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Turkey: Magnitude 6.7 earthquake triggers Tsunami; 2 dead

Thousands of Brits are feared to have been caught up in a deadly earthquake off the coasts of Turkey, Rhodes and Kos which has...

OJ Simpson to be freed from Nevada prison

Former US football star and actor OJ Simpson has been granted parole after nine years in a Nevada prison. "Thank you!" said 70-year-old Simpson, bowing...

Video of beating shared on social media leads to Saudi prince arrest

A Saudi prince has been arrested on the orders of Saudi King Salman bin Abdelaziz after videos were circulated on social media which appeared...

Disrespectful wives force men to abandon their children – Ugandan Minister

The State minister for Youth and Children Affairs, Ms Florence Nakiwala Kiyingi, says the failure by wives to respect their husbands is driving men...

Donald Trump’s son and aides to testify in Senate about Russia

US President Donald Trump’s eldest son, his son-in-law and his former campaign manager are to testify before Senate committees investigating alleged Russian meddling in...

John McCain diagnosed with brain cancer

Veteran US Republican Senator John McCain has been diagnosed with brain cancer and is reviewing treatment options, his office says. His treatment may include a...

Kenya men sentenced to death for stripping woman

Three Kenyan men – who stripped, robbed and attacked a woman in a bus, in an incident that was recorded and widely shared on...

Addiction and intrigue: Inside the Saudi palace coup

On Tuesday June 20 Mohammed bin Nayef, a powerful figure in Saudi Arabia's security apparatus for the past two decades and the next in...

ICC judges to decide whether to release Laurent Gbagbo

War crimes judges will rule whether former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo can be released from prison for the rest of his trial on charges...

Undisclosed Trump-Putin meeting at G20 emerges

US President Donald Trump met his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, at a second, previously undisclosed meeting at the G20 in Germany earlier this month,...

Jailed Cameroon journalist named winner of top press freedom prize

Radio France International’s Hausa service journalist Ahmed Abba who was sentenced to 10 years in prison this year by a Cameroon military tribunal has...

Let Obamacare fail – Trump's new plan

President Donald Trump has said the new Republican healthcare policy should be to allow the current law to collapse. "I'm not going to own it,"...

No sex on eve of polls – Kenya’s opposition leader tells supporters

Kenya’s main opposition leader Raila Odinga has called on his supporters not to have sex on the eve of the elections on August 8. The National Super...

Hijab-wearing woman among Apple’s new emojis

US tech giant Apple has previewed forthcoming emojis, including one that depicts a woman wearing a hijab. More than 12 animated symbols were unveiled on...

One candidate turns up for Kenya debate

A TV debate for Kenyan politicians hoping to become deputy president in next month's elections went ahead even though only one candidate took part. Muthiora...

Trump administration: Iran complying with nuclear deal

The United States said Monday that Iran is continuing to comply with the terms of the nuclear deal that curbed Iran's nuclear program in...

Tanzania: Worshippers drown during river baptism

Tanzanian police have detained a pastor after two worshippers drowned while being baptised in a river near Rombo in the north of the country. The...

Baboon causes power cut in Zambia

A baboon in Zambia has tampered with the cables at a power station in the south of the country leaving 50,000 people without electricity. It...

Photo: Woman paid for husband to be killed for marrying 2nd wife

The 39-old woman has allegedly paid assassins to kill her husband for marrying a second wife. According to CP Adeoye, the incident happened at the...

Mandela ambulance 'caught fire' – Surgeon reveals

An ambulance carrying South Africa's first democratically elected president Nelson Mandela caught fire as it was rushing him to hospital, his doctor revealed in...

Woman shot dead in Venezuela voting queue

At least one person has been shot dead while waiting to vote in an unofficial, opposition-organised referendum in Venezuela. Men on motorbikes killed a woman...

Brazil politician egged at her wedding

A Brazilian politician has accused left-wing protesters of physically and verbally abusing her wedding guests over her family’s support for President Michel Temer. Maria Victoria Barros,...

How Russia’s story shifted

New revelations about Donald Trump Jr.'s meeting last summer with a Russian lawyer are continuing to surface a week after the revelation rocketed the...

U.S. seeks to recover $144m in Nigeria oil industry bribery case

The U.S. Justice Department on Friday filed a lawsuit seeking to recover assets that include a $50 million Manhattan apartment and an $80 million...

Why Ghanaian footballer Solomon Nyantakyi killed his mum and sister

Ghanaian footballer Solomon Nyantakyi shocked the footballing world after he killed his mum and sister in Italy. The 21 year old who plays for Parma...

I'm working on cleaning off my tattoos – Tonto Dikeh

This morning, Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh who says she is now a born again Christian said she's working on cleaning off all her tattoos. She...

Boy 13 commits suicide to protest mum's abuse

A thirteen-year-old boy has been found dead in an uncompleted building beside his home after his mother allegedly rained abuses on him. The teenager, simply...

Trump Refers to Reports About Russia Revelations as 'Hoax'

President Donald Trump has apparently dismissed news accounts of the latest revelations about a meeting between members of his presidential campaign and a Russian...

Eight dead in Senegal football stadium stampede

Eight people have been killed during a Senegal football league final in Dakar in a stampede that broke out following clashes at the end...

US kills leader of ISIS in Afghanistan

The Pentagon said Friday that US forces have killed Abu Sayed, the leader of ISIS-Khorasan, the terror group's Afghanistan affiliate. The "Emir" of ISIS-K was...

Nigerian chief suspended by Lagos governor over fake kidnap

A Nigerian traditional chief in the state of Lagos has been suspended after he confessed to faking his own kidnap. Lagos state Governor Akinwunmi Ambode...

Macron's wife 'in such good shape' – Donald Trump

The US president paid the compliment to France's first lady, Brigitte Macron, as the two couples chatted in Paris. President Donald Trump arrived in Paris...

Air Zimbabwe lays off half its staff

Zimbabwe's state-owned airline has laid off 200 workers, roughly half of its staff, with immediate effect. The job losses are part of a turnaround strategy...

Teenager sentenced to death for stealing Nokia phone

A 19-year-old boy, Adeolu Bamiteko has been sentenced to death by hanging for theft. He was reported to have robbed one Adefunke Amire of her...

Photo: Pastor Adeboye's birthday message to his wife as she turns 69

So, Pastor Adeboye is this romantic? The Redeemed Christian Church of God General Overseer Pastor E.A Adeboye celebrated his wife, Folu Adeboye today July 13,...

Angolan president’s son-in-law ‘convicted of fraud’

The son-in-law of Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos told Reuters news agency that a Congolese court has sentenced him in absentia to one...

Woman spared jail after using fake birth certificate to bring Ghanaian husband to UK

A woman from Harlow who used a fake birth certificate to apply for a passport so she could bring her husband from Ghana to...

Somalia: Teachers arrested for 'al-Shabab meetings'

Somali authorities have arrested seven head teachers who they accuse of meeting al-Shabab militants. They are said to have discussed changing the curriculum at private...

Banned former FIFA executive Chuck Blazer dies

Chuck Blazer, the former FIFA executive committee member who pleaded guilty to racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering, has died, his lawyers said on...

Afghan girl roboticists granted US visas

A group of Afghan school girls taking part in a robotics competition in the US have been granted visas to attend it, after their...