The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo a public health emergency of international concern.

Gunmen have kidnapped more than 50 children from three schools in the same town in north-eastern Nigeria, teachers and parents have told the BBC.

A man who stabbed a teenager to death during a streetside brawl outside an NRL grand final watch party will spend at least a decade behind bars.

A 38-year-old man has been killed by a 13ft (4m) shark in Western Australia.

Tens of thousands of people marched through central London on ​Saturday in two separate protests – one against high levels of immigration and a perceived Islamic threat to British identity, and another in support ‌of Palestinians.

A Canadian who sailed on the cruise ship MV Hondius which was hit by a hantavirus outbreak in April has tested positive for the disease, officials in the province of British Columbia say.

An Israeli airstrike on Gaza killed the chief ​of Hamas’ military wing, the most senior official from the Palestinian militant group killed by Israel since ‌a U.S.-backed ceasefire agreement in October that was meant to halt fighting.

At least eight people were killed and 32 others were injured in ​Thailand on Saturday after a freight train struck a bus at ‌a rail crossing in Bangkok, igniting a fire that engulfed the vehicle, rescue officials and a deputy transport minister said.

Dozens of people have rallied to remember a 19-year-old woman whose body was found in a rubbish dump, amid calls for the government to intervene after charges were dropped against her alleged killer.

During his first year back in office, U.S. President Donald Trump’s blustery negotiating style won him concessions from countries on issues ranging from tariffs to armed conflict.

An Iraqi national ​accused of involvement in multiple attacks against U.S. interests in Europe has been ‌arrested and brought to the U.S. to face six terrorism-related counts, the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday.

U.S. arms sales to Taiwan have always been a cornerstone of regional peace and stability and are ​something confirmed in U.S. law, a senior Taiwanese diplomat said on Saturday ‌after President Donald Trump said he had not decided on future sales.