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India: 8-year-old gang-raped by after five boys
Police have arrested five boys for allegedly gang-raping an eight-year-old girl.The boys, aged nine to 14, are accused of carrying out the attack in the town of Sahaspur, in Uttar Pradesh, after watc…
Mandalay Bay hotel owner sues victims of Las Vegas shooting
The owner of the Mandalay Bay hotel in Las Vegas has filed a lawsuit against more than 1,000 victims of a mass shooting that killed 58 people in 2017.The MGM Resorts International's lawsuit does not …
IS fighters kill 15 in Afghan Taliban
Islamic State fighters attacked the house of a Taliban commander in the northern Afghan province of Sar-e Pul on Tuesday, killing at least 15 people as they were attending a prayer ceremony, the prov…
11-year-old raped by 18 men for several months in India
Police said 18 men have been arrested for raping an 11-year-old school girl for several months in an apartment complex in the eastern Indian city of Chennai.The hearing-impaired girl was allegedly se…
Hawaii tour boat hit by exploding lava bomb near Kilauea Volcano, 22 people injured
At least 22 people have been injured after a blob of hot lava burst through the roof of an ocean tour boat in Hawaii.One woman's leg was broken when the ?lava bomb,' which burst from the water near t…
2019 general elections will be free, fair and peaceful says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari, in an address at the 20th anniversary ofInternational Criminal Court, has reinstated his administration's commitment to operating by the rule of law by ensuring that the 2…
EU and Japan to sign massive trade deal
The European Union and Japan will sign one of the world's biggest free trade deals later on Tuesday.The move will create an open trade zone covering nearly a third of the world's GDP and 600 million …
Usain Bolt set for trials with Australian League club Central Coast Mariners
Usain Bolt is in talks to join Central Coast Mariners on a six-week trial, the A-League side have confirmed.The eight-time Olympic champion revealed to Sky Sports News in 2016 that he was planning fo…
Rolls-Royce unveils flying taxi prototype, to be ready 2020
British engine maker Rolls-Royce revealed plans this week to develop a hybrid electric vehicle, dubbed the "flying taxi", which takes off and lands vertically and could be airborne within five years.…
Russian agent arrested for conspiring to influence US politics
A 29-year-old Russian woman has been arrested for conspiring to influence US politics by cultivating ties with political groups including the National Rifle Association, the powerful gun rights lobby…
France to honour World Cup winning team with highest national award
France's victorious football World Cup team is to receive the country's highest accolade, the L?gion d'Honneur, the French presidency has announced.France defeated Croatia 4-2 in the final in Moscow …
Gunmen kill 14 civilians in northeast Mali village
Gunmen shot dead 14 civilians in an attack on a village in northeastern Mali, a local official said on Monday, amid a spate of killings by rival ethnic groups and jihadist militants that threatens to…
Death toll in Pakistan election rally bombing rises to 149
The death toll from a suicide attack on an election rally in Pakistan's southwestern Baluchistan province on Friday spiked to 149, officials said, putting it among the deadliest attacks in the south …
Congolese music star Kofi Olomide barred from performing in Zambia
Popular rhumba musician Koffi Olomide has been barred from entering Zambia because of the many criminal allegations against him in the southern African country, and France.They include allegations of…
Former US president Barack Obama in Kenya to launch youth centre
Former US president Barack Obama paid a visit to his extended family in Kenya Monday, on his first trip to the country since 2015 during which he will open a youth centre.Obama arrived in his father'…
Russian president Vladmir Putin arrives in Helsinki for summit with US counterpart Donald Trump
Vladimir Putin has landed in the Finnish capital Helsinki half hour behind schedule for his summit meeting with Donald Trump.Putin's plane touched down 30 minutes later than planned, pushing back the…
Nigeria at risk as temperatures rises due to global warming
Nigeria has been listed among countries most at risk as global warming brings more high temperatures, necessitating the need to keep people cool and preserve food and medicine.In a study released tod…
Yet another Nigerian shot dead in South Africa
The Nigerian community in South Africa has expressed shock over the killing of another Nigerian, Mr Martin Ebuzoeme by unknown assailant in that country.The President of Nigerian Union in South Afric…
Suspected suicide bomber shot dead by police in Afghan capital Kabul
Afghan police on Monday shot a suspected suicide bomber as he approached a demonstration in the center of the capital Kabul, officials said.The man was shot following a challenge by police as he appr…
Indonesia mob slaughters nearly 300 crocodiles in revenge killing
A mob of angry villagers has killed nearly 300 crocodiles at a sanctuary for the animals in the Indonesian province of West Papua.The slaughter was in retaliation for a local man thought to have been…