Prince Charles has promoted his most senior black aide to boost relations between the palace and ethnic minority groups, The Mail on Sunday has revealed.

It is the first time that Francis has been admitted to a hospital since becoming pope in 2013. The Vatican announced on Sunday that Pope Francis had been admitted to a hospital in Rome for surgery of the colon.

Barack and Michelle Obama celebrated their eldest daughter’s birthday on Sunday, both posting their own adorable throwback snaps.

Jacob Zuma, the former president of South Africa, appeared on Saturday to have won a reprieve from imminent imprisonment on contempt of court charges after the country’s most senior judges agreed to hear his challenge to a 15-month jail sentence awarded last week.

At least 50 injured people pulled from the burning wreckage of C-130 Hercules after it crashed when it missed the runway At least 29 people were killed and at least 50 injured when a Philippine military aircraft carrying troops crashed and burst into flames after missing the runway in the south of the country, officials said.

All six people on board a private plane, including two American missionaries, were killed when the aircraft crashed in Haiti, southwest of capital Port-au-Prince, according to media reports and a missionary group.

By Emmanuel Oladesu The 17 Southern governors will converge in Lagos State on Monday for a follow-up meeting to the one held in Asaba, Delta State on May 11. They will be in one accord as they review the state of the nation as it affects the three geo-political zones.

The Department of State Services has begun an analysis of the call logs of the detained aides to Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho.

With just two days to go before the deadline for South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma to hand himself over to police, he has asked the country’s highest court to review its decision to sentence him to 15 months in jail.

By Nduka Orjinmo The arrest of Nigerian separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu has dealt a serious blow to his group, and could even spell the end of his movement.