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The other "Kim" summit: Trump keeps up with a Kardashian at White House meet
Days away from a historic summit with North Korea's mercurial leader, US President Donald Trump held a White House meeting Wednesday with another famous Kim -- reality TV star Kardashian -- to discus…
World Health Organisation warns smoking responsible for millions of heart attacks and strokes
While the link between smoking and a range of cancers is well known, the World Health Organization warned Thursday there was too little awareness of tobacco's impact on the human heart.On the occasio…
Derby County confirms Frank Lampard's as manager on three-year deal
Frank Lampard has been confirmed as the new manager of Derby County, signing a three-year deal with the Sky Bet Championship club.Derby had been searching for a new manager following the departure of…
Calm returns after most severe Israel-Gaza flare-up in years
Calm returned to the Gaza Strip and nearby Israeli communities on Wednesday after the worst military flare-up since a 2014 war raised fears of yet another full-blown conflict in the beleaguered Pales…
Evacuations urged in Hawaii as lava flow advances
Authorities urged people in Hawaii Wednesday to evacuate an area at risk of being cut off by a flood of lava from the erupting Kilauea volcano."Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports that lava from sev…
French business tycoon Serge Dassault dead at 93
French billionaire industrialist Serge Dassault, whose group builds Rafale warplanes, died in Paris on Monday aged 93, a spokesman for Dassault Group said.He was the fifth richest person in France ac…
Pakistan appoints former chief justice as caretaker Prime Minister
Pakistan's ruling and opposition parties on Monday announced the appointment of a former Supreme Court chief justice as caretaker prime minister.The selection of Nasir ul Mulk comes days after the co…
Burundi rejects "insulting" donkeys donation by French embassy
An adviser to Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza has described a donation of 10 donkeys by the French embassy to villagers in Gitega province an "insult to the nation", news agency AFP reports.The…
Tennis: Former champion Stan Wawrinka in French Open elimination
Former French Open champion Stan Wawrinka has exited this year's tournament in the first round after losing a five-set battle with Guillermo Garcia Lopez of Spain on Monday.Looking like a shadow of t…
Tennis: Bernard Tomic eliminated from French Open by late draw addition Trungellit in opening round
Bernard Tomic has shot down suggestions he was only playing tennis for financial reasons in a sour aftermath to his first-round French Open exit in Paris.Tomic's promising run from qualifying came to…
Boko Haram: Female suicide bombers kill three
Female suicide bombers, suspected to be from Boko Haram, killed at least three people during an attack in north-east Nigeria.The two bombers detonated their explosives inside a house and close to a m…
Spanish prime minister to face confidence vote on Friday
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy will face a vote of confidence in his leadership on Friday as corruption convictions handed down to dozens of people linked to his center-right People's Party (PP…
Tennis: Victoria Azarenka suffers a surprise French Open exit on her Grand Slam return
Victoria Azarenka suffered a surprise first-round exit to Katerina Siniakova at the French Open, to become the latest high-profile casualty at Roland Garros.Azarenka, competing in her first Grand Sla…
Tennis: Cameron Norrie makes winning French Open debut after Peter Gojowczyk retirement
Cameron Norrie recorded a French Open main-draw debut victory, as his opponent Peter Gojowczyk was forced to retire injured, with the in-form Briton in dominant form.The British No 3 reached his maid…
Suspected herdsmen attack catholic seminary, shoots priest
Two Catholic priests were beaten, one shot in the leg when gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen attacked a minor seminary in Jalingo, Taraba State capital.During the attack which was said to have t…
Lionel Messi unlikely to leave Barcelona for other European club, wants Newell's Old Boys returns
Lionel Messi says he is "increasingly sure" Barcelona will be the only club he ever represents in Europe.Messi is preparing for another World Cup bid with Argentina and says only a chance to play in …
Malaysians make record bust of crystal meth, shipped from Myanmar
Malaysia has made its largest ever seizure of crystal methamphetamine, officials said on Monday, finding nearly 1.2 tonnes of the drug disguised as tea in a shipment from Myanmar, and arrested six su…
FG urged to probe $16bn power sector spending by Arewa Consultative Forum
An investigation has been called for by the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) into the alleged mismanagement of funds to the tune of $16billion that believed to have been invested in the power sector by…
Uganda denies Ebola outbreak reports
Uganda's Ministry of Health has denied reports of an Ebola outbreak in the country, privately-owned Daily Monitor reports, quoting the minister in charge.Sarah Opendi said: "We would like to inform t…
"Hero" Malian migrant who rescued child in Paris to be made citizen
A Malian migrant hailed as a hero after mounting a daring rescue to save a small boy dangling from a balcony in Paris is to be made a French citizen.Mamoudou Gassama won widespread praise after climb…