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U.S. orders Venezuela embassy families out
The U.S. government ordered family members of employees at its embassy in Venezuela to leave by Thursday as a political…
Taiwan braces for arrival of Typhoon “Nesat”
Taiwan is preparing for the arrival of Typhoon “Nesat”, expected to slam into the island on the weekend, officials said.
Israel restricts access to Jerusalem mosque ahead of Friday prayers
Israeli police barred Muslim men under the age of 50 for a second week in a row from entering Jerusalem’s…
Bangkok Sinking, May Be Underwater In 15 Years
A study commissioned by the Thai government has found that Bangkok, the country’s capital and most populous city, is seriously…
China Publicly Humiliates Imams
In another crackdown on religious freedoms, China has forced the imams of eastern Muslim majority district of Xinjiang to dance…
Mugabe’s Wife Plans To Take Over Power
Zimbabwe leader, Robert Mugabe’s wife, Grace, is about to be the world’s first female dictator as she plots to take…
Over 100,000 Kurds Flee Syria For Turkey
More than 130,000 Syrian Kurds have fled across the border into Turkey, escaping an advance by Islamic State jihadists, Turkish…
Ebola Hits Liberian Presidency, Kills Minister’s Aide
Liberia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which is also the seat of the Liberian presidency, has been hit by the deadly…
Long Tongues, Leaping Cats In 60th Book World Records
From super-long tongues to leaping cats, a host of weird and wacky landmarks have made the cut for the 60th…
Liberian Police Fire Tear Gas To Disperse Ebola Protesters
Police in the Liberian capital Monrovia fired tear gas on Wednesday to disperse a stone-throwing crowd agitating to leave a…
40 Yazidi Children Reported Dead After Iraq Attack —UN
Forty children from northern Iraq’s Yazidi minority are reported to have died as a result of a jihadist attack on…
Al Jazeera’s Gaza Bureau Attacked
Journalists working with cable TV, Al Jazeera, have come under gun fire attack in Gaza where war is raging between…
South African Nobel Prize Winner, Gordimer Dies At 90
South African Nobel Prize-winning writer and anti-apartheid activist Nadine Gordimer, who became an icon through her unique insights into the…
Nigerian Jailed In Ghana For Robbery
An Accra Circuit Court on Tuesday handed a 30-year jail term to Kingsley Ibe, 23, a Nigerian, for robbery and…
UNICEF: 200,000 Kids May Starve To Death In Somalia
The United Nation’s children’s agency said Tuesday that 200,000 children may die of starvation this year in war-ravaged Somalia if…
How Nigerian Youth Stabbed Mom To Death In UK
A court in the United Kingdom has heard how a cross-dressing Nigerian youth stabbed his mother to death in a…
Oscar Pistorius Tells How He Killed Steenkamp
Oscar Pistorius, on Tuesday, broke down as he told South African court how he accidentally killed his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp…
Attempted Murder: Accused 9-Month Old Baby Goes Into Hiding
A nine month old baby arrested along with his father, grandfather by the police in Pakistan for attempted murder has…
Man Jailed 25yrs For Attempting To Kill Obama
An Idaho man who admitted trying to assassinate President Barack Obama by shooting at the White House received a 25-year…
2 Policemen Jailed For Raping Woman
Two Tunisian policemen have been sentenced to seven years in prison for raping a young woman in a case that…
Nigerians Are Corrupt, Says Mugabe
President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe has taken a swipe on Nigeria, labeling the country and her citizens as corrupt. He…
Church Where Members Worship Naked
A weird church known as White Tail Chapel is doing the unthinkable by inviting all worshippers to come as they…
Ex-Israeli PM Laid To Rest
Israel’s controversial former prime minister Ariel Sharon was laid to rest at his ranch in the southern Negev desert on…
India marks 3 years without polio
India marks three years since its last reported polio case on Monday, meaning it will soon be certified as having…
Good Samaritan Kills Self Over Accusations
A man who aided a senior citizen only to be accused of knocking him down has committed suicide in the…
Al-Qaeda fighters seize Iraqi town of Fallujah
FALLUJAH, (AFP) – Iraq has lost Fallujah to Al-Qaeda-linked fighters, a senior security official said Saturday, putting militants back in…
Private Burial For Mandela
South Africans queued Friday for a final chance to say a personal farewell to Nelson Mandela, with some camping overnight…
US Fines Julius Berger N5.1b For Bribing Nigerian Officials
The United States Justice Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have confirmed that construction giant Julius Berger’s foreign affiliate…
Mandela’s Lying In State Begins
Nelson Mandela’s flag-draped casket made a solemn journey through the streets of Pretoria Wednesday, arriving at the seat of South…
Obama: Mandela A Giant Of History
“It is hard to eulogize any man … how much harder to do so for a giant of history, who…