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The United States, Britain and Norway have called on parties in the South Sudan conflict and their field commanders to stop violating the ceasefire signed last month, their heads of missions… Read More
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2018-01-02 13:10
Uganda’s President Museveni has signed into law the controversial age limit Bill that dominated the political space in 2017, paving the way for him to contest for a sixth term in offic… Read More
2018-01-02 13:07
Ms Carlson is already known as a vocal opponent of sexual harassmentThe Miss America beauty pageant has chosen a former winner as its chairperson for the first time after a scandal over leak… Read More
2018-01-02 13:02
A US teenager has been arrested after his family were found shot dead in their home on New Year's Eve.Police responded to a report of shots fired at a house in Long Branch, New Jersey, short… Read More
2018-01-02 12:59
Ms Storch waves a bag reading "AfD? Appropriate disposal of right-wing agitation!" in parliament in DecemberA German politician is facing a police investigation over inflammatory comments ma… Read More
2018-01-02 12:56
Several prisoners were re-arrested a few hours after the riotPolice in Brazil say 77 inmates are on the run after escaping amid a riot at a jail in the central state of Goias.The authorities… Read More
2018-01-02 12:54
President Trump has previously said Pakistan offers a "safe haven" to terroristsPresident Donald Trump has accused Pakistan of lying and deceiving the United States while receiving billions… Read More
2018-01-02 12:46
Several dancers have accused Mr Martins of abusive behaviour and harassmentThe longstanding leader of the New York City Ballet, Peter Martins, has retired amid accusations of sexual harassme… Read More
2018-01-02 12:44
A commercial jet prepares for landing2017 was the safest year in history for commercial airlines, according to industry research.There were no passenger jets crashes anywhere in the world, s… Read More
2018-01-02 12:37
At least 16 people have been killed by gunmen in southern Nigeria after a New Year's Day church service, police say.The group had attended a midnight service before they were ambushed in the… Read More
2018-01-02 12:35
Child migrants are less likely to be sent back to their country of originGerman doctors have spoken out against proposals for young asylum seekers to undergo mandatory medical tests to ascer… Read More
2018-01-02 12:29
The video was posted to his 15 million subscribersAn American YouTube star has prompted a barrage of criticism after he posted a video which showed the body of an apparent suicide victim in… Read More
2018-01-02 12:24
Only two North Korean athletes qualify for this year's Winter Olympics in PyeongchangSouth Korea has offered high-level talks with North Korea next Tuesday to discuss its possible participat… Read More
2018-01-02 12:16
Iran's supreme leader has accused the country's enemies of stirring days of protests that have claimed at least 22 lives.Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was speaking for the first time since clashes… Read More
2017-12-30 14:11
Ethiopia’s speaker of parliament and another top official of government have reportedly rescinded their resignation from government.According to the state-affiliated FBC, the two… Read More
2017-12-30 14:07
Tanzania has threatened to revoke the registration of religious organisations that “mix religion and politics” after a cleric criticised President John Magufuli’s leadershi… Read More
2017-12-30 14:01
Namibia’s deputy prime minister and foreign affairs minister survived a car crash on Thursday in which three people were reportedly killed, local media reported, citing police sources… Read More
2017-12-30 13:59
A soldier and six Mai-Mai militiamen died in clashes Thursday in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo near the Ugandan border, the Congolese army said.Since the beginning of 2017, Mai-Ma… Read More
2017-12-30 13:56
Zimbabweans have reacted to media reports of a family that has been stuck at the Bangkok Airport in Thailand for nearly three months.AFP news agency reported this week that a family of… Read More
2017-12-30 13:53
Gunmen killed at least nine people including three police in an attack on a Coptic Christian church in Helwan city, southern Cairo on Friday.The two attackers opened fire at the entrance to… Read More
