In his Christmas Day message, Francis says a more compassionate attitude can help end suffering.

Burkina Faso declares two days of national mourning after 35 people, 31 of them women, were killed.

The owner of Sierra Leone's East End Tigers says Victoria Conteh is the top-flight's first woman coach 'because she's qualified and that's the bottom line'.

The ambassador said he was "horrified" that two men had been sentenced to 15 years in prison.

The move follows the deaths of US-trained dogs due to negligence - one died of heat stroke.