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Duchess gives birth to baby boy

The Duchess of Cambridge has given birth to a baby boy. The child, whose title is HRH Prince of Cambridge, is fifth in line to...

Naked gunman kills four in the US

A nude gunman has killed four people at a Waffle House in Nashville in the US state of Tennessee, police say. The man burst into...

Facebook removes ‘gay sex for rent’ posts

Facebook has removed a group in which landlords were offering young men free accommodation in return for sex. A BuzzFeed News investigation found dozens of UK posts...

Afghanistan: Kabul voter centre suicide attack kills dozens

A suicide attack at a voter registration centre in the Afghan capital Kabul has killed at least 31 people, officials say. More than 50 others...

The rich are betting on living to 100

Money might not buy love, but it can buy better health. And, to live as long as possible, the world’s wealthy are willing to pay...

Ethical cocoa schemes no panacea for struggling farmers

Global chocolate makers are buying more cocoa sourced through schemes aimed at stamping out poverty as they rush to make their supply chains more...

President sacks 256 judges for not having law degrees

President Joseph Kabila "sanctioned more than 200 individuals who do not fulfil the conditions to function as magistrates", Justice Minister Alexis Thambwe Mwamba said...

Video: Ghanaian, 30, flees US over rape accusation

An Uber driver charged with raping a passenger earlier this month was able to walk free because officials failed to notify immigration agents about...

Prince Charles lauds Ghana’s Nkrumah for Commonwealth effort

Listen to Prince Charles below:Britain’s Prince Charles has lauded the foundation effort of Ghana’s first president Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah in building the commonwealth...

US senators allowed to bring babies into chamber

The US Senate has agreed new rules that allow members to bring infants into the chamber when they vote. The move comes a week after Tammy...

Trump ‘will quit Kim talks if not fruitful’

US President Donald Trump says that if his planned talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un are not fruitful he will "walk out". At a...

Armed men storm Nigeria's senate, stealing mace

The Nigerian Senate was on high alert Wednesday after armed men interrupted a session at Nigeria's parliament, stealing its mace. The men were allegedly led...

Ghanaian student in Harvard ‘assaulted’ by police

A Ghanaian Harvard University student, who was reportedly high on drugs, was repeatedly punched by a police officer after running naked into the street,...

Former US First Lady Barbara Bush dies at 92

A statement from the office of her husband, former president George HW Bush, described her as a "relentless proponent of family literacy". Mrs Bush, the...

Tanzania's Diamond Platinumz arrested

Tanzania's Information Minister Harrison Mwakyembe says that authorities plan to file charges against top musician Diamond Platinumz for posting "obscene" and "indecent" material on...

Britain is wrongly deporting Commonwealth nationals – this must stop now

Richard Stewart is one of my constituents in Edmonton, where I am the member of parliament. He came to the UK from Jamaica in...

Has World War 3 been declared? How Russia vs USA tension over Syria could spark global conflict

The world is currently on high alert with tensions between the US and Russia over Syria boiling over. Adding North Korea's nuclear ambitions into the...

Ghanaian agritech startup Agrocenta wins $500,000 Seedstars prize

Ghanaian Agritech Startup Agrocenta Wins $500,000 Investment in Seedstars World Competition Agrocenta, a Ghanaian agritech startup has won a $500,000 investment for coming first globally...

VIDEO: Trump 'morally unfit to be president' – Ex-FBI chief

Former FBI director James Comey has said Donald Trump is "morally unfit to be president", who treats women like "pieces of meat". Mr Comey was...

VIDEO: Singer shot dead for refusing to dance

A footage showing the moment a pregnant singer was shot dead in Pakistan after reportedly refusing to dance during her performance has emerged. 24-year-old Samina...

Facebook chief in second day of questions

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...

Wind blew cocaine into my purse – woman claims after arrest

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...

Somalia intercepts UAE plane carrying huge sums of money

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

VIDEO: Hollywood Star Brad Pitt exposes greedy American businesses' exploitation of Ghana's oil in new movie

ALSO READ: Newmont Ahafo Mine collapses, kills 6 dead and injure others Hollywood Superstar, Brad Pitt has produced a non-fictional documentary exposing what he terms "greed...

University boycotted over 'killer robots'

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...

Sierra Leone: Apologise to Mahama – Observers group demands from his accusers

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...

Colombian prisoners get guard drunk and escape

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

Pope Easter message urges ‘end to Syria carnage’

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 hits back with tariffs on US imports worth $3bn

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: 30 al-Shabab fighters killed in Somalia attack

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...

US set to request 5yrs social media history for visa applicants

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...

Vatican denies report that says Pope Francis said hell doesn’t exist

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 – Pope Francis

“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...

South African woman recorded racially abusing police officer jailed for 3 years

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

Trump to end special status for Liberian immigrants in U.S.

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...

Ireland to get first official nude beach

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...

Columnists quit media group over ‘meddling’

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...

Catholic bishop arrested for diverting tithes, offerings

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,...

Russia fire: Children killed in Kemerovo shopping center blaze

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...