Opinion

Iran and the United States wrapped up the first round of talks to end the Middle East war at the Burgenstock resort in Switzerland on Monday, with technical talks to continue.

The deaths of three people who had been onboard the MV Hondius sparked a global health alert in early May, prompting fears the ship's many international passengers could spread the rodent-borne disease across the world.

From preparations for November’s local government elections to a growing repatriation operation in Durban and political tensions within the Government of National Unity, these are some of the stories that made headlines this week.

Ebola is spreading again in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where conflict, mistrust and the lack of a vaccine have made the outbreak hard to contain.

Southwestern Nigeria has long been considered one of the safest regions in a country struggling with multiple security crises.