Dame Louise McIlroy honoured with blue plaque
The first female professor of medicine in Britain and Ireland, from County Antrim, has been recognised with an Ulster History
Jai Field: Wigan Warriors full-back signs new deal with reigning
Wigan Warriors full-back Jai Field has signed a new four-year deal at the reigning Super League champions. The 27-year-old joined
Yolanda Saldívar denied parole 30 years after Selena murder conviction
The woman who murdered singer Selena Quintanilla-Perez was denied early release from prison in Texas on Thursday. Yolanda Saldívar was
Six Russians dead after tourist submarine sinks in Egypt
Six Russian tourists have died after a tourist submarine sank in the Red Sea near the Egyptian city of Hurghada.
Kenyan police officer killed after ambush
A Kenyan police officer deployed in Haiti as part of the international security force has been killed after an attack
French-Algerian writer jailed over Morocco comments
An Algerian court has sentenced an 80-year-old writer to five years in prison after accusing him of undermining the country’s
DR Congo conflict tests China’s diplomatic balancing act
Jack Lau Global China Unit, BBC World Service Getty Images Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have taken control of two major cities
Sudan army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan tours recaptured presidential palace
Barbara Plett Usher BBC News, Port Sudan Sovereignty Council of Sudan Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has had to move his