- Spain arrests 19 on suspicion of torture and murder after 50 disappear from migrant boat
Police suspect some of the victims were accused of witchcraft by others on the boat that had travelled from Senegal.
- Trucks set ablaze as militants block key Senegal-Mali trade route
Islamists fighters are trying to prevent deliveries of fuel and other essential supplies to landlocked Mali.
- Chebet focused on 'crazy dream' of historic double in Tokyo
Kenya's Beatrice Chebet is aiming to become just the third woman to clinch a 5,000m-10,000m double at the World Athletics Championships.
- Gunmen kill 22 after shooting at baptism ceremony in Niger - reports
Niger's army has failed to contain the jihadist insurgency, with dozens killed in recent attacks.
- Ghana's Thomas Partey denies rape charges in UK
The 32-year-old footballer was in court accused of raping two women and sexually assaulting another.
- Letsile Tebogo qualifies for 200m semi-finals in Tokyo championships
Botswana's Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo secured his spot in the men's 200-meter semi-finals at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Wednesday, clocking 20.18 seconds to finish second in his heat behind reigning world champion Noah Lyles.
- Truck carrying displaced people hit by Israeli strike in Gaza
Israeli aircraft struck a truck carrying displaced civilians from Gaza City late on Tuesday, killing five people and injuring several others, according to local health officials.
- Police remove protesters in Tel Aviv calling for Gaza ceasefire
Police forcibly removed demonstrators blocking Kaplan Street in Tel Aviv on Tuesday as protests called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the release of all remaining hostages.
- EU lays out toughest plan to pressure Israel to end war in Gaza
The European Union laid out on Wednesday its toughest plan yet to pressure Israel to end the war in Gaza as Palestinians fled en masse from Israeli tanks, drones and troops pushing deeper into the coastal enclave ravaged by 23 months of war.
- Haiti: gangs continue to terrorise local population
Residents in some areas of Port-au-Prince have returned to what's left of their homes following an assault by armed gangs. But with gangs now controlling an estimated 90% of the capital, some are too afraid to return.