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Six dead in fire at Rohingya camp in Myanmar

Six people were killed early Friday after a blaze tore through an... Read More
Five DR Congo reporters ‘abducted’ by police

Five journalists at a newspaper in the Democratic Republic of Congo... Read More
Wimbledon to introduce final set tie-breaks in 2019

Wimbledon will introduce final set tie-breaks from next year, the... Read More
Brazil to inject $1.1b into Nigeria’s agriculture sector

The Brazilian Ambassador to Nigeria, Ricardo Guerra de Araujo,... Read More
Algeria orders enforcement of niqab ban

Algerian authorities on Thursday banned women from wearing... Read More
I’m not sure he’s alive, says wife of missing Interpol ex-chief

The wife of fallen former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei has expressed... Read More

US opens investigation into Catholic church sex abuse in Pennsylvania

Cameroon court rejects all petitions calling for re-run of elections

Basketball: LeBron James' Lakers debut ends in defeat

Top Afghan official killed in shooting, U.S. General unhurt

National

Ex-Delta governor, James Ibori, loses appeal against corruption conviction by UK's government

Oct 17, 2018 460

Former Delta state governor, James Ibori's appeal against his conviction, alleging that one of the London police officers who had investigated him was himself corrupt and that the prosecution had covered that up, was ruled against by London's Court of Appeal on Wednesday.In it ruling, the three appeal judges said that the corruption of the... Read More

Ex-Delta governor, James Ibori, loses appeal against corruption conviction by UK's government

Eight passengers rescued as 14-seater bus plunges into river

Oct 17, 2018 406

Woman gets nine years jail term for human trafficking

Oct 16, 2018 520

Boko Haram executes another aid worker, to keep Leah Sharibu as slave

Oct 16, 2018 559

Inspector General of Police orders arrest of policemen over alleged murder of lady

Oct 15, 2018 546

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Sports

Wimbledon to introduce final set tie-breaks in 2019

Oct 19, 2018 393

Wimbledon will introduce final set tie-breaks from next year, the All England Lawn Tennis Club has announced.The new format will see a tie-break played when the score reaches 12-12 in the final set and will apply to all events at the... Read More

Basketball: LeBron James' Lakers debut ends in defeat

Three officials of Nigeria Football Federation in court over alleged misappropriation

Barcelona's Arturo Vidal fined 800,000 euros for Munich nightclub fight

Entertainment

New director named for next James Bond movie

Sep 20, 2018 1451

Filmmaker Cary Joji Fukunaga will become the first American to direct a James Bond movie, its producers announced on Thursday, replacing British director Danny Boyle for the storied spy franchise's 25th instalment.Fukunaga, a surprise pick not... Read More

'Game of Thrones' takes top prize at surprising Emmys

Carrie Underwood reveals she suffered three miscarriages in two years

Weinstein accuser reveals video of apparent harassment

Gist

Tourists visiting India’s iconic Taj Mahal attacked by monkeys

Sep 17, 2018 1836

The Taj Mahal, one of the wonders of the world situated in northern India, has been plagued by monkey menace, as incidents of attacks or bites by the animals are on the rise and local authorities appear helpless.In the face of the helplessness,... Read More

Couple gets 100 years jail term for sexually abusing child

Moviegoers arrested for sitting during national anthem in Philippine

Fire incident in a Chicago flat kills 6 children

World

Six dead in fire at Rohingya camp in Myanmar

Oct 19, 2018 0 526

Six people were killed early Friday after a blaze tore through an overcrowded Rohingya camp for the persecuted minority in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, the local fire service said.Global attention has focused on the 720,000 Rohingya Muslims forced from the state’s north into Bangladesh last year by a brutal military crackdown.The UN Human Rights... Read More

Six dead in fire at Rohingya camp in Myanmar

I’m not sure he’s alive, says wife of missing Interpol ex-chief

Oct 19, 2018 402

US opens investigation into Catholic church sex abuse in Pennsylvania

Oct 19, 2018 479

Top Afghan official killed in shooting, U.S. General unhurt

Oct 18, 2018 514

116 policemen suspended in Pakistan

Oct 18, 2018 505

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Reviews

Court jails former Thai monk Sukphol 16 years for rape

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Oct 17, 2018 0 473

A Thai Criminal Court on Wednesday found a jet-setting former Buddhist monk guilty of statutory rape, an Official told dpa.Wirapol Sukphol, 39, was sentenced to 16 years in prison for raping and impregnating a 14-year-old girl between 2000 and 2001, an official who spoke on condition of anonymity said.In August, he was handed a combined sentence... Read More