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All 103 passenger alive after plane crashes shortly after take-off in Mexico
A passenger plane has crashed in the capital of Mexico's Durango state, just moments after take-off.State Governor Jos? Rosas Aispuro said there were no deaths among the 101 on board, although around…
Tennis: Serena Williams swept aside by Johanna Konta at WTA San Jose, worst defeat of her career
Serena Williams walked off the court offering waves to a supportive Bay Area crowd that certainly didn't expect to see the 23-time Grand Slam champion's early exit.In the most lopsided defeat of her …
ZANU-PF wins most seats in Zimbabwe parliament
Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF party won the most seats in parliament, official results showed Wednesday, as the count continued in the presidential race and the opposition MDC cried foul, alleging widesp…
US suspends duty-free status for clothes imported from Rwanda
President Donald Trump has suspended Rwanda's right to export clothing duty-free to the United States over Kigali's decision to increase tariffs on imports of used clothing and footwear, the U.S. Tra…
Kenyan minister under fire over rhino transfer fiasco
Kenya's wildlife minister on Tuesday apologised for telling his critics to "go to hell" as he comes under mounting pressure over the death of 10 rhinos during a botched transfer.Tourism and Wildlife …
Head of Malaysia Civil Aviation resigns over MH370 report
The head of Malaysia's civil aviation regulator resigned on Tuesday after an official report found failings in air traffic control when Flight MH370 disappeared.In a long-awaited report released on M…
Indian police hunt eight men after raping pregnant goat
Police in northern India on Tuesday said that a major manhunt was underway for eight men accused of having sex with a pregnant goat that later died. The suspects face prosecution under the colonial e…
Philippines army says 11 killed by bomb explosion in a van at military checkpoint
A bomb exploded in a van in the restive southern Philippines on Tuesday, killing 11 people at a military checkpoint in an attack officials blamed on militants with ties to Islamic State.The blast too…
Colombia 'rebel' shooting kills eight
Eight people have been killed in a shoot-out in north-east Colombia.Armed men on motorcycles arrived at a billiard hall in the village of El Tarra in Norte de Santander province and opened fire on th…
INEC officials remanded in prison
A Federal High Court judge in Lagos has remanded three officials of Nigeria's electoral, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in prison for alleged monery laundering.The officials were b…
UN receives 70 cases of sexual abuse, others
The UN said it received 70 new allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse across all its entities and implementing partners, between the beginning of April to the end of June 2018.UN Deputy Spokesp…
Uber to end development of self-driving trucks
Uber has said it will stop developing self-driving trucks to focus its autonomous technology solely on cars.Uber's self-driving truck programme started in 2016 with a team based in San Francisco.The …
Blasts, gunshots at eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad
Multiple blasts hit an area of the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Tuesday followed by gunfire as an unknown number of gunmen attacked an area of shops and government offices, officials said.Sohr…
Passenger bus hit roadside bomb attack in western Afghanistan killing eight, wounding 40 wounded - Officials
A roadside bomb which hit a bus in restive western Afghanistan on Tuesday killed at least eight people and wounded around 40, mostly women and children, officials said."It was a bomb planted by the T…
Tennis: Andy Murray wins on return to court at Citi Open
Andy Murray converted on his seventh match point to beat Mackenzie McDonald in three sets and set up a second-round tie against fellow Brit Kyle Edmund at the Citi Open.McDonald, 23, broke two of Mur…
Boxing: Anthony Joshua sets sight on potential Deontay Wilder fight
Anthony Joshua admits he is looking past upcoming opponent Alexander Povetkin with eyes on a huge mega-fight against Deontay Wilder, stating he'd be "very annoyed" if a deal couldn't be agreed.Joshua…
Prominent Afghan militia commander killed in suicide bomb attack
A suicide bomber in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar killed at least four people, including a prominent local militia commander, considered a leading opponent of Islamic State fighters in the…
Japan's Riken research institute begin human trial of iPS cell treatment for Parkinson's disease
Japanese researchers on Monday announced the first human trial using a kind of stem cell to treat Parkinson's disease, building on earlier animal trials.The research team at Kyoto University plans to…
Olympic gold medalist Vibeke Skofterud dies in jet ski crash
Olympic cross-country skiing gold medalist Vibeke Skofterud has died in a jet ski crash in southern Norway. She was 38.Investigator Torbjorn Trommestad said that Skofterud, of Norway, hit an island i…
Pope accepts resignation of archbishop convicted of abuse cover-up
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Philip Wilson, an Australian archbishop convicted in May of concealing abuse by a notorious paedophile priest in the 1970s, the Vatican said Monday.Earlie…