Nigeria's purported Boko Haram 'leader' says has 'married off' girls: AFP

LAGOS (Reuters) - A man claiming to Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau said that more than 200 girls kidnapped by the group six months ago from northeast Nigeria had been "married off" to its fighters, contradicting government claims they would soon be freed, AFP reported on Saturday.

Protests force out Burkina president, soldiers vie for power

OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore resigned on Friday amid mass street protests at his attempts to extend his 27-year rule, plunging the West African nation into uncertainty as junior officers vied with top military brass for power.

Terror Warning: Brits Not Safe Anywhere In World

Foreign Office urges Britons to be "vigilant" abroad, as they may be targeted by terrorists in revenge for airstrikes against IS.

Gaza rocket hits southern Israel causing no damage or injuries: army

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A mortar fired from the Gaza Strip hit southern Israel, the Israeli military said on Saturday, the second such incident since a seven-week war in the Palestinian enclave ended in August.

Washington tries to check Hungary's drift into Kremlin orbit

ZAGREB/BUDAPEST (Reuters) - The United States is mounting a diplomatic offensive to stop Hungary selling a stake in a Croatian energy firm to Russia, part of what Western powers see as Budapest's dangerous drift into Moscow's orbit.

VIDEO: What happened to TV cameras in court?

It has been one year since TV cameras started rolling in the Court of Appeal. But what has happened since? Legal Correspondent Clive Coleman investigates.

The price of peace in Colombia

As peace talks between the Colombian government and Farc rebels enter their third year, Vanessa Buschschluter asks what a peaceful Colombia would look like.

Bigger teams have agenda - Fernley

The owners of F1 and leading teams have an "agenda" that is causing smaller teams to go out of business, a team boss has said.

Woolf steps down from abuse inquiry

Fiona Woolf is to step down as the head of an inquiry into historic child sex abuse, she has told the BBC.

VIDEO: Taking a virtual dive into the deep

A Bangor University lecturer is developing Virtual Reality software for the electronics giant Samsung.