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BREAKING: Nigeria Air Force aircrafts crash in Abuja
Two aircraft of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) partaking in rehearsals towards the 58th Independence Day celebrations, collided in the Katampe area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.The NAF Direc…
Major quake prompts tsunami warning off Indonesian Island Sulawesi
A major 7.7 magnitude quake struck off the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Friday, prompting a tsunami alert, hours after a milder quake hit the same area.Indonesia's meteorology agency issued an ea…
First human case of rat hepatitis found in Hong Kong
A 56-year-old man from Hong Kong has developed the world's first human case of rat hepatitis E.Researchers say it is unclear how the man contacted the virus, but refuse bins outside his home were inf…
Tennis: Serena Williams out of China Open draw
American great Serena Williams was left out of the China Open tennis draw on Friday as reports said she's called time on her season following her meltdown at the US Open.Williams' name, along with th…
Formula One: Haas retains Kevin Magnussen, Romain Grosjean for 2019
Haas F1 Team will retain its current lineup of Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean for the 2019 Formula One season.The American team has remained tight-lipped over its future plans for much of the ye…
Boxing: Los Angeles' Staples Center to host Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury fight
WBC champion Deontay Wilder's heavyweight title defence against Britain's Tyson Fury will be held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.The venue for the Dec. 1 bout was announced by Showtime Boxing, …
Osun Decides: APC's Oyetola beats PDP's Adeleke to Osun governorship seat
Nigeria's electoral commission, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has declared the APC's governorship aspirant Gboyega Isiaka Oyetola as the winner of ther Osun governorship elect…
Plane misses runway and crashes into Pacific lagoon
Passengers were forced to swim for their lives Friday when an airliner ditched into a lagoon after missing the runway on a remote Pacific island and began sinking.The Air Niugini Boeing 737-800 was a…
Trudeau dismisses Trump's NAFTA attack, says Canadians are tough
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday dismissed U.S. President Donald Trump's criticism of the slow pace of talks to modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement, saying Canadians w…
Police chief stabbed to death in southern France
A police chief has been stabbed to death in the city of Rodez, in southern France, outside the city hall.Pascal Filo? was stabbed three times in the middle of the street by an individual known to pol…
Germany to host Euro 2024 after beating Turkey to UEFA vote
Germany will host the 2024 European Championships after being selected ahead of Turkey by UEFA's executive committee.After a two-horse race for Euro 2024, the German Football Association's (DFB) succ…
UK Spy poisoning suspect's true identity revealed as a Russian colonel
The real identity of one of the men wanted by Britain for the Salisbury nerve agent attack on former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter is Anatoliy Vladimirovich Chepiga, according to media …
Man who stabbed nine children to death is executed by firing squad
A man whose knife attack left nine schoolchildren dead and injured 12 others has been executed iby firing squad. Zhao Zewei was sentenced to death in July for the massacre ? reportedly motivated by a…
Formula One: Force India F1 team administrators sued
Russian potash producer Uralkali announced legal action against the administrators of the Force India Formula One team on Thursday after losing out in what it called a "flawed sale process".The compa…
India's highest court rules adultery not criminal
Adultery is no longer a crime, India's top court ruled Thursday, declaring a colonial-era law that punished the offence with jail time unconstitutional and discriminatory against women.The more than …
Uber pays $148m over data breach cover-up
Ride-hailing firm Uber is paying $148m to settle legal action over a cyber-attack that exposed data from 57 million customers and drivers.The massive breach happened in 2016 but Uber sought to hide i…
UEFA confirms VAR in Champions League from 2019-20 season
UEFA has confirmed that video assistant referees (VAR) will be used in the Champions League from next season.VAR will also be brought into the Europa League, though a year later from 2020-21, as well…
Minimum Wage: Activities grounded by NLC strike action
Following the deadlock in the meeting between the federal government and leaders from the Nigeria Labour Congress over the country's minimum wage, workers across the country are observing the strike …
Chairman of Australia's public broadcaster 'ABC' quits over political scandal
Australia's much-loved public broadcaster scrambled to safeguard its hard-won reputation for impartiality on Thursday, forcing out a chairman accused of intervening in news coverage to please the gov…
Texan father glues baby's eyes and mouth
A Texas man was arrested Monday for reportedly gluing an infant's mouth and eyes shut at a motel.Johnnie Lee Carter, 29, allegedly choked a 14-month-old baby and punched her in the head and rib cage,…