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Pittsburgh synagogue massacre suspect pleads not guilty
The man charged with opening fire in a Pittsburgh synagogue and killing 11 worshipers pleaded not guilty on Thursday in federal court to all 44 counts against him, including hate crimes and firearms …
Fresh cholera outbreak kills five in Gombe
Gombe State Government on Thursday said a fresh outbreak of cholera had killed five people, while 16 others were hospitalised at the Primary Health Centre, Kembu in Balanga Local Government Area of t…
South Korean court allows conscientious objection to military service
South Korea's supreme court ruled Thursday that moral and religious beliefs are valid reasons to refuse the country's mandatory military service, in a case that has implications for hundreds of consc…
Ethiopia swears-in first female Supreme Court president
There seems to be no slowing down of the raft reforms being orchestrated by Ehiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in his efforts to change the structure of the East Africa nation since his appoint…
Google staff plan walk out over women's treatment
Hundreds of Google employees and contractors in Asia staged brief midday walkouts on Thursday, with thousands more expected to follow at offices worldwide, amid complaints of sexism, racism and unche…
One Black box of crashed Lion Air plane retrieved
The "black box" of the ill-fated Lion Air flight which crashed into the Java Sea on Monday has been found off the coast of Indonesia.The cause of the plane crash is not yet known with this discovery …
Chairman of Cricket Australia resigns
Cricket Australia (CA) chairman David Peever has resigned in the wake of a review into the board's governance and culture.The review by Simon Longstaff of The Ethics Center, released Monday, said adm…
16 Indian police officers given life imprisonment for killing 42 Muslim men
An Indian court Wednesday sentenced 16 police officers to life imprisonment for rounding up and massacring dozens of unarmed Muslims during historic riots in the country's north decades ago.The offic…
Body of missing Army General Alkali found
The Nigerian Army has recovered the body of Major General Idris Alkali (rtd), the immediate past Chief of Administration, Army Headquarters Abuja.The body was recovered from an abandoned well in Guch…
No sexual assault charges against actor Sylvester Stallone
Sylvester Stallone will not face rape charges after prosecutors in California found there was "insufficient evidence".The Los Angeles County District Attorney's office also found the allegations fell…
Russia terror probe after teen suicide attack on FSB
Russia said it had launched a probe into terrorism after a 17-year-old blew himself up at a regional headquarters of the FSB security service on Wednesday, wounding three employees.The bomber took an…
Governor of Tanzania's Dar es Salaam launches anti-gay crackdown
The governor of Tanzania's economic hub, Dar es Salaam, has drawn up a list of 200 people accused of homosexuality who could now be rounded up in the East African country's latest anti-gay crackdown.…
FIFA ban former Ghana FA president for life
World football governing body FIFA have issued a life-time ban from all football-related activity to former Ghana Football Association (GFA) president Kwesi Nyantakyi.A FIFA statement said Nyantakyi,…
Kanye West takes a break from politics, to focus on creativity
US rapper Kanye West (who now goes by the name Ye) has announced that he is taking a break from politics to focus on his creativity.West said this via his twitter handle, citing being "used to spread…
Austria says will not sign global migration pact
Austria will follow the United States and Hungary in backing out of a United Nations pact on migration over concerns that it will blur the line between legal and illegal migration, the right-wing gov…
World Cup expansion possible for 2022 - FIFA president Infantino
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has said football's governing body is looking into the possibility of increasing the number of teams at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.Infantino also revealed FIFA is con…
Pakistan court overturns death sentence for Christian woman accused of blasphemy
Pakistan's Supreme Court Wednesday overturned the conviction of Asia Bibi, a Christian mother facing execution for blasphemy, in a landmark case which has incited deadly violence and reached as far a…
South Sudan rebel leader to return to capital to seal peace deal
South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar is expected to return to the country on Wednesday, two years after he fled the East Africa nation to neighboring Democratic republic of Congo in 2016.Machar is ex…
Death toll in Italy's storm rises to 9
Nine people have been killed in Italy as violent storms batter the country for a third day, with several regions on high alert.The breakwater walls in the chic seaside resort of Rapallo, in northeast…
Wildfire kills seven in South Africa
At least seven people have been killed in a raging fire along South Africa's popular Garden Route in the Western Cape province, officials say.A pregnant woman, two toddlers, and a baby are among the …