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Guinea junta leader to be sworn in as president

Guinea’s military leader, Col Mamady Doumbouya, will on Friday be sworn in as the interim president. The ceremony will be held at the presidential palace...

Baby who started menstruating at 4 months diagnosed with another ‘adult’ disease

A baby girl, who started menstruating at four months, has survived sex cord-stromal tumors, described by doctors as ‘rare ovarian cancer.’ Experts say that the...

‘Missing’ man joins search party looking for him

A missing man in Turkey accidentally joined his own search party for hours before realising he was the person they were looking for, local...

Man catches alligator using dustbin as it roams neighbourhood

A quick-thinking hero captured an angry alligator in his wheelie bin as it roamed menacingly through a neighbourhood. The deadly creature was seen outside houses in Florida,...

Lady narrates how her lover had s3x with her mother while she was giving birth

A mother-of-two has taken to TikTok to narrate how her cheating boyfriend slept with her own mother while she was giving birth to their...

Woman dies in motorbike crash two days after posting cryptic message

Mystery surrounds the death of a Russian woman in Thailand who was killed in a motorbike crash just two days after posting a cryptic...

Wedding guests injured as rotten staircase collapses while they pose for pictures

What was supposed to be a picture-perfect memory from a couple’s wedding celebration turned out to be a nightmare. As attendees gathered on an exterior...

Man attacks dermatologist for describing his wife’s skin as beautiful

A man has been placed under house arrest in Russia after he beat up a doctor who inspected his wife and complimented her. The...

Man falls asleep in pile of stolen chicken fingers

An Alabama man was caught breaking bad, with BBQ sauce. Matthew Williamson, 37, was found sleeping in the press box of a sports complex surrounded...

Man gets stuck at bottom of cliff while trying to save dog

Rescue crews were sent out after a man got stuck at the bottom of a Cornish cliff while trying to save his dog. The owner...

How Facebook reunited man with mother after 70 years

A Bangladeshi man in his 80s has been reunited with his nearly 100-year-old mother after about 70 years thanks to social media. Abdul Kuddus Munsi...

Teen who did not know she was pregnant gives birth on first day at school

A 15-year-old teenager did not know she was pregnant until she went into labour in front of her parents on the living room floor...

Female Afghan judges hunted by the murderers they convicted

They were the trailblazers of women’s rights in Afghanistan. They were the staunch defenders of the law, seeking justice for their country’s most marginalised. But...

French President Emmanuel Macron hit with egg [Video]

France’s President has been hit on the shoulder by an egg thrown during an event to promote the country’s food. Emmanuel Macron, 43, was...

R. Kelly found guilty in s3x trafficking trial

United States singer R Kelly has been found guilty of exploiting his superstar status to run a scheme to sexually abuse women and children...

Heartbroken mother breaks down as two-year-old daughter killed in fire is laid to rest in tiny Pig-themed coffin

A two-year-old girl, who died in a caravan fire, was laid to rest today in a tiny Peppa Pig-themed coffin as her mother breaks...

One dead, buildings damaged as earthquake strikes Greek island of Crete

One man has died and nine people have been injured following a strong earthquake that shook the Greek island of Crete on Monday, Greece’s General Secretariat...

Covid-19: We’re working to recognise Ghana’s vaccine certificate – UK

The British High Commission in Accra has announced plans to exempt travellers from Ghana to the United Kingdom (UK) from its simplified travel measures. UK...

Meet the 15-year-old girl whose tears are tiny rocks

Doctors are baffled by a teenage girl who cries small rocks from one eye. The 15-year-old girl from Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh, northern India, is the...

Banker who spent £61,000 to become ‘human dragon’ now wants to cut off pen!s

A former bank manager, who has spent thousands of Pounds on body modifications, now plans to cut off his penis. Richard Hernandez, a Los Angeles...

Young Ghanaians join Grammy-winner Kirk Franklin for song release

Six young Ghanaians have been chosen as part of a global choir to join Grammy-winning music artiste Kirk Franklin to re-release his single, “Lean...

Couple, guests flee as fire engulfs wedding reception hall [Video]

A wedding reception full of merrymaking and bliss as the usual template goes turned into chaos after the whole place where the party was...

China declares all crypto-currency transactions illegal

China's central bank has announced that all transactions of crypto-currencies are illegal, effectively banning digital tokens such as Bitcoin. "Virtual currency-related business activities are illegal...

Kim Yo-jong says North Korea open to ending war if conditions met

The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un says they are willing to resume talks with the South if it ended its “hostile...

Funeral mourners forced to drop coffin after brawl breaks out at graveyard

Funeral mourners were forced to drop a coffin to the ground after a brawl broke out in a graveyard. The fight at the Tuam Cemetery...

One dead, scores injured in supermarket shooting incident

Police in the US state of Tennessee say that one person has been killed in a mass shooting at a grocery store, and 12...

EU rules to force USB-C chargers for all phones

Manufacturers will be forced to create a universal charging solution for phones and small electronic devices, under a new rule proposed by the European...

Lady strangled to death by uncle because she refused arranged marriage

An uncle who allegedly killed his "westernised" niece with her parents' support because she refused an arranged marriage has been tracked down thanks to Facebook. Saman...

Akufo-Addo receives rousing welcome in New York [Video]

President Nana Akufo-Addo has been given a rousing welcome by scores of Ghanaians in New York City. Akufo-Addo is currently in the city for the...

Couple having sex in car rescued after it rolled down the hill [Photos]

A Randy couple had to be rescued by cops after flipping their car while they got revved up together. The amorous pair were in the...

Vaccine as a tool for immigration control is retrogressive – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has decried moves by some countries in Europe not to recognise Covishield, the Indian version of the AstraZeneca vaccine. According to him,...

Journalists welcome twins after 13 years of marriage [Photos]

A couple, both journalists practicing in Anambra State in Nigeria, have welcomed a set of twins after thirteen years of marriage.  Mr Chris Obileri of...

Cristiano Ronaldo replaces Lionel Messi as highest-paid footballer in the world

Cristiano Ronaldo has replaced Lionel Messi as the highest-paid footballer in the world, according to latest rankings released by Forbes. Ronaldo is set to make $125m...

Ghana set to participate in 2021 UN Food Systems Summit

Ghana is set to participate in the UN Food Systems Summit to be convened by the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres on September 23, 2021,...

President Akufo-Addo addresses UN General Assembly today

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will today mount the podium at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly Hall at the annual gathering of world...

Conjoined twins separated as babies still sleep like they’re joined together

Twin sisters who were born conjoined at the spine say they still sleep as if they were joined together, 20 years on. Eman and Sanchia...

Gunman kills six at Russian University [Video]

A gunman has killed six people at a university in the Russian city of Perm, officials say. The assailant walked on to the campus on...

Rwandan court finds real-life ‘Hotel Rwanda’ film hero guilty on terror-related charges

A Rwandan court on Monday found Paul Rusesabagina, a one-time hotel manager portrayed as a hero in a Hollywood film about the 1994 genocide,...

Rwanda: The mysterious deaths of political opponents

The death of former Rwandan lieutenant Revocant Karemangingo, a critic of President Paul Kagame, is the latest addition to a list DW has compiled...

Boy, 15, gets USB cable stuck in his p3nis after inserting it to measure its length

A 15-year-old boy had to be rushed to the hospital after he inserted a USB cable into his pen*s and it got stuck. The unidentified...