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Nigeria, UK Sign Agreements On Security, Economy
The Nigerian Government and the United Kingdom have signed bilateral agreements in the areas of defence and security partnership, as well as a comprehensive agreement on economic development.The Mini…
German city removes statue of Turkey's President Erdogan
The German city of Wiesbaden has removed a 4m (13ft) golden statue of Turkey's president after it was defaced with the words "Turkish Hitler".The statue of Recep Tayyip Erdogan was installed in a squ…
Hong Kong professor charged with murder after wife's body found in suitcase
A University of Hong Kong professor was on Wednesday charged with murder after police found his wife's decomposing body stuffed in a suitcase in his office, the latest grisly murder to transfix the c…
Kenya's anti-corruption court rejects High Court's order to suspend Deputy Chief Justice trial
The chief magistrate of Kenya's anti-corruption court, Lawrence Mugambi, has rejected an order by the High Court to stop the prosecution of Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu.He said the order cont…
South African police evacuate mall over bomb threat
Shoppers were evacuated from the Mall of Africa, one of South Africa's largest shopping complexes, on Wednesday as police searched for a bomb after receiving a threat, police said.The mall, located b…
Italian footballer banned for blasphemy
Italian international Rolando Mandragora has been banned for one Serie A game after making "blasphemous remarks" during his team Udinese's 1-0 win over Sampdoria at the weekend.The 21-year-old midfie…
West Nile virus claims 35 lives in Greece
The West Nile Virus has claimed six lives in Serbia in the past week alone, pushing the number of confirmed deaths in the European country worst hit by the disease to 21, health officials said on Wed…
Kenyan court halts criminal action against deputy chief justice
The criminal trial of a Kenyan top judge has been temporarily halted by the country's High Court on Wednesday.Deputy chief justice Philomena Mwilu was arrested by police on Tuesday and charged on sus…
Indonesian court clears teenage rape victim jailed for abortion
A 15-year-old girl jailed for six months for terminating her pregnancy after being raped by her brother has been cleared by a higher court in a case that spotlights Indonesia's tough anti-abortion la…
Boxing: Floyd Mayweather 50-0 record bettered by Wanheng Menayothin
Wanheng Menayothin has overtaken Floyd Mayweather's 50-0 record by racking up his 51st uninterrupted victory on Wednesday.The WBC minimumweight champion defeated Pedro Taduran by unanimous decision t…
Thousands pay respects as Aretha Franklin lies in state
Fans paid their respects en masse Tuesday to US music icon and "Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin, whose body lay in a golden casket while dressed in a red dress and matching stilettos in Detroit.The 76…
7.1 magnitude earthquake hits New Caledonia
A powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake has rocked the islands of New Caledonia in the Pacific Ocean.The earthquake hit on Wednesday, with its epicentre about 230km east of the French territory's capital…
Trump accuses China of Hillary Clinton's email hack without evidence
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Twitter early on Wednesday China hacked the emails of 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton but did not offer any evidence or further information.…
White US cop found guilty of murder in death of black teenager
A Texas jury found a white police officer guilty of murder Tuesday (Aug 28) for the shooting death of a 15-year-old African American boy - a rare conviction resulting from a high-profile police shoot…
Blast kills 7 security personnel in Burkina Faso
Seven members of the security forces were killed early Tuesday after their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in eastern Burkina Faso, security sources said.The fatalities were gendarmes and troops who h…
Trump accuses Google of hiding 'fair media' coverage of him, Tech Giant denies the President's claim
Tech giant Google has rejected claims by US President Donald Trump which alleges that the company's search engine was hiding "fair media" coverage of him without providing evidence.In tweets made via…
Kenya's deputy chief justice arrested, to face criminal charges
Kenya's deputy chief justice Philomena Mwilu was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of corruption, failure to pay tax, and improper dealings with a local bank now in receivership, the police and the co…
Top jihadist leader 'killed in Mali'
A top jihadist leader from the Islamic State group's West Africa affiliate has been killed in an airstrike in Mali, France's military has said.Commandos deployed to the ground after the airstrike con…
Australia's Cricket community hit by fresh allegations of corruption set to be aired
Fresh allegations of spot-fixing against "current and former Australian players" are set to be aired by the television news network Al Jazeera in a follow-up to the investigative documentary aired ea…
Australia detains 17 asylum seekers
A group of 17 asylum seekers, who reached mainland Australia by boat at the weekend have been located and detained, government officials said on Tuesday."The department can confirm 17 Vietnamese nati…