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Games publisher EA has changed a rule in its Star Wars Battlefront II video game after a huge backlash.During the game, players have to obtain credits - either by buying them or through long… Read More
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2017-11-14 18:40
Zimbabwe Army General Constantino Chiwenga warned of a military takeoverAllies of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe have warned the military chief against meddling in politics.Gen Constanti… Read More
2017-11-14 18:23
The Minot Air Force Base houses part of the US arsenal of Minuteman Intercontinential Ballistic MissilesFor the first time in over 40 years, Congress is examining a US president's authority… Read More
2017-11-13 20:51
Roslyn Corrigan said: "He dropped his hands down to my buttocks and gave it a nice, ripe squeezeA woman has said she was 16 when former US President George HW Bush groped her buttocks as she… Read More
2017-11-13 20:46
Kenya's national carrier could be salvaged by the government as it moves to pump $400 million into its operations. Kenya’s government converted some loans to Kenya Airways into equity… Read More
2017-11-13 20:43
With a target to become Africa's third largest economy by 2020 and Africa's model mega city in 2025, the Lagos State government has reiterated its commitment to sustain the existing partners… Read More
2017-11-13 20:39
Ailing Second Republic Vice President, Dr. Alex Ekwueme was yesterday flown abroad for continued medical treatment but the Federal Government will not bear the cost of the treatment. Sources… Read More
2017-11-13 20:38
Botswana has the best police in Africa and Nigeria the worst, the World Internal Security and Police Index reveals. Globally, Uganda, Kenya and the DRC were ranked 124, 125 and 126 respectiv… Read More
2017-11-13 20:27
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart, President Vladimir Putin will meet for the fourth time in eight months today.Business communities on both sides are hoping… Read More
2017-11-13 20:24
At least 33 people have been killed after a freight train carrying inflammable materials crashed on Sunday in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo.The death toll rose from eight which w… Read More
2017-11-13 20:21
Thousands of Somaliland voters came out early Monday morning to vote in the self-declared independent state’s third presidential election since it declared unilateral independence from… Read More
2017-11-13 20:19
Seven people were killed and around 20 others were injured in a grenade attack on a peace concert and reprisal violence in Central African Republic’s capital, Bangui, on Saturday and S… Read More
2017-11-13 20:17
Twenty eight bodies with bullet wounds and torture marks were discovered on Saturday in an area west of Libya’s capital that has recently seen clashes between rival armed factions, a l… Read More
2017-11-13 20:14
Togolese opposition parties have called for another series of protests this week after last week’s peaceful protests calling for the return of the original 1992 Constitution that stipu… Read More
2017-11-13 20:10
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has called on the Supreme Court to throw out petitions challenging his election on October 26.Kenyatta said in a statement on Sunday that the over ten… Read More
2017-11-13 20:04
Presidential hopeful and critic of Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame has been in prison together with her sister and mother since September 22 over charges they describe as politically mo… Read More
2017-11-13 19:58
The content of a primary school textbook for Kenya’s Kiambu County has generated a wave of criticism and accusations of ethnic bias on social media.The page 36 of the Comprehensive Soc… Read More
2017-11-13 19:55
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has called on African leaders to coordinate among each other to successfully address security problems.He said failure to coordinate internally has allowed inse… Read More
2017-11-13 19:51
The national human rights body in Ethiopia has revealed that some 38 inmates currently under detention in connection with a September 2016 prison fire incident have been tortured by the auth… Read More
2017-11-13 19:50
Four makeshift bombs have exploded in Cameroonian city of Bamenda – capital of the restive North West region. No casualties were recorded except for minor damage.A source quoted by the… Read More
2017-11-13 19:46
Anita had just turned eight, the minimum age for racingAn eight-year-old girl has died after crashing her junior drag racing car on a track in Western Australia.Anita Board was on a solo "te… Read More
2017-11-13 19:43
The lord mayor of Dublin has criticised Bob Geldof over his decision to return his Freedom of the City award in protest against it also being conferred on Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi.Cou… Read More
2017-11-13 19:34
US conservatives are destroying their Keurig coffee machines after the company announced it would stop advertising on a Fox News programme.Keurig is among five firms that said they would pul… Read More
2017-11-13 19:31
Public interest law centre Section 27 is helping Michael's parents take the case to courtThe mother of a five-year-old South African boy who died after falling into a pit latrine at school h… Read More
2017-11-13 19:28
Atareb is home to thousands of Syrians displaced by their country's civil warDozens of civilians are reported to have been killed in an air strike on a rebel-held town in northern Syria.The… Read More
