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Kim Kardashian asks Trump to pardon jailed grandmother
Kim Kardashian West has met President Donald Trump to discuss a potential pardon for a 63-year-old great grandmother who is serving life in prison.Alice...
Ukraine condemned for faking journalist’s murder
The authorities in Ukraine have been sharply criticised for faking the murder of a Russian dissident journalist in Kiev.An official from the Organization for...
More than half of the world’s children are at risk – Report
More than half the world's children are at risk of poverty, conflict and discrimination against girls, according to a report by Save the Children.The...
Evangelist who wants $54M jet says “Jesus wouldn’t be riding a donkey”
A prosperity gospel televangelist is asking his followers to "pray about becoming a partner" to his mission of obtaining a $54 million private jet....
Morgan Freeman’s lawyer demands CNN retract sexual harassment claims
Morgan Freeman’s lawyer demanded Tuesday that CNN retract a story accusing the 80-year-old movie star of multiple cases of sexual harassment.“We presented CNN with...
32-year-old virgin reveals the struggles she faces
A 32-year-old woman has revealed that she has never been intimate with anyone and hasn't even kissed, let alone have sex. However, she says...
Mali ‘Spiderman’ to be made French citizen
A Malian migrant, hailed as a hero after mounting a daring rescue to save a small boy dangling from a balcony in Paris, is...
Smugglers ‘shot escaping migrants’ in Libya
People smugglers opened fire on a group of 100 migrants attempting to flee their clutches in northern Libya, aid agency MSF reports.Twenty-five injured survivors...
Italian President faces impeachment
The leader of Italy's biggest political party has called for the president to be impeached after he vetoed a choice for finance minister.Luigi Di...
Sweden approves new law recognising sex without consent as rape
Sweden has passed a new law saying that sex without consent is rape, even when there are no threats or force involved.The new law,...
Lecturer demanded sex in return for better grades, Nigerian student says
When Monica Osagie got low marks in a course for her master's degree, she says the professor gave her two options: Sleep with him,...
US parents sue 30-year-old son who refuses to move out
The parents of a 30-year-old man have resorted to drastic measures in an effort to get their son to fly the coop: they are...
Venezuela expels top US diplomat
Venezuela has expelled the senior US representative in the country amid an international backlash against Nicolás Maduro's re-election as president.Mr Maduro announced the expulsion...
Zuckerberg’s European Parliament testimony criticised
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has apologised to EU lawmakers for the company's role in the Cambridge Analytica scandal and for allowing fake news to...
UK turns blind eye to dirty Russian money, say MPs
The UK has been accused of turning a "blind eye" to Russia's "dirty money", putting national security at risk.The Commons foreign affairs committee said...
Former doctor who slipped abortion drug into girlfriend’s tea sentenced to 3 years in prison
A doctor who slipped an abortion pill into his pregnant girlfriend's tea was sentenced to 20 years in prison Friday, however, he will serve only three...
Royal wedding 2018: Royal Family thanks public
The Royal Family has thanked those who travelled to Windsor for the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.Thousands of people lined the streets...
All Chile’s 34 bishops offer resignation to Pope over sex abuse scandals
All of Chile's 34 Roman Catholic bishops have offered Pope Francis their resignations in the wake of a child sex scandal and cover-up.They asked...
Media rights groups ignored as Kenya’s president signs cybercrimes law
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta signed a new law on Wednesday that outlaws the abuse of people on social media but which critics say...
Ex-Zambian President’s son jailed for stealing phone
A court in Zambia has sentenced the son of former President Frederick Chiluba to eight months imprisonment with hard labour for stealing a mobile...
Elton John will perform at the royal wedding
Elton John will take the stage at the royal wedding ... a fitting choice given the singer's history with Prince Harry, Princess Diana and...
Couple use their four children to attack churches
A husband and wife used their four children in a string of deadly suicide attacks on three churches in the Indonesian city of Surabaya...
Suicide bombers attack Indonesia police headquarters
Two people on a motorbike have carried out a suicide bombing at a police HQ in Surabaya, a day after a wave of deadly...
US increases sanctions pressure on Iran
The US has imposed sanctions on six people and three companies it says have ties to Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).Treasury Secretary Steven...
US commercial drones given green light
Drones that monitor crops, control mosquito populations and deliver defibrillators are to be tested in US airspace.Ten commercial drone projects have been selected to...
Pennsylvania wife ambushes husband’s lover and kills herself
An ex-political candidate was shot dead by her lover's wife in a suburban Philadelphia home before the attacker turned the gun on herself, police...
Woman ‘with 11 husbands’ stoned to death
A woman has been stoned to death in Somalia after a court run by al-Shabab convicted her of having several husbands, the militant group...
Mom admits letting men, including 78-year-old, rape daughters, 5 and 6, for money
A mother in Georgia pleaded guilty to allowing several men, including a 78-year-old, rape her two young daughters in exchange for cash, officials said...
Trump dumps ‘rotten’ Iran deal
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday he is quitting the Iran nuclear deal, pitting him against the United States' closest allies and leaving the future...
Second teen in days allegedly raped and set on fire in India
A second teenage girl is reported to have been raped and set on fire in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand, just days after...
Meghan Markle’s father, who has never met the Prince will walk her down the aisle
One of the biggest questions surrounding the royal wedding has finally been answered.Meghan Markle’s father, Thomas Markle, will walk the former “Suits” actress down...
VIDEO: Eden Hazard gives Mrs Akufo-Addo her surprise-of-the-year gift
Watch video of Hazard presenting a signed copy of the jersey to Ghana's 1st Lady below:I believe one of the best surprises I have...
Cosby and Polanski expelled from Academy
Bill Cosby and Roman Polanski have been expelled from the US Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
The prestigious organisation – which runs the...
VIDEO: Ten hurt in UK Jewish festival explosion
Ten people suffered minor injuries when a bonfire exploded at a Jewish festival in London, police say.Hatzola, a volunteer emergency medical service, said it...
Trump repaid his lawyer Stormy Daniels’ $130,000
President Donald Trump personally repaid his lawyer the $130,000 that was used to buy an adult film actor’s silence about an alleged affair, his...
Top Surgeon resigns for inappropriate relationships with patients
A top surgeon at New York University was forced to resign after being investigated for inappropriate relationships with patients, BuzzFeed News has learned.Mark Adelman...
Royal baby named Prince Louis
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have named their third child Louis Arthur Charles.
The couple's second son was born at 11:01 BST on Monday...
Female taxi driver wins admiration of residents in Kinshasa
In a city of over 10 million residents, Maguy Washilona stands out as a female taxi driver.
For over 5 years now, Maguy has taken...
China seizes record 1.3 tonnes of cocaine
Chinese police have seized 1.3 tonnes of cocaine from South America in the country's biggest ever haul of the drug, authorities said.
Police in the...
George Bush in intensive care after wife’s funeral
Former US President George H W Bush is in a hospital intensive care unit with an infection, a week after the death of his...