After receiving a comprehensive explanation from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), tourism authorities clarified that the recent travel update concerning Sri Lanka by the Australian government, which initially raised concerns, is not as severe as it appeared.

The Majority Leader in Ghana has blamed Sri Lanka’s Central Bank for the economic crisis in the island.

The Defence Headquarters said the crashed Air Force M1-171 helicopter that crashed on Monday in Niger State had on board 14 dead soldiers and seven wounded officers, two pilots and two crew members.

Thousands of Muslims in a city in Pakistan have set fire to churches and vandalised homes belonging to Christians over claims that two men had desecrated the Quran, police say.

More than 60 people are feared dead after a boat carrying migrants was found off Cape Verde in West Africa.

Former Ukrainian captives say they were subjected to torture, including frequent beatings and electric shocks, while in custody at a detention facility in south-western Russia, in what would be serious violations of international humanitarian law.

Recovery crews combing through homes and vehicles burned to a cinder in Hawaii are likely to find 10 to 20 more victims per day, the governor has warned.

At least 27 people have been killed in an explosion and fire at a petrol station in Dagestan in southern Russia.

Hundreds of travellers have descended on the New Forest for the UK's biggest horse drive event.