Thousands of refugees flee for their lives after weekend of heavy shelling and violence

The results of the first round of Egypt's presidential election are at once hugely positive, and hugely negative.

Shortly after tea in the second Test yesterday, England made history. More history, it could be said, for a team which has made such activity routine.

An explosion ripped through a building full of small shops in the downtown area of Kenyan capital Nairobi today, wounding an unknown number of people.

Mo Farah was back on home ground yesterday and back in winning form. Two months on from the World Indoor Championships in Istanbul, where he was run out of the medal frame in the 3,000m final, the 29-year-old was a comfortable winner of the Bupa London 10,000 road race for the fourth successive year.

A triangular tournament held in England 100 years ago does not augur well for the ICC Championship

Fighting in the central African state has reached the national park where a dwindling population of primates lives

This novel by the first black woman to win France's Prix Goncourt exerts a hypnotic allure.

Her unusual mix of love songs, folk pieces and odes in praise of the fight for independence attracted attention

Dr Harry Potter, who died suddenly from an aortic rupture aged only 69, was a highly experienced development professional who worked for many years in Africa, Asia and South America.

African Union troops seized a rebel stronghold near Mogadishu from al-Qa'ida-linked insurgents today, marking a major blow against the al Shabaab rebels who have used the town to stage sporadic attacks on the capital.

Hugh Grant and Jemima Khan, two of the fiercest critics of press malpractice, were among the famous names backing the media as a force for good last night at a gala event hosted by The Journalism Foundation.

An expectant mother is due to carry the Olympic torch in Bath - just 24 hours before she gives birth.