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South Africans are paying tributes to their “favourite teacher", William Smith, who has died aged 85.The beloved maths and science teacher and innovator died...

The world's oldest living man has declared he has no “special secrets” to pass on about his longevity as he celebrated turning 112.John Tinniswood,...

A 39-year-old Ghanaian migrant has died while in detention at Guarulhos International Airport in São Paulo, Brazil, raising concerns about human rights violations in...

Uganda has confirmed two more mpox virus infections, bringing the number of cases in the East African country to four, according to the health...

Messaging app Telegram has said its CEO Pavel Durov, who was detained in France on Saturday, has "nothing to hide". Mr Durov was arrested at an airport...

An Onitsha-based businessman, Ibeanusi Solomon Nosike, has excreted 68 wraps of cocaine after being under observation for 12 days following his arrest by the...

Former President John Dramani Mahama is in Lagos, Nigeria, as a special guest for the Nigerian Bar Association’s 64th Annual General Conference.Mr Mahama is...

Singer Paul Okoye, popularly known as Rudeboy, and his wife Ifeoma are expecting their first child together.Ifeoma recently shared photos of her baby bump,...

The Nollywood community has been struck with sadness as news broke of the passing of actress Sharon Okpamen following childbirth.Popular movie producer, Stanley Ontop broke...

Telegram Chief Executive, Pavel Durov has been arrested by French police at an airport north of Paris. Mr Durov was detained after his private jet...

A Franciscan friar has been accused of being a conman after he allegedly used $650,000 on plastic surgery and trips to the Hamptons while...

A US campaign group has accused Boeing of concealing information about electrical problems on a plane that later crashed.The Foundation for Aviation Safety claimed...

Luther actor Idris Elba told the BBC he knows what heartbreak feels like as he spoke at the opening of a new play he...

Three people have been killed and another four seriously injured in a knife attack in the western German city of Solingen, police say.The attack...

Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers are cracking down on the sound of women’s voices in public, under a strict new set of vice and virtue laws...

The second-largest diamond ever found - a rough 2,492-carat stone - has been unearthed in Botswana at a mine owned by Canadian firm Lucara...

An anonymous whistleblower in Nigerian cyberspace, PIDOM Nigeria, has gone missing, and his social media accounts have been compromised, an exposé by Investigative Journalist,...

A man arrested on suspicion of the stabbing murder of a 43-year-old woman in Manchester has been detained under the Mental Health Act.Alberta Obinim...

This is the dramatic moment two drug smugglers leapt into the sea in a failed bid to escape the authorities after being caught with...

Police have captured an Arizona man who allegedly threatened to kill Donald Trump following a manhunt that unfolded as the former president was visiting...

United States border agents have intercepted a truck carrying more than $5m-worth of methamphetamine at the US-Mexico border hidden inside a shipment of watermelons. The...

A six-year-old boy who was missing for five days has been found deep in a forest in Vietnam. Dang Tien Lam, who lives in the...

Many Nigerians have reacted with outrage after a new plane was bought for President Bola Tinubu at a time when the economy is experiencing...

Nigeria's 650,000-barrel-per-day Dangote refinery is undergoing test runs for gasoline production, with full operation expected by mid-September, according to a note by industry monitor...

On August 9, 2024, Dr Moumita Debnath, the sole pride of her family, tragically passed away in a high-security medical facility in Kolkata India.The...

An "alarming number" of 400 dogs are thought to have died over the past month in Zambia after eating contaminated maize and humans could...

The 2024 Ghana Music Awards USA has ended with King Promise taking home the prestigious Artiste of the Year (Ghana) award.The event celebrated the...

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu travelled to France on Monday for a “work stay” on a newly acquired private jet, sparking criticism as the West...

Kamala Harris has been holding rallies across the US as she campaigns against Donald Trump, and will appear in Milwaukee on Tuesday ahead of...

Following the invitation of the President of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Joe Ajaero, by the police on allegations of criminal conspiracy, terrorism financing, treasonable...

Pakistan's Parliament has a problem - and it is nothing to do with the politicians.No, the problem besieging the building - terrifying new starters...

A Nigerian police command says it has begun an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the demise of a 21-year-old student of the Kwara State...

A rescue mission is under way off the coast of Sicily after the British-flagged superyacht Bayesian sank during freak weather early on Monday morning.One...

Mpox is "not the new Covid", because authorities clearly know how to control its spread, a leading World Health Organization expert has said. Despite real...

A cryonics company has frozen its first client in Australia in the hope of bringing him back to life in the future.According to ABC News...

It was not the speech Joe Biden wanted to give. At least, not this year, under these circumstances. But if anyone knows how quickly fortunes...

Most students at Columbia University who faced disciplinary action, suspension or arrest for participating in pro-Palestinian protests opposing Israel's war in Gaza and calling for an...

A police commander in Tanzania's capital, Dodoma, has been removed from her post following controversial comments in which she linked an alleged gang-rape victim...

U.S. House of Representatives Republicans issued a report on Monday alleging Democratic President Joe Biden committed impeachable offences, but it was unclear whether they would push...

Morgan Stanley International bank chairman Jonathan Bloomer and Clifford Chance lawyer Chris Morvillo are among the six people missing after a luxury yacht sank...