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Ukraine imposes martial law in border areas following Russian aggression on sea
Ukraine's parliament on Monday voted in favour of imposing of martial law in the country's border areas in response to Russia's brazen seizure of three Naval ships belonging to the former soviet terr…
French civil servant arrested by security agency, suspected of spying for foreign government
French domestic security agency on Sunday night, arrested and detained for questioning, a senior official in the French Senate on suspicion he was was working as a spy for North Korea, BBC reports.Ac…
Delta state governor advocates for stiffer punishment on firms engaged in gas flaring
Delta state governor, has urged the Federal Government to impose stiffer punishments on oil firms engaged in gas flaring in the country in order to prevent curb environmental hazards.Gov. Okowa made …
Wife and brother shot dead inside courtroom in South Africa
A woman and her brother has been shot dead by her estranged husband during divorce proceeding at the regional magistrate court building in port city of Durban, South Africa, before turning the gun on…
Taliban ambush on Afghan police convoy leaves 22 dead
More than 20 police officers have been killed in a Taliban ambush on a police convoy in Farah province on Sunday, the latest in series of attacks on Afghan forces in recent weeks, dealing a huge blow…
Brit given life sentence for spying in United Arab Emirate has been pardoned
Matthew Hedges, the British student who was accused and jailed in the United Arab Emirates for being a spy has been pardoned by the Arab nation, which it says was part of series of orders issued on t…
Ten people killed in Al Shabbab attack in Somalia
Police in Somalia say 10 people -- including a cleric -- have been killed by members of Islamic terrorist group, Al Shabaab on Monday, when gunmen and a car bomb struck a religious centre in Galkayo.…
National Emergency Management Agency welcomes 174 stranded Nigerians from Libya
Yet another batch of Nigerian migrant have arrived the country from Libya on Friday. The 174 returnees -- comprising of 61 female adults, four female children and eight female infants, 91 male adults…
Bomb blast rips through mosque in Afghanistan, 26 people dead
No fewer than 26 people were killed on Friday, when a bomb explosion rip through a mosque inside an Afghan army base in Mandozai district, where soldiers had gathered for prayers, in Afghanistan's ea…
Airplane crash reported in Zimbabwe, 3 feared dead
A Cessna light aircraft has reportedly crashed in Majereje Hills in Zimbabwe on Friday.According to iHarare, there were at least three casualties.As of the time of filing this report, iHarare could n…
Backlash from Dolce & Gabbana controversial ad continues as products are pulled down
Product of Italian fashion powerbrand, Dolce & Gabbana are being removed from Chinese e-commerce websites as the backlash from a controversial video ad continues to hit the company.Retailers acro…
Suicide bombing attack on Chinese consulate in Pakistan, 2 officers killed
AT least two police officers have been killed following a failed attack by three suicide bombers on the Chinese consulate in the city of Karachi in southern Pakistan early Friday.The three bombers, w…
Carlos Ghosn ousted as Nissan's chairman by board members
Nissan board members voted unanimously to sack Carlos Ghosn as chairman on Thursday, a spectacular fall from grace for the once-revered boss whose arrest for financial misconduct stunned the car indu…
Attack on water well site in Niger Republic leaves 8 killed
An attack on a water well site belonging to French drilling company, Foraco, on Thursday in southeastern Niger has lead to death of eight people, the Marseille-based company says.A statement by the c…
Jonathan decries fake online version of his book, Gov. Shettima calls it "an elementary book of fiction"
Barely 72 hours after the lauching of his new book, "My Transition Hours", former president Goodluck Jonathan has warned the public over a fake online version of the book.In a tweet on Thursday via h…
Makeshift bombs discovered in London flat, man arrested
A man has been arrested in Britain after two makeshift bombs were discovered by police in an unoccupied flat in northwest London, on Thursday.The 48-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of offences…
Car runs into schoolchildren in China, kills 5 people
A car has rammed into a group of children crossing a street outside a school in China at about noon on Thursday, killing five and injuring another 18.The driver of the car has been taken into custody…
DR Congo Ebola Outbreak: New daily record as 13 new cases confirmed
DR Congo's health ministry has confirmed thirteen new cases of Ebola in the northeastern part of the country. This figure represents the highest daily count since the beginning of this latest outbrea…
Corruption worsened under Buhari's government - Goodluck Jonathan
Nigeria's immediate past president, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has revealed in his new book, ?My Transition Hours' launched on Tuesday, that the level of corruption in the country has worsened under…
Italian volunteer kidnapped by unidentified gunmen in Kenya
An Italian aid worker in Kenya's Kilifi County have been taken hostage by unknown gunmen, on Tuesday at about 20:00 local time (17:00 GMT), Kenyan police say.The 23-year-old female volunteer was take…