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Protein research winner of 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
The 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to three scientists for their discoveries in enzyme research.Americans Frances Arnold and George P Smith will share the prize with Briton Gregory Wi…
UN Court orders US to ease Iran sanctions
The US has been ordered by the judges of the United Nations higest court, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to ensure that humanitarian aid or civil aviation safety to Iran are exempted from s…
Indonesia: Death toll from earthquake and tsunami increases to 1,400
The death toll in Indonesia's twin quake-tsunami disaster passed 1,400 on Wednesday, with time running out to rescue survivors and the UN warning of "vast" unmet needs.National disaster agency spokes…
UEFA Champions League : Matchday 2 (Tuesday) Results
Group E:AEK Athens 2 - 3 BenficaBayern Munich 1 - 1 AjaxGroup F: Hoffenheim 1 - 2 Manchester CityLyon 2 - 2 Shakhtar DonetskGroup G: CSKA Moscow 1 - 0 Real MadridRoma 5 - 0 Viktoria PlzenGroup H:Juve…
Turkish lawyer for U.S. pastor Brunson appeals to constitutional court
The lawyer for U.S. evangelical pastor Andrew Brunson said he filed an appeal on Wednesday to Turkey's constitutional court for his client's release from house arrest.The case of Andrew Brunson, whos…
Helicopter jailbreak gangster arrested in France
A gangster who made a Hollywood-esque helicopter jailbreak was arrested in northern France on Wednesday after three months on the run, sources close to the case said.Notorious French robber Redoine F…
U.S. First Lady arrives Ghana on first solo trip
U.S. First Lady Melania Trump arrived in Ghana's capital Accra on Tuesday on her first solo international trip in Africa, during which she will visit child health facilities, orphanages and meet care…
Cholera outbreak: WHO launches second vaccination drive in Yemen
The World Health Organization said on Tuesday it was helping Yemeni authorities with a second round of vaccination against cholera in three hard-hit districts, as cases surged across the war-ravaged …
Juan Martin del Potro defeats Albert Ramos-Vinolas in China
Juan Martin del Potro cruised into the China Open second round with a 7-5 6-2 win over Albert Ramos-Vinolas on Tuesday.The Argentine world No 3, playing his first match since losing the US Open final…
Japan Open: Marin Cilic in first round shock defeat
World No. 3 Marin Cilic crashed out of the Ratuken Japan Open after defeat to Jan-Lennard Struff in the first round on Tuesday.Sruff came from a set down to win 3-6, 6,-4, 7-6(1) in two hours, 22 min…
First woman Physics Nobel winner in 55 years
The 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to a woman for the first time in 55 years.Donna Strickland, from Canada, is only the third woman winner of the award, along with Marie Curie, who won …
Another fuel tanker explosion in Lagos
A petrol tanker spilled its content along the Lagos-Badagry road between Barracks and Onireke Bus Stops in Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos in the early hours of Tuesday causing a fire outbreak tha…
Australia football body adopts reforms after FIFA threat
Australia's football governing body voted for wide-ranging reforms on Tuesday against the wishes of its outgoing chairman, ending a long-running battle that saw FIFA threaten to take over the federat…
French police raid Muslim club in counter-terror swoop
French police raided the premises of a Muslim club before dawn on Tuesday as well as the homes of members of the club, in a swoop that the local government prefect's office said was prompted by serio…
Hackers using celebrity names to steal information from internet users
Cyber security experts have warned that criminals and hackers are employing the use of celebrity names by tricking users into clicking sites from search results used to install malware or steal perso…
Spanish PM raps Catalan leader after unrest in Barcelona
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Tuesday rapped Catalonia's separatist leader Quim Torra for "encouraging radicals" a day after clashes erupted in Barcelona on the anniversary of a banned inde…
New study says women at greater risk of suffering stroke, dementia and Parkinson
Nearly half of women and one in three men are at risk of developing stroke or degenerative neurological diseases such as dementia and Parkinson's during their lifetime, according to a study published…
Ronaldo's rape case reopened by Las Vegas police
Police in Las Vegas have reopened a criminal investigation at the request of a woman who has alleged in a civil suit that global football star Cristiano Ronaldo sexually assaulted her in 2009.Last we…
Death toll from Indonesia tsunami rises to over 1,200
he number of people known to have died in Indonesia in Friday's earthquake and tsunami has risen to more than 1,200, the country's disaster response agency says.The death toll jumped on Tuesday from …
Five charged for plot to kill Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed
Ethiopian prosecutors have charged five suspects with terrorism over an attempt to kill Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in a grenade attack at a rally in June.The attack in the capital, Addis Ababa, killed…