Ghana: 11 Arrested As Police, Military Recover Gun, Ammunition At Kromase
[Ghanaian Times] Eleven persons have been arrested following a joint Police/Military intelligence-led operation at Kromase near Nkwanta in the Oti Region.
Ghana: Parliament Approves 2 Ministers, 3 Supreme Court Nominees
[Ghanaian Times] Parliament has approved two ministerial nominees and three Supreme Court nominees submitted by President John Dramani Mahama in accordance with Article 78(1) of the 1992 Constitution.
Niger: Russia Helped Foil Coup in Niger – – Official
[Premium Times] In a viral video interview, Viktor Voropaïev, Russian ambassador to Niger, said the Nigerien government requested its assistance in quelling the mutiny which lasted for hours between 28 and 29 August.
Man arrested after Swiss rave shooting that killed woman
A 22-year-old Italian woman was killed and several injured at a techno rave in Aarau.
One dead and more than a dozen missing after 'terrifying' flash flood hits Grand Canyon
“It was a beautiful day – and then people were screaming,” one hiker tells the BBC, as 15 people are missing.
The jury's options in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial
Jurors have five options before them as they decide the fate of the former nurse charged with killing her three children.
Search continues for 18 passengers after ferry capsized in northern Cyprus
Eight people have died after the ferry started taking on water shortly after setting off for Turkey.
Passengers stranded as strike disrupts flights at Kenya's main airport
Kenya Airways says the strike has caused delays of more than six hours, with some flights cancelled.
Once a village, now barren land – BBC in valley devastated by floods
The BBC reports from Sano Barkhu, a village overlooking the town of Syfrubesi, which was destroyed by the Nepal flooding.
South African airline defends low-altitude aerial stunt over packed stadium
Airlink says the manoeuvre with two planes in close formation involved careful and precise planning.