South Korea's special prosecutor investigating a corruption scandal involving President Park Geun-hye said on Sunday it had no choice but to raid the presidential offices, Yonhap News reported. Special prosecutors are investigating allegations that Park colluded with a friend, Choi Soon-sil,...

(Sky News)- The Boko Haram extremist group has been crushed and forced from its last enclave, Nigeria's president has said. Muhammadu Buhari said Nigeria's army had captured a key Boko Haram camp in the Sambisa forest that was its stronghold. "The terrorists are on the run and no longer...

(The Guardian)- In 10 days’ time a court in Cairo will hear an appeal by journalist Esraa Abdel Fattah against the iniquitous travel ban imposed on her two years ago. She was prevented from leaving Egypt in January 2015 to take up a scholarship at Stanford university in California because...

(Sky News)- An explosion has rocked eastern Aleppo as people were returning to their homes after the regime assumed full control of the city earlier this week. New airstrikes on a rebel-held town near Aleppo killed at least five people, state TV reported. It comes as new video...