Referees can stop games over fan abuse at Confederations Cup, say Fifa

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Referees are given the power to stop and abandon games if they witness any fan abuse at this year's Confederations Cup.

Burkina Faso uprising: ‘We want to know the truth’

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Three years after Burkina Faso's uprising, families are still searching for justice for those killed.

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi case: ICC calls for arrest of ex-Libya leader’s son

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Saif al-Islam, freed in Libya last week after six years, is wanted for alleged crimes against humanity.

Tunisian smoker jailed for not fasting during Ramadan

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Rights group condemns one-month prison sentence for man smoking in public during the Muslim fast.

Serero joins Dutch club Vitesse Arnhem

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South African midfielder Thulani Serero has completed his move from Dutch side Ajax Amsterdam to Eredivisie rivals Vitesse Arnhem.

DR Congo polio outbreak hits global eradication goal

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Polio is a potentially deadly infection which had been pushed back to just three countries.

Niger army rescues 92 migrants in Sahara Desert

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Migrants reportedly abandoned by traffickers were on the brink of death when troops found them.

Who is the Congolese ‘Terminator’ Bosco Ntaganda?

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A profile of Bosco Ntaganda, who is on trial at The Hague accused of carrying out war crimes in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Football’s heart problem

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Research in the US and Europe suggests that black sports people are more at risk of cardiac arrest.

Nairobi building collapse: Two children rescued

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A boy and a girl survive, but two deaths are confirmed after a building collapsed in Nairobi.