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After lurching from one military coup to another, Nigeria now has an elected leadership. But the government faces the growing challenge of preventing Africa’s most populous country from breaking apart along ethnic and religious lines. […]

Image copyright AFP Thousands of people have been queuing in Paris to see the coffin of former President Jacques Chirac, as France observes a day of national mourning. At times the queue outside the Invalides […]

Image copyright Isro Image caption The mission’s launch was broadcast live on TV to an audience of hundreds of millions India’s Moon lander, which lost contact with scientists seconds before it was to touch down […]

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Qandeel Baloch challenged Pakistan’s conservative society with her videos The murder of Pakistan’s first social media star Qandeel Baloch prompted instant soul searching in the country and made headlines around […]

Image copyright Ross Walsh A 22-year-old student from County Kilkenny managed to successfully scam money out of an internet scammer. The scammer transferred £25 to the student’s account, which he subsequently donated to charity. This […]

Image copyright The Yongshan Police/ChinaNews Image caption After 17 years, the fugitive was tracked down by a drone Chinese police have arrested a fugitive who’d been on the run for 17 years, after they used […]

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Kenyans will exchange the old 1,000 shilling notes for the new tender Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced that the country’s currency is to be replaced with a new […]

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionMigrants struggle with the effects of fire tear gas in their camp At least one person has died after a fire broke out at an overcrowded refugee […]

Image copyright BBC Hindi Image caption Many residential areas in Bihar’s main city Patna are submerged More than 100 people have died due to flooding caused by heavy rains in the Indian states of Uttar […]

Image copyright Google Maps Image caption The porn was shown on the screens above the Asics logo Sports company Asics has apologised after screens outside a flagship store in Auckland, New Zealand, showed pornography for […]