Africa

Fighting between soldiers and rebels is threatening a lab containing Ebola samples that could be released causing a 90 per cent death rate, the Red Cross says.

Some Goma residents applauded and cheered on the M23 rebels. Others, however, tried to flee into neighbouring Rwanda with just heir belongings on their back.

Panic spread in eastern Congo’s main city, with M23 rebels steadily inching closer to Goma and seizing a nearby town as they battle the Congolese army

It comes after the nation’s health minister denied there was an outbreak.

At least 86 people have died after an oil tanker overturned and burst into flames.

Rescuers have pulled 78 dead miners from an abandoned gold mine, where they have languished for months during a stand-off with authorities.

Rescue services have pulled at least 36 dead bodies from a mine with a further 82 survivors emerging after food and water supplies were cut off.

At least 40 farmers have been killed in an attack by suspected Islamic militants amid a worsening food shortage in war-torn Nigeria.

Horrific reports are emerging as at least 100 men are said to have died from starvation or dehydration after being trapped in a mine.

The boy slept amidst roaring lions and passing elephants and ate wild fruits to survive.

A truck carrying wedding guests to a ceremony has plunged into a river, killing at least 66 people.

Aussies are among the victims of a high-profile Nigerian entrepreneur arrested in an elaborate international sting after allegedly stealing more than $8 million.

There are fears more than 100 people could have died, and the moment an overloaded ferry full of people returning home for Christmas capsized was captured on video.

The World Health Organisation is warning the death of a man with hemorrhagic fever may indicate an unidentified virus is sickening people.

Organisers of a funfair at an Islamic school have been arrested after several children were killed in a stampede.