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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...
India government says criminalising marital rape ‘excessively harsh’
The Indian government has opposed petitions in the top court that seek criminalization of marital rape, saying it would be “excessively harsh”.
The federal home...
Doctor warns excessive masturbation behind rise in male health problems
Men who masturbate too frequently could find themselves becoming flops in the bedroom, a leading GP has warned.
In moderation self-pleasure helps to reduce stress,...
TikTok influencer arrested for second-degree murder
A popular TikTok creator has been charged with second degree murder in the death of a 69-year-old Louisiana therapist.Terryon Thomas, also known as Mr...
Weeping families mourn Thai bus fire victims at funeral
Weeping relatives and friends mourned the 20 children and three teachers who died in a horrific bus fire in Thailand at a funeral on...
More than 160 left dead in USA by Hurricane Helene
More than 160 people are now known to have been killed by Hurricane Helene, one of the deadliest storms to hit the US in...
10 tips for applying for the US Visa Lottery
The United States Department of State will open online registrations for the Fiscal Year 2026 Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery on Wednesday, October 2, 2024,...
Iran declares war as they fire 181 missiles at Israel
Iran fired a massive salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday night, sending almost 10 million people into bomb shelters as projectiles and...
Jimmy Carter: Former US president, turns 100
Jimmy Carter celebrates his 100th birthday on Tuesday, making him the first US president to reach the milestone.
Carter, a Democrat who served in the...
Ghana secures $30M UAE grant for forest conservation
The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, on behalf of the Forestry Commission, has signed a Letter of Intent with the Government of the...
Floods and landslides kill at least 100 in Nepal
Major floods and landslides in Nepal have killed at least 100 people across the Himalayan nation, officials have reported.Dozens more were still missing on...
Kamala Harris visits US-Mexico border, hits back at Trump’s immigration stance
US Vice-President Kamala Harris has made a rare trip to the US-Mexico border as she seeks to blunt Republican attacks on immigration.
Harris, who last...
Tunisian presidential candidate jailed for certificate forgery
Days to Tunisia’s election, Ayachi Zammel, a presidential candidate, has been sentenced to six months in prison for using “fraudulent certificates.”
The Criminal Chamber of...
Naomi Campbell banned from being charity trustee
The model Naomi Campbell has been banned from being a charity trustee after a UK watchdog found charity funds were spent on luxury hotels...
Tunisian presidential candidate jailed days to election over fake documents
Tunisian presidential candidate, Ayachi Zammel has been sentenced to six months in prison for falsifying documents, the second prison sentence against him in a...
NYC mayor charged with taking bribes and illegal campaign funds
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is due to be arraigned in a federal courthouse on Friday to face five counts of criminal offences,...
Two journalists jailed in Hong Kong for sedition
A Hong Kong Court has jailed two journalists who led a pro-democracy newspaper after they were found guilty in a landmark sedition case last...
Nearly 40 children in India drown
At least 46 people - including 37 children and seven women - drowned while celebrating a Hindu religious festival in eastern India, local officials...
US offers $20m bounty for Iranian accused of plans to kill Trump aide
The US is offering a $20m (£15m) reward for information leading to the arrest of an Iranian man accused of plotting to assassinate Donald...
Diddy’s lawyer explains why rapper allegedly had multiple bottles of baby oil
Sean “Diddy” Combs’ lawyer has offered a bizarre explanation for why 1,000 bottles of baby oil were found during raids on the disgraced rapper’s...
Ghanaian photographer found dead in Chicago river
A devastating loss has shaken the Chicago creative community, as 35-year-old Ghanaian photographer and accountant, Ishmael “Kobby” Amuzu-Quaidoo was found dead in the Chicago...
Murder of Paris female student fuels calls for tougher action on immigration
The murder of a 19-year-old female student in an exclusive neighbourhood of Paris is fuelling new calls from the French right for tougher action...
IMF approves $7bn loan to cash-strapped Pakistan
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a $7bn (£5.25bn) loan to cash-strapped Pakistan.
The country is due to receive the first $1bn of the...
It’s time to reform UN’s ‘unjust’ Security Council – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reiterated the need for comprehensive reforms in the United Nations Security Council, stressing the importance of a fairer...
Quack doctor arrested for performing penis enlargement surgery for 20 years
A Bangkok man, Kittikorn Songsri, has been arrested for performing penis enlargement surgeries and filler injections on hundreds of patients without any medical qualifications.The...
Man charged with attempted assassination of Trump
US prosecutors have charged a man arrested near Donald Trump's Florida golf course with the attempted assassination of a presidential candidate.
It comes a day...
Sri Lanka’s new president dissolves parliament
Sri Lanka's new president has dissolved parliament to make way for a snap general election.
Anura Kumara Dissanayake dissolved the 225-member parliament in which his...
Police arrest five people over fake Brad Pitt scam after two women lost $362,000
Police in Spain have arrested five people accused of scamming two women out of 325,000 euros ($362,000) by pretending to be Hollywood star Brad...
War with Russia closer to end than we think – Ukrainian President
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said the war with Russia could end sooner than some people think.
"I think that we are closer to peace...
Why West Africa is now the world’s terrorism hotspot
Having slipped undetected into Mali's capital weeks ago, the jihadis struck just before dawn prayers.They killed dozens of students at an elite police training academy,...
US to ban Chinese tech in cars
The US is planning to ban certain hardware and software made in China and Russia from cars, trucks and buses in the US due...
Israeli air strikes kill 492 people in Lebanon
At least 492 people have been killed in intense and wide-ranging Israeli air strikes targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon, the country’s health ministry says, in...
Boat with 30 decomposing bodies found off Senegal coast
At least 30 decomposing bodies have been found on a boat off the coast of Senegal, military authorities say.
The navy was informed of a...
Singapore gears up for biggest corruption trial in decades
Singapore, a nation consistently ranked as among the least corrupt in the world, is gearing up for that rarest of things: a high-profile corruption...
USA: Four dead and 18 hurt in mass shooting
At least four people have been killed and 18 injured in a mass shooting in Birmingham, Alabama, police say.
“Multiple shooters fired multiple shots on...
Trump says he won’t run again if he loses in November
Former President Donald Trump said Sunday that he doesn't see himself running for president again if he loses in November."No, I don't. No, I...
Pope condemns killing of Honduran environmental activist
Pope Francis on Sunday condemned the killing last week of an environmental activist in Honduras who had protested over mining and hydroelectric projects to try...
At least 51 dead in Iran coal mine explosion
An explosion caused by a gas leak at a coal mine in eastern Iran has killed at least 51 people, state media said on...