2017-12-30 13:43
Malian Prime Minister Abdoulaye Idrissa Maiga and his government resigned on Friday, the president’s office said, without giving a reason.Maiga is widely expected either to serve as Pr… Read More
2017-12-30 13:40
Congo Republic on Friday released Marcel Pika, a naturalised U.S. citizen detained for nearly two years, according to the U.S. embassy in the capital, Brazzaville.“We are happy about t… Read More
2017-12-30 13:37
The United Nations (U.N.) Secretary-General António Guterres has congratulated George Weah on his election as the next President of Liberia, and commended Vice-President Joseph B… Read More
2017-12-30 13:30
Sheriff Greg Pollan and Tyler Haire, photographed in 2014A Mississippi sheriff says the United States has a "national problem" with how it treats mental health patients in the justice system… Read More
2017-12-30 13:27
The busy supermarket was wrecked by the explosionThe so-called Islamic State (IS) militant group says it was behind Wednesday's bombing of a supermarket in the Russian city of St Petersburg… Read More
2017-12-30 13:24
An Argentine man who fathered eight children with his daughter has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.Domingo Bulacio, 57, was found guilty by a court in Argentina of raping his own daught… Read More
2017-12-30 13:23
Some 40,000 people are believed to have been duped by the fraudulent scheme (file picture)A Thai court has sentenced a fraudster to more than 13,000 years in prison.Pudit Kittithradilok, 34… Read More
2017-12-30 13:22
Sue Grafton received numerous awards for her workUS crime writer Sue Grafton, best known for creating the private eye Kinsey Malhone in her 'alphabet mystery' novels, has died aged 77.Her da… Read More
2017-12-30 13:17
Nine people have been killed in two attacks on Coptic Christians in Helwan district, south of Cairo, Egypt's interior ministry has said.Six civilians and a policeman died when a gunman tried… Read More
2017-12-30 13:09
Karmichael Hunt made his Wallabies debut in JuneAustralian rugby union star Karmichael Hunt has been charged with possessing drugs after police arrested him in Brisbane, reports say.The Wall… Read More
2017-12-30 13:07
Mr Morsi has spent several years behind bars (file pic)Egypt's former president has been sentenced to three years in prison for insulting the judiciary.Mohammed Morsi already holds other jai… Read More
2017-12-30 13:04
Many people are uncomfortable with current levels of homelessness in Western citiesA project in Brussels, Belgium is pioneering portable cardboard tents for homeless people to sleep in.The c… Read More
2017-12-30 13:02
A view from the summit of Everest, where more than 200 people have died since 1920Nepal has banned solo climbers from scaling its mountains, including Mount Everest, in an attempt to reduce… Read More
2017-12-30 13:00
The Iranian government has told people to avoid "illegal gatherings" in the wake of two days of angry anti-establishment protests in the country.Scores have been arrested in protests over co… Read More
2017-12-29 08:21
Frenchman Sebastien Desabre has been unveiled as the new coach of Uganda’s national team.The new coach was unveiled by Uganda’s football governing body, the Federation of Uganda… Read More
2017-12-29 08:18
In Nigeria, sexual abuse and harassment is rife and no current statistics as many women are quiet for fear of pervasive victim shaming.A 2013 report by Nigerian opinion poll (NOI Polls)… Read More
2017-12-29 08:14
The exploitation of ore is the main cause of demonstrations that have shaken the city of Jerada, in the north of Morocco in recent days.In this city, one of the poorest of the Cherifian king… Read More
2017-12-29 08:12
The ECOWAS Observation Mission in Liberia has praised Liberians for their patience, determination and peaceful conduct of the presidential run-off poll.The West Africa regional blo… Read More
2017-12-29 08:05
Activists in Ethiopia are making use of social media platforms – Twitter/Facebook in a campaign for the release of persons under detention or in jail for supposedly political reasons.W… Read More
2017-12-29 08:03
Kenya has placed a total ban on the consumption and use of water-pipe tobacco popularly known as ‘shisha,’ citing the health hazards associated with it.The Cabinet Secretary for… Read More
2017-12-29 08:02
