Ghana launches smaller, tougher banknotes to fight counterfeiting
Ghana unveiled smaller, longer-lasting banknotes on Thursday, introducing upgraded anti-counterfeiting safeguards and designs celebrating its national heritage as it modernises its currency.
US soldier pleads guilty to attempting to work with IS group
A US army soldier has pleaded guilty to attempting to help the Islamic State (IS) group attack and murder US service members in the Middle East.
More than 70 drown as refugee boat sinks in Greece
At least 79 people have died after a migrant boat carrying hundreds of people sank off the Greek coast in the early hours of Wednesday.
Nine killed as ethnic clashes hit Indian north-eastern region
No fewer than nine people have been shot dead in the remote north-eastern Indian state of Manipur in the latest incident in weeks of violence that has claimed more than 100 lives.
Chinese couple charged with murder of South Korean influencer in Cambodia
A Cambodian court has charged a Chinese couple with murdering a South Korean influencer who they insist died while receiving treatment in their clinic.
Thousands gather at ex-Italy’s PM Silvio Berlusconi’s funeral
The funeral of former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi holds in the Gothic Duomo Cathedral, Milan, as thousands of people gathered to say farewell on Wednesday.
