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Kindergarten teacher sentenced to death for poisoning 25 pupils

A female kindergarten teacher has been executed in China for poisoning 25 children, one of whom she killed, by contaminating their porridge. Wang Yun, 39,...

US approves first over-the-counter birth control pill

The US government has approved the first-ever over-the-counter birth control pill. The Food and Drug Administration announced on Thursday birth control pill Opill will be...

Touch was romantic, actor says as he denies sexual assault

Actor Kevin Spacey has told a jury touching his accuser was “in my mind romantic”, as he gave his defence during his trial for...

Ghanaian man reportedly kills his wife in the US

A Ghanaian man has been charged with aggravated assault by Berks County Detectives, who have also launched a death investigation following the discovery of...

Sierra Leone overtakes Ghana as most peaceful country in West Africa

Sierra Leone has overtaken Ghana as the most peaceful country in West Africa in the latest Global Peace Index published on June 28, 2023. Ghana...

Russian ex-navy commander shot dead while jogging

A former Russian submarine captain who worked as a mobilisation officer has been shot dead while jogging in the southern Russian city of Krasnodar,...

IJM Ghana reacts to BBC Africa Eye’s trafficked children documentary

The International Justice Mission (IJM) office in Ghana has described as incredibly concerning the content of BBC Africa Eye's documentary on trafficked children. The BBC...

Ghana’s former Minister’s son jailed in US for fraud

Son of Ghanaian former Minister, Inusah Fuseini, has been convicted and sentenced to two years in prison for fraud in the United States. The sentencing...

Threads app signs up 100m users in less than a week

Threads, the social media app aimed at rivalling Twitter, has signed up more than 100 million users in less than five days. The platform, launched...

Sex offender stabbed multiple times in prison

Former US national gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar was stabbed multiple times in prison on Sunday during a fight with another inmate, the BBC’s...

Mother wrongly jailed for child trafficking for 5 years yet to be reunited with her kids

A distressing case of child trafficking came to light during an investigation into an NGO, International Justice Mission’s Operation Hilltop, which occurred in 2019. As...

Elon Musk fires shots at Zuckerberg over Threads, proposes unconventional contest to settle differences

The battle between Twitter boss and Meta CEO has now morphed into a more unconventional way to see which billionaire will come out on...

Boat carrying 200 people from Senegal missing

Spanish rescuers are searching waters off the Canary Islands for a boat carrying at least 200 African migrants who went missing more than a...

Sri Lanka: The fate of a protest that toppled a president

Udeni Kaluthantri, a 54-year-old port worker, became an overnight sensation last year for reasons that had nothing to do with his job. Days after...

Girl, 8, dies after car crashes into school on last day of term

An eight-year-old girl has died after a Land Rover crashed into a primary school in southwest London on the last day of term. A total...

‘I bumped into my rapist – he was free for three years before jail’

A rape victim wants bail laws changed after she bumped into her attacker - who was allowed to roam free for more than three...

‘I chopped off my fingers to look like an alien – now I’m removing my skin as well’

Fanged metal teeth, skin implants, a split tongue, and eccentric tattoos are just some of the unique changes Marcelo "B-Boy" De Souza Ribeiro has made to...

Ukraine war: 4 killed in Lviv as Russian strike hits apartment building in western city

At least four people, including two women aged 21 and 95, have been killed after a Russian rocket hit an apartment building in Lviv,...

Threads: Instagram owner launches new app to rival Twitter

Facebook owner Meta is launching its new app to rival Twitter and says it will go live on Thursday. The app, which is called Threads...

Man found dead after wife failed to cook chicken

Authorities are conducting an investigation into the death of a man believed to have died by suicide after an alleged dispute with his wife...

South Africa: Suspected gas leak leaves 16 dead

A suspected nitrate oxide gas leak in South Africa has led to the deaths of 16 people, local officials say. The victims – including...

Architect Sir David Adjaye removed from Holocaust Memorial role after sex allegations

Architect Sir David Adjaye is no longer working on the UK’s Holocaust memorial or advising London’s mayor, after being accused of sexual misconduct. On Tuesday, the...

Suspected cocaine found at White House sparking evacuation

A white substance that sparked an emergency evacuation at the White House on Sunday night tested positive for cocaine. The substance was found in a...

Cult leader’s wife freed on bail in Kenya

A Kenyan court has released on bail a woman whose husband is accused of being responsible for the deaths of hundreds of people. Rhoda Maweu,...

Man jailed for life in Germany for stabbing teenage girls

A court in southern Germany has sentenced an Eritrean asylum seeker to life for stabbing two teenage girls, one of them fatally. The 27-year-old man,...

Sir David Adjaye, the celebrated architect accused of sexual misconduct

Three women who used to work for the internationally renowned architect, Sir David Adjaye have made allegations that range from sexual assault to harassment. When...

Husband demands divorce after bride refuses sex on wedding night

A bride in Sydney, Australia has detailed the horrifying moment her groom asked for a divorce on their wedding night. The woman named Rachel told...

Ghana presents containers of cocoa products to Türkiye

The Ministry of Finance has presented 11 20-footer containers of cocoa products as emergency relief items to victims of last February’s earthquake disaster in...

About 48 dead after truck loses control

At least 48 people have been killed in a road accident at a busy junction in Kenya, police and witnesses say. It happened after a...

US Supreme Court strikes down Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan

The US Supreme Court has struck down US President Joe Biden’s proposal to wipe out billions in student debt. The 6-3 ruling effectively cancels...

Christine King Farris: Sister of Martin Luther King Jr dies at 95

Christine King Farris, the eldest sister of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., died Thursday, according to a Twitter post by her niece, Rev. Bernice...

Putin accuses Wagner mercenaries of treason, vows to punish rebellion that claimed key Russian city

Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged to punish everyone involved in the “armed rebellion” and accused them of treason. In a televised address Saturday morning, Putin appealed to...

Microscopic bag ‘smaller than grain of salt’ sells for $63k

A microscopic handbag “smaller than a grain of salt” has been sold for $63,750 (£50,569) at auction. A microscope is needed to view the bag’s...

South Koreans become a year or two younger as traditional way of counting age scrapped

South Koreans became a year or two younger on Wednesday as new laws that require using only the international method of counting age took...

Jackie Chan overwhelmed with tears as his illustrious career comes to a close

Iconic action star Jackie Chan got teary-eyed watching his career-long journey with his on-screen daughter. An actor, stuntman, martial artist, filmmaker and one of the...

Eid celebration: ‘I couldn’t sleep because of the sounds of the gunfire’

Muslims in Sudan have been celebrating Eid al-Adha amid the sound of gunfire despite a ceasefire announced by the warring military groups. Residents have...

Ex-minister talks about sexual harassment on the job

Economist Bogolo Kenewendo made the headlines five years ago after becoming, at 30, Botswana’s trade minister and one of the youngest, if not the youngest, government...

Bizarre moment thief is captured on CCTV eating family’s food before operation

A suspected thief exposed himself after he broke into a family's home in Australia to rob. The man entered the home in Teesdale, near Geelong,...

Titanic submersible: Families of 5 men killed in sub pay emotional tribute to loved ones

Tributes have poured in for the five individuals tragically killed in the devastating incident involving the Titan submersible's ill-fated dive to the Titanic. The long...

Facebook and Instagram to restrict news access in Canada

Meta has said it will begin to restrict news on its platforms to Canadian consumers after parliament passed a controversial online news bill. The bill...