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Third child dies after Southport dance class stabbing – Police

A nine-year-old girl has become the third child to die after the Southport stabbings, Merseyside Police say.She died from her injuries in the early...

Fifty-six killed, dozens trapped in India landslides

At least 56 people have been killed and dozens are feared trapped after heavy rains triggered massive landslides in the southern Indian state of...

AU endorses Akufo-Addo’s proposal for increased mobile money interoperability across Africa

The African Union (AU) has endorsed President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s proposal for mobile money interoperability across Africa.The proposal, considered a crucial step toward...

Two children killed and nine injured in knife attack at dance class in England

Two children have been killed and nine injured in a knife attack targeting a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in a town in northern England...

Trump to be interviewed by FBI in shooting investigation

Donald Trump has agreed to be interviewed by the FBI as part of its investigation into the assassination attempt at his rally in Pennsylvania...

Nigerians queue for fuel as NNPC blames operational hitch

Fuel queues lengthened across major Nigerian cities on Monday after state oil company Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. faced problems supplying gasoline to local traders...

Olympics commentator dropped over sexist comments about women’s swim team

Olympics commentator Bob Ballard was dropped from Eurosport, the European pay TV company, on Monday after the veteran sportscaster made sexist comments about the Australian...

Venezuelans head for presidential palace to protest against election result

Thousands of Venezuelans are heading towards the presidential palace in Caracas to protest against President Nicolás Maduro's claim of victory in the country's disputed...

Thousands mourn children killed in Golan Heights strike

Thousands of people gathered on Sunday for the funerals of children and young people killed in a rocket strike in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, as world...

Venezuela’s Maduro declared winner in disputed vote

President Nicolás Maduro has won Venezuela's presidential election, according to partial results published by the electoral council.The head of the National Electoral Council (CNE),...

Nigeria on edge as nationwide youth protest looms

A national protest to demand good governance and a better standard of living led by civil society groups, trade unions and human rights activists...

This word is the ‘key’ to being treated well in France, experts say

  If there’s one thing Parisians want tourists to know before millions of people descend on their city for the Olympics, it’s a simple, seven-letter...

Check out 2024 top 10 most beautiful women in the world

The science of beauty has placed Anya Taylor-Joy, Bella Hadid and Margot Robbie among the top ten most attractive women in the world, according to Golden Ratio of Beauty Phi,...

Rat disease with no cure spreads to humans, kills 4

A rodent disease that can be spread to humans and has no cure has killed several people in the US and prompted a health...

President of the National Assembly of Cote D’Ivoire calls on Speaker Bagbin

In a spirited bid to limit language barriers and deepen Parliamentary Democracy within the African Region, the Rt. Hon. Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament Alban...

Inside Out 2 becomes biggest animated film ever

Inside Out 2 has become the highest-grossing animated film of all time, six weeks after it was released in cinemas.The film, a sequel to...

Namibia turns the visa tables on Western nations

Namibian, Michelle Nehoya has spent nearly $500 (£390) on an application for a visa to visit Canada - but almost two years later it...

How often you poop could suggest more than you think, study finds

How often you poop may influence more than whether you’re uncomfortably bloated.The frequency may also affect your gut microbiome and risk of chronic disease,...

Janet Jackson on being a child star: ‘I don’t remember being asked’

Janet Jackson can still remember the first song she wrote.She was nine years old and bored, one rainy afternoon in 1975.Her older brothers –...

US Secret Service director resigns after Trump rally shooting

The Director of the Secret Service is stepping down from her job, according to an email she sent to staff.This follows the assassination attempt...

Has Kamala Harris got what it takes to beat Trump?

The path for Vice-President Kamala Harris to secure the Democratic presidential nomination is clearing.That may end up being the easy part. The most formidable...

US: Kamala Harris makes first public appearance after Joe Biden withdrew from presidential race

US Vice-President Kamala Harris makes her first public appearance since President Joe Biden left the 2024 race on Sunday.She praises Biden, saying she is...

Woman freed after 43 years in jail for crime she didn’t commit

A woman who served 43 years for a murder she did not commit has been released after her conviction was overturned.Sandra Hemme was 20...

Biden endorses Kamala Harris

US President Joe Biden has announced that he will end his candidacy for re-election, saying "it is in the best interest of my party...

Joe Biden officially drops out of the 2024 presidential race

President Joe Biden says he is not seeking reelection in a letter posted to X on his official account. Biden says he will speak to the...

Meet Smita Srivastava, The “Real Rapunzel” who holds World record for longest hair

Meet Smita Srivastava, a 46-year-old woman from Uttar Pradesh who holds the Guinness World Record for having the longest hair on a living person....

South Korea makes N Korean defector Vice Minister

Former North Korean diplomat Tae Yong-ho has been named the new leader of South Korea's presidential advisory council on unification.This makes him the highest-ranking...

Journalist told to pay damages for mocking Italian PM’s height

An Italian journalist has been ordered to pay Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni damages of €5,000 (£4,210) over social media posts making fun of her...

Trump recounts shooting in marathon Republican convention speech

Donald Trump told the Republican National Convention he was "not supposed to be here," reflecting during a marathon speech on a recent attempt on...

Mass IT outage affects airlines, media and banks

A raft of global institutions - including major banks, media outlets and airlines - have reported a mass IT outage, affecting their ability to...

Joe Biden tests positive for COVID 19

Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 and is suffering mild symptoms, the White House has said. Karine Jean-Pierre, his press secretary, said the US...

Kagame wins Rwanda vote in landslide – partial results

Rwandan President Paul Kagame is on course to extend his 24-year rule by another five years in a landslide victory, with most of the...

Woman chops off husband’s penis for moaning another woman’s name during sex

A furious wife has hacked off her husband's penis after he allegedly said another woman's name during sex. The unnamed couple, who are from Baguio...

Worth $600 million: Here’s why the most expensive ‘Wedding of the Year’ took over the internet

Anant Ambani, the son of Asian billionaire Mukesh Ambani, recently hosted a wedding that captivated the internet and earned the title of the world's...

Southgate resigns after England’s Euro 2024 loss

England manager Gareth Southgate has resigned after a second consecutive European Championship final defeat.The Three Lions lost 2-1 to Spain in Berlin on Sunday,...

I live in a rented house – Dangote

Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has said the house he stays in whenever he is in the Federal Capital Territory is not his personal...

ECOWAS Court strikes out suit seeking to hold Ghana liable for Jammeh/Gambia killings in 2005

The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ruled as inadmissible, three of the four grounds of a suit filed by the son of a deceased...

Shooting was an assassination attempt against Trump, FBI says

Former President Donald Trump was injured Saturday evening during his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, in what the FBI says was an assassination attempt.The gunman...

Ambanis: Meet the family with a $122 billion fortune who are behind the grand Indian wedding

For the last few months, Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani has been grabbing the spotlight in India.It's not because he has completed a major...

I cannot forgive Mugabe’s soldiers – massacre survivor

An astounding number of mass graves surround Thabani Dhlamini’s home in south-western Zimbabwe. One pointed out to the BBC lies near the ablution block at...