DR Congo is rolling out vaccine trials for health workers at the centre of the country’s Ebola crisis.

Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet ends her bid to be the first woman to lead the United Nations.

Dineo Motapane is one of nine recent victims whose deaths have left a nation traumatised over the level of violence against women.

The police have since set up a task team to investigate the murders and have urged women in the Kempton Park area to avoid walking or running alone "particularly in isolated areas".

A reported strike on a fuel depot at Riyadh airport caused delays on Saturday, as Saudi Arabia says it shot down a ballistic missile aimed at the capital.

The US has not acknowledged carrying out February's deadly strikes on a primary school in Minab and a sports complex in Lamerd.

Poll: US Jewish voters concerned Netanyahu policies fueling antisemitism A majority of American Jewish voters say they are deeply concerned that Israel’s actions under Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have contributed to rising antisemitism and anti-Israel sentiment in the United States, even as an overwhelming majority continue to identify as pro-Israel, according to a new poll released this week. The survey, conducted by the Mellman Group for the Jewish Electorate Institute and published Thursday, found that 56 percent of respondents had a “great deal” of concern that “Israel’s actions under Netanyahu have increased antisemitism and anti-Israel sentiment in the US”. The view varied sharply by political affiliation, with 65 percent of Jewish Democrats expressing a high level of concern, compared with 46 percent of independents and 34 percent of Republicans. Other Findings: *Eighty-six percent of those surveyed described themselves as pro-Israel, while 65 percent of them said they were pro-Israel while critical of some or many Israeli government policies.  *Seventy-one percent viewed Israel favourably, compared with 25 percent who viewed it unfavourably. *Sixty-one percent viewed Netanyahu unfavourably and 34 percent favourably; 67 percent wanted to see him replaced in Israel’s upcoming election. US military aid Fifty-two percent favoured either cutting or ending the aid to Israel, including 36 percent who supported reducing it and 17 percent who favoured eliminating the $3.3 billion in military assistance. Forty percent wanted funding maintained at its current level. Views of AIPAC and primary spending Fifty-one percent said they had heard at least something about pro-Israel involvement in this year’s primary races, up from 38 percent in March. Thirty-nine percent supported such activity, while 35 percent opposed it and 26 percent were unsure. Forty-two percent viewed the organisation favourably and 35 percent unfavourably, with 24 percent unsure.

Ed Sheeran says what is happening in Gaza is 'catastrophic, unjustifiable' Pop Star Ed Sheeran has said what is happening in Gaza is “catastrophic and unjustifiable and disproportionate” as he opened his solo concert in the US city of Philadelphia. Sheeran also said he was “appalled by the conflict between Israel and Palestine,” describing the suffering caused by the war as a “human tragedy,” while explaining that he has generally sought to keep his concerts focused on “unity, joy, escapism, love” rather than his own political views. It was Sheeran's first show since he dropped US rapper Macklemore from his US tour after Macklemore called for a “Free Palestine”. Sheeran said he could not keep Macklemore after stadium owners refused to let him perform. Sheeran drew flak for the move and his opening acts and his own band have quit the tour in solidarity with Macklemore. “I have tried in my career not to be a political commentator of any kind, because I want my music and shows to be about unity, not division,” he said. “But this is a humanitarian issue, and I cannot hide how I feel about it anymore. What happened in Israel and at the Nome Museum Festival on 7 Oct was horrific and compounded centuries of Jewish pain," he said. "What is happening in Gaza is catastrophic and unjustifiable, and disproportionate. Our hearts can be broken by the scale of devastation and loss of civilians’s lives, children’s lives and the systemic injustice we’re seeing unfold in the West Bank cannot be overlooked.”  Pro-Palestinian protesters rallied outside Lincoln Financial Field ahead of Ed Sheeran’s concert. (AFP)

A clash over music, politics and Palestine is putting freedom of expression in the spotlight. Macklemore’s outspoken support for Palestinians has sparked a backlash around Ed Sheeran’s US tour, raising a bigger question: should artists be expected to take a political stand, or are they equally free to stay silent? France 24’s Gavin Lee is joined by Dr Adam Behr, Reader in Music, Politics and Society at Newcastle University, to discuss the controversy.

Two Germans were arrested Saturday after they stuck two paintings on a wall of the hall that hosts the Mona Lisa in Paris's Louvre museum, police sources said.

BAGHDAD: Six French nationals are due to stand trial in Iraq on Sunday, as the country assumes responsibility for prosecuting thousands of suspected Daesh group members. Iraq’s prisons, already packed with Daesh suspects, have received thousands more detainees transferred since last year from neighboring Syria. An Iraqi judicial source told AFP on Thursday that six French nationals were scheduled to stand trial on Sunday. Their identities remain unclear, but they are part of a group of 47 French

PHILADELPHIA: Ed Sheeran opened a solo concert in Philadelphia on Saturday with comments about Gaza, saying what’s happening is “catastrophic and unjustifiable.” “My heart has been broken by the scale of devastation and loss of civilians’ lives, of children’s lives,” Sheeran said in the night at Lincoln Financial Field. Sheeran also said he wants his music and shows to be about unity and humanity, not politics. He then addressed the controversy that unfolded since his supporting acts withdre

Survivors of a Nigerian disaster that saw 37 suspected illegal gold miners die while in the custody of a paramilitary civil defence group recounted their panic on Friday as they struggled to breathe inside the cell.

In Johannesburg, a circus is helping young performers from under-resourced communities turn talent into careers. Among them is 29-year-old Brian Ngobese, who grew up in Alexandra township. After discovering circus almost by accident, he trained in aerial acrobatics.