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N. Korea makes fresh call for improved ties with South

North Korea issued another call Monday for a lowering of military tensions with South Korea, even as leader Kim Jong-Un…
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Over 60 women, girls escape from Boko Haram

Over 60 women and girls abducted last month by suspected Boko Haram militants in northeast Nigeria have escaped their captors,…

Bullet charm fails as Man kills friend

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Tragedy struck in Benin on Saturday 5 July when a 25-year old man identified as Osamame Isekhuere (alias…

Nigerian military acquires equipment to defeat Boko Haram

The Nigerian military is acquiring new equipment and undergoing more training to battle Boko Haram and other terrorist groups in…

Suspected Boko Haram leader killed in gun battle

A suspected Boko Haram leader was killed on Sunday 6 July by security operatives following a raid on a hideout…

FG’s Letter: Striking doctors to meet Monday

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) would meet Monday to discuss over the letter it received from the Federal Government over…

At least 20 injured in fighting between migrants in Morocco

Fighting between African migrants in Morocco near the Spanish enclave of Melilla left at least 20 people injured on Sunday,…

700,000 turn out for Cologne Gay Pride

Hundreds of thousands of people, many wearing colourful costumes, took to the streets of Cologne in Germany on Sunday for…

Black S.African soldier reburied with WWI comrades in France

A black South African soldier who died nearly a century ago during World War I was on Sunday reburied alongside…

Sudan security agents seize newspaper

A Sudanese daily newspaper that was allowed to resume publishing in March after a ban of nearly two years has…

Oshiomhole, APC scared over defection – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) claims that Adams Oshiomhole, governor of Edo State and main opposition party, All Progressives Congress…

Jewish extremists held over Palestinian teen’s murder

Israeli police have arrested a group of Jewish extremists in connection with the kidnap and murder of a Palestinian teenager…

Police arrest son for killing father at RCCG Camp

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested Tolani Ajayi, a 21-year old student of the Department of History and International…

Russia’s Putin ‘can be dangerous’ – Clinton

Russian President Vladimir Putin “can be dangerous” and will always push other political leaders as far as he can, former…

Malawi president pardons 403 prisoners to mark independence day

Malawi’s new President Peter Mutharika pardoned 403 prisoners on Saturday ahead of celebrations to mark 50 years since the country…

Afghanistan rejects Facebook ban as election tensions rise

The Afghan government on Sunday rejected a proposal to ban Facebook during an ongoing deadlock over the presidential election, despite…

At least 18 killed in new attacks in Kenya

At least 18 people have been killed in new attacks in Kenya’s Lamu coastal region, the same area where some…

US, Nigeria exceptional countries – Entwistle

Simon Ateba United States top diplomats in Nigeria on Saturday 5 July said the US and Nigeria are two exceptional…

Suicide bomber kills five outside Borno mosque

A suicide bomber targeting worshippers at a mosque in Konduga village, Borno state killed five people and injured scores, a…

Dutch murderer weds in Peruvian prison

Dutchman Joran van der Sloot, who is serving a 28-year prison sentence for killing a Peruvian woman in 2010, has…

Shark bites swimmer on California beach

A shark bit a long-distance swimmer in California as it was being reeled in by a fisherman Saturday. The seven-foot…

Nigerian soldiers halt Boko Haram attack, kills 53

Clashes between Nigerian armed forces and Islamists after a daring attack on the military in the country’s restive northeast left…

Injured Neymar says World Cup ‘dream’ stolen

Brazil football star Neymar said Saturday that his dream of playing in the World Cup final had been stolen from…

11 killed in plane crash at Poland parachute club

Eleven people were killed and one person is seriously injured after a plane crashed at a parachute club close to…

Eight members of a family killed in Syria raid

Eight members of a single family were killed on Saturday when Syrian aircraft dropped explosive-packed barrel bombs on a town…

Clashes spread over Palestinian teen ‘burnt alive’

A Palestinian teenager whose abduction and murder caused violent protests was burned alive, autopsy reports show, as clashes over the…

Court indicts five over bludgeoning three-month pregnant woman

A Pakistani court Saturday indicted five men, including a father and two brothers, for the brutal murder of a woman…

Christian leader appeals for missing Iraq nuns

Iraq’s most senior Christian leader appealed Saturday for the release of two nuns and three orphans who have been missing…

US company signs $1.175 bn Iran energy deal

A United States company has signed a preliminary agreement to invest $1.175 billion (864 million euros) in Iran, in a…

Egyptian President removes fuel subsidy

Egypt has drastically raised fuel prices overnight to tackle a bloated subsidy system, in a potentially unpopular move that might…