Thousands of people have fled their villages in Cameroon’s Far North Region following retaliatory attacks allegedly carried out by suspected Boko Haram fighters, seeking refuge in the town of Waza. Families from more than 10 villages around Makary and Medouga have arrived by truck.

Amnesty International is accusing Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo of serious abuses against miners, including killings, torture and forced labour, allegations it says could amount to war crimes.

Iran has kept large numbers of army ground forces deployed along its borders since the US-Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28 in response to potential threats, the commander of the army's ground forces said on Sunday.

The new shots were taken by the agency's rover Curiosity Mars.

Thomasina Tobin,51,and her husband Patrick ‘Paddy’ Tobin,48,died at the villa they were renting with their teenage children (Picture: Pixel8000)

The 25-year-old told officers he had concealed his parent's body for more than a year after his death in the family home near Segovia, Spain's Civil Guard confirmed.