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World Photography Day: Sad end of African photojournalist whose shots shook the world

Sunday marked the World Photography Day and as the day is set aside to measure progress made so far in the industry and as well...

Sixteen nurses get pregnant at a go

Pregnancy might just be catching at a hospital in Mesa, Arizona, where 16 nurses are expecting at once. That's 10% of the nursing staff in...

Angolans embrace better life with Chinese social housing project

The flagship 3.5-billion-dollar Kilamba New City project, by China’s CITIC Construction, has converted a backward rural area into a modern satellite town in the Angolan capital...

Funerals are becoming one last extravagant display of wealth

Live lavishly, go out extravagantly. For many of the rich and powerful, funerals are becoming the final opportunity to flaunt immense wealth, competing with weddings...

Nigerian girls win Silicon Valley contest for app that spots fake drugs

Five months ago Jessica Osita had never used a computer, sent an email or even browsed the internet, yet she is part of a...

Woman punched man who grabbed her genitals in nightclub

A woman who punched a man when he grabbed her genitals twice in a club says she does not endorse violence but is proud...

Ex-Trump aide faces up to six months’ jail

US special counsel Robert Mueller has recommended a prison sentence of up to six months for former Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos. Mr Mueller, head...

Nigerian girls win Silicon Valley contest for app that spots fake drugs

Five months ago Jessica Osita had never used a computer, sent an email or even browsed the internet, yet she is part of a...

Pope Francis condemns ‘predator’ priests in US

Pope Francis is on the side of victims of more than 300 "predator" priests in the US accused of abusing children in one state,...

Face transplant: A ‘second chance’ for young suicide survivor

Katie Stubblefield was only 18 when she was severely injured by a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Her life was saved in hospital, but the young woman...

Tragedy in Sudan as over 20 primary school children drown

Over 20 people including primary school children and a female hospital employee perished on Wednesday when a boat carrying more than 40 people sank...

Photo: 2-year-old chain smoker takes up to 40 cigarettes a day

A 2-year-old boy from Sukabumi, Indonesia, has become so addicted to smoking that he smokes up to 40 cigarettes a day. Rapi Ananda Pamungkas started...

Man charged for refusing to pay prostitute

A young man has been charged in court after allegedly refusing to pay a prostitute after engaging in three hot rounds of intercourse. The 28-year-old...

Man sneaks into hospital ward to make love with sick wife

A Zimbabwean man who reportedly sneaked into his sick wife’s hospital ward to make love to her is currently in trouble. The man, a prominent...

Photos: Housewife beheads husband, buries him in their bedroom

Ugandan police have arrested one Harriet Nassali, a housewife, for allegedly beheading her husband, Siraje Kavuma, and digging a grave in their matrimonial bedroom...

Uganda President attacked, MP’s guard shot dead ahead of by-election

A senior press secretary to Ugandan president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni said on Monday evening that the president’s car came under attack by opposition supporters...

Nigerian troops protest against frontline deployment

A detachment of Nigerian troops fired into the air on Sunday - at an airport in the north-eastern city of Maiduguri - to protest...

Floods kill dozens in India

Indian tourist hotspot, the state of Kerala has been struck by heavy monsoonal rains which has led to unprecedented flash flooding in the area. At...

Hippo bite kills tourist in Kenya

A Taiwanese tourist has died after being bitten in the chest by a hippo he was trying to photograph in Kenya. Chang Ming Chuang, 66,...

Meet the woman helping people prepare to die

Lizzie Neville is an 'end-of-life doula' who helps people prepare for death. Doula is a term traditionally associated with childbirth, describing someone who helps a...

Burkina Faso: Suspected Jihadist kills 6

The eastern part of Burkina Faso was on Saturday again attacked by a jihadist. Five gendarmes and one civilian were killed in a mine explosion...

Photos: Woman sleeps with son to have a child for her impotent husband

A woman, from Benue state in Nigeria, continually slept with her son from her first marriage in order to have children with her second...

17-year-old girl cuts off fiance’s manhood

A 17-year-old girl, Ramatu Tafida, has cut off the manhood of her fiance, Mr Abdullahi Sabo, in Babura Local Government Area of Jigawa state. The Nigeria...

Student kills herself after rape, adding to outrage over sexual violence in South Africa

The death of a 23-year-old student, who killed herself two months after she alleged she was raped has renewed anger over sexual violence against...

Two top Kenyan officials arrested on corruption charges

The heads of the public land agency and the state railways ministry in Kenya have been arrested on corruption charges over land allocation, Reuters reported...

Zimbabwe opposition mounts legal challenge against election result

Zimbabwe's main opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa, has filed a legal challenge against President Emmerson Mnangagwa's recent election victory. Mr Chamisa says he has evidence to...

Stolen plane closes Seattle-Tacoma airport before crashing

An airline employee who stole an empty passenger plane from Seattle airport has crashed on a nearby island. Authorities said the man had made "an...

Photos: Girl , 4 brutally flogged for misplacing slippers

A little girl's plight has left people outraged after photos of her badly bruised back were shared online. READ: Ghanaian actress, Ellah Mensah robbed at...

Suspected Boko Haram militants kill at least 15 soldiers, disaster worker

At least 15 soldiers and an official from Nigeria’s disaster agency were killed in an ambush by suspected Boko Haram militants in the northeast...

Dozens dead after school bus carrying children hit by airstrike

Dozens of children, most believed to be under the age of 10, have been killed after a Saudi-led coalition airstrike hit a school bus...

Legal abortion bill rejected in Argentina

Argentina’s senate has rejected a bill which would have legalised abortion in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy. After a marathon debate, 38 senators voted...

23 escape in ‘historic’ Gambia prison break

Police in the Gambia have confirmed the arrest of six prison guards in connection with a prison break last week. Authorities, meanwhile, continue to hunt...

The mentally ill 29-year-old helped to die by Dutch doctors

During her last two weeks of life, Aurelia was often distressed and had self-harmed. "I'm stuck in my own body, my own head, and I...

Photo: Woman arrested for asking hubby for money before she breastfeeds their baby

A 25-year-old woman was on Tuesday arrested for allegedly refusing to breastfeed her baby unless she was paid by her husband. Faith Nyokabi abandoned her 4-month-old...

Mortuary recalls all bodies they released after one disappears

A Kenyan mortuary has been forced to recall a total of five bodies which they released after one disappears mysteriously. Upon embarking on a fruitless...

Buhari fires intelligence chief for ‘blocking parliament’

Nigeria’s acting president Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has terminated the appointment of the Department of State Security (DSS), Lawal Musa Daura. The decision to fire the...

New Mexico: Police find young boy’s remains at compound

The remains of a young boy have been found at a remote desert compound in New Mexico, police say. They made the announcement the day...

Kidnapper sleeps off at victims house after taking Tramadol

A suspected kidnapper, who wanted to kidnap a pharmacy owner, slept off as a result of tramadol he took before the operation. The Ondo State...

Grace Mugabe sued over $278,000 debt

Former Zimbabwean First Lady, Grace Mugabe, has been sued by lawyers who represented her in several court cases involving a $1,2 million diamond ring...

Call for a ban on people eating dog meat in the UK

UK law says that you can't buy or sell dog meat, but if you humanely kill a dog you own, you can eat it. But...