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Trump says US to cut aid to Central America over migrant caravan approaching Southern border
President Donald Trump said Monday the United States will begin cutting aid to three Central American nations because of their governments' failure to stop a migrant caravan headed for the US border.…
Indian police investigate death of key witness in nun rape case
Indian police are investigating the death of a witness in a case involving the alleged rape of a nun by a Roman Catholic bishop, after the body of the witness, a priest who had given a statement to p…
3 dead,18 trapped in Chinese coal mining accident
The death toll in a coal mine accident in eastern China has climbed to three after one of the miners who was rescued died after receiving medical treatment. Eighteen remain trapped underground, accor…
Students protests at top Ghana university turns violent
Students at Ghana's Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (Knust) have mounted road blocks, vandalised property and boycotted lectures in protest over what they describe as unwarranted b…
Doctors find 122 nails in patient's stomach
Ethiopian doctors extracted over a hundred iron nails and other sharp objects from the stomach of a patient in the capital Addis Ababa at the weekend.Dawit Teare, a surgeon at St. Peter's Specialised…
Hurricane Willa strengthens to Category 4 storm off Mexico's Pacific coast
Hurricane Willa gained dangerous strength early on Monday as it churned toward Mexico's Pacific coast, an area frequented by tourists, with torrential rain and major flooding in the offing, the U.S. …
Australia, England reject cricket fixing as ICC launches investigation
Australia and England on Monday rejected fresh allegations about corruption in cricket by television news channel Al Jazeera, which claimed there had been 26 spot-fixing incidents in 15 international…
Ex-Ekiti governor Fayose pleads not guilty to money laundering allegations, remanded in EFCC custody
Mr. Ayodele Fayose, the immediate past governor of Ekiti state has pleaded not guilty to allegations laid against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of misappropriating N30.8 …
Kaduna State government imposes 24-hours curfew on Kaduna metropolis
A 24-hour curfew has been imposed in Knaduna State by Governor Nasir El-Rufai following two days of widespread sectarian violence which has left no fewer than 50 persons dead.A combined team of secur…
Australia's Central Coast Mariners offers Usain Bolt professional contract
Sprint legend Usain Bolt will live his dream as a footballer after all. Reports said Australia's Central Coast Mariners have offered him a contract.However, Mariners' coach said he knows nothing abou…
Monkeys stone man to death in India
A 72-year-old man Dharampal Singh, has died in India after a group of monkeys threw bricks at him from a tree.Singh had been collecting pieces of dry wood before the incident in Tikri, Uttar Pradesh,…
Multiple earthquakes strike off Canada's west coast
Four earthquakes ? measuring from 4.9 to 6.8 magnitude ? struck in quick succession off Canada's west coast late Sunday, the US Geological Survey said.The epicentre of the first 6.6 tremors, at 10:39…
Formula One: Lewis Hamilton's championship title victory on hold as Kimi Raikkonen wins US Grand Prix
Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen won an enthralling U.S. Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton missed out on an opportunity to clinch the title at the Circuit of the Americas on Sunday.Hamilton needed to outscore tit…
Six dead in fire at Rohingya camp in Myanmar
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 fo…
Wimbledon to introduce final set tie-breaks in 2019
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 a…
Brazil to inject $1.1b into Nigeria's agriculture sector
The Brazilian Ambassador to Nigeria, Ricardo Guerra de Araujo, says Brazil will soon inject 1.1 billion dollars into Nigeria's agriculture.The envoy said on Thursday night in an interview with …
Algeria orders enforcement of niqab ban
Algerian authorities on Thursday banned women from wearing full-face veils, or niqabs, at work, citing reasons of identification for the decision.The country has been split between moderate and 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 fears for his life and her own safety, lashing out at what she called the "cruel" and "dirty" Chinese government that arrested him …
US opens investigation into Catholic church sex abuse in Pennsylvania
The US justice department has opened an investigation into the Roman Catholic Church in the state of Pennsylvania over alleged child sex abuse.It follows a state grand jury report that found at least…