2017-11-13 19:26
France is to consider a change to its laws around sexual consent, according to the minister for gender equality.Marlene Schiappa said the government was considering setting a fixed age below… Read More
2017-11-13 19:12
The DMZ is one of the world's most heavily militarised bordersA North Korean soldier has defected to South Korea at the heavily protected Demilitarised Zone (DMZ), South Korea's military say… Read More
2017-11-13 19:09
Zimbabwe Army General Constantino Chiwenga spoke in HarareZimbabwe's army chief has warned those responsible for "purging" the country's ruling Zanu-PF party to stop, or the military will st… Read More
2017-11-10 05:30
The apology by the father (left) was translated by undertaker Ahmad HraichieA man whose son died when a car crashed into a classroom in Sydney has said he forgives the driver of the vehicle… Read More
2017-11-10 05:28
The US car industry will be wrecked if President Trump relaxes emissions standards, California's governor says.Jerry Brown said China would dominate car manufacture because it was heavily pr… Read More
2017-11-10 05:26
Louis CK's planned appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert has also been cancelledUS comedian Louis CK's movie premiere has been cancelled hours before the screening as five women l… Read More
2017-11-10 05:22
As speaker of the Catalan parliament, Carme Forcadell has been one of the most visible faces of the push for independenceA Supreme Court judge in Spain has said the speaker of the Catalan pa… Read More
2017-11-10 05:19
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (left) and Emmanuel Macron met in Riyadh on ThursdayFrench President Emmanuel Macron has said he will stress the importance of stability in Lebanon as he beg… Read More
2017-11-10 05:17
The actress alleges Steven Seagal propositioned her while she auditioned for a roleActress Portia de Rossi has accused actor and producer Steven Seagal of sexual harassment.The Arrested Deve… Read More
2017-11-10 05:14
Apec brings together 21 economies from both sides of the PacificAs the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (Apec) summit kicks off in Vietnam, the focus is on US President Donald Trump's spee… Read More
2017-11-09 05:54
The Nigerian Army on Wednesday denied forcing the 486 Boko Haram suspects arrested on their way from Jigawa to Port Harcourt on June 15, 2014, in 33 buses to drink urine.Army witness, Maj. C… Read More
2017-11-09 05:52
Italian authorities have arrested two men who allegedly trafficked 26 Nigerian women and girls who were found dead on a Spanish ship in the Mediterranean Sea. The suspects were identified as… Read More
2017-11-09 05:45
Zimbabwe’s former vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa, who was sacked by President Robert Mugabe this week, has been expelled from the ruling Zanu-PF, a party spokesman said on Wednesday… Read More
2017-11-09 05:41
Botswana President Ian Khama has announced he will step down as president in April next year when his term officially ends.Khama said during the State of the Nation address on Monday that he… Read More
2017-11-09 05:40
Self-declared independent state of Somaliland has called off school for eight days in preparation towards its third presidential election scheduled for November 13.The Education ministry ann… Read More
2017-11-09 05:38
Togolese international Emmanuel Sheyi Adebayor has attracted some fury from anti-government protesters after his brief comment on the political crisis in the country.The captain of the Togol… Read More
2017-11-09 05:35
Sam Dastyari, right, was confronted as he stood at a barAn Australian senator has criticised "the rise of the radical right" after he was racially abused by a group of men at a pub in Melbou… Read More
2017-11-09 05:32
Syrian pro-government forces captured the city of Deir al-Zour on FridaySyrian army and allied forces have taken Albu Kamal, the last major town held by so-called Islamic State in the countr… Read More
2017-11-09 05:30
President Santos says (C) says this is the largest drug haul in a single police operationThe Colombian government says it has located 12 tons of cocaine in the largest drug seizure in the co… Read More
2017-11-09 05:29
AT&T boss Randall Stephenson and Time Warner bossJeffrey Bewkes (R) at a conference in California last year.The Trump administration has reportedly demanded sale of assets such as CNN be… Read More
2017-11-09 05:27
As top leadership leaves, few new trainees are joining the State DepartmentThe United States has lost 60% of its career ambassadors since January, according to the head of the labour union t… Read More
2017-11-09 05:24
The assault triggered protests by the students of the convent in RanaghatA court in eastern India has sentenced a Bangladeshi man to life in prison for raping an elderly nun in March 2015.Th… Read More
2017-11-09 05:22
The technology was first tested in Vegas at the start of this yearA self-driving shuttle bus in Las Vegas was involved in a crash on its first day of service.The vehicle - carrying “se… Read More
2017-11-09 05:19
Yemen's rebel-held port of Hodeida is a key entry point for UN aidYemen faces the world's largest famine in decades "with millions of victims" if aid deliveries are not resumed, a senior UN… Read More
2017-11-09 05:16
The two men were greeted with Chinese honour guards at their arrival at Beijing's Great Hall of the PeopleUS President Donald Trump has begun talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing… Read More
