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Norway's Navy frigate collides with oil tanker, on verge of sinking
A Norwegian Navy frigate is about to sink after being hit by an oil tanker on Thursday while docked in a habour.The 137 crew of the naval vessel KNM Helge Ingstad -which had been returning from NATO …
'Committee to Protect Journalists' members detained in Tanzania, released
Two members of an American independent non-profit, non-governmental organization, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) who were detained on Wednesday by Tanzania's Immigration Department have been …
Prison riot leaves 25 inmates dead in Tajikistan
Sources in the Central Asian country of Tajikistan have disclosed that a prison riot which broke out at a high-security prison on Wednesday, was caused by an inmate who assaulted an on-duty guard and…
US: Shooting at California bar, at least 11 shot
No fewer than 11 people have been shot at a Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks, California which police say began at 23:20 local time on Wednesday, warning that the number of victims may rise.…
White House suspends CNN reporter's "press pass" after feisty exchange with President Trump
CNN reporter Jim Acosta has had his press pass suspended by the White House following a tense exchange with President Donald Trump during a press conference on Wednesday -one day after the US midterm…
Police arrest 10 men suspected of conducting gay wedding in Zanzibar, Tanzania
Tanzania police have arrested 10 men suspected of conducting same-sex marriage, after a tip-off by members of the public led to a raid.The men were arrested at a party on Pongwe Beach, in Zanzibar an…
Baby trafficking ring, involving a former police chief, busted in Peru
A baby trafficking ring operation in Peru's city of Arequipa have been exposed following an early morning raids of 18 properties on Tuesday.The raids involving 500 police officers, led to the arrest …
Police refutes claims of an assassination attempt on Ekweremadu
Spokeperson of the Nigeria Police Force, Jimoh Moshood, has refuted claims of an attempted assassination on Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, at his apo residence in Abuja on Tuesday.M…
US mid-term election result: Republicans strengthen hold of Senate but loses House to Democrats
Democrats seized control of the lower house of Congress in midterm elections Tuesday, dealing a stern rebuke to Donald Trump almost two years into his polarizing, rollercoaster presidency.Fox and NBC…
Schoolchildren abducted in Cameroon regains freedom
78 children and 1 staff abducted by unknown gunmen late on Sunday from the Presbyterian Secondary School in Bamenda, in western Cameroon have gained freedom, official say.The students now with police…
Train services briefly halted following bomb scare in Barcelona
Barcelona's main train station was forced into closure on Wednesday morning when the station's security scanner detected a possible explosive device in a suitcase.Catalan police announced on tw…
Failed assassination attempt on Sen. Ekweremadu at his Abuja residence
The Deputy Senate President of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu is said to have escaped an assassination attempt on his life in the early hours of Tuesday, November 6, in his residence in …
Bill Gates unveils futuristic toilet at Reinvented Toilet Expo in Beijing
Almost every facet of the human life has experienced a revolution through the advancement of cutting-edge technologies which -to a greater percentage- has made everyday activities easier.There's defi…
UN investigation uncovers over 200 mass graves in Iraq
A United Nation's report says its investigators have located over 200 mass graves in northern Iraq left behind by terrorist group, the Islamic State during its occupation of the country.The report sa…
Labour calls off nationwide strike action
The proposed indefinite strike action by organised Labour in the country, expected to begin from Tuesday 6th, November have been suspended on the eve of its commencement date.Announcing the suspensio…
78 students, school principal kidnapped in Cameroon
More than 80 people, mostly students, were kidnapped from a school in the city of Bamenda in western Cameroon by gunmen on Sunday, government and military sources said.No one immediately claimed resp…
Lawyer of Christian woman freed after blasphemy conviction flees Pakistan
The Pakistani lawyer who helped free a Christian woman who had been sentenced to death in Pakistan for blasphemy has fled to the Netherlands, a Dutch Christian rights group said on Monday.Asia Bibi's…
Swiss downhill skier Gian Luca Barandun dies in paragliding accident
Gian Luca Barandun, a World Cup downhill skier from Switzerland, has died in a paragliding accident. He was 24.The Swiss ski federation said Barandun, one of its best prospects in Alpine speed races,…
Tennis: Johanna Konta names Dimitri Zavialoff as new coach
Johanna Konta has hired Dimitri Zavialoff as her new coach, her fourth in as many years.Frenchman Zavialoff, who was the first coach of three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka, will work full-ti…