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Zambia deports Zimbabwe opposition politician Tendai Biti
Zambian authorities on Thursday deported top Zimbabwe opposition figure Tendai Biti, rejecting his claim for asylum after he fled allegations of inciting post-election protests."As I am speaking to y…
New Zealand man pleads guilty after filming 34 women
A New Zealand man has pleaded guilty to filming 34 women at his guesthouse with covert cameras in shampoo bottles.The man from Hawke's Bay, North Island - who has not been named to protect his wife -…
Russian ruble tumbles on fresh US sanctions
The Russian ruble tumbled on Thursday to its lowest level against the dollar in almost two years after the United States said it was imposing fresh sanctions on Moscow over the nerve agent attack on …
South Sudan rebels granted amnesty
President Salva Kiir granted a general amnesty to rebels in South Sudan's civil war, including his former deputy Riek Machar, as a rights organization said authorities in Africa's youngest country sh…
Tennis: Nadal leads way into Toronto third round
Top seed Rafael Nadal blew past patchy Frenchman Benoit Paire 6-2, 6-3 on Wednesday to begin his quest for a fourth Canadian trophy at the Toronto Masters.The world number one Spaniard was untouchabl…
Tennis: Sharapova storms past Kasatkina as Wimbledon champion Kerber falls
Maria Sharapova fired 25 winners past hapless Russian compatriot Daria Kasatkina in a 6-0, 6-2 victory at the rain-hit Montreal WTA event on Wednesday, but Angelique Kerber's first match since captur…
Bill to legalize abortion voted down by Argentina Senate
Argentine senators on Thursday voted against legalizing abortion in the homeland of Pope Francis, dashing the hopes of women's rights groups after the bill was approved by the legislature's lower hou…
Turkey's Coast Guard says four migrants rescued off its western coast as boat sinks, nine dead
Nine people died early on Thursday when a boat carrying migrants sank off the western coast of Turkey, the Turkish coast guard said. Four people were rescued.The boat sank off the coast of Aydin prov…
Indonesia's Lombok island hit by strong tremors as search for earthquake victims continues
The Indonesian island of Lombok has been hit by a strong tremor, as the search continues for victims of Sunday's earthquake.US earthquake monitors said the latest aftershock had a magnitude of 5.9. I…
Israel hit Hamas sites in overnight Gaza strkies
Israel carried out a major wave of strikes across the Gaza Strip overnight in response to some 150 rockets fired at its territory, leaving three Palestinians including a toddler dead in another sever…
Frankfurt airport evacuated over security concerns
Parts of Frankfurt Airport were evacuated on Tuesday and dozens of flights cancelled after a French family of four got past security despite a positive test for explosives.Police blamed "an error by …
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo sacks Director General of DSS
The Director-General of the Department of State Services, Lawal Daura has been sacked by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo.According to a tweets by Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the Acting P…
Health officials say 8 dead after eating 'contaminated' food at wake in Peru
At least eight people have died and up to 20 are ill after attending a wake in the Ayacucho region of southern Peru, health officials in the area say.The authorities suspect that the food served at t…
Four more dead from Ebola in DR Congo
Four more people have died from Ebola in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, two weeks after another outbreak that killed 33 people in the northwest was declared over, the Congolese health ministry…
Court grants bail to Zimbabwe opposition supporters arrested for post-election violence
A court in Zimbabwe on Tuesday freed on bail 27 opposition supporters arrested last week on accusations of fomenting violence in the aftermath of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's election victory over …
Spain's new conservative leader in degree scandal
Spain's conservative Popular Party (PP), freshly ousted from power over a series of corruption cases, has been hit by another scandal as new leader Pablo Casado stands accused of getting a Masters de…
Football: Kroenke makes bid for full control of Arsenal
American billionaire Stan Kroenke is set to take full control of Arsenal after minority shareholder Alisher Usmanov accepted a buyout offer of his 30 percent stake.The deal, which values the club at …
German carmaker Daimler to cease operations in Iran over US sanctions
German automaker Daimler on Tuesday said it was halting its business activities in Iran after the United States re-imposed sanctions on Tehran."We have suspended our already limited activities in Ira…
Formula One: Mercedes launches F1 Esports team
Mercedes has become the latest Formula One team to launch its own Esports team ahead of this year's official F1 Esports Series.The world champions have recruited the inaugural F1 Esports Series champ…
Facebook denies seeking users' bank data
Facebook has denied reports that it is actively asking banks for details of users' financial transactions.The statement follows a story in the Wall Street Journal that said the social media giant had…