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Facebook's chief is answering US politicians' questions about the Cambridge Analytica data privacy scandal for a second day in Washington. Mark Zuckerberg began by apologising...

Florida woman who was arrested last month on drug possession charges blamed the cocaine found in her purse on the wind. Kennecia Posey, 26, was...

Journalists in Somalia are reporting that the government has impounded a plane carrying an unspecified amount of money, even though some reports put the...

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Leading AI experts have boycotted a South Korean university over a partnership with weapons manufacturer Hanwha Systems. More than 50 AI researchers from 30 countries...

Election observers in the just-ended Sierra Leonean elections are demanding an apology from the losing party for accusing former President John Mahama of spearheading...

Two prisoners have escaped from a maximum security jail in the Colombian capital, Bogotá, by getting a guard drunk and convincing him to let...

The Pope has called for an end to the “carnage” in Syria during his Easter message from the Vatican. He also asked God to heal...

China has imposed tariffs of up to 25% on 128 US imports, including pork and wine, after US President Donald Trump raised duties on...

African Union troops in Somalia killed at least 30 al-Shabab fighters as they repulsed an attack by the armed group on their base, the AU...

The Trump administration is seeking to change visa applications to require all applicants to turn over five years of social media history. The move is...

The Vatican has reacted to a comment credited to Pope Francis in which he’s quoted as saying that hell doesn’t exist. On Thursday the...

“There is no hell where the souls of sinners suffer in eternity”, Pope Francis he told Eugenio Scalfari, a 93-year-old atheist philosopher, today, during...

A South African woman who hurled racist abuse at a black police officer in a clip that went viral has been sentenced to three...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered an end to special legal status for certain immigrants from Liberia, including some who have lived in...

Usually a trip to an Irish beach requires putting on more clothes rather than taking them all off. But for people who can 'bare' the...

Eight leading columnists of Kenya’s largest media group, NMG, have resigned over loss in editorial independence Kenya’s government are reportedly cracking down on the media...

Brazilian police have arrested the Catholic Bishop of Formosa, Jose Ribeiro, on allegations that he stole about 2 million reais ($608,000) from church coffers,...

At least 53 people have died in a fire that tore through a shopping and entertainment complex in the Siberian coal-mining city of Kemerovo. As...

Armed police have shot a suspect who took hostages at a supermarket in the southern French town of Trèbes. The gunman, who is reported to...

President Donald Trump launched the next salvo in his widening war on Chinese trade abuses, this time taking aim at China's unfair seizure of...

Karen McDougal, the ex-Playboy model claiming to have had an affair with Donald Trump, is expressing her remorse to First Lady Melania Trump. “What can...

Pope Francis has said use of the religious symbol `the Crucifix’ (cross) as a fashion accessory contributes to abuse of the religious object. In a speech at St Peter’s...

Pope Francis has said men who frequent prostitutes are criminals with a “sick mentality” who think that women exist to be exploited. The pope said this,...

Ghanaian social media has been shaken by the sudden death of Dr. Prosper Yao Tsikata, a Ghanaian professor in America. Believed to be in his...

A 13-year-old girl in Mississippi has died after allegedly being shot by her nine-year-old brother over a video game, police say. They said the boy...

A lady identified as Tonier Cain-Muldrow has taken to her Facebook page to celebrate 14 years of freedom. Narrating her story, Ms. Tonier revealed that...

South Africa's former President, Jacob Zuma, is to face prosecution for 16 charges of corruption, Chief Prosecutor Shaun Abrahams has confirmed. Mr Abrahams said he...

A Danish man who was found with women's genitals in his freezer, has been given two life sentences by a South African court for...

Israel's supreme court has suspended a controversial government plan to deport tens of thousands of African migrants who entered the country illegally. It gave the...

UN investigators have accused Facebook of playing a 'determining role' in stirring up hatred against Rohingya Muslims in Nyanmar. One of the team probing possible acts...

Some members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP)’s chapter in Germany have invoked curses on delegates who may attempt to collect bribes from any...

Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76, his family has said. The British physicist was known for his work with black holes and...

President Donald Trump said his planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un could either fail or bring about the greatest deal for the...

Oprah Winfrey in a sit down with Gwyneth Paltrow‘s first episode of “The Goop” podcast has explained why she never wanted children. In their conversation,...

A man poured acid over his wife, on International Women’s Day, after she gave birth to a baby girl in Moradabad, in the Indian...

A gang is suspected of laundering £32 million through a kebab business pic.twitter.com/cVb4ixfCn1 — Sky News (@SkyNews) March 9, 2018A gang suspected of laundering £32...

Seven Ghanaians including a South African have been indicted by a US court in Columbus Ohio for an online romance scam, money laundering and...

As Mauritius is preparing to celebrate its 50 years of independence, the government has decided to launch impeachment procedures to dismiss the President of...