New Zealand rugby union great Jonah Lomu dies aged 40 - he was diagnosed with a serious kidney condition in 1997.

An explosion hits the northern Nigerian city of Yola, with more than 30 people feared dead, just days after a visit from President Buhari.

Two policemen have been shot dead in a predominantly Shia Muslim region of eastern Saudi Arabia, the interior ministry says.

Air strikes since Sunday by France and other nations on the Islamic State (IS) stronghold of Raqqa in Syria kill at least 33 militants, activists say.

Facebook activates its safety check feature after a deadly blast in Nigeria, following criticism that it was used in the Paris attack but not elsewhere.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says it was right to cancel Tuesday's night football match between Germany and Netherlands amid security fears.

Two female suicide bombers kill 13 people at a mobile phone market in northern Nigeria's main city, Kano, police say.

The fate of the suspected organiser of Friday's Paris attacks remains unknown, the chief prosecutor says, after a police raid ends in bloodshed.