The United States has formally agreed to sell 12 Super Tucano A-29 planes and weapons to Nigeria, the West African country’s air force said, confirming the resurrection of a deal froze… Read More
2017-12-29 08:00
The Honorary Consul for Ethiopia in Scotland, Professor John Struthers has sparked a ‘warm’ diversity conversation on the internet after sharing a personal photograph with a powe… Read More
2017-12-29 07:57
South Africa’s top court will rule on Friday on a bid to compel the country’s parliament to launch impeachment proceedings against President Jacob Zuma over a scandal related to… Read More
2017-12-29 07:54
Following the provisional results which showed that George Weah has an unassailable lead of 61.5% after 98 percent of votes cast had been tallied, Kenya’s president Uhuru Kenyatta and… Read More
2017-12-29 07:49
The agriculture minister said he thought prayers could help resolve the crisisIsrael's Agriculture Minister, Uri Ariel, has joined with the country's religious leaders in an attempt to use t… Read More
2017-12-29 07:46
Chia Chia (left) had to find another flight from London to Washington to make its date with Ching ChingMargaret Thatcher once refused to share a flight to Washington with London Zoo's giant… Read More
2017-12-29 07:44
Doug Jones was formally declared the winner on ThursdayDemocrat Doug Jones has been certified as the winner of the Alabama senate race despite a last-ditch legal case by the defeated Republi… Read More
2017-12-29 07:40
The Italian president's role is largely ceremonialItaly's President Sergio Mattarella has dissolved parliament, to pave the way for a general election on 4 March.The government met shortly a… Read More
2017-12-29 07:38
The calf weighed more than the forest guard who saved itA forest guard in southern India has made headlines by saving a baby elephant that fell into a ditch and became separated from its mot… Read More
2017-12-29 07:34
Japanese giant Softbank is set to take a large stake in Uber, expanding its holdings in transportation companies around the world.Softbank led a consortium that reportedly agreed to invest a… Read More
2017-12-29 07:25
Prosecutors say they are getting more information on Justine Damond's deathA US prosecutor says more work needs to be done before deciding on whether to charge a policeman who shot dead an u… Read More
2017-12-29 07:21
Suvarnabhumi is Thailand's largest airportNo-one really enjoys a long airport stopover, but for one Zimbabwean family, Bangkok's main airport has been home for nearly three months.According… Read More
2017-12-29 07:14
Bitter cold continues to blanket the northern United States and Canada as forecasters warn that the deep freeze will continue into the start of 2018.International Falls in the US state of Mi… Read More
2017-12-29 07:10
Former football star George Weah has been elected as Liberia's president.With nearly all ballots from Tuesday's run-off vote counted, Mr Weah is well ahead of opponent Joseph Boakai with mor… Read More
2017-12-29 07:06
A massive late night fire that broke out at a Mumbai complex has killed at least 15 people, officials said.The blaze erupted just after midnight at a building in the popular Kamala Mills res… Read More
2017-12-29 07:02
The North desperately needs fuel imports but sanctions are biting hardUS President Donald Trump has said he's "very disappointed" with China following a report that it had allowed oil to be… Read More
2017-12-29 06:54
Ladders were extended into the windows of the damaged buildingAt least 12 people have been killed and four others critically injured in a fire at an apartment building in the Bronx borough o… Read More
2017-12-29 06:52
The company has announced a range of measures to "regain the trust" of customersApple has apologised after facing criticism for admitting it deliberately slows down some ageing iPhone models… Read More
2017-12-22 07:27
The UN General Assembly has decisively backed a resolution effectively calling on the US to withdraw its recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.The text says that any decisio… Read More
2017-12-22 07:19
The age limit constitutional amendment that was passed by Uganda’s parliament yesterday will be challenged in court.Legislators who were opposed to the amendment have revealed that the… Read More
2017-12-22 07:15
All parties involved in the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)-led revitalization forum on South Sudan said they want an end to hostilities as soon as possible.Representatives… Read More
