International
More than 127 dead in Vietnam super typhoon
At least 127 people have now died, and 54 others are missing in northern Vietnam, according to officials, as a super typhoon which hit...
What time is the Harris v Trump presidential debate? Everything to know
With less than two months to go until Americans cast their ballots for president on election day, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will confront...
Zoo animals escape as flood hits Nigerian state
Officials from a zoo in north-east Nigeria have confirmed that some wild animals had escaped from captivity after flooding hit Borno state.Videos of some...
Australia to set minimum age limit for social media use
Australia plans to set a minimum age limit for children to use social media citing concerns about mental and physical health, drawing a backlash from...
Four astronauts leave Earth for first privately-funded spacewalk
A crew of four private astronauts on Tuesday launched into space for a risky SpaceX mission to attempt the first-ever private spacewalk using the...
James Earl Jones, voice of Mufasa in Lion King, dies aged 93
American actor, James Earl Jones, best known for being the voices of the Star Wars villain Darth Vader, has died aged 93.He died early...
US election polls: Who is ahead – Harris or Trump?
Voters in the US go to the polls on 5 November to elect their next president.
The election was initially a rematch of 2020 but...
Apple unveils iPhone 16 designed for AI
Apple has officially taken the wraps off the iPhone 16, marking a major leap forward with its first-ever smartphone designed specifically to harness the...
Adult film star Jay Hefner shot dead
Porn star Jay Hefner was shot dead while protecting his cousin in what has been described by his devastated family as a 'senseless act...
Bus plunges in river as busy bridge collapses in Vietnam
A bridge collapsed and a bus was swept away by flooding in Vietnam on Monday, raising the death toll in the Southeast Asian country...
Dubai princess who dramatically dumped husband releases perfume line ‘Divorce’
Dubai royal Sheikha Mahra bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is officially venturing into the luxury fragrance world.She took to Instagram to announce the launch of...
A beauty pageant turns ugly: The alleged plot to steal a queen’s crown
Overlooking the clear waters of the South Pacific, a cyclone of controversy was about to descend on Fiji’s Pearl Resort & Spa.Standing on stage...
Fire breaks out at another Kenyan school
A fire broke out at a girls' boarding school in a town in central Kenya late on Saturday, leaving at least three students injured...
At least 48 killed in Nigerian fuel truck explosion
At least 48 people were killed on Sunday in a fuel tanker truck explosion following a collision with another vehicle in north-central Nigeria, the...
Paralympics closing ceremony has Paris partying
The Paris 2024 Paralympics concluded with a sparkling closing ceremony on Sunday to round off a fantastic summer of sport in the French capital.
Twenty-four...
Mexico arrests alleged cartel kingpin tied to 43 missing students
Authorities in Mexico say they have arrested an alleged cartel chief linked to the decade-old disappearance of dozens of students.Gildardo Lopez Astudillo, the suspected...
Boeing Starliner returns to Earth, but without astronauts
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft has completed its journey back to Earth - but the astronauts it was supposed to be carrying remain behind on the...
Former US Vice-President Dick Cheney to vote for Kamala Harris
Former US Vice-President and lifelong Republican Dick Cheney has confirmed he will vote for the Democrats' Kamala Harris in November's presidential election.Mr Cheney, seen...
Trump’s criminal sentencing delayed until after election
Donald Trump's sentencing in his Manhattan hush money criminal trial has been postponed until after the November election.
Judge Juan Merchan on Friday delayed the...
17 students killed in Kenya elementary school fire
At least 17 students have been killed and 14 injured following a fire in an elementary school dormitory in central Kenya.
The inferno occurred late...
Kenya: Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei burned alive by boyfriend
Marathoner Rebecca Cheptegei ran in the Paris Olympics last month. This week, her boyfriend doused her with petrol and set her ablaze, police said...
23-year-old student arrested for kidnap, murder of friend in Nigeria
A 300-level student of Philosophy at the Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ogun State in Nigeria, Ayomide Adeleye, has been arrested over the kidnap and...
Ghana and China elevate ties to strategic partnership
President Akufo-Addo and Chinese President, Xi Jinping have announced the elevation of China-Ghana relations to a strategic partnership.The announcement was made during a meeting...
Spotify wins case over ‘billions’ of Eminem streams
Spotify has won a long-running court case, in which it was accused of streaming Eminem's music without permission.The case was launched in 2019 by the...
North Korea’s President executes 30 govt officials over floods that killed 4,000 – report
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered up to 30 officials to be executed over their alleged failure to prevent massive flooding and landslides in...
Daughter of South Africa’s ex-President Zuma to be Eswatini king’s 16th wife
A daughter of the former South African President Jacob Zuma and the king of Eswatini, formerly Swaziland, have become engaged during a traditional ceremony...
British man baffled by Nigeria declaring him a top fugitive
A British national has said he is at a loss as to why the Nigerian police have accused him of planning to overthrow Nigeria’s...
Fire destroys 170-year-old historic church in France
A major fire broke out at a historic church in northern France early on Monday, September 2, with its bell tower collapsing as a...
Handler attacked by tiger at Australian theme park
A trained tiger handler has been hospitalised with injuries to her arm after being attacked by one of the animals at an Australian theme...
Indonesia expects to sign $3.5bn deals at Africa forum
Indonesia plans to sign business deals worth $3.5 billion with African countries as it hosts the second Indonesia-Africa Forum in the resort island of...
Top Brazil court to vote on ban of Musk’s X
Brazil's Supreme Court will vote on Monday on whether or not to uphold a ruling to ban social media platform X, formerly known as...
Row over Olympic rings on Eiffel Tower plan
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has triggered a heated debate by saying she wants to keep the Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower after the...
Illegal visa network making millions fleecing students
A global network has fleeced students out of tens of thousands of pounds for worthless visa documents they hoped would enable them to work...
Striking images reveal depths of Titanic’s slow decay
It was the image that made Titanic's wreck instantly recognisable - the ship's bow looming out of the darkness of the Atlantic depths.But a...
Israel’s military says six hostages ‘brutally murdered’ in Gaza
Israel’s military said it had recovered the bodies of six hostages killed by Hamas militants in Gaza – including an Israeli-American captive – dealing...
Mass poison: Canada-based Nigerian woman under probe for threatening genocide
A Nigerian woman based in Canada, Amaka Sunnberger, is under probe for threatening to poison Nigerians of Yoruba and Benin extractions.A representative of the...
New Jersey: 2 brothers killed in crash on the eve of their sister’s wedding
NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother were fatally struck by a suspected drunken driver while riding bikes on a New Jersey roadway, officials...
Man admits poisoning wife’s Coca-Cola ‘so he could have sex with stepdaughter’
An Indiana man who admitted he spiked his wife's Coca-Cola with cocaine and other drugs in hope of killing her and running off with...
Dangerous criminal wanted for 20 years found working as police officer
Antonio “El Diablo” Riano, a fugitive wanted by US authorities for almost two decades in connection to a fatal shooting in Cincinnati, was recently...
Shocking: Man gets food poisoning in penis after romp with wife
Doctors have treated the first ever case of rice-related food poisoning affecting the genital region.
A 38-year-old man sought help from urologists after suffering redness,...