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German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Nigeria
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, on Friday arrived in Nigeria, the last end of her tour to three West African countries, previously visitng Senegal and Ghana. President Muhammadu Buhari received the …
Toronto mall evacuated after gunshots left two dead
A fight between two groups of young men that culminated in shots being fired on Thursday prompted the evacuation of a mall in Toronto, a month after a mass shooting in the nation's largest city left …
Over 1,700 Nigerians in Libya prisons
No fewer than 1,700 Nigerians are serving various jail terms in accessible prisons in Libya and many others are held in rebel's areas.The Charge D' Affairs, Nigeria Mission to Libya, Mr Alex Kefas, c…
Tunisia prime minister dismisses energy minister on corruption suspicions
Tunisia's Prime Minister Youssef Chahed sacked the energy minister, Khaled Gadour, and four other senior officials linked to that ministry on Friday over corruption accusations, an official source sa…
Tennis: Novak Djokovic advances into third round, Wozniacki eliminated from US Open
Two-times former champion Novak Djokovic overcame a lapse in concentration to beat unseeded American Tennys Sandgren 6-1 6-3 6-7 6-2 and reach the third round of the US Open on Thursday.Djokovic, who…
FBI arrests man for threatening Boston Globe reporters over Trump criticism
The FBI has charged a man accused of making threatening calls to a newspaper that criticised President Donald Trump's attacks on the media.The FBI says Robert Chain, 68, called the Boston Globe about…
Luka Modric beats Cristiano Ronaldo, Mohamed Salah to UEFA Player of the Yearf
Real Madrid's Luka Modric has edged out Cristiano Ronaldo and Mohamed Salah to win the 2017-18 UEFA Player of the Year award.Modric's excellent season at the Bernabeu was recognised at the Champions …
Military helicopter crashes killing 18
An Ethiopian military helicopter crashed on Thursday, killing all 18 people on board, the state-affiliated Fana Broadcast Corporate reported.The aircraft crashed on a flight between the eastern city …
Ethics board bans IAAF Council member David Okeyo for life
IAAF Council member David Okeyo of Kenya was banned from track and field for life on Thursday for his role in diverting hundreds of thousands of dollars of sponsorship money from Nike for his and oth…
Clashes escalate in Libya's capital, killing 26
A Libyan official says fighting between rival militias in the capital has killed at least 26 people, including civilians.Widad Abu Niran, a Health Ministry spokesman, said Thursday that another 75 pe…
Trump says his 2017 NBC interview was 'fudged'
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday, without offering any evidence, accused NBC News of "fudging" a May 2017 interview that he gave days after he fired then FBI Director James Comey and in which …
Former US cop given 15 years sentence for the murder black teenager
An ex-police officer has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for shooting dead an unarmed black teenager in Texas.Roy Oliver, who is white, fired a rifle into a car that was driving away from a part…
German VAR official relieved of duties after Schalke controversy
Wolfgang Stark has been removed as a Bundesliga Video Assistant Referee (VAR) official "for the time being" after controversy marred Wolfsburg's 2-1 win over Schalke at the weekend.Match referee Patr…
Suicide attack kills two policemen in Iraqi city of Kirkuk
At least two policemen were killed and three wounded when a suicide bomber drove a car full of explosives at their checkpoint near the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Thursday, police sources said.P…
Flood ravages 8 Kano LGAs
Emergency personnels from the Kano State Emergency Relief and Rehabilitation Agency (SERERA) has been deployed to eight local governments in the state which were recently affected by flooding.The Exe…
Panasonic to move European HQ from UK on Brexit fears
Panasonic will move its European headquarters from the UK to Amsterdam in October as Brexit approaches.The aim is to avoid potential tax issues linked to the UK's decision to leave the EU, said Panas…
At least 10 killed in South Africa bus crash
At least ten people died after a bus traveling from South Africa's Cape Town to the Eastern Cape overturned in the early hours of Thursday morning, traffic officials said.The accident occurred at aro…
Tennis: Serena Williams and Venus Williams set for a 30th meeting at US Open
Serena Williams set up a third-round encounter with sister Venus as she defeated Germany's Carina Witthoeft in emphatic fashion at the US Open.The two former world No 1s will meet for the 30th time i…
Tennis: Nadal, Wawrinka and del Potro speeds through, Murray crashes out at US Open Day 3
World number one and defending champion Rafael Nadal steamed into the third round on another scorching day at the US Open on Wednesday with a straight-sets win over Vasek Pospisil.Nadal, spared the w…