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A pilot was killed and another injured as Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo space tourism craft crashed in the California desert. The craft was flying a manned test when it experienced what the company described as “a serious anomaly”. It was undergoing its first powered test flight since January over the Mojave Desert, north of Los Angeles. Virgin Group founder Sir Richard ...

Burkina Faso’s President Blaise Compaore has announced his resignation, following violent protests at his attempt to extend his 27-year rule. Mr Compaore issued a statement saying the presidency was now vacant and urging elections within 90 days. Military chief Gen Honore Traore says he has taken over as head of state. On Thursday, protesters angry at Mr Compaore’s attempt to ...

Burkina Faso’s President Blaise Compaore says he will stay in power for a year under a transitional government, following a day of violent protests demanding his resignation. Earlier, demonstrators angered by his bid to extend his 27-year rule torched parliament and government buildings. Mr Compaore said he would hand over power once the transitional government had completed its 12-month term. ...

Protesters angry at plans to allow Burkina Faso’s President Blaise Compaore to extend his 27-year-rule have set fire to parliament. Correspondents say the city hall and ruling party headquarters are also in flames. A huge crowd is surging towards the presidential palace and the main airport has been shut. MPs have suspended a vote on changing the constitution to allow ...

Protesters angry at plans to allow Burkina Faso’s President Blaise Compaore to extend his 27-year-rule have set fire to parliament. Correspondents say the city hall and ruling party headquarters are also in flames. A huge crowd is surging towards the presidential palace and the main airport has been shut. MPs have suspended a vote on changing the constitution to allow ...

US health officials will actively monitor health workers who have treated Ebola patients in West Africa, under new rules. Updated guidelines issued on Monday will require most medics to be checked for symptoms for 21 days but will not require quarantine or isolation. The UN Secretary General has condemned enforced quarantine measures. The current Ebola outbreak in West Africa has ...

South African police say have launched a major manhunt to find the killers of national football captain Senzo Meyiwa, shot dead by suspected burglars. They have offered a reward of 250,000 rand (£14,000; $23,000) for information about the attack, which highlights the country’s high rates of violent crime. Meyiwa, 27, was reportedly shot after men entered his girlfriend’s house. President ...

Ukrainian voters are going to the polls in snap elections for a new parliament. President Petro Poroshenko called the poll as he aims to cement a new direction for the country after the ousting of pro-Russian leaders earlier this year. But the vote will be overshadowed by a continuing conflict with pro-Russian rebels in the east. About 3m people in ...

Egypt has declared a three-month state of emergency in parts of the Sinai Peninsula after at least 31 soldiers were killed in two attacks there. President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has declared three days of mourning in the wake of the suspected jihadist attacks. Egypt’s Rafah crossing into the Gaza Strip was also closed, state TV said. It was the biggest ...

Dozens of people are being monitored in Mali after the country confirmed its first case of Ebola. The patient is a two-year-old girl who recently arrived from Guinea, which along with Liberia and Sierra Leone has seen most of the 4,800 deaths. The World Health Organization (WHO) said it was sending more experts to Mali to help contain the outbreak. ...