2017-11-08 20:40
Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe has defended the sacking of his vice-president Emmerson Mnangagwa about 48 hours after the news broke.The 93-year-old leader claims that in Mnangagwa&rs&hell…Read More
2017-11-08 20:35
Taxi drivers and owners marched in Pretoria where a memorandum of grievances, directed to President Jacob Zuma, was handed over.The taxi industry is unhappy with government’s response… Read More
2017-11-08 20:30
They fled to Uganda to find security and a better life … Today, many South Sudanese refugees are forced to return to the devastated lands they had left behind due to lack of funding f… Read More
2017-11-08 20:24
Birth certificates should carry a gender option for intersex people, the ruling saysGermany's top court has ruled that there must be the option of registering a third gender on birth certifi… Read More
2017-11-08 20:21
Ships weighing 100,000 tonnes or more have to take another route to the industrial port of MargheraItaly's government has decided to ban big cruise ships from Venice's Grand Canal.Activists… Read More
2017-11-08 20:17
New allegations of sexual harassment and predatory behaviour towards men and women by Kevin Spacey have emerged.The claims, spanning from the mid-1980s to 2016, raise further questions about… Read More
2017-11-08 20:02
Many social media users expressed shock and anger at the actions of the vehicle's ownerPolice in Saudi Arabia have arrested a man after video emerged showing an eight-year-old boy driving a… Read More
2017-11-08 19:59
Many pilgrims try to get pictures of the Pope at his audiencesPope Francis has chided the Catholic faithful for using their mobile phones during Mass.He said it made him sad when many phones… Read More
2017-11-08 19:57
Ms Le Pen has thus far evaded a conviction for her inflammatory wordsFrance's parliament has stripped Marine Le Pen of immunity from prosecution over a series of grisly images she published… Read More
2017-11-08 19:54
The administration says it is aiming to steer Americans towards Cuba's fledgling private sectorThe US administration has published a series of measures increasing limits on Americans' dealin… Read More
2017-11-08 19:51
Danica Roem will represent a district containing the outer suburbs of Washington DCVoters in the US state of Virginia have elected their first openly transgender state legislator.Danica Roem… Read More
2017-11-08 19:24
The new Louvre, built over the past 10 years, holds 600 artworks permanently and 300 loaned from France.Praised by critics, the building boasts a latticed dome designed to allow the desert s… Read More
2017-11-08 19:13
Spain's foreign minister: "No sympathy" for PuigdemontSpain is considering constitutional changes that could allow its regions to hold referendums on independence in the future, the foreign… Read More
2017-11-08 18:55
US President Donald Trump is in China for talks likely to be dominated by tensions over North Korea.His arrival came after a speech to the South Korean parliament in which Mr Trump urged Chi… Read More
2017-11-08 18:45
Emmerson Mnangagwa says the governing party has been hijackedZimbabwe's former Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who was sacked on Monday, has fled to South Africa amid death threats, his a… Read More
2017-11-08 06:35
As Italian prosecutors begin investigation into the death of 26 teenage Nigerian girls who died in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Italy on Sunday, Nigerians while reacting to the in… Read More
2017-11-08 06:28
Swaziland’s King Mswati III has paid a visit to Zambia with his 13th wife Inkhosikati Lafogiyane whom he married in 2014 after customarily picking her at the annual Umhlanga… Read More
2017-11-08 06:21
A 21-year-old Kenyan man who made headlines for coming out to vote in the October 26 rerun election even without upper limbs has been rewarded as promised by the President Uhuru Kenyatta.Joh… Read More
2017-11-08 06:19
Autonomy rather than independence, Morocco maintains its position on Western Sahara. For King Mohamed VI, no other solution can be envisaged to resolve the Saharan conflict.The monarch said… Read More
2017-11-08 05:37
Teodorin Obiang Nguema, the son of the Equatorial Guinean president is not moved by the confiscation of his assets in France where he was sentenced for three years in absentia for embezzling… Read More
2017-11-08 05:33
The African Union says it has commenced the downsizing of troops from Somalia in line with decisions taken by the AU and UN Security Council to hand over security responsibilities to the Som… Read More
2017-11-08 05:30
Snapchat owner Snap says it is working to overhaul its signature messaging app, as it struggles to attract users and turn a profit.Shares in the firm plunged after hours on Tuesday, after th… Read More
2017-11-08 05:27
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar appeared with the "Shamrock Poppy" in parliamentThe prime minister of the Republic of Ireland has worn an Irish-themed red poppy badge to remember Irish soldiers who f… Read More
2017-11-08 05:26
Syria's decision was reported at the Bonn climate conferenceThe US is set to become isolated in its stance on the Paris climate agreement, after Syria said it was preparing to join the deal… Read More
2017-11-08 05:17
Flowers have been left outside the primary school in SydneyMore than 100 people have taken part in a vigil outside an Australian primary school after two boys were killed when a car crashed… Read More
2017-11-08 05:15
