KPMG clears out South African bosses amid Gupta scandal
Image copyright PA Accountancy firm KPMG has removed the leadership team of its South African arm after an internal investigation into work it did for the Gupta family.Chief executive Trevor Hoole, chairman Ahmed Jaffer, chief operating officer Steven Louw and
Rwanda genocide: France keeps 1990s archives secret
Image copyright AFP Image caption June 1994: French soldiers on patrol pass ethnic Hutu militiamen in Rwanda France's top constitutional authority says presidential archives on Rwanda should remain secret, thwarting a genocide researcher.In 1994 France backed Rwanda's ethnic Hutu leaders
Barbuda Ambassador: Because of Irma, ‘For First Time in 300 Years, There’s Not a Single Person Living on Island’
(USA Today) — Barbuda has been left completely devastated by Hurricane Irma. An estimated 95% of Barbuda’s structures are damaged, and the entire island of around 1,800 people has been evacuated. “The damage is complete,” says Ambassador Ronald Sanders, who
Tunisian women free to marry non-Muslims
Image copyright AFP Image caption Tunisian women have been campaigning for greater rights Tunisia has overturned a law that banned women from marrying non-Muslims.A spokeswoman for President Beji Caid Essebsi made the announcement and congratulated women on gaining "the freedom
North Korea missile test splits world powers
Image copyright Reuters Image caption North Korea and its leader Kim Jong-un - seen here on a TV screen in Tokyo - are overshadowing the region again The latest missile test by North Korea, one of its furthest-reaching yet, has
Swedish politician Patrik Liljeglod ‘raped for his beliefs’
Image copyright SVT Image caption Supporters have paid tribute to Patrik Liljeglod's bravery A Swedish politician has revealed on Facebook that he was raped by a knife-wielding attacker because of his political leanings.Patrik Liljeglod is a group leader of the
Iceland government collapses over paedophile furore
Image copyright EPA Image caption Bright Future - led by Ottarr Proppe (left) - has now exited its nine-month coalition with Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson's Independence Party and Benedikt Johannesson's Reform party A furore over a paedophile's links to Prime
Gossip Queen
Image copyright Courtesy Bell Media Image caption Elaine Lui A Canadian gossip blogger is on a crusade to make sure celebrity chat gets its due as a relevant conversation about society and politics. Elaine "Lainey" Lui is keeping a sharp
Wild land
The country that took in the most refugees in the world last year was Uganda. It is said to have one of the most generous refugee policies in the world, even giving new arrivals their own land. But how do
George Harrison’s sitar to be auctioned
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Harrison (left) and Boyd (right) went to India so he could play the sitar under Ravi Shankar (middle) A sitar owned and played by George Harrison is going to be auctioned in the United