International
British national and several Turkish citizens abducted in Kenya
A British national has told the BBC that he and several Turkish citizens were abducted in the Kenyan capital Nairobi by masked men on...
Egypt declared malaria-free after 100-year effort
Egypt has been certified malaria-free by the World Health Organization (WHO) - an achievement hailed by the UN public health agency as "truly historic".
“Malaria...
One injured in attack on Tolon Chief who allegedly endorsed Bawumia and cursed NDC
Unknown gunmen attacked the residence of Tolon Chief, who declared support for Bawumia and rained curses on National Democratic Congress (NDC) voters.Unidentified individuals brandishing...
UK deports record number of Ghanaians and Nigerians in single flight
A record number of Nigerians and Ghanaians were deported to their home countries on one flight, with 44 forcibly removed on Friday, the Home Office...
Woman celebrates as she welcomes first child after 28 years of waiting
A Nigerian woman identified as Oluwakemi Gbangbalasa has welcomed her first child after 28 years of waiting.She took to social media on Wednesday, October 16, to celebrate the...
Meta fires staff for buying toothpaste, not lunch
Workers at Meta have reportedly been sacked for abusing the tech firm's meal voucher system, such as using it to buy toothpaste and washing...
Woman becomes Police officer to catch her father’s killer, arrests him 25 years later
A Brazilian woman who dedicated her life to catching her father‘s killer managed to finally bring her family peace by catching the runaway criminal...
Fire kills 104 people after fuel tanker crash in Nigeria
A fuel tanker exploded overnight in northern Nigeria killing at least 104 people who rushed to the scene of the accident to collect leaking...
Brussels announces new law to deport migrants without right to stay
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has announced legislation to remove more migrants without the right to stay in the European Union."The EU's...
Sahara Desert flooded for the first time in decades. Here’s what it looks like
Striking images from the Sahara Desert show large lakes etched into rolling sand dunes after one of the most arid, barren places in the world was...
Content creator dies trying to climb Spain’s highest bridge
A 26-year-old British man has died after falling from Spain’s tallest bridge during an attempt to climb one of its pylons.
The man fell from the Castilla-La Mancha...
Google goes nuclear to power AI data centres
Google has signed a deal to use small nuclear reactors to generate the vast amounts of energy needed to power its artificial intelligence (AI)...
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of sexually assaulting teenager in new lawsuits
Sean "Diddy" Combs is facing new allegations of rape, sexual abuse and sexual assault after a series of fresh lawsuits were filed on Monday.
At...
Spacecraft blasts off to hunt alien life on a distant moon
A spacecraft that will hunt for signs of alien life on one of Jupiter’s icy moons has blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Nasa launched...
India and Canada expel top diplomats over murder accusations
India and Canada have expelled their top envoys along with other diplomats as Justin Trudeau's government accused Indian agents of involvement in "homicides, extortion...
Over 60 injured in drone attack on northern Israel
More than 60 people have been injured in a drone strike targeting the Binyamina region of northern Israel, medics have said.In a statement, volunteer...
Anti-Gay Bill: Newsfile digs into who really is delaying its passage
Advocates and supporters of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, otherwise called the anti-gay bill, on Tuesday, October 8, 2024, took to...
US urges Israel to stop shooting at UN peacekeepers in Lebanon
US President Joe Biden has said he is "absolutely, positively" urging Israel to stop firing at UN peacekeepers during its conflict with Hezbollah in...
Barack Obama urges black men to back Kamala Harris
During a pre-campaign rally stop in Pittsburgh yesterday (Oct. 10), former President Barack Obama urged Black Americans to rally behind Kamala Harris' presidential bid, noting...
Elon Musk reveals Tesla’s Robotaxi and Robovan
Elon Musk showed off Tesla's upcoming driverless taxi at its "We, Robot" on Thursday evening.The unveiling took place on a lot in Warner Bros. Discovery's movie...
Striking photos show the extent of hurricane Milton’s devastation
Hurricane Milton left behind power outages, destruction and some fatalities after making landfall overnight Wednesday as a major category three hurricane.
The storm brought with...
One dead and 12 tourists trapped in Colorado gold mine
At least one person has died and 12 remain trapped in a disused Colorado gold mine after an equipment failure, officials say.The individuals who...
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking trial set for May 2025
Sean "Diddy" Combs will stand trial on federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges starting on May 5, a U.S. judge decided during a hearing...
Paul Biya: Cameroon bans reporting on President’s health, whereabouts
Cameroon’s government has banned public discussions about the health of President Paul Biya, terming it a national security issue.The directive comes as the authorities...
The 91-year-old African President who keeps defying obituary-writers
Speculation over the well-being and whereabouts of Cameroon’s 91-year-old President Paul Biya has become a hot topic across Africa this week.After attending the China-Africa...
UK seeks to move migrants held on secretive island
The UK has offered dozens of stranded migrants, held for years in a camp on a secretive UK-US military island in the Indian Ocean,...
Florida faces ‘matter of life and death’ as Hurricane Milton closes in
Florida residents are rushing to finish emergency preparations - or just leave - as Hurricane Milton races toward landfall is the heavily-populated Tampa Bay.
Milton...
Mexican local mayor went alone to meeting before his brutal killing
The mayor of Chilpancingo, the capital of Mexico's violence-plagued state of Guerrero, travelled alone to an out-of-town meeting before he was killed, Mexico's security...
Cameroon’s 91-year-old President Biya in good health, government says
Cameroon's 91-year-old president, Paul Biya, is in good health, the government said on Tuesday in a statement, calling widespread reports saying otherwise "pure fantasy."Biya...
TikTok sued by 14 attorneys general over alleged harm to children’s mental health
A bipartisan group of 14 attorneys general from across the country filed lawsuits on Tuesday against TikTok, alleging that the platform has “addicted” young people and...
Osama Bin Laden’s son banned from re-entering France
A son of the al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden has been banned from returning to France, the country's interior minister has announced.
Omar Bin Laden,...
3 suspects in court for stealing from South Africa’s President
Three people accused of breaking into South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s game farm and stealing $580,000 in cash that was stashed in a couch appeared in court...
‘I found out I had cervical cancer while I was pregnant’
Dorothy Masasa happily walks down a dirt road on a sunny afternoon, her baby securely strapped on her back.
Just six months ago the 39-year-old,...
This little robot is helping sick children attend school
When children are chronically ill and unable to attend school, it’s not just the illness that can be debilitating — the separation from the...
Japan’s government admits editing cabinet photo
Japan's government has admitted an official photo of its new cabinet was manipulated to make members look less unkempt after online speculation that it...
Rwandan Foreign Minister says Congo refused to sign deal to ease M23 conflict
Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe said on Saturday his Congolese counterpart had refused to sign an agreed deal to help resolve the M23 rebel...
5 Nobel-worthy discoveries that haven’t won the prize
The best minds in science will be thrust from academic obscurity into the spotlight next week when the Nobel Prizes in physics, chemistry, and...
Man who got on ‘wrong plane’ arrested
A flight was delayed at Manchester Airport after a man "incorrectly" boarded the plane, EasyJet has said.The BBC understands an airport passenger had been...
Ghanaians in UK embark on anti-galamsey demo at High Commission
Ghanaians living in the United Kingdom (UK) in a show of solidarity have joined the #StopGalamseyNow and #FreeTheCitizens demonstrations.The Ghanaian nationals embarked on their...
No place for foreign workers being displaced in Lebanon
Over the last 11 months, as air raids hit villages near their home, Lakmani and her mother Sonia decided to stay in their south...