The company took offence to a piece the newspaper wrote about its park in Anaheim, CaliforniaThe Walt Disney company has ended its ban of the Los Angeles Times newspaper after fierce backlas… Read More
2017-11-08 05:13
Jacinda Ardern's cat Paddles had gained a cult following after a Twitter profile was set up in her nameA cat belonging to New Zealand's new Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, has died after bei… Read More
2017-11-08 05:09
The gunman who killed 26 churchgoers in Texas fled from a mental health clinic in 2012, according to a police report.El Paso officers who detained Devin Kelley five years ago were told he wa… Read More
2017-11-08 05:05
The port of Hodeida is a key entry point for UN aidAid agencies are seeking urgent access for humanitarian supplies to war-torn Yemen, after the Saudi-led coalition closed all routes into th… Read More
2017-11-08 05:03
Ralph Northam (L) and Ed GillespieDemocrats have scored two significant victories in the US - in the first statewide elections since President Donald Trump came to power in January.In Virgin… Read More
2017-11-08 05:01
Discussing North Korea has been high on Mr Trump's agenda as part of his Asia tourUS President Donald Trump has issued a stark warning to North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un in an address to So… Read More
2017-11-07 19:49
Africa currently has 419 million people connected to the internet via mobile broadband. This number is estimated to hit 1.07 billion by the end of 2020.These figures were contained in a repo… Read More
2017-11-07 19:47
Egyptian human rights lawyer and opposition leader Khaled Ali said on Monday he would challenge President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in the 2018 presidential election, provided he is not barred fr… Read More
2017-11-07 19:46
Eritrea is the top African contributor to ‘active asylum seekers’ in Libya, the United Nations’ refugee agency has disclosed.According to the United Nations High Commission… Read More
2017-11-07 19:44
Mayor of the Zambian capital, Lusaka, has become the butt of social media trolls after he was photographed sleeping in public.The photo which showed Wilson Kalumba, 53, in what was a deep sl… Read More
2017-11-07 19:40
Tanzania president John Pombe Magufuli has fired two municipal council heads after they failed to recall government allocations for road projects under their districts.A statement from the p… Read More
2017-11-07 19:34
The United States on Tuesday responded to an announcement by elections body of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) regarding the next presidential elections.National Independent Electoral… Read More
2017-11-07 19:29
Botswana president Seretse Khama Ian Khama has mocked political ongoings in neighbouring Zimbabwe in the aftermath of Mugabe’s firing of his vice-president Emmerson Mnangagwa.In a Tues… Read More
2017-11-07 19:24
President Mugabe is a political gladiator paving the way for his wife Grace Mugabe to take over when he decides to step down, a leading opposition member has said.According to Alex Magaisa… Read More
2017-11-07 19:20
The Togolese government has further appeased the opposition by releasing 42 protesters detained since September and dropped a 2013 arson case against opposition leader Jean Pierre Fabre.The… Read More
2017-11-07 19:13
Clarke Gayford, Jacinda Ardern's partner, intends to "keep life as normal as possible"The partner of New Zealand's new Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, has said his life has become "surreal"… Read More
2017-11-07 19:10
Officers Keith Bradshaw and Candace Spragins bought food for the suspectWhen police officers in North Carolina responded to a report of theft at a local supermarket, they found a mother stru… Read More
2017-11-07 19:08
Twitter user 'MaanviNarcisa' took this picture in Noida - a suburb of DelhiPanic has gripped the Indian capital, Delhi, as residents woke up to a blanket of thick grey smog on Tuesday.Visibi… Read More
2017-11-07 19:04
Mr Trump said he "hoped to God" he would not have to use the US' full military capabilities against PyongyangUS President Donald Trump has urged North Korea to "come to the table" and discus… Read More
2017-11-07 18:55
Chisako Kakehi is said to be suffering from dementiaA 70-year-old Japanese woman has been sentenced to death for the murder of three men, one of whom was her husband, and the attempted murde… Read More
2017-11-07 18:49
Asia Argento alleges she was raped by Weinstein 20 years agoActress Asia Argento has described a report that Harvey Weinstein used ex-Israeli agents to spy on his accusers as "terrifying".Th… Read More
2017-11-07 18:46
US President Donald Trump has said that "hundreds more" would have died in a Texas church mass shooting if US gun laws were more stringent.He told reporters in Seoul that such measures would… Read More
2017-11-07 18:40
An entrepreneur charged with managing the oil wealth of the struggling African state of Angola was paid more than $41m in just 20 months, leaked documents reveal.The payments were made via a… Read More
2017-11-07 18:26
Syria's decision was reported at the Bonn climate conferenceThe US is set to become isolated in its stance on the Paris climate agreement, after reports that Syria is preparing to join the d… Read More
2017-11-07 18:17
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has accused Iran of an act of "direct military aggression" by supplying missiles to rebels in Yemen.This "may be considered an act of war", st… Read More
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