New Zealand All Blacks legend Jonah Lomu has died at the age of 40.

Lomu passed away unexpectedly in the early hours of Wednesday, NZ Rugby chief executive Steve Tew confirmed.

'We're all shocked and deeply saddened at the sudden death of Jonah Lomu,' Tew said.

'We're lost for words and our heartfelt sympathies go out to Jonah's family. Jonah was a legend of our game and loved by his many fans both here and around the world.' 

Lomu arrived back in Auckland on Tuesday night from England - where he had been working at the Rugby World Cup - and had spent a few days in Dubai on the way home with his family.

On Wednesday afternoon his wife Nadene Lomu issued a statement describing the family's 'devastating loss'. 

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New Zealand All Blacks star Jonah Lomu has passed away at the age of 40

The age old mathematics Riemann Hypothesis - has finally been solved by a Nigerian professor.

One of the most important problems in mathematics - the Riemann Hypothesis - has finally been solved by a Nigerian professor.

Dr Opeyemi Enoch said he made a key breakthrough in 2010 which later enabled him to solve the puzzle, which is one of the seven Millennium Problems in Mathematics. 

These seven puzzles were set by The Clay Mathematics Institute in 2000 and the organisation has now rewarded Dr Enoch with a $1 million (£658,000) prize for his discovery.

Commendation service of Mrs HID Awolowo held in Ibadan

Commendation service of Mrs HID Awolowo held in Ibadan

As the burial rites for late Mrs H.I.D Awolowo continues, a commendation service was held in her honor today at the Agbeni Methodist Cathedral, Ibadan, Oyo state. Lagos and Osun state governors, Akinwunmi Ambode and Rauf Aregbesola joined other dignitaries at the service.

Africans Leaders rejected the EU plan to expel those who do not qualify for asylum using special papers

The European Union has been forced to drop controversial plans to deport failed asylum seekers who do not have passports after African countries blocked the move.

30 per cent of babies born to Guatemala teenagers fathered by the girls' own fathers

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Growing up too soon: Gloria is just 13, and became pregnant by a 22-year-old nightclub DJ. Gloria doesn't feel like she was raped - but she barely seems to know how it happened. In Guatemala, the church holds a lot of sway and it blocks attempts at sex education. The result is played out in the numbers - last year some 5,100 girls under 14 became pregnant, up from 4,354 in 2013

Chaos on the streets of London: Million Mask March protesters torch police car

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Thousands of protesters wearing sinister Guy Fawkes masks have brought chaos to the streets of London.

Some of the anti-capitalist anarchists torched a police vehicle as scores of others gathered outside Leicester Square, moments after stars including Jennifer Lawrence and Julianne Moore had walked the red carpet at the premiere of the