberation Front won the most seats in parliament, but a record-low turnout and candidate disqualifications cast a shadow over the vote.
As the world marks World Population Day, new UN figures reveal how your age stacks up against 8 billion people — and why humanity is steadily getting older.
A 12-year-old girl endured 32 hours trapped under a collapsed building in Venezuela, surviving on ketchup and cheese until rescuers finally reached her.
A sports stadium in Venezuela's La Guaira state has become a makeshift home and aid hub for thousands displaced by recent earthquakes.
Russian ballistic missiles struck Ukraine's Kyiv region on Monday, killing at least eight people and wounding dozens just before a NATO summit in Turkey.
Patients gathered outside Al-Shifa Medical Complex to demand that Israel lift travel restrictions, as Gaza health authorities say more than 20,000 people await urgent medical evacuation.
Three sons of Iran's former supreme leader appeared publicly at his Tehran funeral, but successor Mojtaba Khamenei was notably absent as huge crowds called for revenge.
Nigeria says two of its citizens were killed in South Africa amid rising anti-migrant sentiment, warning Pretoria that 'all options remain on the table.'
Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri, leader of China's underground Zion Church, has been released and reunited with his family in Los Angeles, weeks after President Trump raised his case with Xi Jinping.