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French babies born with missing limbs prompt inquiry

France has launched a national investigation into the number of babies being born with missing arms or hands - weeks after an initial inquiry...

German ex-nurse admits at trial to killing 100 patients

A German former nurse accused of killing 100 patients in his care admitted Tuesday to the murders on the opening day of his trial. Asked...

38-yr-old driver allegedly rapes neighbour’s 2-yr-old daughter

On October 24, 2018, at Taiwo Street, Agbado-Ijaye, Lagos, a 38-year-old commercial bus driver named Sola Ewulo, was arrested for allegedly defiling his neighbour’s...

PHOTO: Nigerian doctors separate conjoined twins

A team of Nigerian doctors have been hailed after they successfully separated a set of conjoined twins at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital...

Billions missing from frozen Gaddafi accounts in Belgium

Prosecutors are investigating whether Belgian banks paid out interest and dividends on accounts frozen under UN sanctions in 2011 after the ouster of the...

Pakistan acquits Christian woman on death row

A Pakistani court has overturned the death sentence of a Christian woman convicted of blasphemy, a case that has polarised the nation. Asia Bibi was...

Gangster beaten to death hours after arriving in US prison

Infamous Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger has been found dead in a US federal prison in West Virginia. The 89-year-old was discovered unresponsive at the...

See the world’s tallest statue in India; its twice the statue of liberty

On the 193rd anniversary of his birth, a likeness of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at 182 metres tall will be unveiled as the largest statue...

German former nurse admits killing 100 patients

A German former nurse on Tuesday admitted murdering 100 patients, making him one of the country's deadliest post-war serial killers. Niels Hoegel, 41, confessed to...

Justice for journalists is ‘worst in Somalia’

For the fourth year running, Somalia has been declared the worst country in the world when it comes to prosecuting people who kill journalists. The...

21-year-old Sarah Mohamed Khalif is the first Somali woman to win an election in Belgium

In the elections that took place in Belgium on Sunday, a 21-year-old woman made history for becoming the first person of Somali-origin to win a seat in the council. Sarah Mohamed...

Liberia’s Finance Minister bans employees with ‘coloured unnatural’ hair

The Finance Minister of Liberia has instituted some strict rules at the Ministry which includes a ban on “unnatural hairs”. Sector minister, Mr Samuel...

US sending 5,200 troops to border with Mexico

The Pentagon is sending over 5,200 troops to the border with Mexico as thousands of Central American migrants head north through Mexico. General Terrence O'Shaughnessy...

Catholic archbishop wants tithe deducted from salaries

Kampala Archbishop Cyprian Kizito Lwanga has fronted a controversial proposal that seeks to have the central government deduct 10% from people’s monthly salary and...

Indonesia plane crash: Newlywed woman, 20 Finance ministry employees among 188 victims

An early-morning Lion Air flight from Jakarta to Pangkal Pinang crashed just 13 minutes after taking off with 189 people on board. Authorities say there...

Woman blows herself up in Tunisia

At least nine people were injured when a 30-year-old woman blew herself up in the centre of Tunisia's capital, Tunis, the interior ministry says. Describing...

Malusi Gigaba: South Africa minister ‘blackmailed’ over sex video

South Africa's security services have been accused of hacking a politician's phone after a sex tape emerged. The 13-second video of Home Affairs Minister Malusi...

PHOTOS: Nigerian man kills poisonous snake devouring all his chickens

A Nigerian man, who goes by the name Mr Chukwuemeka, has killed a poisonous snake that has been devouring all the chickens in his...

PHOTOS: Woman armed with knife storms kindergarten, slashes 14 kids

A 39-year-old woman stormed a kindergarten in China and attacked children, leaving at least 14 injured, with many in critical condition. The woman, identified only by...

Woman arrested after stabbing her friend in the neck over a man

A lady has been arrested for stabbing her friend in the neck over a man. The accused identified as Ludivin Kamga, was said to have...

Indonesia:Boeing 737 plane with 188 passengers crashes in sea

A Lion Air Boeing 737 passenger plane with 188 people on board has crashed into the sea shortly after taking off from the Indonesian...

Morocco abruptly drops clock change

Morocco has decided to scrap winter time and will instead keep its clocks at summer time, GMT+1, all year around. The announcement comes less than...

Uproar over Buhari’s ‘missing’ school certificate

The academic qualifications of Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari are again making headlines because the 76-year-old is seeking re-election in February. According to the constitution, to...

Photos: CAC pastor pays wife dowry after 46 years of marriage

84-year-old Pastor and founder of Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) Odi-Ajaye Zone, John Olusola Ojo, recently went to pay the dowry of his wife, Olabisi, 70, after...

Ghana has stronger education system than Palestine – Ambassador

The Palestine Ambassador to Ghana, H.E. Abdulfatah A.K. Alsattari says Ghana has a stronger educational system compared to that of his country. According to him,...

5-year-old twin die in fire after mum left them to visit lover

A set of twins aged five years old have been killed in a fire after their mother left them home alone to visit her...

Liberia to partner with Ghana Journalists Association

A high-powered Ghanaian and Liberian delegation is currently in Beijing for the  China 2018 Seminar for Renowned Commentators & Columnists of Africa which started earlier...

Khashoggi fiancée snubs Trump invitation to White House

The fiancée of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi says she has declined an invitation to the White House from US President Donald Trump, accusing...

Nigerian twins kidnapped before their wedding

Twin sisters who were about to get married were kidnapped over the weekend in Nigeria’s northern-western state of Zamfara, a local leader has confirmed...

Ethiopia elects first female president, Sahle-Work Zewde

Sahle-Work Zewde has been elected Ethiopia’s first female president by the country’s parliament after the resignation of Mulatu Teshome. Teshome had on Wednesday tendered his...

Nigeria curfew after kidnapped chief’s death

A 24-hour curfew has been reinstated in the Nigerian state of Kaduna from 11:00 local time on Friday following the death of a prominent...

South African students invent ‘urine bricks’

Human urine has been used to create environmentally friendly bricks by university students in South Africa. They combined urine with sand and bacteria in a...