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Brazil arrests 5 more in murder of journalist

Brazil’s federal police on Saturday arrested five additional suspects in the murder of British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira. The pair were killed...

Seoul floods: Eight dead amid heaviest rain

At least eight people have died and 14 others have been injured as flooding caused by torrential rain hit parts of South Korea's capital...

Mark Zuckerberg reveals new WhatsApp features

Meta has announced new privacy features for WhatsApp users. Users will be able to leave group chats silently, control who can see their online status...

Famous fashion designer dies aged 84

Revolutionary Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake has died aged 84, his company has announced. Known for his innovative styles and perfume, Miyake built a global...

Trump accuses FBI agents of raiding his Florida home

Ex-US President Donald Trump has said his Florida home was raided by the FBI, and that agents broke open a safe. Mr Trump said in...

20-year-old student jailed over illegal home abortion

A university student was jailed for two years after taking pills that caused her to have an abortion. The young mum, who had a two...

Drama as footballer sends brother to replace him at his wedding

Malmo FF star, Mohammed Buya, was unlucky as he missed his own wedding day to finalise a transfer to his new club. The striker had...

China conducts new military drills

China's military says it is continuing large-scale military drills around Taiwan after its previously announced live fire exercises ended on Sunday. The Chinese army's Eastern...

Gaza ceasefire holds after days of violence

A ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants held overnight, following three days of violence. Isolated weapons fire from both sides in the minutes before and...

Hong Kong shortens Covid hotel quarantine

Hong Kong will ease its Covid hotel quarantine requirements for people arriving from overseas, Chief Executive John Lee said on Monday. From Friday, those arriving...

Sammy Gyamfi, 6 others file complaint against Delta Air Lines

National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi and six others have filed a formal complaint with the Office of Aviation...

I need rest – Lady whose lover gets 100 erections a day cries out

A woman has spoken out about her unusual sex life, saying her boyfriend has up to 100 erections a day and it is tiring...

Court sentences man to death for raping, murdering job-seeker

A court in Nigeria has sentenced a man to death by hanging after he raped and murdered a woman lured under false pretenses to...

Bodybuilder who injected oil into biceps to make muscles larger dies

The bodybuilder from Brazil dubbed "Hulk" who racked up a following on TikTok by injecting his biceps with deadly oil that caused them to surge to 23 inches has died...

India confirms first monkeypox death

India has confirmed its first death caused by monkeypox in the southern state of Kerala. A 22-year-old man, who had recently travelled to the state...

Fourth patient seemingly cured of HIV

A man, who has lived with HIV since the 1980s, seems to have been cured in only the fourth such case, say doctors. He was...

Two dead in raging California wildfire

Two people have been found dead amid a huge wildfire that has forced thousands of people from their homes in northern California. The bodies of...

Reparations to Africans over slave trade long overdue – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has said payment of reparations to over 20 million Africans who were affected by the Trans-Atlantic slave trade, is long overdue. According...

Top Bin Laden lieutenant killed in US drone strike

The US has killed the leader of al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, in a drone strike in Afghanistan, President Joe Biden has confirmed. He was killed in...

7-year-old boy saves 3-year-old from drowning

A seven-year-old boy from Staten Island has been hailed as a hero for saving a toddler from drowning in California. Massiah Browne was swimming at an apartment...

Ukraine grain tycoon killed in Russian shelling of Mykolaiv

One of Ukraine's richest businessmen has been killed with his wife in "massive" Russian shelling of the southern city of Mykolaiv. Oleksiy Vadatursky, 74, and...

First grain ship leaves Ukraine under Russia deal

The first ship carrying grain has left a Ukrainian port under a landmark deal with Russia. Turkish and Ukrainian officials say the ship left the...

Nigerian man beaten to death in Italy [Photo]

The Nigerian Embassy, located in Rome, Italy, has described as “brutal murder” the death of a 39-year-old Nigerian, Alika Ogorchukwu, who was been beaten...

Fierce fire spreads rapidly in California’s north

A wildfire in California has exploded in size to become the largest blaze in the state so far this year. The McKinney Fire, which started...

Kenya threatens Facebook suspension over hate speech

Facebook risks being suspended in Kenya if it does not adhere to policies to prevent the spread of hate speech, a government agency has...

World leaders mocked over abortion ban

A conservative member of the US Supreme Court has mocked world leaders who criticised last month's ruling that overturned American abortion rights. Justice Samuel Alito,...

R Kelly’s sisters speak out in defense of singer, say 30 year sentence was due to racisim

The sisters of the disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly have spoken out in defence of their brother, who was sentenced to 30 years in prison for serial sex...

First grain ship to leave Ukraine after Russia deal

The first grain ship from Ukraine since Russia's invasion could leave port as early as Friday, but "crucial details" are still being ironed out,...

Ukraine War: Blast kills 40 Ukrainian prisoners

Russia's defence ministry says 40 Ukrainian prisoners-of-war have been killed by Ukrainian shelling of a prison in separatist-held Donetsk. Officials alleged that 75 others had...

Haiti crisis: Gun battles rage in Haiti’s capital

A war between Haitian gangs which has left hundreds dead since it flared up three weeks ago has spread to the centre of the...

Ex-child bride among 3 women executed for murdering their husbands

Iranian authorities put three women to death on Wednesday for murdering their husbands, a human rights charity says. According to the Iran Human Rights Group...

Countries with cheapest mobile data: Where does Ghana rank?

Ghana has made it onto the list of countries with the cheapest mobile data in the world. This conclusion came from a survey conducted by The...

Giant screen falls on dancers at concert

A giant screen fell and injured two dancers in front of horrified fans at a concert in Hong Kong by the hugely popular boy...

WHO recommends long-acting cabotegravir for HIV prevention

The WHO has released new guidelines for the use of long-acting injectable cabotegravir (CAB-LA) as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV and called for countries...

Iraq protest: Protesters storm parliament

Hundreds of protesters have breached a high-security zone in Baghdad and broken into Iraq's parliament building. The supporters of cleric Muqtada al-Sadr oppose the nomination...

North Korea ready to mobilise nuclear forces

North Korea is ready to mobilise its nuclear war deterrent, its leader Kim Jong-un has claimed. Speaking at a Korean War anniversary event, Mr Kim...

Monkey that terrorised people killed

A member of a gang of monkeys that has terrorised residents of a Japanese city for weeks has been caught and killed, officials say. The...

Millions in lockdown after four Covid cases detected in Wuhan

Almost one million people in a suburb of Wuhan - China's central city where the coronavirus was first recorded - have been placed under...

TikToker held for sexual immoral video

A popular Egyptian social media influencer has been arrested in Saudi Arabia, accused of posting sexually suggestive content. Tala Safwan, who has five million followers...

EU allows get-out clause in Russian gas cut deal

European Union members have agreed to cut gas use in case Russia halts supplies but some countries will have exemptions to avoid rationing. EU members,...