Cardinal Pell files High Court appeal against child sex conviction

Disgraced Cardinal George Pell lodged an appeal against his child sex abuse convictions in Australia's High Court on Tuesday, in a last-ditch effort to clear his name.      &…

Johnson says #Brexit deal emerging

Britain’s Boris Johnson said that a Brexit deal was beginning to emerge, but the EU said he offered nothing to break the impasse during a visit to Luxembourg where he was harangued loudly by proteste…

Netanyahu, Gantz spur supporters

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main opponent Benny Gantz sought to galvanise supporters Monday on the eve of a tense election with the political fate of the country's longest-servi…

N. Korea demands security guarantees for nuclear talks

North Korea on Monday demanded the United States provide security guarantees as a precondition to resuming deadlocked nuclear talks, dampening hopes for progress at a working-level dialogue expected …

We didn’t attack S/Arabia, U.S’. claim false – Iran

Iran on Sunday denied accusations by U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, that it was responsible for a drone attack on major oil facilities in Saudi Arabia.        Pom…

Italy: Region offers migrants N3.2m yearly, take off date announced

One of Italy’s smallest regions is offering newcomers €8,000 (N3.2million) a year to settle in villages. The offer, already approved by the regional government will be published in an official gazett…

Trump Says Iranian Leadership Wants To Meet

President Donald Trump said he believes that Iran's leadership wants to talk, adding to expectations that he is trying to arrange a summit with his Iranian counterpart at the upcoming UN assembly. Tr…

New Zealand clamping down further on gun ownership

Six months after a gunman killed 51 people at two Christchurch mosques, New Zealand’s government is planning further restrictions to gun ownership.         A bill introd…

Johnson faces calls to reverse suspension of Parliament

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced calls Thursday to reverse his suspension of Parliament after a Scottish court ruled it illegal, and government documents warned that a no-deal Brexit co…

9/11: Donald Trump's picture tweet sparks outrage

The United States president, Donald Trump, sparked outrage on twitter on Wednesday, September 11, with his tweet that marked the 18th anniversary of 9/11 attack.        …

OPEC cuts 2020 oil demand forecast

OPEC on Wednesday cut its forecast for growth in world oil demand in 2020 due to an economic slowdown, an outlook the producer group said highlighted the need for ongoing efforts to prevent a new glu…

Anger at Netanyahu's West Bank annexation pledge

Arab and Muslim countries Wednesday led a wave of outcry after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to annex a key part of the occupied West Bank if re-elected.     &nb…

Israel strikes Gaza after rocket cuts Netanyahu’s campaign

Israel says its military hit 15 targets, including a weapons manufacturing facility, a naval compound used by militants and tunnels belonging to Hamas, the dominant armed force in Gaza. There were no…

Why Trump fired John Bolton

US President Donald Trump has fired his national security adviser, John Bolton, saying he disagreed “strongly” with him. The world learned of the departure through Trump’s favourite medium. “I inform…

China furious as HK's Joshua Wong meets German foreign minister

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong has met Germany's foreign minister as he carries abroad his call to support the growing pro-democracy movement in the former British colony, a meeting slammed on Tuesda…

US House Steps Up Trump Impeachment Probe

Democrats moved Monday to intensify their impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump as whiffs of new scandal surrounding the White House emerged related to Trump’s business and his lawyer’s…

Brexit: Johnson loses second Commons vote

Boris Johnson has suffered another humiliating Commons defeat after his second bid for a snap general election was rejected by MPs. The Prime Minister said he wanted to head to the polls next month t…

Trump cancels Afghan peace talks, meeting with Taliban leaders

President Donald Trump said Saturday that he was calling off “peace negotiations” with Taliban leadership after a U.S. service member was killed in a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan.  …

N. Korea pursues nuclear weapons programme, evades sanctions: UN

North Korea is pressing ahead with its nuclear weapons programme while evading sanctions, a United Nations report said, following a series of recent test-launches that have been downplayed by US Pres…

US woman caught while trying to traffick baby in a bag at Manila airport

Philippine authorities have charged an American woman with trying to smuggle a six-day-old infant out of the country in a bag she wore around her waist as she tried to board a flight out of the count…