Mine explosion: ‘I had to step on my friends’ bodies to escape’
Murat Yokus may have escaped Turkey's deadliest mine explosion, but he is unable to erase the memories of his friends falling one by one to the ground, suffocated by thick fumes that engulfed the tunnels where they were trapped.
Nigeria and neighbours to join forces over abducted girls
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan meets with leaders of neighbouring states in Paris on Saturday for talks aimed at forging a common strategy against Islamist militants holding more than 200 schoolgirls.
Boko Haram in fresh attack …as Jonathan, other leaders meet on strategy
Boko Haram gunmen killed a Chinese worker and kidnapped 10 others overnight in Cameroon, piling more pressure on leaders meeting in Paris on Saturday to thrash out a tougher strategy against the Nigerian Islamists.
Ukraine forces free separatist leader after gun battle
Ukrainian forces released a separatist leader on Saturday after armed rebels attacked an eastern border post where he was being held, triggering a firefight, sources on both sides said.
Pressure mounts on Premier League chief in sexism row
The English Premier League chief at the centre of a sexism row came under fresh pressure to quit his post on Saturday.
Boko Haram kills one Chinese, abducts 10 others in Cameroon
A Chinese national was killed and 10 others were feared kidnapped after an overnight attack in northern Cameroon believed to have been carried out by Boko Haram militants from Nigeria, a police said on Saturday.
