Israel appoints first female ambassador to Egypt

Israel has appointed a first female ambassador to Egypt, Israeli Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.Amira Oron was appointed by the Supreme Appointments Committee of the Foreign Ministry, which is head…

Angela Merkel to step down as German chancellor in 2021

Angela Merkel on Monday announced she will quit as German chancellor when her mandate ends in 2021, as she sought to draw a line under a series of political crises that have rocked her fragile coalit…

Bombs sent to Barack Obama's office and the Clinton's home

Suspected explosive devices were sent to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former US President Barack Obama, the US Secret Service has said.It comes two days after a bomb was found at the…

Vietnam elects communist party leader as president

Vietnam's National Assembly on Tuesday elected ruling Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, the architect of an ongoing crackdown on corruption, as the country's new president.The elect…

Greek Prime Minister Tsipras accepts foreign minister's resignation

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras accepted the resignation of Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias on Wednesday and will himself take over the foreign affairs portfolio, Tsipras's office said.Earlier, Gr…

Indian minister quits over alleged sexual harassment

India's fledgling #MeToo movement claimed its highest-profile scalp to date on Wednesday as a government minister and veteran editor quit after at least 20 women accused him of sexual harassment.M.J.…

Bomb kills Afghan election candidate, wounds seven: officials

A bomb placed under a sofa killed an Afghan election candidate on Wednesday, officials said, as deadly violence escalates ahead of the October 20 parliamentary ballot.The Taliban quickly claimed resp…

Belgium elects first black mayor

Pierre Kompany, father of Manchester City defender Vincent Kompany, has made history by becoming the first elected black myor in Belgian history.Pierre kompany, who arrived in Belgium in 1975 as a re…

Public outcry as Papua New Guinea buys 40 Maserati for APEC summit

Papua New Guinea has bought 40 Maserati sports cars to chauffeur world leaders around next month's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, triggering an outcry from critics who say the poverty-stri…

BREAKING: Atiku Abubakar Wins PDP Primaries

Former Vice - President of the Federal Republic Of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has emerged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate for the 2019 election.The Chairman of the PDP Convent…

Former South Korea president Lee Myung-bak jailed for 15 years

Former South Korean president Lee Myung-bak has been jailed for 15 years for corruption.Lee was sentenced in a Seoul court on Friday on charges of bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power, and ordere…

Spanish PM raps Catalan leader after unrest in Barcelona

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Tuesday rapped Catalonia's separatist leader Quim Torra for "encouraging radicals" a day after clashes erupted in Barcelona on the anniversary of a banned inde…

Osun Decides: APC's Oyetola beats PDP's Adeleke to Osun governorship seat

Nigeria's electoral commission, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has declared the APC's governorship aspirant Gboyega Isiaka Oyetola as the winner of ther Osun governorship elect…

OSUN DECIDES: INEC ANNOUNCES RERUN DATE

It's no longer news that the September 22 gubernatorial election in Osun State, was declared inconclusive by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The election results was led by Senator Ade…

Shinzo Abe wins party vote, set to be Japan's longest reigning PM

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe won comfortable re-election as leader of his ruling party on Thursday, setting him on course to become Japan's longest-serving premier and realise his dream of reforming the…

Malaysian police say former PM Najib to face 21 more money laundering charges

A total of 21 money laundering charges will be laid against former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak over a $681 million transfer into his bank account, police said on Thursday, money that alleged…

Actress Cynthia Nixon loses to incumbent Governor Andrew Cuomo in New York Democratic primary

Sex and the City actress Cynthia Nixon has lost in her bid to be the Democratic nominee for New York governor.Ms Nixon fought her campaign as a left-wing challenger to the current governor, Andrew Cu…

Brazil's presidential aspirant Jair Bolsonaro stabbed at rally

Brazil's right-wing presidential frontrunner Jair Bolsonaro was stabbed and seriously injured while campaigning on Thursday, with police saying the suspect claimed to be acting on orders from God.It …

US Secretary of State Pompeo 'hopeful' after meeting with Pakistan's Imran Khan

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he was "hopeful" Wednesday of resetting the troubled relationship with Pakistan, a key player in the Afghan conflict, after cordial meetings in Islamabad includ…

Zimbabwe court dismisses opposition's election challenge

Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court on Friday ruled dismissed the opposition party MDC's challenge against the disputed July 30 election in which incumbent President Emmerson Mnangagwa won.Delivering the…