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Graft-tainted former South African president Jacob Zuma staged a huge election rally Saturday, vowing to return to power despite a legal challenge to his candidacy.

Areas of the Pacific territory of New Caledonia have "escaped" state control, the French governments representative said Friday, announcing fresh security deployments after days of deadly violence.

The isolated Central Asian state of Turkmenistan on Friday unveiled an 80-metre (262 feet) high bronze statue, one of the tallest in the world, in honour of its most famous national poet.

Nepal has become the latest jurisdiction to ban the import and sale of two popular Indian spice brands after reports that some of their products contained a cancer-causing pesticide, officials said Friday.

The presidents of Mexico and Guatemala agreed Friday to boost cooperation on security, infrastructure and economic development to address the causes of migration.

Senegals navy has intercepted more than 550 migrants since the start of May in four separate operations, as West African nations face mass departures for Europe.

The Philippines will "vigorously defend what is ours", President Ferdinand Marcos said on Saturday, as Manilas maritime row with Beijing over the South China Sea escalates.

Nearly 10,000 people have been forced to leave their homes in Ukraines northeastern Kharkiv region since a ground attack launched by Russian forces on May 10, its governor said Saturday.

A high-level US delegation held talks in Niger Wednesday to discuss the withdrawal of US troops demanded by the West African countrys military leaders, the defence ministry said.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday pressed Egypt to reopen the Rafah border crossing, suggesting Cairo was holding the people of Gaza "hostage" by not working with Israel on the key aid gateway.