Ben Farmer

Afghanistan's only female diplomat has resigned days after she was caught by airport authorities allegedly smuggling nearly £1.6 million of gold into India.

Robbers in South Africa are snatching wigs made of human hair from people's heads after the valuable hairpieces became the latest targets for criminals.

Disgraced ex-president Jacob Zuma is running against his former comrades in the African National Congress (ANC). But the party can't blame him for all its problems.

Abstract The second meal phenomenon refers to the improvement in glucose tolerance seen following a second identical meal.

Victim discovered in hay-covered hole a short distance from his home

A mass wedding for 100 girls orphaned by attacks in Nigeria has prompted outcry amid criticism that some of the brides may be underage, or being forced to get married for money.

As residents of El Fasher watch militiamen encircle and bombard their city, a year of atrocities has taught them worse may follow if the city falls.

Health experts pin their hopes on the start of long-awaited trials into a new potential vaccine for tuberculosis

In the few minutes it takes to read this article, some 15 people are likely to have died from humanity's worst infectious killer disease.

A British man is being held as a senior ringleader of a thwarted coup to topple the government of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), security forces claimed.