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Three taken to hospital after letter opened at Virginia military base

Eleven people fell ill and three were transported to a hospital on Tuesday after a letter was opened at a U.S. military base in...

Fatal fight over girl converting to Islam

At least seven people have been killed in a fight which reportedly broke out after a Christian girl converted to Islam in north-west Nigeria. The...

PHOTO: Facebook introduces face recognition feature to up online security

Facebook through an automated broadcast on Tuesday sent out posts informing users of an eye recognition feature with the intent to boost usage of...

Check out interesting PHOTOS as Angolans play dead in protest

Angolans have been using the hashtag #acabademematar, which translates roughly as "kill me already" to pose for pictures where they are playing dead. The poses go...

Saudi Arabia allows women to join military

Saudi Arabia has for the first time opened applications for women to join its military. Women have until Thursday to apply for positions with the...

Zimbabwe’s President marks 100 days in office

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called for patience in transforming the country’s economy as he marked his first 100 days in office this past...

Tanzanian MP ‘sentenced for defaming Magufuli’

A Tanzanian opposition MP has been handed a five-month prison sentence after being found guilty of defaming President John Magufuli, The Citizen news site...

PHOTOS: 14-year-old girl arrested for selling marijuana in school

A 14-year-old girl has shocked many as she was arrested in school for reportedly selling marijuana to her fellow students. The ninth grader (equivalent of...

Children 'forced to watch rape' in South Sudan

Children in South Sudan have been forced to watch their mothers being raped and killed, the UN says. A report by UN human rights investigators says...

South Africa police station raid: Seven suspects shot dead

Seven suspects accused of killing South African police have been shot dead in a gunfight at a church, police say. Those killed in the shoot-out...

Photos: Man faints after girlfriend gifts him a 2 bedroom flat

A Young Nigerian man reportedly fainted on Valentine’s day when his girlfriend decided to remove him from the league of tenants and make him...

Indian state offers FREE breast implants to poor women

Poor women in a southern Indian state have been offered free breast surgeries, including implants, for both aesthetic or medical reasons. The Tamil Nadu state...

I don't feel safe – Robert Mugabe

Former Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe has revealed that his wife, Grace cries daily, over the harassment she receives, especially over her bogus doctorate degree. It...

Photos: Pastor impregnates, kills chorister and other witnesses

Nigerian Senior Pastor of a church, Alter of Grace Ministries, Pastor Chidiebere Okoroafor has reportedly impregnated a chorister and killed two others. Okoroafor was arrested...

Florida school shooting: Armed officer 'did not confront killer'

An armed officer who was at the Florida school where a gunman killed 17 people last week stood outside the building during the shooting...

No power, no cake: Mugabe 'unloved' on his 94th birthday

Over the years, the world and Zimbabweans, in particular, had grown accustomed to Robert Mugabe’s lavish birthday parties, characterised by grand cakes and pompous public...

The Namibian tribe where “sex” is offered to guests

The people of Ovahimba and Ovazimba tribes in the Kunene and Omusati regions in Northern Namibia have an upheld culture that has defied western...

US preacher Billy Graham dies

US evangelist Billy Graham - one of the most influential preachers of the 20th Century - has died aged 99. Graham became one of the...

Trump pushes for ban on modified guns

US President Donald Trump has signed an order to ban bump-stock devices, which were used by a gunman who killed 58 Las Vegas concert-goers...

Singapore to pay bonus to all citizens after surplus budget

All Singapore citizens aged 21 and above will get a one-off “SG Bonus” of up to S$300 each as the 2017 budget came in...

Nigerian bishop 'backed by pope but rejected by rebel priests' resigns

A Nigerian bishop whom Pope Francis had fiercely defended has resigned after a five-year, sometimes violent, standoff with rebel priests and faithful who rejected...

PHOTOS: Bronx fire hero remembered for selflessness at funeral mass

Mensah, 28, was mourned Saturday at a funeral mass which recalled the characteristic selflessness that cost the young soldier his life. Our Lady of Mount...

Zimbabwe arrests university chief over Grace Mugabe's degree

The vice chancellor of Zimbabwe's oldest university has been arrested over the controversial awarding of a doctorate to former first lady Grace Mugabe. Anti-Corruption Commission...

Nigerian court releases 475 Boko Haram suspects

Nearly 500 Boko Haram suspects have been released by a Nigerian court citing a lack of evidence, with some detainees held for years without...

Russian foreign minister dismisses FBI charges

Russia's foreign minister has dismissed as "blather" the charges levelled by the FBI special counsel against 13 Russians for election meddling. Sergei Lavrov said at...

Cyril Ramaphosa pledges 'new dawn' for South Africa

New South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has spoken of a "new dawn" in his first State of the Nation address. Mr Ramaphosa, who was sworn...

New York twins arrested for bomb making

New York police have arrested a former teacher and his twin brother after stockpiles of explosive materials were found at their home. Christian Toro, 27,...

Kenyan MP arrested over multi-million dollar scam

A Kenyan MP has been arrested on suspicion of involvement in a multi-million dollar scam. Alfred Keter, who represents Nandi Hills, was taken into custody...

Why Buhari’s Daughter, Zahra doesn't believe in Valentine

President Buhari’s daughter, Zahra Buhari-Indimi took to her social space to share her thoughts on Valentines day celebration. According to her, Valentines day shouldn’t be...

Philippines preacher arrested in Hawaii with cash, gun parts

A prominent Philippine evangelist who claims to be the “Appointed Son of God” was reportedly arrested in Hawaii with US$350,000 in cash and gun...

Uganda journalist investigating a death 'abducted'

Concerns are rising for a missing Ugandan journalist investigating the death of a Finnish businessman who died in mysterious circumstances in a Kampala hotel. Charles...

India woman dies after hair caught in go-kart wheel

An Indian woman has died in an amusement park in the northern state of Haryana, after her hair got tangled in the wheels of...

Archbishop Tutu quits Oxfam role over sex scandal

Retired archbishop and Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu announced Thursday that he had quit his role as an ambassador for Oxfam after the British charity...

Zimbabwe's main opposition MDC names successor to Tsvangirai

Zimbabwe’s main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) have a new leader in Nelson Chamisa following the death in South Africa of its only...

Zimbabwe opposition leader Tsvangirai dies

Zimbabwe's main opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has died in South Africa, a senior official in his MDC party has said. Mr Tsvangirai, 65, a former...

Jacob Zuma resigns (VIDEO of resignation speech)

South Africa's embattled President Jacob Zuma has resigned after intense pressure from his own party. In a televised statement he said he was quitting with...

Porn star 'free to discuss' Trump story

An adult film star who has been embroiled in allegations of an affair with President Donald Trump is free to tell her story, her...

President Zuma resigns

South Africa's embattled President Jacob Zuma has resigned his office with immediate effect. He made the announcement in a televised address to the nation on...

At least 17 dead in US school shooting

At least 17 people are dead after a 19-year-old man opened fire at a high school campus in Parkland, Florida, police have said. The suspect...

Zimbabwe opposition leader Tsvangirai dies

Zimbabwe's main opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has died in South Africa, a senior official in his MDC party has said. Mr Tsvangirai, 65, a former...