2017-12-22 07:14
The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and the President of the Republic of Senegal, Macky Sall have entered into a cultural cooperation agreement in the field of sports and in t… Read More
2017-12-22 07:12
The Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Defence Front (EPRDF), the country’s ruling coalition is facing an internal crisis which has led to Members of Parliament (MPs) belonging to… Read More
2017-12-22 07:11
The management of Tanzania Telecommunication company Limited (TTCL) have started a move to repossess a local mobile firm Airtel.This follows a directive by the country’s president John… Read More
2017-12-22 07:09
South Sudan’s government and rebel groups signed a ceasefire on Thursday in the latest attempt to end a four-year civil war and allow humanitarian groups access to civilians caught in… Read More
2017-12-22 07:07
A Cameroonian journalist jailed for over two years for contact with Islamist militant group Boko Haram is set to be freed after a court on Thursday shortened his sentence, his lawyer said.Ra… Read More
2017-12-22 07:03
Togo on Thursday voted with the United States in Washington’s resolution to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.But at the end of the day, it was Togo, the United States and s… Read More
2017-12-22 07:02
Negeri Lencho, Ethiopia’s Minister of Information has disclosed that relative calm had returned to university campuses rocked by deadly violence weeks back and that teaching and learni… Read More
2017-12-22 07:00
Former Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh is on the latest list of U.S. sanctions under a regime that targets human rights abusers and corrupt actors across the globe.President Donald Trump on Thur… Read More
2017-12-22 06:58
That the media is a powerful tool anywhere in the world is without doubt. That an occasional case of misreporting could hit even the biggest media entity is true. That the media must air rej… Read More
2017-12-22 06:55
Ramzan Kadyrov said he was "proud to be out of favour" with the USA US move to impose financial sanctions on Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov over alleged human rights abuses has been branded "… Read More
2017-12-22 06:53
Australia will recall six F/A-18F Super Hornets from the Middle EastAustralia has said it will stop conducting air strikes against so-called Islamic State (IS) group targets in Iraq and Syri… Read More
2017-12-22 06:51
Stanislav Yezhov (centre) pictured between Ukraine's Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman and UK Prime Minister Theresa MayUkraine's main security agency has arrested a senior government transl… Read More
2017-12-22 06:47
Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya people have fled the Myanmar military's compaignThe US has sanctioned a Myanmar general accused of leading an ethnic cleansing campaign against the Rohingya… Read More
2017-12-22 06:38
Morgan Geyser (L) and Anissa Weier (R) were 12 at the time of the crimeOne of two US girls convicted of a 2014 stabbing to honour the horror character Slender Man has been sentenced to 25 ye… Read More
2017-12-22 06:36
Six men were arrested at a dock near Geraldton, in Western AustraliaAustralian police have arrested eight men over the nation's largest ever seizure of the drug methamphetamine.The haul, est… Read More
2017-12-22 06:32
Boris Johnson is the first UK foreign secretary to visit Russia in five yearsBoris Johnson will warn Russia to stop cyber attacks which threaten Britain's national security or face retaliati… Read More
2017-12-22 06:31
Police on the Italian island of Sicily have arrested an ambulance worker suspected of killing people to earn money from a funeral parlour linked to the mafia.The man is alleged to have injec… Read More
2017-12-22 06:29
Melbourne city centre reopened Friday but high police presence remainsAustralian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has said an attack involving a car in Melbourne was a "shocking crime" but an… Read More
2017-12-22 06:27
President Kuczynski's supporters celebrated when the impeachment motion was defeatedCongress in Peru has voted not to impeach President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski over alleged corruption.There we… Read More
2017-12-22 06:16
