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Israel appoints first female ambassador to Egypt
Israel has appointed a first female ambassador to Egypt, Israeli Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.Amira Oron was appointed by the Supreme Appointments Committee of the Foreign Ministry, which is head…
British woman charged with murdering husband In Malaysia
A British woman accused of killing her husband John William Jones, who was found with a stab wound to the chest, has been charge with murder.Samantha Jones, 51, is accused of committing the murder in…
New study finds pregnancy gap of at least a year ideal
A new study by University of British Columbia (UBC) and the Harvard TH Chan School of Public, says women do not have to wait for an interval of 18 to 24 months between giving birth and getting pregna…
Saudi prosecutor visits consulate in Turkey where journalist, Khashoggi was murdered
Saudi Arabia's public prosecutor held a second round of talks with Turkish officials on Tuesday and visited the Saudi consulate in Istanbul where journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed four weeks ago.…
More body parts found from crashed Indonesian jet
Indonesian search teams on Tuesday recovered more remains at the site of a crashed Lion Air jet that plunged into the sea with 189 people aboard, as a report said it had suffered an instrument malfun…
Nasa's Solar Probe closer to the sun than ever in history
Nasa's ambitious Solar Parker Probe (PSP) has just got closer to the solar surface than any other spacecraft in history. Yesterday, it surpassed the record of 26.6 million miles (43 million kilometer…
Ex-Ekiti Governor Fayose regains freedom
The immediate past governor Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has been release by anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, after meeting his bail condition on Monday eve…
Real Madrid sack head coach Julen Lopetegui after 14 matches in-charge
Real Madrid have sacked head coach Julen Lopetegui after just 14 matches in charge, following a 5-1 defeat against Barcelona on Sunday.Santiago Solari, who is reportedly Real Madrid's preferred candi…
Angela Merkel to step down as German chancellor in 2021
Angela Merkel on Monday announced she will quit as German chancellor when her mandate ends in 2021, as she sought to draw a line under a series of political crises that have rocked her fragile coalit…
Woman blows herself up in central Tunis, injuring 9
Nine, including eight policemen, have been wounded after a woman blew herself up in the centre of the Tunisian capital Tunis on Monday.An eyewitness accounts said the explosion occurred in the centra…
Fire, explosion kills 4,000 in Vietnam
A total of 3,776 fires and explosions broke out across Vietnam in the first 10 months of this year, killing 91 people and injuring 235 others.The fires and explosions also caused property losses of s…
Japanese Princess Ayako gives up royal status to marry commoner
Japan's Princess Ayako married a commoner in a ritual-filled ceremony Monday at Tokyo's Meiji Shrine.Ayako and groom Kei Moriya were shown on national news walking slowly before guests at the shrine.…
Protesters chained to rail tracks escape death as train driver applies emergency brake
A tragedy was narrowly averted during a protest against coal mining in Germany when a train applied its emergency brakes to avoid two demonstrators who had chained themselves to the tracks.The railca…
Gabon President Ali Bongo hospitalised
President Ali Bongo of Gabon has been taken into medical care after suffering a bout of exhaustion during a trip to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, four days after he was hospitalised.The President's spokesman…
Kaduna State Government relaxes 24-hour curfew
The Kaduna State Government has relaxed the 24-hour curfew that had been imposed to curtail the spate of violence that gripped the city.Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the state go…
19 die in China mining accident
Nineteen miners have been confirmed dead in east China following a mining accident earlier this month that trapped 22 people, state media reported on Monday.The tunnel where the miners were working w…
Lewis Hamilton crowned 2018 Formula 1 world champion
Lewis Hamilton has become Formula 1 world champion for the fifth time to cement his place among the sport's all-time legends.Hamilton wrapped up the 2018 crown with fourth place at the Mexican GP.Ham…
Elder statesman and former minister Chief Tony Anenih dead at 85
A former Minister of Works and Housing and a party chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Anthony Anenih has died at the aged of 85.Chief Anthony Anenih, one of the founders of …
Leicester City confirms club owner among five dead in helicopter crash
The owner of Leicester City FC died when his helicopter crashed outside the stadium, the club has confirmed.Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, two members of his staff, the pilot and a passenger were killed w…
Eight killed by explosion at firecracker factory in north India
An explosion at a firecracker factory in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh killed eight people and injured three on Friday, police said."The roof was blown away due to the impact of the explosi…