Kidnapped Schoolgirls ‘freed In Nigeria’
The majority of the Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by militants from the town of Dapchi last month have been returned, the ...
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Jacob Zuma To Face Trial For Corruption
South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma is to face prosecution for 16 charges of corruption relating to a multi-billion-dollar arms ...
Boko Haram Releases 13 Hostages To Nigerian Government
The Islamist militant group Boko Haram has released 13 people who were kidnapped in north-eastern Nigeria last year, the government ...
CAR Ex-Militia Chief Gets Top Football Post
A former militia leader from the Central African Republic (CAR) has been elected to the executive committee of African football’s ...
Hindus Fleeing Pakistan Languish In Makeshift Camps Across Border
Tens of thousands of Hindus moving from Pakistan to India continue to languish in makeshift camps near the border with ...
Malaysia MP: ‘Denying Husbands Sex Is Abuse’
A Malaysian lawmaker has come under fire for saying that women denying sex to their husbands was a form of ...
France Wildfires Force Mass Evacuation
Wildfires in south-eastern France have forced the evacuation of 10,000 people overnight, officials say. Hundreds of firefighters have been deployed ...
France Wildfires Force Mass Evacuation
Wildfires in south-eastern France have forced the evacuation of 10,000 people overnight, officials say. Hundreds of firefighters have been deployed ...
Vietnam Activist Jailed For ‘anti-State’ Charge
A Vietnamese activist was jailed for nine years on Tuesday for "anti-state activity", her lawyer said, the second such heavy ...
Police Chief Criticizes US Cop Who Shot Australian Woman
The police chief in Minneapolis, speaking out for the first time Thursday, strongly criticized the actions of one of the ...
Senegal: Demba Diop Stadium Collapse Kills Eight
A wall collapsed at a football stadium in Senegal on Saturday, killing eight people and injuring almost 90. It fell ...
Eight Dead In Wall Collapse At Senegal’s Demba Diop
Eight people have died and at least 49 are injured after a wall collapsed at a football stadium in Senegal. ...
Israel PM Mourns France’s Deported Jews
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in Paris to commemorate the victims of a mass arrest of Jews in Nazi-occupied ...
Eight Dead At Senegal Football Stadium
Eight people have died and at least 49 are injured after a wall collapsed at a football stadium in Senegal. ...
Afghan Girl Roboticists Granted US Visas
A group of Afghan school girls taking part in a robotics competition in the US have been granted visas to ...
Gunmen In Thailand Kill Eight In Village Chief’s Home
Thai police say eight people died after gunmen opened fire inside a village chief’s home, in a rare mass shooting. ...
Venezuela National Assembly Stormed By Maduro Supporters
About 100 government supporters have burst into Venezuela’s opposition-controlled National Assembly, where they beat up several lawmakers. Witnesses said the ...
Western Civilisation Is At Stake – Trump
US President Donald Trump is to argue that the future of Western civilisation is at stake in a keynote speech ...
Philippines Kidnap: Abu Sayyaf Islamists Behead Vietnamese
Two Vietnamese men have been beheaded by Philippine Islamist group Abu Sayyaf, the country’s military said. Their bodies were found ...
Germany Gay Marriage Approved By MPs In Snap Vote
A clear majority of German MPs have voted to legalise same-sex marriage, days after Chancellor Angela Merkel dropped her opposition ...