A makeshift scaffolding collapse at a church in Arerti, Ethiopia, on Wednesday killed at least 22 people and injured 55, according to state media. The incident, which occurred about 70 km east of Addis Ababa, left many pilgrims dead, with more feared trapped under the debris, a local official told the Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation.

Mobile networks returned to several provinces across Afghanistan on Wednesday, including the capital Kabul, 48 hours after the Taliban authorities shut down telecommunications.

As China held a massive parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, edited images and videos of the country's military circulated in social media posts falsely claiming AFP published them with a "sombre" filter. While the agency did ...

The BBC, in association with Agence France-Presse, the Associated Press, and Reuters, has launched a short film calling on the Israeli authorities to allow international journalists access to Gaza.