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More than ninety migrants feared drowned off Libyan coast
UN's migration agency says, at least ninety migrants are thought to have drowned off the Libyan coast, after a boat capsized.According to accounts given by survivors, most of those feared drown…
Maldives court throws out case against exiled former president.
The Supreme court in the Maldives has thrown out a "terrorism" conviction and ordered a retrial of former President Mohamed Nasheed other opposition leaders.The ruling also ordered the release of the…
French army helicopters in fatal crash
Two French military Gazelle helicopters have crashed, killing at least five people according to French media outlets. The crash is said to have happened at Carc?s lake in southern France, north of St…
US Congress members angers China over Nobel Peace prize Nomination
Beijing is accusing the US congress of interfering in China's affairs following nomination of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement and its most prominent student leader for this year's Nobel Peace Priz…
Five shot in mass brawl between migrants in Calais
Five migrants have been reported shot in the French port city of Calais as a result of a mass brawl between Afghans and Eritreans.AFP news agency reports says four Eritrean youths aged 16-18 are in a…
Fidel Castro's son commits suicide.
Fidel ?ngel Castro D?az-Balart has died in Havana from suicide having suffered from depression, Cuban state media reports. The 68-year-old son of Cuba's former leader Fidel Castro was found on Thursd…
South Africa: Trapped Miners Rescued
All the miners trapped on Wednesday night in South Africa, have been rescued and brought safely brought back to the surface. Rescue workers worked through the night.Spokesperson for the firm Sibanye-…
Kenya's High Court overturns Government decision to shutdown three Tv stations
Kenya's government had KTN, NTV, and Citizen TV taken off air on Tuesday morning, over plans to broadcast the unofficial inauguration of opposition leader Raila Odinga. But the country's High Court h…
West Ham United Football Club suspends Director of Player Recruitment, over claims of anti-African policy
The director of player recruitment at West Ham United Football Club of England, Mr. Tony Henry, have been suspended over claims that the club have no plans to sign any more African players. Henry was…
Hundreds of South African miners trapped underground
Hundreds of miners are believed to be trapped underground at Sibyane Gold's Beatrix Mine in the Free State in South Africa's Free State province, eNCA reports.Report says 950 miners were trapped unde…
Rohingya Mass Grave Unconvered in Myanmar
An investigative report by the Associated Press news agency, has revealed dozens of Rohingya villagers in Myanmar, believed to have been massacred by the Burmese military and buried in 5 mass graves.…
France to finance exports to Iran, aims to avoid U.S. sanctions
France will start offering euro-denominated credits to Iranian buyers of its goods later this year, a move to bolster trade while keeping it outside the reach of U.S. sanctions, the head of state-own…
Boko Haram attacks refugee camp in Northern Nigeria
No fewer than five people have been killed and over 40 others injured in a suicide bomb attack at a camp site for internally displaced people (IDP) in northern Nigeria. Suspected Boko Haram suicide b…
EU citizens' rights to change after Brexit transition, PM's May spokesman
British Prime Minister, Theresa May wants to a deal with the European Union negotiated on changing the rights for EU citizens that will arrive in Britain during a transition phase after that pe…
Trump Investigation: "Memo tampered by republicans"
The top Democrat on the US House Intelligence Committee has accused Republicans of tampering with a memo about FBI spying at the 2016 election. Democratic Congressman, Adam Schiff said Republicans ha…
Rihanna persona non grata in Senegal?
Expected Friday in Senegal, the singer is not welcome in the eyes of thirty religious organizations gathered in the collective "No to Freemasonry and homosexuality." Some of its members suspect her o…
Ugandan musician dies weeks after bar brawl
Fans, fellow musicians and the president have been paying tribute to Ugandan star Mowzey Radio who has died at the age of 33. The musician, whose real name was Moses Ssekibogo, was being treated in h…
Facebook's 2017 reports reveals unusual decline in usage
Facebook's Chief executive Mark Zuckerberg called 2017 a strong year but "also a hard one". The social network reported better than expected results despite the changes it made, following increased s…
Turkish President Erdogan calls Israel a terrorist sate and threatens to cut diplomatic ties
- Turkish President Erdogan calls Israel a terrorist sate and threatens to cut diplomatic ties.- Says that the status of Jerusalem is a red line.- PM of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu blasts Turkey with o…
Netanyahu urges the European Union to support official recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli capital
- Netanyahu urges the European Union to support official recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli capital.- Describes the UN's rejection of the move by the U.S. as laughable.- Some EU Member states like C…