Federer opens 2017 in style

Roger Federer marked his return from injury with a 6-3 6-4 victory against Dan Evans as Switzerland beat Great Britain 3-0 in the Hopman Cup. Federer, 35, made short work of the British number three in his first match after a six-month knee injury setback. World...

ISIL claims attack in busy Sadr city market

A suicide car bomb driven by ISIL fighters killed at least 39 people and wounded 57 in an attack on a busy square in Baghdad’s sprawling Sadr City district. The bomber driving a pickup truck struck an outdoor fruit and vegetable market, hitting daily labourers...

Deadly blast hits near Mogadishu airport

At least 12 people have been killed after a suicide bomber rammed a car packed with explosives into a security checkpoint near Mogadishu’s international airport, police in the Somali capital have said. Captain Mohamed Hussein told Associated Press news agency on...

Burundi’s environment minister shot dead

Burundi’s environment minister, Emmanuel Niyonkuru has been shot dead by unknown assailants in the capital Bujumbura, police said. Niyonkuru, 54, the country’s water, environment and planning minister, was “killed by a criminal with a gun on his way...