Polling For Divisive Governor Contest Closes
Polling has closed in a run-off election for the post of Jakarta's governor, seen by many as a key test ...
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Mali ‘Islamist Militant Attack’ Kills Five
Five Malian soldiers have been killed by suspected Islamist militants on Tuesday in the northern city of Timbuktu, BBC Afrique ...
Baidu To Share Self-Drive Car Technology
Chinese internet giant Baidu has said it will share much of the technology it has created for its self-driving cars. ...
North Korea Tension: US ‘armada’ Was Not Sailing To Korean Peninsula
A US aircraft carrier and other warships did not sail towards North Korea – but went in the opposite direction, ...
Indian Politicians To Face Trial Over Mosque Demolition
Three senior members of India's ruling Hindu nationalist party including a government minister should face trial over the demolition of ...
‘Phenomenal’ Progress Made In Fighting Tropical Diseases
There has been a record-breaking achievement in distributing tablets to fight neglected tropical diseases, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation ...
US ‘armada’ Was Not Sailing To N Korea
The USS Carl Vinson (left) and other warships were in the Indian Ocean over the weekend A US aircraft carrier ...
UK MPs Ready To Approve Snap Poll On 8 June
Theresa May’s plan for a snap general election on 8 June is set to be authorised by MPs later. The ...
‘Phenomenal’ Progress In Fighting Tropical Diseases
There has been a record-breaking achievement in distributing tablets to fight neglected tropical diseases, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation ...
Tense Run-Off Expected For Governor Post
Voters in Jakarta are choosing a governor in a run-off election, that has been called "the dirtiest and most divisive" ...
Google Earth Re-Invented For New Era
Google on Tuesday launched a re-imagined version of its free Earth mapping service, weaving in storytelling and artificial intelligence and ...
Nigeria Reopens Abuja Airport After Runway Repairs
Successive governments ignored the runway which was supposed to be upgraded in 2002 Nigeria’s airport in the capital, Abuja, has ...
Theresa May To Seek Snap Election
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has announced plans to call a snap general election on 8 June. She said Britain ...
Problems Persist For Kotoko, Mourinho Masterclass
Citi Sports editor Nathan Quao returns with his column and today, he focuses on Asante Kotoko’s problems in Week 12 ...
Microsoft Tackled ‘NSA Hack’ Before Leak
Microsoft says it had already fixed software flaws linked to an alleged breach of the global banking system before they ...
US ‘working With China’ On Response
The US and China are working on a “range of options” on North Korea, the US top security adviser has ...
‘At Least 68 Children Among 126 Killed’ In Bus Bombing
At least 68 children were among 126 people killed in Saturday’s bomb attack on buses carrying evacuees from besieged Syrian ...
France Gives Citizenship To 28 African WW2 Veterans
French President Francois Hollande has given citizenship to 28 Africans who fought for France in World War Two and other ...
Huge Bomb Kills Dozens of Evacuees In Syria
A huge car bomb has blasted a convoy of coaches carrying evacuees from government-held towns in Syria, killing at least ...
90 IS Fighters Killed In Afghanistan
At least 90 militants from the Islamic State (IS) group were killed by a huge bomb dropped by the US ...