Carles Puigdemont's supporters in Barcelona cheered his broadcast from BelgiumCatalonia's ousted separatist leader, Carles Puigdemont, has declared that the Spanish state has been defeated i… Read More
2017-12-21 06:26
Justine Damond's father speaks to reporters in Sydney on ThursdayRelatives of an Australian woman shot dead by a US policeman say they are concerned the incident may not have been investigat… Read More
2017-12-21 06:22
Elizabeth Warren, like every other Democratic senator, opposed the billUS President Donald Trump has hailed sweeping tax reforms after they were given final approval by Congress, despite fie… Read More
2017-12-21 06:16
President Yoweri Museveni has led Uganda for more than 30 yearsUganda's parliament has approved a constitutional change that will allow the current president to run for an unprecedented sixt… Read More
2017-12-21 06:11
Cyril Ramaphosa is one of South Africa's wealthiest politiciansThe new leader of South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC), Cyril Ramaphosa, has pledged to fight corruption an… Read More
2017-12-21 06:07
Baby Emma was conceived a year and half after her mum's own birthA baby has been born from an embryo frozen for nearly 25 years - possibly the longest gap between conception and birth since… Read More
2017-12-21 06:05
Hurricane Maria caused extensive damage in Puerto Rico which is still struggling to rebuildDisasters in 2017 caused losses of $306bn (£229bn), according to estimates from insurance gia… Read More
2017-12-21 06:03
Polling stations are expecting a high turnoutPolls are due to open across Catalonia in a closely watched regional election called by Spain following October's controversial independence refe… Read More
2017-12-21 05:57
There have been 13 missions to find the submarineThe wreck of Australia's first naval submarine has been found after a 103-year search.The HMAS AE-1 was the first Allied submarine lost in Wo… Read More
2017-12-21 05:55
US President Donald Trump has threatened to cut off financial aid to countries that back a United Nations resolution opposing the recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.Earlier this mo… Read More
2017-12-21 05:51
The DMZ is one of the world's most heavily guarded strips of landSouth Korea's military has fired warning shots at North Korean guards searching for a soldier who defected early morning.The… Read More
2017-12-13 17:30
Pro-Palestinian protesters gathered outside the OIC summit venue in IstanbulThe leaders of 57 Muslim nations have called on the world to recognise "the State of Palestine and East Jerusalem… Read More
2017-12-13 17:24
Doug Jones has become the first Democrat in 25 years to win a US Senate seat for Alabama, after a bitter campaign against Republican Roy Moore.His unexpected victory deals a blow to Presiden… Read More
2017-12-12 17:03
Reports indicate that authorities in Ethiopia have restricted access to social media in the wake of renewed clashes that have led to deaths in the Oromia region.A popular news portal, Addis… Read More
2017-12-12 17:00
Oscar Pistorius (left in 2016) was found guilty of his girlfriend's murder in 2015Former South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has been hurt in a prison brawl, less than two weeks after his… Read More
2017-12-12 16:57
Boko Haram has carried out a wave of bombings in NigeriaThe UN has warned of a rise in trafficking of the synthetic opioid tramadol across West Africa, as one official revealed it is being f… Read More
2017-12-12 16:55
Followers of Rabbi Aharon Shteinman attended his funeral in Bnei Brak on TuesdayThe death has been announced in Israel of one of the leading figures in ultra-Orthodox Judaism.Rabbi Aharon Ye… Read More
2017-12-12 16:52
French President Emmanuel Macron has said he believes President Donald Trump will bring the US back into the Paris deal on combating climate change.But Mr Macron says he will not agree to th… Read More
2017-12-12 16:51
There is concern that many young children are avid users of mobile phonesFrance will enforce a ban on children's mobile phone use at school from 3 September next year, the French education m… Read More
2017-12-12 16:48
Protesters burned tyres and debris as the situation remained tense two weeks after the electionSecurity forces in Honduras attempted to clear the streets of barricades erected by supporters… Read More
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