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Pakistan Parliament fights rats big enough to scare cats

Pakistan's Parliament has a problem - and it is nothing to do with the politicians. No, the problem besieging the building - terrifying new starters...

Student found dead after lodging in hotel with man who hired her to act as his girlfriend

A Nigerian police command says it has begun an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the demise of a 21-year-old student of the Kwara State...

Sicily yacht sinking: Who are the missing and rescued?

A rescue mission is under way off the coast of Sicily after the British-flagged superyacht Bayesian sank during freak weather early on Monday morning. One...

Mpox not new Covid and can be stopped, expert says

Mpox is "not the new Covid", because authorities clearly know how to control its spread, a leading World Health Organization expert has said. Despite real...

Firm freezes first client in hopes of bringing him back to life in future

A cryonics company has frozen its first client in Australia in the hope of bringing him back to life in the future. According to ABC News...

Tearful Joe Biden passes torch to Kamala Harris at convention

It was not the speech Joe Biden wanted to give. At least, not this year, under these circumstances. But if anyone knows how quickly fortunes...

Suspension of most Columbia students disciplined over Gaza protests is removed

Most students at Columbia University who faced disciplinary action, suspension or arrest for participating in pro-Palestinian protests opposing Israel's war in Gaza and calling for an...

Police commander transferred over sex work comment

A police commander in Tanzania's capital, Dodoma, has been removed from her post following controversial comments in which she linked an alleged gang-rape victim...

US House Republicans say Biden committed impeachable offenses

U.S. House of Representatives Republicans issued a report on Monday alleging Democratic President Joe Biden committed impeachable offences, but it was unclear whether they would push...

Bank boss among missing in Sicily yacht disaster

Morgan Stanley International bank chairman Jonathan Bloomer and Clifford Chance lawyer Chris Morvillo are among the six people missing after a luxury yacht sank...

UK stabbing: Ghanaians in Manchester react to death of 43-year-old woman

Apart from the woman who died following a stabbing in Manchester and has been named as 43-year-old Alberta Obinim, two other people also sustained...

‘For two seconds I lost my baby in the sea’ – Sicily yacht survivor

A British mother on board a yacht which sank off the coast of Sicily has described holding her baby girl above the surface of...

UK stabbing: Ghanaian named as victim of Manchester knife attack

The woman who died following a stabbing in Manchester has been named as 43-year-old Alberta Obinim. A 22-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of...

95-year-old man weds 90-year-old bride in Kenya

In a tender celebration of true love's perseverance, Ibrahim Mbogo, 95, and Tabitha Wangui, 90, finally said "I do" on Sunday, August 18, at...

Meet David Tweneboah Koduah, Ghana’s only int’l technical official at 2024 Paralympic Games

David Tweneboah Koduah, a senior university sports coach at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), will represent Ghana as an International Technical Official at...

One dead, 4 Britons missing after yacht sinks off Italian coast

One man has died and six other people are missing after a luxury yacht sank off the coast of Sicily in the early hours...

20 Nigerian students abducted by gunmen in an ambush

At least 20 Nigerian university students were abducted by gunmen who ambushed their vehicles in the country’s north-central region, police said Friday. The students were...

US Supreme Court won’t allow LGBT student protection in certain states

The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Friday to let President Joe Biden's administration enforce a key part of a new rule protecting LGBT students from discrimination in schools...

X suspends business in Brazil over censorship row

X, formerly known as Twitter, has closed its office in Brazil over a censorship row. The social media platform said a Brazilian Supreme Court judge,...

Cholera outbreak in Sudan kills at least 22 people

Sudan has been stricken by a cholera outbreak that has killed nearly two dozen people and sickened hundreds more in recent weeks, health authorities...

‘I’ve been sleeping under a bridge in Lagos for 30 years’

Having lived for exactly half his life under a bridge in Nigeria's biggest city, Lagos, Liya’u Sa’adu sees himself as the "guardian" of the...

Misogyny to be treated as extremism by UK government

Extreme misogyny will be treated as a form of extremism under new government plans, the Home Office has said. Yvette Cooper, the Home Secretary, has...

Chilling last words of pilots of crashed Brazil plane revealed

The black box recording from a Brazilian plane that crashed killing all 62 people on board reveals the last words from the pilots. Investigators now...

Chinese coy plotting to strip Nigeria of assets, embarrass Tinubu – Presidency

The Presidency is aware of failed attempts by Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Ltd., a Chinese company, to take over offshore assets of Nigeria...

Seizure of aircraft in Nigeria’s Presidential Air Fleet is embarrassing – Peter Obi

The 2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi has described the seizure of aircraft in Nigeria’s Presidential Air Fleet as...

Pope Francis decries grave humanitarian crisis in Gaza, appeals for ceasefire

Following the recitation of the Angelus prayer on the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Pope Francis turned his thoughts to...

Trump and Harris battle over election’s biggest issue

After almost a year off the platform, Donald Trump returned to X this week and asked his 89 million followers: “Are you better off...

National strike held over India doctor’s murder

Doctors in India have begun a national strike, escalating the protest against the rape and murder of a female colleague in the West Bengal...

Ukraine incursion destroys key Russian bridge

Ukraine has destroyed a strategically important bridge over the river Seym, as it continues its incursion into Russia's Kursk region. Russian officials have been quoted...

France seizes three Nigerian jets for Chinese firm

A French court has seized three jets owned by the Nigerian government amid a long-standing dispute with a Chinese company. The row stems from a...

Travellers advised to consider mpox vaccine

Travellers should consider getting vaccinated against Mpox if they will be visting affected areas in Africa, new advice says. The European Centre for Disease Prevention...

Nigeria records 39 mpox cases, Sweden and Pakistan also record cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday said Nigeria had recorded a total of 39 confirmed cases of mpox and zero...

Chinese mining company loses US$900,000 in armed attack

A Chinese mining company has revealed that it lost 12kg (26lbs) of gold – worth US$900,000 – in an armed robbery in Ghana earlier...

A different kind of Trump goes on display

The pork sausage was a sign that this was going to be different. Or at least, that it was meant to be. Like a grocery...

Issa Hayatou’s body arrives in Cameroon ahead of burial

The mortal remains of former President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Issa Hayatou arrive in Cameroon ahead of his burial today August...

Ukraine sets up military office inside Russia

Ukraine has set up a military administrative office in Russia's western Kursk region, where its surprise incursion into Russian territory continues, according to its...

15 African countries record Mpox cases; here’s all you need to know

A growing surge in mpox cases in Africa has led the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare a public health emergency. The outbreak, primarily affecting the...

Argentina’s ex-President accused of abusing partner

Prosecutors in Argentina have launched an investigation into former President Alberto Fernández, who is accused of causing serious injuries to his ex-partner. Last week, former...

Massive night protests in Kolkata after doctor’s rape and murder

Tens of thousands of women in West Bengal marched through the streets on Wednesday night in protest against the rape and murder of a...

39 missing as Uganda garbage landslide death toll rises to 26

The death toll from a landslide at a vast garbage dump in Uganda's capital Kampala last week has risen to 26, while 39 people...