A Muslim former minister has been hacked to death by machete-wielding men in the capital of the Central African Republic, as clashes escalated a day after interim President Catherine Samba-Panza took office. At least nine other people were killed when bands of people, some of them Christian self-defence groups, attacked and looted shops in the mostly Muslim Miskine neighbourhood of ...

Hundreds of protesters threw stones and chanted anti-government slogans in Mauritania’s capital after local media reported that Qurans were desecrated in a mosque. A young man was killed during the protests after apparently being hit by an exploding tear-gas canister, a hospital source said. A local government source confirmed the death but said the circumstances and ...

Having a hot temper may increase your risk of having a heart attack or stroke, according to researchers. Rage often precedes an attack and may be the trigger, say the US researchers who trawled medical literature. They identified a dangerous period of about two hours following an outburst when people were at heightened risk. But ...

Fewer crop species are feeding the world than 50 years ago – raising concerns about the resilience of the global food system, a study has shown. The authors warned a loss of diversity meant more people were dependent on key crops, leaving them more exposed to harvest failures. Higher consumption of energy-dense crops could also ...