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Rugby player ‘terrified’ he would die after an injury is found dead at home

A young rugby player who was "terrified" of dying after suffering a concussion during a match tragically took his own life at home earlier this year,...

South Africa’s ex-President Jacob Zuma ordered to return to jail

South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal has ordered former President Jacob Zuma to return to prison after upholding an earlier ruling that his medical...

Three dogs burnt to death after attacking child

Members of a community in Cape Town, South Africa, stoned to death and then burnt three pit bulldogs who had attacked a young girl.The...

Students injured after science experiment goes wrong

Multiple students in a primary school in the Australian city of Sydney have been injured after a classroom science experiment went wrong.Reports say...

Elon Musk lifts Donald Trump’s Twitter ban

Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk has said Donald Trump’s account has been reinstated after running a poll in which users narrowly backed the move.“The...

135-year-old message in a bottle found under floorboards

A plumber could not believe his eyes when he cut a hole in floorboards in an Edinburgh house and found a bottle containing a...

Forbes richest self-made billionaire jailed 11 years for fraud

Elizabeth Holmes, 38, who was once described by Forbes as one of the richest Self-made billionaires in America, has been sentenced to 11 years...

#Qatar2022: This new luxury cruise ship is a floating hotel for the World Cup

The World Cup is never without its share of spectacle, and now there’s a new luxury cruise ship on hand to kick off the...

Ghana denies issuing advisory against travel to Abuja

Ghana has denied issuing a travel advisory against non-essential travel to Abuja, the capital of Nigeria.The advisory circulating Wednesday (November 16, 2022) and bearing...

Pilot hangs out of cockpit window to retrieve passenger’s phone

Accidentally leaving your smartphone behind at home is one thing, but leaving it at an airport shortly before you’re about to board a flight...

Twitter hit with mass resignations after Elon Musk’s ‘hardcore’ ultimatum

Elon Musk is now facing a new crisis at Twitter as a wave of employees seemed to reject his ultimatum of an “extremely hardcore”...

‘Gogo’ Priscilla – world’s ‘oldest pupil’ dies at 100

Kenya’s Priscilla Sitienei, who was thought to be the world’s oldest school pupil has died peacefully at home at the age of 100.“Gogo”, which...

TV cult preacher jailed for 8,658 years in Turkey

A court in Turkey has sentenced a televangelist, who surrounded himself with young women he referred to as his “kittens”, to 8,658 years in...

World population hits 8 billion; UN report says

Until 1804, fewer than one billion people roamed our planet. More than a century later, in 1927, we crossed two billion.Since then, the world...

Man sentenced to life in prison for killing 6 at Christmas parade

A judge sentenced a man who killed six people and injured many others when he drove his SUV through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee to...

US midterms: Republicans narrowly win back the House

Republicans have secured the 218 seats needed for a majority in the lower chamber of Congress a week after the midterm elections, the BBC’s...

Akufo-Addo meets King Charles [Photo]

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday, November 15, met with King Charles III of England.The meeting, which took place at the Windsor Castle,...

Elon Musk heads to court over Tesla pay that made him world’s richest person

Tesla and CEO Elon Musk will spend this week in court to defend the massive compensation package that helped make him the world’s richest...

Former Republican President Donald Trump says he’s launching another White House bid

Former President Donald Trump, aiming to become only the second commander-in-chief ever elected to two nonconsecutive terms, announced Tuesday night that he will seek the...

Watch how women were nabbed while attempting to smuggle cocaine in their hair

Two women were arrested in Colombia Thursday for attempting to smuggle cocaine in their hair extensions, the Colombian Ministry of Defense said. The ladies, who...

Man who made Paris airport home for 18 years dies

An Iranian man who lived in a Paris airport for 18 years has died.Caught in diplomatic limbo, Mehran Karimi Nasseri made a small area...

Govt not sponsoring all delegates to COP27 – Lands Minister

Lands Minister, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has refuted claims that the Ghanaian government is sponsoring all the members of its delegation attending the COP27 in...

Jeff Bezos to give away his $124 billion fortune to charity

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has said he plans to give away most of his $124bn (£107bn) fortune during his lifetime.The businessman told news network CNN he...

Black Lives Matter leader accused of $10million fraud

One of the organisers of the Black Lives Matter demonstration that saw the toppling of Edward Colston’s statue has been charged with fraud over...

Scary moment two Word War II planes collided mid-air

Two vintage World War Two-era planes have collided and crashed at an air show in the US state of Texas, killing at least two.Footage...

Ghanaian man awarded $3M in racial discrimination lawsuit in U.S.

An all-White jury in Maine awarded $3 million to a Ghanaian native after it determined that his former employers racially discriminated against him when...

Putin has 1,000 spies in Britain hiding behind normal jobs from teachers to baristas

Russia has around 1,000 secret agents embedded in Britain, it has emerged.Vladimir Putin ’s spooks are hiding behind normal jobs from minicab drivers and baristas to...

Children among 21 dead as bus tragically plunges into canal in Egypt

At least 19 people died and six were injured on Saturday when a minibus tragically overturned in Egypt.The bus was carrying about 35 people when it tumbled off...

I told Liz Truss she was going too fast, says Kwasi Kwarteng

Former chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has said he warned Liz Truss she was going too fast with her ill-fated economic plans.In his first interview...

Why slave descendants want the Benin Bronzes to stay in US

A group of African Americans has filed a lawsuit to stop the return of some Benin Bronzes from the Smithsonian Museum in Washington DC...

Long fuel queues in Malawi as economic crisis worsens

Opposition and activists groups in Malawi have called for fresh protests over a worsening fuel crisis and the rising cost of living.Over the last...

Treasurer jailed for stealing tithe and offering

The Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in South Africa on Wednesday, November 9, sentenced a Zimbabwean woman, Lady Memory Mutsika, to three years of...

Adultery blamed for high divorce rate in Zambia

Divorce in Zambia's eastern province - the country's main agricultural hub is on course to rise for a second year, reports the state-owned Zambia...

Liberians angry over President’s 9-day World Cup plan

Liberian President, George Weah has informed the senate that he plans to spend nine days in Qatar to watch the World Cup.Mr Weah –...

South Africa ex-President’s Nobel Peace Prize medal stolen

The Nobel Peace Prize medal of South Africa’s former President, FW de Klerk was stolen from his home in April, his foundation has confirmed...

How this man livestreamed his suicide on Facebook will shock you

A tragic dad livestreamed his own suicide on Facebook prompting a terrified viewer to call 999 for help, an inquest heard.Paul David Hilton, 34, was found...

Moment heartbroken mourners followed tiny pink coffin as 2-year-old who died in suspected murder is buried

Heartbroken loved ones followed the tiny pink coffin of a two-year-old who died in a suspected murder.Maya Louise Chappell was airlifted to hospital in a critical condition...

Gambia families reject $20,000 for cough syrup deaths

Families of the 70 Gambian children who died of acutre kidney injury (AKI), allegedly linked to consuming Indian made cough syrups, have rejected a...

Decision 2022: What to know about US midterm elections

America is touted as the leader of the free world due to its strong democratic principles and for being the shining example of modern...

Former Twitter CEO launches new social media platform

The founder and former CEO of the microblogging website Twitter, Jack Dorsey has launched a new social media platform called "Bluesky."This happened just a...