South Africa's ex-president causes a row after posting a photo of himself taking aim with a rifle.

A vote in the state of Thuringia has caused outrage and shame in Germany, Jenny Hill reports.

French club Saint-Etienne condemn the violence before Wednesday's home match with Marseille which led to the visiting fans being refused entry.

Jhon Jairo Velásquez, who boasted of killing 300 people, died in hospital of stomach cancer aged 57.

Anthony Joshua's next fight is likely to be at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, says promoter Eddie Hearn.

One day after his Senate trial ended, Mr Trump hosts a White House event to assail "corrupt" foes.

The House Speaker said her actions were justified when she ripped up his State of the Union manifesto.

Final results of the caucus held three days ago are still not available amid an array of problems.

On-loan Real Sociedad midfielder Martin Odegaard scores against his parent club to help send Real Madrid out of the Copa del Rey in a seven-goal thriller.

Two Chinese nationals and one Australian were attacked on the island of Hulhumale.

This Australian reporter had company for her piece to camera on snake safety.

Threats and violent fan protests against football executives "cannot be tolerated", says West Ham co-chairman David Gold.

Barcelona's hopes of reaching a seventh successive Copa del Rey final ends at the quarter-final stage with defeat by Athletic Bilbao.

"Yao" told the BBC that hospital staff are not allowed to eat, rest or use the toilet while at work.

Qasim al-Raymi, who has led Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) since 2015, is killed in Yemen.

The Joker actor's Oscar campaign has been political - using awards season to campaign for various causes.

Andrea Drummer is the woman behind the first cannabis cafe in the US, but for now you may still want to BYO brownies.

Velma, Emma and Dean believe mobile phone signals, wi-fi and other modern technology makes them ill.

President Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi took jibes at each other a day after his acquittal.

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A selection of the best photos from across the continent this week.