Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House Press Secretary has denied the story by New York Times claiming President Donald Trump said Nigerians live in huts…
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Philippines Tropical Storm Tembin kills more than 100 on Mindanao
More than 100 people are reported to have been killed as a tropical storm swept through the southern Philippines, with dozens more missing. Storm Tembin…
View More Philippines Tropical Storm Tembin kills more than 100 on MindanaoNigeria risks losing American aid over Jerusalem vote
Nigeria risks losing American aid for voting against US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. On Thursday, Nigeria voted…
View More Nigeria risks losing American aid over Jerusalem voteZuma seeks to appeal ruling on ‘influence-peddling’
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has sought leave to appeal a court ruling ordering him to set up a judicial inquiry into influence-peddling in his…
View More Zuma seeks to appeal ruling on ‘influence-peddling’Cuba’s President Raul Castro to step down in 2018
Cuban President Raul Castro will step down in April 2018 straight after his successor is chosen by a top governing council according to a vote Thursday…
View More Cuba’s President Raul Castro to step down in 2018Veteran Iranian heavyweight weightlifter Boroumand dies at 83
Veteran Iranian heavyweight weightlifter and former President of the Iran Weightlifting Federation, Manouchehr Boroumand, has passed away at the age of 83 after a long battle…
View More Veteran Iranian heavyweight weightlifter Boroumand dies at 83Melbourne crash: Driver arrested after hitting pedestrians
The man who deliberately drove a car into a crowd in Melbourne is a drug user with mental health issues but no known terrorism links,…
View More Melbourne crash: Driver arrested after hitting pedestriansRamaphosa vows to fight SA corruption as ANC leader
The new leader of South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC), Cyril Ramaphosa, has pledged to fight corruption and pursue a policy of “radical economic…
View More Ramaphosa vows to fight SA corruption as ANC leaderUS drone strikes double in Somalia, triple in Yemen under Trump admin
There has been a sharp rise in the number of US drone strikes in Yemen and Somalia since US President Donald Trump took office, says…
View More US drone strikes double in Somalia, triple in Yemen under Trump adminOfficial version of who killed UN experts in DR Congo in doubt
State employees of the Democratic Republic of Congo helped organise the mission trip of two UN experts to the central Kasai region where they were…
View More Official version of who killed UN experts in DR Congo in doubtU.S Congress passes Trump’s massive tax cut bill
Republicans in House of Representatives, after a second round of voting Wednesday joined the Senate to deliver an epic overhaul of U.S. tax laws to…
View More U.S Congress passes Trump’s massive tax cut billRamaphosa clinches ANC Presidency, beats Zuma’s ex-wife
South Africa’s deputy-president, Cyril Ramaphosa has been elected leader of the ruling African National Congress, a pole position that will make him president of the…
View More Ramaphosa clinches ANC Presidency, beats Zuma’s ex-wifeSouth Africans unhappy with ANC : Zuma admits
South African President Jacob Zuma admitted Saturday that voters were “not happy” with the ruling ANC party as it began a five-day conference to elect…
View More South Africans unhappy with ANC : Zuma admitsTrump may bar Boeing, Airbus from selling planes to Iran
The administration of US President Donald Trump is considering blocking planned sales of hundreds of passenger planes by two aerospace giants, Boeing and Airbus, to Iranian…
View More Trump may bar Boeing, Airbus from selling planes to IranMattis rules out military option against Iran
US Defense Secretary James Mattis says there is no need to resort to a military option against Iran over allegations that Tehran supplies missiles to…
View More Mattis rules out military option against IranTrump to stop spouses of H-1B visa holders from working
The White House has planned to stop the spouses of thousands of immigrant workers from getting jobs in the US. The Department of Homeland Security…
View More Trump to stop spouses of H-1B visa holders from workingMay hails ‘important step’ after EU leaders unlock Brexit talks
British Prime Minister Theresa May welcomed a decision by EU leaders in Brussels on Friday to open crucial talks on a post-Brexit relationship with Britain…
View More May hails ‘important step’ after EU leaders unlock Brexit talksWanted Sudan leader Bashir attends Turkey’s Islamic summit
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted on charges of genocide and war crimes, attended Wednesday an emergency summit of the world’s main pan-Islamic group…
View More Wanted Sudan leader Bashir attends Turkey’s Islamic summitThai Drug Lord sentenced to life, son to death
A Thai Criminal Court on Wednesday sentenced a local drug lord to life imprisonment and his son to death for selling 20 kilogrammes of crystal…
View More Thai Drug Lord sentenced to life, son to deathUS urges talks as North Korea brags of nuclear arsenal
The United States is ready to talk to North Korea “without preconditions” but remains determined to force it to abandon its nuclear arsenal, Secretary of…
View More US urges talks as North Korea brags of nuclear arsenalIsrael, Hezbollah war imminent in 2018
Former U.S. Secretary of Defence Robert Gates on Tuesday warned that there might be an all-out war between Israel and Lebanon’s Iran-backed Shiite militia Hezbollah…
View More Israel, Hezbollah war imminent in 2018US absence at Paris summit a ‘disgrace’ says Kerry
Former US secretary of state John Kerry blasted the absence of the American government at a major climate change summit in Paris Tuesday as a…
View More US absence at Paris summit a ‘disgrace’ says KerryQuake hits Iran-Iraq border region
A tremor shook Kermanshah province in western Iran near Iraq’s border Monday, causing panic a month after a major quake killed hundreds of people there,…
View More Quake hits Iran-Iraq border regionNobel Peace Prize winners sound nuclear warning on N. Korea tensions
The winners of the Nobel Peace Prize, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), on Sunday warned mankind’s destruction is just one “impulsive tantrum…
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