Deaths in assault on China police station
An assault on a police station in the northwestern region of Xinjiang has left eleven dead, according to the local…
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State of emergency declared in Libyan capital
A 48-hour state of emergency has been declared in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, after a fresh wave of clashes broke…
Prayers in Philippines as aid arrives
Typhoon victims prayed for their livelihoods, as well as for the 4,500 the UN confirmed dead from the storm Survivors…
Australia bushfires destroy scores of homes
Firefighters in Australia are continuing to fight some of the worst bushfires to hit the country in a decade, preparing…
Saudi withdrawal stuns UN Security Council
Saudi Arabia angrily rejected a UN Security Council seat on Friday, accusing the UN body of “double standards” over the…
Maldives police stop presidential poll re-run
Police in the Maldives have forced the postponement of the re-run of the presidential poll, declaring the vote illegal and…
Syrian rebels free Lebanese hostages
Nine Shia pilgrims from Lebanon kidnapped in Syria were freed late on Friday as part of a negotiated hostage deal…
US government back to work after fiscal deal
Hundreds of thousands of furloughed federal workers have begun returning to work across the US after 16 days of partial…
Kerry calls Syria gas attack a moral obscenity
US Secretary of State John Kerry has signalled his country’s intent to act on Syria, describing the use of chemical…
NSA hacks China Computers, Whistle-blower Snowden claims
U.S. intelligence agents have been hacking computer networks around the world for years, apparently targeting fat data pipes that push…
Court grants bail to man who impregnated 16-year-old daughter
A Karu Upper Area Court in the Federal Capital Territory on Thursday granted bail to one Rufua Alabi, 42, who…
What exactly is fueling unrest and protests in Turkey?
What started as a peaceful sit-in over plans to demolish a park in central Istanbul has grown to become the…
UK’s Prince Philip hospitalized for ‘exploratory operation’
Prince Philip, husband of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, has been admitted to a London hospital “for an exploratory operation,” Buckingham…
Jonathan approves 20 years imprisonment for terrorist groups, proscribes Boko Haram, Ansaru
President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the proscription of Boko Haram and authorized the gazetting of an order declaring the group’s…
CAN calls for the arrest of Buhari over inciting statements
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Tuesday, called for the arrest of the former Head of State and Presidential candidate…
Tornadoes touch down in Oklahoma and Arkansas
At least two tornadoes touched down in Oklahoma and two more hit Arkansas on Thursday as a powerful storm system…
Moscow and Assad Singing Different Tones on Anti-Aircraft Missiles
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Thursday Moscow was still committed to sending him advanced anti-aircraft weapons, although a source…
3 youths arraigned for unusual activity on a football pitch
Three youths, Chizoba Amara, 23, ThankGod Okoro, 23, and Godwin Godday, 20, have been arraigned before a Lagos court for…
Angry Mob in Kenya Strip a Woman Naked for dressing Provocatively
A group of men attacked a woman who was dressed in a mini skirt. The men attacked the woman claiming…
Trading on human parts: Live human, N40,000; head, N8,000; hands, N4,000
Emotions ran high, Tuesday, at Lagos State Police Command, Ikeja, following startling revelations by suspected members of three syndicates, who…
Heating up the polity: Dokubo vows to fight opposition, bullet for bullet
Founder of Niger Delta People Volunteer Front, NPDVF, Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, has said that he was ready, bullet for bullet,…
Jonathan orders release of detained suspected Boko Haram members
As the military offensive to dismantle Boko Haram terrorists activities and the camps in North East Nigeria continues, President Goodluck…
Bill Gates to invest $60m in Nigeria’s Health Sector
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development are partnering with the International Finance…
Boko Haram Strikes Again Leaving 55 People Death in Borno State
Fifty-five people have been killed in the north-east of Nigeria in co-ordinated attacks by the Boko Haram militant group, the…