International
Harry and Meghan drop royal duties and HRH titles
Prince Harry and Meghan will no longer use their HRH titles and will not receive public funds for royal duties, Buckingham Palace has announced.The...
American musician, John Legend visits Nigeria; wife reacts
America's renowned musician and producer, John Legend has paid a surprise visit to Nigeria.The singer’s visit has generated reactions from fans on social media including his...
Trump impeachment: Legal team says charges ‘brazen and unlawful’
US President Donald Trump's legal team has issued its first formal response to the impeachment charges against him, describing them as a "dangerous attack"...
Cow named after Robert Burns given to Rwandan hero
A man who saved a baby left for dead during the Rwandan genocide has been presented with a cow named after Scotland's national...
Man killed by ‘armed’ chicken
A 55-year-old man was accidentally killed after a sharp blade tied to a rooster cut his abdomen during a cockfight in India.The said fight...
Imam who married a man charged
A Ugandan Imam who married man dressed as a woman has been arrested and charged.Sheikh Mohammed Mutumba was charged with having carnal knowledge with
...
Why South Koreans are flipping out over a US ambassador’s mustache
It might just be the most bizarre criticism of a US ambassador in recent memory.Harry Harris, Washington's envoy to South Korea, has been subjected...
Lesotho Prime Minister Thabane ‘to resign’
Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane's party has announced to his party that he will step down, the AFP news agency reports.A spokesperson for the...
Iran plane crash: Khamenei to lead Friday prayers for first time since 2012
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is to lead Friday prayers in the capital Tehran - the first time he has done so in...
Angola’s Dos Santos moots presidency run despite charges
Africa’s richest woman and Angola’s ex-first daughter Isabel dos Santos expressed interest on Thursday in running for the presidency despite an asset...
Father of Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, dead
WWE Hall-of-Famer Rocky Johnson — who paved the way for son Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson — has passed away at the age of 75.The Cauliflower Alley...
Food chain offers Prince Harry a job
American multinational food chain Burger King has given former Duke of Sussex Prince Harry a job offer.The fast-food chain has put forward a sales assistant position...
US and China sign deal to ease trade war
The US and China have signed an agreement aimed at easing a trade war that has rattled markets and weighed on the global economy.Speaking...
International economist hails Ghana’s Sinohydro deal with China
Lauren Johnston, a Research Associate at the China Institute, School of Oriental African Studies of London University and a PhD holder in International Economics,...
Will Smith reveals he was jealous of Tupac’s relationship with Jada Pinkett Smith
Will Smith is being candid about his feelings regarding wife Jada Pinkett Smith's relationship with Tupac Shakur.The actress and "Red Table Talk" host befriended...
They promised $1,000 job but made me a slave –Lebanon returnee
A 33-year-old Nigerian woman, Mrs Gloria Bright, who was rescued from Lebanon on Monday, has said she was promised $1,000 teaching job but was...
Trump launches fresh attack on Apple over privacy
US President Donald Trump has launched a fresh attack on Apple.He tweeted that the company was refusing to unlock iPhones "used by killers, drug...
Iran plane downing: Person who filmed video arrested
Iran says it has arrested the person who filmed the footage showing a Ukrainian passenger plane being shot down by a missile.It is believed...
Iran plane downing: ‘Several people detained’ for shooting down airliner
Several people have been detained in Iran over the accidental shooting down of a Ukrainian passenger plane with a missile, the country's judiciary says.Spokesman...
Northern Ireland embraces same-sex marriage
Northern Ireland has announced that same-sex marriage is now legal after an October 2019 Westminster bill changed the law.The law comes into force today...
Don’t allow married men into priesthood – Pope Benedict tells Pope Francis
Retired Pope Benedict XVI has defended the celibacy of Catholic
Priests after his successor, Pope Francis hinted on relaxing the ban on
married men serving...
Harry and Meghan: Royals gather for talks over Sussexes’ future
The Queen will meet senior royals in Sandringham later to discuss the future roles of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.Prince Harry, the Duke...
How West Africa is under threat from Islamist militants
France's president and his counterparts from the Sahel region are due to meet to discuss military operations against Islamist militants in West Africa. We...
Prince Harry and Meghan: Duchess returns to Canada as Queen seeks solution
The Duchess of Sussex has returned to Canada to join her son amid discussions over the future role for her and Prince Harry in...
Trump considering dramatic expansion of travel ban
The White House is considering dramatically expanding its much-litigated travel ban to additional countries amid a renewed election-year focus on immigration by United States President Donald Trump,...
Man convicted for smuggling lizards
A Florida man pleaded guilty to his part in a trafficking scheme in
which live water monitor lizards were stuffed into socks and concealed...
Trump freed by court to use military money to build border wall
President Donald Trump’s planned U.S. border wall with Mexico got
another boost after a federal appeals court lifted an order that had
blocked his...
Why Angola had to freeze the personal assets of Africa’s richest woman
When an Angolan court froze the assets of Isabel dos
Santos, Africa’s richest woman it was widely seen as the strongest
signal the country’s...
Madame Tussauds moves Harry’s and Meghan’s figures away from royal family
Madame Tussauds London has moved Prince Harry‘s and Meghan Markle‘s wax figures away from the rest of the royal family after the couple “blindsided” everyone by announcing their decision...
Top Facebook exec: Yes, we got Trump elected and it may happen again
A Facebook executive who backed Hillary Clinton's 2016 election campaign told colleagues in an internal memo last month that the platform could ultimately be...
Iran plane crash: Trudeau believes that missile downed jet
Evidence suggests an Iranian missile brought down a Ukrainian passenger plane that crashed near Tehran, possibly in error, Western leaders say.The leaders of Canada...
Twitter to test ‘block all replies’ function
Twitter has said it will test new features that allow users to control who can reply to their posts or block replies entirely."We want...
Priest suspended a week to his wedding
A priest at Mwereerwe church of Uganda has been suspended by the Namirembe Diocese after he allegedly admitted to fathering a child with a...
Pope kisses nun — after checking she doesn’t bite
A week after he slapped a woman's hand away to free himself from her grip, Pope Francis has bestowed his blessings on a nun, with just one condition:...
Pregnant woman loses unborn child in a crash 30 minutes after her baby shower
Mashayla Harper was nearly killed on her way home from her baby shower after what police say was a hit-and-run. Her unborn child didn't...
Guru, Burna Boy’s songs featured on BBC’s dance reality show
Ghanaian Hiplife musician Guru and Grammy-nominated Nigeria singer, Burna Boy, have had their songs featured on popular BBC dance reality show, “The Greatest Dancer”.A...
‘Child stowaway’ found dead in plane in Paris
The body of a child aged around 10 has been found in the undercarriage of plane that had arrived in Paris from Abidjan, sources...
Man confesses to being militant Islamist in church
Police in the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa Kenya has arrested a man who walked into a church and confessed to being a member...
Iran attack: Crude oil prices rise after Iraq missile attacks
Oil prices have risen after two bases hosting US troops in Iraq were hit by ballistic missiles.Brent crude was up by 1.4% at $69.21...
Father of worst rapist says ‘punishment fits his crimes’
The father of Reynhard Sinaga, the worst rapist in British legal history, has said his son's punishment "fits his crimes" after he was jailed...