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US Cardinal accused over abuse cover-up, resigns
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of US Cardinal Donald Wuerl, who was blamed for not doing enough to deal with paedophile priests when he was a bishop in Pennsylvania, the Vatican said on Fr…
Tennis: Roger Federer to face Borna Coric in Shanghai Masters semi-final
Top seed and defending champion Roger Federer dug deep against Kei Nishikori to set up a semi-final date with Borna Coric at the Shanghai Masters.Federer has been far from his best after tight wins o…
Tennis: Alexander Zverev qualifies for ATP Finals with Shanghai Masters' quarterfinal win
Fourth-seeded Alexander Zverev secured a spot in next month's ATP Finals with a 6-4, 6-4 quarterfinal win over Kyle Edmund on Friday at the Shanghai Masters.Zverev is the fifth player to qualify for …
Stockholm's 2026 Olympics bid under threat from city's new coalition government
Stockholm's bid to host the 2026 Olympics is at risk just three days after the International Olympic Committee formally approved the city among three candidates.Swedish media report that a new coalit…
U.S. pastor Andrew Brunson released by Turkish court despite over 3 years sentencing
A Turkish court ruled on Friday to release the U.S. evangelical Christian pastor at the center of a bitter diplomatic row between Ankara and Washington, a move that could be the first step toward men…
Usain Bolt scores first goals in professional football
Sprint legend Usain Bolt scored his first goals in professional football Friday after starting up front in a pre-season game for Australia's Central Coast Mariners.The 100 metres world record-holder,…
Aviation Strike: Flight operations at Lagos airport resumes after 2 days of strike action
Flight operations and businesses on Friday resumed at the Murtala Muhammed Airport 2 (MMA2), Lagos following the suspension by aviation unions of the industrial action against the terminal owners.The…
Two Russian international footballers held in jail on hooliganism charges
Zenit St Petersburg striker Aleksandr Kokorin and Krasnodar midfielder Pavel Mamaev will be detained in jail until 8th December while they await a ruling over charges of "hooliganism".The crime carri…
Somalia: 42 Cholera related death reported since December 2017
No fewer than 42 people have been reported killed by cholera, acute watery diarrhea (AWD), in war-torn Somalia since December 2017,The country which has also been battling hunger and malnutrition is …
Suspect arrested in connection to Bulgarian journalist's death to be extradited
A German court said Friday that a man suspected of the rape and murder of Bulgarian television journalist Viktoria Marinova would be extradited to Bulgaria in the coming days."The extradition of the …
Landslide in eastern Uganda leaves over 30 dead
At least 31 people were killed when a floodwaters triggered by a landslide swept debris through a town in eastern Uganda, destroying homes and burying livestock, a government official said on Friday.…
Olympic skiing champion Lindsey Vonn to retire at end of season
Skiing legend Lindsey Vonn says she will retire from competition at the end of the 2018-19 season, even if she fails to break the record for World Cup wins.The 2010 Olympic downhill champion holds th…
Public outcry as Papua New Guinea buys 40 Maserati for APEC summit
Papua New Guinea has bought 40 Maserati sports cars to chauffeur world leaders around next month's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, triggering an outcry from critics who say the poverty-stri…
Air India plane hits wall on take-off
A passenger plane travelling from the south Indian city of Trichy to Dubai sustained damage after hitting the airport wall during take off.Air India IX 611, which was carrying 130 passengers and six …
Senate passes INEC N189bn election budget
The Senate on Thursday passed the sum of N234 billion for the Independent National Electoral Commission in the 2018 budget.The figure comprises the N189 billion requested by INEC to conduct the 2019 …
Zambia suspends officials after '$1.6m embezzled'
The Zambian government has suspended more than 80 officials from the ministry of general education after an estimated $1.6m (?1.2m) of donor funds was allegedly embezzled, reports the state-owned Zam…
U.S. working with Turkey and Saudi Arabia on missing journalist
The United States has investigators overseas to assist Turkey in its probe over missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday, adding that they are also worki…
Problems in Nigeria's health and education sectors partly our fault - World Bank President
The World Bank says it "has to take some responsibility'' for advising Nigeria and other African countries to invest more in roads, railways and energy rather than in education and health.The World B…
BREAKING: Ekiti State House of Assembly Speaker impeached
14 lawmakers of Ekiti State House of Assembly have impeached the speaker of the house, Kola Oluwawole.Ebenezer Alagbada was immediately sworn-in as the new speaker. The deputy speaker and principal o…
Russia seeks US understanding about "Soyuz" rocket launch incident
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said on Thursday he hoped the United States would be understanding about a malfunction that occurred during a launch of the "Soyuz" spacecraft.He was quoted…