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Turkey-Syria earthquake: Newborn baby pulled from collapsed building
A newborn girl has been saved by rescuers from beneath the rubble of a building in north-west Syria that was destroyed by an earthquake...
Turkey earthquake: Survivors in streets as rain hampers rescue
Rescuers are battling heavy rain and snow as they race against the clock to find survivors of a devastating earthquake in south-east Turkey.More than...
Family of Thomas Sankara boycotts burial plans
The remains of late Burkina Faso President Thomas Sankara are to be buried where a memorial to him already stands, but his family is...
College head found dead with husband and daughter
The head of private school Epsom College has been found dead along with her husband and seven-year-old daughter on a property on school grounds....
Turkey earthquake: Ghanaian students recount horror
A rescue operation is underway across much of southern Turkey and northern Syria following a huge earthquake that has killed more than 2,300 people.The...
Turkey earthquakes: Christian Atsu found
Reports emerging from Turkey suggest Hatayspor and former Black Stars winger, Christian Atsu, has been pulled from the wreckage after an earthquake hit the...
Turkey quake: Heavy rain hampers rescue efforts
Rescuers are battling heavy rain and snow as they race against the clock to find survivors of a devastating earthquake in south-east Turkey.More than...
Horrific videos from Turkey’s massive earthquake
News is still coming in from across Turkey following a massive 7.7 earthquake that hit the country on Monday, February 6, 2023.Multiple reports confirm...
In pictures: The 2023 Grammy Awards
Beyoncé has now won more Grammy Awards — 32 — than any other artiste in history. She broke the record when her album “Renaissance” won the...
Over 1,000 dead as huge earthquake topples buildings in Turkey and Syria
A powerful earthquake has struck in south-eastern Turkey, near the Syrian border, killing more than 1,000 people as they slept and trapping many others.The...
Man shot by police was cleaning out – family
A man in Ohio has been fatally shot by police while, his family said, he was cleaning out his dead grandmother’s apartment.Joe Frasure was...
Sixth officer fired after death of Tyre Nichols
A sixth police officer involved in the events leading to the arrest of Tyre Nichols has been fired, the Memphis police department has said.An...
The Catholic pilgrims who walked 9 days to see Pope Francis
A group of about 60 Catholic pilgrims are recovering after spending nine days trekking through war-torn South Sudan to see Pope Francis in the...
Teacher confesses to having sex in classroom with 12-year-old, police say
An elementary school teacher in Homestead, US was charged Wednesday with having sex with one of his students.The relationship, police said now the 13-year-old...
Sad as man dies just weeks after marrying love of life
A popular dad of two known throughout one town as a "gentle giant" tragically died suddenly only one month after marrying his partner.Michael James Leicester, from Warrington,...
Man sues female friend for turning him down after four years of friendship
A man is suing a woman for £1.9million in Singapore for 'emotional trauma' after she refused to be his girlfriend following the pair's four-year...
I quit – Model says after her massive breast implants burst
A Canadian model who is addicted to extreme plastic surgery has been left looking like an 'alien' after one of her 10kg breast implants exploded.Mary...
Ex-policeman gets death penalty for lawyer’s murder
A Kenyan court has sentenced to death a former Kenyan policeman for the killing of a prominent human rights lawyer and two other people...
Ghanaian-American councilwoman killed in New Jersey
A 30-year-old councilwoman in the borough of Sayreville, New Jersey, was found shot to death in her car on Wednesday, according to authorities.Eunice Dwumfour,...
Adani: How the billionaire’s empire lost $100bn in days
Indian billionaire Gautam Adani has sought to reassure investors after his company pulled a surprise by calling off its share sale.On Wednesday, Adani Enterprises...
Richest people in Africa in 2023 (LIST)
Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote, whose fortune dropped $400 million to $13.5 billion over the past year, has emerged as the richest person in Africa...
Woman kills lookalike to fake her own death
A woman tracked down a lookalike on Instagram and murdered her with a friend in order to fake her own death, German prosecutors believe.Reports...
Prosecutor drops R Kelly’s sex-abuse charges
A Chicago prosecutor said Monday that she's dropping sex-abuse charges against singer R. Kelly following federal convictions in two courts that should guarantee the R&B star...
Eight shot dead at birthday party
Eight people have been killed and three others injured during a mass shooting at a birthday party in Gqeberha city in South Africa’s Eastern...
Kenya rolls out one town, one pub policy
Kenya's deputy president has ordered government administrators in the country's central region to enforce a one-pub-per-town directive that was issued last week.Rigathi Gachagua also...
Ex-student gets 8 years for spying for Chinese government
A former Chicago graduate student was sentenced to eight years in prison Wednesday for spying for the Chinese government by gathering information on scientists...
Dog shoots owner during hunting
A dog stepped on a loaded rifle, fatally shooting a passenger in his owner’s car during a hunting trip in Geuda Springs, Kan., sheriff’s...
Doctor who molested patients convicted of federal sex counts
A gynecologist accused of molesting hundreds of patients during a decadeslong career was convicted of federal sex crime charges Tuesday in a victory for...
Homosexuality not a crime – Pope Francis
Pope Francis criticised laws that criminalize homosexuality as “unjust,” saying God loves all his children just as they are and called on Catholic bishops...
Cough syrups kill 300 children, WHO issues another alert
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a fresh warning to all the countries after finding a possible link between child cough syrup and...
South African student turns down offer to study in U.S., chooses local university
South African student Aphiwe Hlatshwayo has rejected an offer to study in the U.S. on a scholarship. Aphiwe, who achieved six distinctions in her...
North Korea’s secret squad to shoot anyone caught watching pornography
Kim Jong Un's new secret squads will execute anyone viewing pornography under the North Korean dictator's efforts to clamp down on 'foreign influences'.Enforcers are working...
Senegal named true home of jollof rice over Ghana, Nigeria
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has officially recognised Senegal as the origin of Jollof rice, also known as Ceebu jën in...
Arsenal fans arrested in Uganda after celebrating Manchester United victory
At least eight Arsenal fans have been arrested in the Ugandan city of Jinja after celebrating the club's win against Manchester United in the...
Pig kills butcher at slaughterhouse
A butcher died while trying to slaughter a pig in Hong Kong on Friday, the city’s police said.The 61-year-old butcher, who worked in the...
Woman delivers record-breaking giant baby
A woman has given birth to a giant baby weighing 16lb and measuring 2ft tall in Brazil. Angerson Santos was welcomed into the world via...
Ukraine war: Zelensky adviser says West’s ‘indecision’ is killing Ukrainians
An adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that the West’s “indecision” over sending extra weapons to Ukraine is “killing more of our people”.“Every...
Ghanaian nurses in Belfast dance in snow as they see it for the very first time
Adwoa, Freda and Richmond, who work at Kingsbridge Private Hospital on Belfast’s Lisburn Road, experienced the wonder of winter earlier this week with the arrival...
British Prime Minister fined for not wearing seat belt
British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak has been fined for not wearing a seat belt in a moving car while filming a social media video.Lancashire...
Girl, 8, meant to inherit a $61m diamond business in India renounces her fortune to become a nun
An eight-year-old diamond heiress in India gave up her fortune this week to become a nun under the Jain faith.Devanshi Sanghvi stood to inherit...