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Meet the model who died for eight minutes after mistaking blood poisoning for period pain

A model died for eight minutes after contracting sepsis which she initially passed off as a really bad period. Kia Brazil, 30, was rushed to...

Bizarre: Woman banned from zoo for ‘dating’ chimpanzee for 4 years

A zoo in Antwerp, Belgium, has banned a woman from seeing her favourite chimpanzee because their relationship is interfering with the chimp's ability to...

Tragic last pictures by photographer Taliban killed when Afghan army left him behind

A prize-winning photojournalist covering the takeover in Afghanistan was abandoned by retreating Afghan army commandos and killed by the Taliban. Danish Siddiqui, a 38-year-old star...

Akufo-Addo woes German investors

“We will continue to create and maintain the conducive investment environment that not only guarantees the safety of investments but good returns as well....

Zuma allies seek donations for legal bills

Allies of South Africa's graft-tainted former president Jacob Zuma, who was jailed for contempt of court last month, on Tuesday pleaded with the public...

Desperate Nigerians sell homes and land to free kidnapped children

After armed men snatched seven of Abubakar Adam's 11 children in northwestern Nigeria, he sold his car and a parcel of land and cleaned...

Woman loses 5 children in horrific fire incident on her birthday

A St. Louis mother desperately tried to save her five children after a devastating apartment blaze on her birthday.   The fire broke out in the...

Boy, 14, dies after diving into canal to save friend

A teenage boy, who was found trapped in a canal over the weekend, has been hailed a hero by his friends who say he...

Afghanistan: US under pressure over evacuation deadline

The United States of America is being pressed to allow more time for evacuation from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan as the deadline for its withdrawal nears. Under...

Taliban fighters are ‘flogging’ people in the streets for wearing jeans

Taliban fighters are reportedly flogging Afghan civilians in the streets for wearing 'westernised' clothing such as jeans as they cement their power in Afghanistan.  Several young Afghans...

Nairobi to jail people who blow their nose without handkerchief in public

A new law has been passed in Nairobi which prohibits blowing of nose without hankerchief or tissue in public.  The new rules and regulations, which are aimed...

Prisoners cut out rapist’s heart with toothbrush, chops off his manh**d

A trio of violent convicts are suspected of killing a fellow inmate, and cutting out the pedophile's heart out with just a toothbrush in...

Police uncover body of 23-year-old law student stuffed in her boyfriend’s suitcase

Eastern Cape police have uncovered the dismembered body of a 23-year-old believed to be murdered by her live-in boyfriend. The body of the East London...

Heartbreaking letter written by soldier killed in first world war [Read]

A heartbreaking letter from a teenage soldier killed in WW1 was unearthed during museum renovations. Private Vincent Collins, 18, wrote the last letter home to...

WTO boss welcomes bias ruling over ‘grandmother’ jibe

The head of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has welcomed a ruling by the Swiss media regulator that found a newspaper headline...

‘The bigger your belly the more women find you attractive’ [Photos]

As the saying goes, one man’s food is another man’s poison. That is what the case is like in the Bodi Tribe, Ethiopia. In...

Hackers steal nearly $100m in Japan crypto heist

Leading Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Liquid has been hit by hackers, with almost $100m (£73m) estimated to have been stolen. The company announced that some of...

Daughter of exiled Afghan President spotted in New York [Photos]

The daughter of Afghanistan’s in-exile President, Ashraf Ghani, was spotted strolling around New York City this week as the deadly and chaotic US evacuations...

Lesbian murders children to spite mother

A 34-year-old South African lesbian, Busisiwe Labi, has been sentenced to 22 years and six months imprisonment for killing her two children. Judge Belinda Hartle...

Afghan footballer falls to death from US plane in Kabul

Afghan authorities have confirmed that a young footballer fell to his death after trying to stow away on a US military plane leaving Kabul...

Afghanistan: Taliban carrying out door-to-door manhunt, report says

The Taliban have stepped up their search for people who worked for Nato forces or the previous Afghan government, a UN document has warned. It...

Ghanaian gay man marries lover in Germany – [Photos+Video]

A Ghanaian gay man and his foreign husband have gotten married in a lovely ceremony held in Germany. The couple, in a viral video, looked...

Woman jailed for launching hate campaign against herself [Photo]

A woman, who lied that she was receiving abuse from unknown Asian males, was exposed when police realised the messages were from her own...

Taliban militant threatens CNN reporter and her crew with ‘pistol whip’ [Video]

CNN has released footage showing its chief international correspondent, Clarissa Ward and her crew being attacked by Taliban militants in Afghanistan. Clarissa reported that Taliban militants...

Exiled Afghan President breaks silence, discloses items he escaped with

Former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani has finally broken his silence after leaving his country to escape the Taliban militants. Ghani ran for his life as...

‘My son left to help a region he loves – they burned him alive’

The BBC’s Kayleen Devlin tells a harrowing story of how the life of a young artist who came to help fight deadly forest fires...

Snake bites man, man bites it back till it dies

In a bizarre case of revenge, a 45-year-old tribal man reportedly bit a snake to death after the latter bit him in a remote...

Ghanaians in Houston petition Foreign Affairs Minister over Honorary Consul

The Ghana Association of Houston has petitioned the Foreign Affairs Minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, to raise concerns over the removal of the Honorary Consul...

Snake slithers out of spice shelves at supermarket

A grocery run turned into a snake rescue for an Australian woman when she was greeted by a python poking out from a supermarket...

Nigerian governor urges civilians to arm themselves

A Nigerian state governor has urged citizens to acquire weapons to defend themselves from armed criminal gangs carrying out kidnappings for ransom. Aminu Masari, the...

New Zealand enters nationwide lockdown over one Covid case

New Zealand has announced a snap lockdown after a man tested positive for Covid, the first case in six months. The case was detected in...

Taliban fighters take over gym at American base in Kabul [Video]

Footage has emerged of Taliban fighters mocking American troops by exercising in the gym at an abandoned US military base in Afghanistan. It comes as the terror...

Russia will not support Equatorial Guinea

The security in Equatorial Guinea is falling apart: the weak and underequipped army is not ready to confront the gathering outside forces ready to...

Malaysia’s Prime Minister, cabinet resign after losing majority in parliament

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and his cabinet submitted their resignation to the king on Monday, according to a statement by the palace....

Jacob Zuma undergoes surgery

South Africa’s jailed former President Jacob Zuma has undergone surgery and remains in hospital, prison officials say. The 79-year-old is due to have other procedures...

Scotland to let pupils aged four change gender without their parents’ consent

Schoolchildren as young as four will be allowed to change their gender without their parent's consent under new LGBT inclusivity guidelines drawn up in...

The new trick cyber-criminals are using to evade capture

“Follow the money” – for generations it’s been the mantra of investigators looking for criminals. In the cyber-realm, this battle between criminals and the authorities...

Helicopter trial goes wrong as blades slash creator’s throat to death

A school dropout, who wanted to build a helicopter, died when one of the blades of his prototype slashed his throat while he was...

Ghanaian escapes jail term for role in $4.7m email scam in Australia

A "money mule" for an email scam syndicate that swindled $4.7 million from its victims will walk free from prison after a Sydney judge...

Nurse accused of replacing COVID-19 vaccines with saline solution

Authorities in Northern Germany have appealed to thousands of people to get another shot of the Covid vaccine. This was after a police investigation found...