Mystery virus breaks out in China, sparks fear of another pandemic
China is reportedly being ravaged by a mysterious viral outbreak that is overwhelming some hospitals.
Videos on social media appear to show hospital units overrun with...
Missing 8-year-old boy survives 5 days in lion-inhabited park
A young boy has been found alive after surviving five days in a game park inhabited by lions and elephants in northern Zimbabwe, according...
Cybertruck blowing up near Trump hotel in Vegas an act of terrorism – Elon Musk
A Tesla Cybertruck exploded outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on Wednesday, leaving one person dead and seven others with minor injuries.The...
Cybertruck filled with fuel and fireworks explodes at Trump’s Las Vegas hotel
Police are investigating after a Tesla Cybertruck filled with fuel canisters and firework mortars exploded outside the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The driver...
Smoking one cigarette takes 20 minutes off a person’s life; study finds
Smokers are being urged to kick the habit for 2025 after a fresh assessment of the harms of cigarettes found they shorten life expectancy...
No more Gen Z, Alpha: A new generation of humanity starts in 2025
As we head into the new year, we’ll also be meeting a new generation: Generation Beta.You’re likely familiar with the generations that have come before this:...
Akufo-Addo mourns Jimmy Carter
President Nana Akufo-Addo has paid glowing tribute to former United States(U.S) President Jimmy Carter following his death.In a statement, Akufo-Addo eulogised Mr Carter as...
Teen sentenced to life in prison for classmate’s death
A Chinese court has sentenced two teenagers over the deathly of their classmate in March.The teens in Hebei province, identified only by their surnames...
Biden and Trump lead tributes to ‘extraordinary’ Jimmy Carter after death
Joe Biden and Donald Trump have led tributes to former US President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Jimmy Carter, who has died aged 100.Carter,...
South Korea plane crash kills 179 with investigation into cause under way
All passengers and most of the crew onboard a Jeju Air flight have died after the plane crash-landed at an airport in South Korea...
Thieves electrocuted in attempt to steal streetlights
Two suspected thieves were electrocuted while allegedly attempting to steal solar streetlights in the Ogobiri community of Bayelsa State, Nigeria.The bodies of the two...
Kenya deepens ties with Ghana
Kenya is set to strengthen its relationship with Ghana by boosting trade, investment, agriculture, mining, tourism, and oil and gas.The initiative aims to unlock...
Former US President, Jimmy Carter dies aged 100
Former US President Jimmy Carter has died aged 100, the centre he founded has confirmed.
The former peanut farmer lived longer than any President in...
Man planning to propose to girlfriend dies in Christmas Day house fire while searching for the ring
A California man who was planning to propose to his girlfriend on New Year's Eve died during a Christmas Day house fire after searching...
Three migrants die attempting to cross Channel
Three people have died attempting to cross the English Channel in a small boat on Sunday morning, the French coastguard says.People ended up in...
Three dead in suspected Christmas cake poisoning
Arsenic has been found in the blood of one of three women who died after eating a Christmas cake in a suspected poisoning in...
Georgia’s outgoing President refuses to quit as successor sworn in
Thousands of Georgians are protesting in the capital Tbilisi as a new President allied with the ruling Georgian Dream party was inaugurated.Mikheil Kavelashvili, a...
Trump sides with tech bosses in Maga fight over immigrant visas
President-elect Donald Trump appeared to side with technology bosses, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy in a row over a visa programme that brings skilled...
Thousands protest in Georgia as new president sworn in
Thousands of Georgians are protesting in the capital Tbilisi as a new President allied with the ruling Georgian Dream party was inaugurated.Mikheil Kavelashvili, a...
Romeo and Juliet actress Olivia Hussey dies aged 73
Actress Olivia Hussey, who shot to international prominence as a teenager for her role in the acclaimed 1968 film version of Romeo and Juliet,...
Putin apologises for plane crash, without saying Russia at fault
Russia's President Vladimir Putin has apologised to the President of neighbouring Azerbaijan for the downing of a commercial airliner in Russian airspace, in which...
Apple cancels iPhone 14 and iPhone SE for millions of users in 29 countries
Apple currently offers three iPhones with a Lightning connector: the iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, and iPhone SE 3rd generation.All three have just been...
Nigeria denies colluding with France to destabilise Niger
Nigeria has denied accusations from Niger's military leader, Brig Gen Abdourahmane Tchiani, of colluding with France to destabilise the junta-led nation.In a Christmas Day...
Azerbaijan says plane hit by ‘external interference’ over Russia before crash
Azerbaijan's transport minister has said the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed on 25 December was subjected to "external interference" and damaged inside and out,...
China to build world’s largest hydropower dam in Tibet
China has approved the construction of what will be the world's largest hydropower dam, stoking concerns about the displacement of communities in Tibet and...
Morocco proposes family law reforms to improve women’s rights
Morocco aims to grant women more rights over child custody and guardianship as well as a veto over polygamous marriage, in the first review...
At least 69 migrants dead after boat sank off Morocco, Mali says
At least 69 people died, including 25 Malian nationals, after a boat headed from West Africa to Spain capsized off Morocco on Dec. 19,...
At least 10 killed after Nigerian military jet targeting bandits bomb civilians
At least 10 people were killed and several wounded when a Nigerian military fighter jet pursuing bandits in two villages mistakenly bombed civilians in...
Mozambique prison riot leaves 33 dead as civil unrest grips country
A prison riot in Mozambique's capital Maputo left 33 people dead and 15 injured, the country's police general commander Bernardino Rafael said on Wednesday,...
American Airlines resumes flights after technical issue
American Airlines has resumed flights after suspending its services for around an hour on Tuesday due to a technical issue that impacted the systems...
South Korea MPs file motion to impeach acting President
South Korea's opposition lawmakers have filed a motion to impeach the country's prime minister and acting leader Han Duck-soo, less than two weeks after...
Mozambique’s opposition leader vows to install himself as President
Mozambique's main opposition leader, Venâncio Mondlane, has declared that he will install himself as president on 15 January after rejecting his defeat in presidential...
Church of England must repent, leading cleric says at Christmas
The Church of England's second most senior cleric Stephen Cottrell will call in a Christmas sermon on Wednesday for repentance and change within an...
Passenger plane flying from Azerbaijan to Russia crashes with many feared dead
An Embraer passenger plane flying from Azerbaijan to Russia crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan on Wednesday with 67 passengers and five...
Three shot dead as gunmen attack Haiti hospital
At least three people have been killed when armed men in Haiti opened fire at medical staff, police and journalists during a briefing to...
American Airlines grounds all US flights on busy Christmas Eve
American Airlines on Tuesday grounded all its flights in the U.S. due to an unspecified technical issue, according to the company and a regulatory...
Former US President Bill Clinton admitted to hospital with fever
Former US President Bill Clinton has been admitted to a hospital after developing a fever, according to a spokesman for the Democrat."He remains in...
Nigeria activates emergency response as Lassa fever kills 190 this year
Nigeria has launched an emergency response centre after recording 190 deaths from Lassa fever, a viral haemorrhagic illness, the country's disease control agency said...
Anything, everything I can do; I’ll do for God – Denzel Washington after baptism
Denzel Washington is celebrating a big moment for him and his faith.The Oscar-winning actor, 69, was baptised and received a minister's license at the...
Trump wants mass deportations; a ride-along with immigration officers shows the challenges
The immigration officers sat in their vehicles before dawn near a two-story building. A New York subway line rumbled overhead, and then an officer’s voice...