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‘My breasts are so big that I have to use a walking stick’

A woman with size K breasts says her huge bust leaves her with agnosing pain - but she can't afford the £7,500 surgery to...

Ukraine, other conflicts push forcibly displace over 100 million – UNHCR

The number of people forced to flee conflict, violence, human rights violations and persecution has now crossed the staggering milestone of 100 million for...

Coronavirus: Argentina President pays ‘fine’ over lockdown party

Argentine President Alberto Fernández has made a large donation as part of a deal to end an investigation into a lockdown party he and...

Revealed: Sir John did not declare his assets

The Fourth Estate can report that the late Chief Executive of the Forestry Commission, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, whose will has left some Ghanaians in...

Man arrested for trying to cut off taxi driver’s genitals

A man is being held in police custody in Chimoio, central Mozambique, after admitting attempting to sever a taxi driver’s genitals. The suspect told officers...

AfDB launches $1.5bn food emergency plan for Africa

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched a $1.5 billion African Emergency Food Production plan to help Africa produce food to avert a looming...

Egyptian tycoon jailed for assaulting orphan girls

A court in Egypt has sentenced a media tycoon with close links to the government to three years in jail for his involvement in...

Dozens missing in Nigeria after militant attacks

More than 30 people are reported to be missing in the north-eastern Nigerian state of Borno after being attacked by suspected militants at the...

Cameroon’s ‘King Solomon’ dies aged 97

Cameroon’s Mankon community are mourning their paramount ruler, Fon Angwafor III Solomon, who has died aged 97. Fondly referred to as King Solomon the Wise,...

Shocking moment man smashes up Ferrari with ‘pole-like object’ during heated row

This is the moment a man smashes the windscreen of a Ferrari during a street brawl. An onlooker captured the clip in the early hours of Saturday...

Vladimir Putin’s diplomat quits in protest over Ukraine war as Russia backlash grows

One of Putin's key allies has quit his role at the UN in a rare political resignation, declaring "'never have I been so ashamed...

Ukraine calls for safe passage for grain exports

The international community should help create a "safe passage" to enable the millions of tons of grain stuck in Ukraine to leave the country,...

346 terrorist attacks recorded in Africa in 1st quarter of 2022

Deputy National Security Coordinator, Edward Kweku Asomani, says the African continent has experienced about 346 terrorist attacks within the first quarter of the year. He...

I was forced to sign a false confession – Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has said Iran forced her to sign a last-minute false confession at the airport as a condition of her release. She told the...

President of Mozambique arrives in Ghana for a state visit

President of the Republic of Mozambique, Felipe Jacinto Nyusi has arrived in Ghana for a four-day state visit. President Nyusi was received on arrival by...

Vladimir Putin survived assassination attempt at start of invasion, says Ukraine

Vladimir Putin survived an assassination attempt two months ago at the start of the invasion, according to Ukraine's chief spy. The nation's Chief of Defence Intelligence Kyrylo Budanov...

US warns Vladimir Putin ‘must pay a price’ for Ukraine invasion as Biden makes Taiwan vow

US President Joe Biden warned tyrant Vladimir Putin he “must pay a price” for the invasion of Ukraine. Biden, 79, recently arrived in Japan for his first visit since replacing...

‘My daughters were brutally murdered in a park – then somehow things got even worse’

Mina Smallman is no stranger to death. As a priest she has comforted families as they navigate the trauma of grief. She too knows what...

Sisters abandoned in separate public toilets reunite after 32 years

Two sisters have been reunited decades after they were abandoned by their mum in hospital toilet cubicles 18 months apart. Siblings Natasha and Lee-Ann found...

Iran vows to revenge death of assassinated colonel

Iran's president has promised to take revenge after a colonel in the powerful Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) was shot dead in Tehran on...

Biden to defend Taiwan, warns China

US President Joe Biden has warned China is "flirting with danger" over Taiwan, and vowed to intervene militarily to protect the island if it...

Stonebwoy spotted with Jamaican music star Mavado

Dancehall musician Stonebwoy keeps on widening his discography as he has shared a recent video in which he is seen vibing with Jamaican music...

Russian soldier sentenced to life in prison for war crime

A court in Ukraine has jailed a Russian tank commander for life for killing a civilian at the first war crimes trial since the...

World facing monkeypox outbreak- WHO cautions

The world is facing "formidable" challenges, including Covid, the war in Ukraine and monkeypox, the head of the World Health Organization has warned. Tedros Adhanom...

Full details: Achimota Forest lands, gold businesses and guns in Sir John’s will

When President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo signed an executive instrument declassifying parts of the Achimota Forest as a forest reserve, many Ghanaians greeted the...

Check out Kourtney Kardashian’s wedding gowns that stirred reactions

Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker pulled out all the stops for their third wedding celebration. Mere days after marrying Barker at a Santa Barbara courthouse, Kardashian said...

Elon Musk reacts to sexual misconduct allegations

The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, has denied claims that he groped and exposed himself to an employee at his SpaceX rocket company six...

One-year-old boy dies after allegedly being raped by soldiers

A one-year-old boy died after being raped by two Russian soldiers, the Ukrainian Parliament’s Commissioner for Human Rights said on Thursday. The accusation is one...

Rihanna is fully covered as she is seen for first time since giving birth [Photos]

Rihanna has been pictured for the first time since she welcomed her first child with A$AP Rocky. The singer, who mostly showed off her bump in...

Bawumia leads delegation to UAE to mourn former Dubai President

Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Friday, 20 May 2022, on behalf of President Akufo-Addo has led a government delegation to the United Arab...

Mercedes just sold the world’s most expensive car for $142 million

Mercedes-Benz confirmed on Thursday that it recently sold the world's most expensive car. A very rare 1955 Mercedes-Benz SLR coupe that had been kept in...

80 monkeypox cases confirmed in 12 countries

More than 80 cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in at least 12 countries. The World Health Organization has said another 50 suspected cases...

Russia halts gas supplies to Finland

Russia is halting its supply of natural gas to Finland, the Finnish state-owned energy firm Gasum says. Finland has been refusing to pay for its...

Ukraine to cut nuclear plant supply to Russia

Ukraine has dismissed as "wishful thinking" Russia's plan to connect a giant Ukrainian nuclear power station to the Russian electricity grid. Russian troops are occupying...

Monkeypox spreads to two more countries after cases double in UK

Monkeypox has spread to two countries as a global outbreak continues. Germany and Belgium have both confirmed they have detected cases of the smallpox-like disease. The...

Sarkodie & R2Bees to hold New York concert [Video]

Rapper, Sarkodie and music group R2Bees have decided to treat their fans in the United States of America to a concert. The two acts have...

Kenyan MP faked sitting exams, charged with forging diploma and secondary school certificate

A Kenyan MP who is accused of forging his academic papers did not sit his final year exams at the secondary school he claims...

World’s most dangerous volcano that killed 58 people could erupt within years

Volcanoes are unpredictable and their eruptions can have devastating consequences. Some go thousands of years without erupting before suddenly reigning fire on anyone unfortunate enough to be...

‘Going public after winning lottery means you’ll never be able to trust anyone’

Life is full of mysteries – and one of the biggest is why anyone would ever publicly announce they’d won the lottery. It’s a...

Zelensky says US contributing to restoring peace to Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his politicians have called for one thing above everything else over the past few weeks – weapons and more...