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Kazakhstan’s plane crash claims 15 lives

Taiwo Okanlawon

6 years ago

No fewer than 15 people have been reportedly died and dozens injured on Friday when a passenger plane carrying 100…

China to complete Beidou-3 satellite system in 2020

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

China will finish the construction of the BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellite System (BDS-3), with another two geostationary orbit satellites to be…

Netanyahu wins landslide victory in party’s leadership vote

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

The Israeli ruling party Likud announced on Friday that incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won a landslide victory in the…

Taliban shadow governor, 20 militants killed

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

Twenty-one militants, including a Taliban shadow provincial governor, were killed in an Afghan Air Force sortie in eastern Laghman province…

Updated: 14 die in plane crash

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

At least 14 people have been confirmed dead in the Bek Air plane crash with 95 passengers and five crew…

7 persons killed, many injured in plane crash

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

A passenger plane with 100 people on board has crashed near Kazakhstan’s Almaty airport with 7 persons already dead.

UK’s most wanted man nabbed in Dutch restaurant Christmas Day

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

One of the UK's most wanted men has been arrested as he sat down to eat his Christmas dinner in…

Nigerian Bible quiz winner advocates more investment in knowledge sharing

PM NEWS Live

6 years ago

Mr Chukwuowo Jerry, Nigerian representative at the “2019 International Bible Contest for Youth” in Jerusalem, has underscored the need for…

Islamic State militants kill 30 Syrian soldiers

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

The Islamic State (IS) militants killed 30 pro-Syrian government soldiers in the desert region in six days, a war monitor…

Santa lookalike robs bank, shouting ‘Merry Christmas’

Michael Adesina

6 years ago

A man who dressed as Santa Claus decided to rob a bank and threw the stolen cash in the air…

Australian fires intensify, heatwave advances

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

Firefighters in the hills east of Adelaide in South Australia raced against time to contain bushfires on Thursday.

Chinese customs seizes pests

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

Customs authorities in east China's Jiangsu Province said Thursday customs officers had intercepted several kinds of pests from a Panamanian…

More rail disruptions expected as strike continues in France

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

Travellers face more disruptions in France Thursday as the over three-week-old rail strike continues despite the Christmas holiday.

China confirms Phase 1 trade deal with US

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

China is in close touch with the United States on signing a Phase 1 trade deal, the spokesman for the…

Group behind ‘Gay Jesus’ movie hit with Molotov cocktails

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Molotov cocktails were thrown at the headquarters of Brazilian comedy group Porta dos Fundos in Rio de Janeiro on Christmas…

6 soldiers killed, 3 wounded in car bomb

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

Six soldiers were confirmed dead and three others wounded as a car bomb went off in Balkh district of Afghanistan's…

Death toll in measles outbreak rises to 81

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

Figure of deaths recorded in measles outbreak which started in mid-October in Samoan has risen to 81 as government confirmed…

Typhoon Phanfone kills 16 in Philippines

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

No fewer than 16 people were killed by a typhoon that swept across remote villages and popular tourist areas of…

Flights delayed as intense cold grips north India

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

Many flights and trains were delayed on Thursday morning as intense cold wave gripped most parts of north India including…

Toronto retires iconic old streetcars for sleek ones

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Toronto, Canada's biggest city is retiring on 29 December its historic streetcars and replacing them with sleek new trams.

Israel hits Gaza after rocket from Hamas forces Netanyahu off-stage

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

The Israeli Air Force conducted retaliatory strikes against Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip early Thursday after a rocket was…

Nigerian Nonso arrested with heroin in India

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

A 21-year-old Nigerian from Anambra state has been arrested for possessing 265 gm heroin in India.

Christmas: Pope appeals for global peace

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Christmas celebrations kicked off around the world on Wednesday, with Pope Francis appealing for peace in many of the world's…

Cybercrime: Nigerian arrested at Seattle Airport on way out of US

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

A Nigerian, caught trying to catch a flight home, is in the process of being extradited from Washington to Stamford…

Woman chokes on 3cm long chicken bone

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

A woman in her 20s who choked on a chicken bone while having dinner with her family was saved after…

Turkey mulls sending troops to Libya

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan is planning to send troops to Libya to shore up the UN recognised Government of National…

Rumblings in UK over costs of maintaining Queen Elizabeth

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Queen Elizabeth, Britain's long reigning monarch received an allowance of £82 million ($106 million, 96 million euros) for the financial…

Typhoon Phanfone pummels Philippines on Christmas Day

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Typhoon Phanfone brought a wet, miserable and terrifying Christmas to millions in central Philippines, after it struck on Tuesday.

Fire engulfs 120 houses on Christmas eve

Isa Isawade

6 years ago

At least 120 houses were damaged Tuesday in the coastal Chilean city of Valparaiso, triggering the declaration of an alert…

Unveiled: Nigerian Anthony Akinyemi who died in US Immigration cell

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Here is the face of the Nigerian Anthony Oluseye Akinyemi, who died last Saturday while in the custody of U.S.…

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