US President Donald Trump says Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore should leave the race if the sexual misconduct allegations against him are true. White…
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I won’t quit, Sleepy Mugabe says
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, the world’s oldest head of state, refused to resign during a crunch meeting Thursday with military generals who have seized control…
View More I won’t quit, Sleepy Mugabe saysFall from Grace: Mugabe’s wife was his weakness
President Robert Mugabe’s downfall was caused by the ambitions of his combative wife Grace, whose emergence as his likely successor proved a step too far…
View More Fall from Grace: Mugabe’s wife was his weaknessTrump defends Asia trip, vows ‘maximum pressure’ on North Korea
US President Donald Trump hit back at critics of his recent Asia trip and vowed a global campaign of “maximum pressure” on North Korea Wednesday,…
View More Trump defends Asia trip, vows ‘maximum pressure’ on North KoreaDa Vinci’s Christ painting sells for record $450mn
A painting of Christ by the Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci was sold for a record 450 million US dollars (380 million euros), including fees,…
View More Da Vinci’s Christ painting sells for record $450mnEU urges ‘peaceful resolution’ to Zimbabwe crisis
The European Union has called for a “peaceful resolution” to the unfolding crisis in Zimbabwe, after the army put long-time President Robert Mugabe under house…
View More EU urges ‘peaceful resolution’ to Zimbabwe crisisMacron’s movement falters after election glory
Six months after riding his own political movement to power in a sensational upset for French politics, President Emmanuel Macron faces the first signs of…
View More Macron’s movement falters after election gloryZimbabwe in ‘bloodless transition’ away from Mugabe
Zimbabwe’s ruling party, ZANU-PF, says the series of military activities underway in the country mark a “bloodless transition” of power from long-time President Robert Mugabe.…
View More Zimbabwe in ‘bloodless transition’ away from MugabeTank convoy seen outside Zimbabwe capital
Several tanks were seen moving near the Zimbabwean capital Harare on Tuesday, witnesses told AFP, a day after the army warned it could intervene over…
View More Tank convoy seen outside Zimbabwe capitalWashington cop shoots man for performing sex act ‘wrong’
A 21-year-old escort in Washington USA, Marissa E. Wallen has shot a man in the back of the head for wrongly performing a sex act…
View More Washington cop shoots man for performing sex act ‘wrong’Mugabe insult: Martha O‘Donovan American journalist gets bail
A high court judge in Zimbabwe has granted bail to an American citizen, Martha O’Donovan, accused of subverting the government of President Robert Mugabe via…
View More Mugabe insult: Martha O‘Donovan American journalist gets bailFamine looms in Yemen – UN warns
UN humanitarian chief on Thursday warned of an appalling famine in Yemen unless the current air, sea and land blockade imposed by the Saudi-led coalition…
View More Famine looms in Yemen – UN warnsVoters rebuff Trump in Virginia, New Jersey
U.S. Democrats won the governorship races in Virginia and New Jersey and the mayoral race in New York on Tuesday, dealing a major blow to…
View More Voters rebuff Trump in Virginia, New JerseyUS Senate panel approves North Korea banking sanctions
The US Senate Banking Committee has unanimously approved new sanctions against North Korea amid President Donald Trump’s tour of Asia. The sanctions over Pyongyang’s intercontinental…
View More US Senate panel approves North Korea banking sanctionsMugabe plans for wife Grace as successor
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s sacking of his deputy Emmerson Mnangagwa was part of a wider purge, to to neutralize any resistance to the political rise…
View More Mugabe plans for wife Grace as successorLiberia Supreme Court indefinitely delays presidential vote
Liberia’s Supreme Court on Monday ordered the country’s electoral commission to resolve a fraud complaint lodged by an opposition party before a scheduled runoff vote…
View More Liberia Supreme Court indefinitely delays presidential voteScottish minister invovled in sex scandal resigns
Scottish childcare minister Mark McDonald has resigned over his “inappropriate behavior” as a sex scandal continues to engulf Westminster. The 37-year-old member of the Scottish…
View More Scottish minister invovled in sex scandal resignsAl-Waleed bin Talal, 10 princes arrested in Saudi crackdown
Saudi Arabia in a sweeping crackdown arrested 11 princes, including a prominent billionaire, Al-Waleed bin Talal and dozens of current and former ministers. Separately, the…
View More Al-Waleed bin Talal, 10 princes arrested in Saudi crackdownDonald Trump embarks on marathon tour of Asia
US President Donald Trump has embarked on an 11-day trip to Asia during which he will visit Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines.…
View More Donald Trump embarks on marathon tour of AsiaRefugees refuse to leave Australia centre
Refugees held by Australia in Papua New Guinea have launched legal action over the closure of a detention centre. Australia holds asylum seekers arriving by…
View More Refugees refuse to leave Australia centreRouhani rejects meeting with Trump
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani rejected a meeting requested by US President Donald Trump while in New York for the 72nd UN General Assembly. Iran’s Foreign…
View More Rouhani rejects meeting with TrumpUN approves Iran-proposed nuclear disarmament resolution
A resolution proposed by Iran aimed at the disarmament of nuclear states has been approved by the United Nations despite obstruction of the US and…
View More UN approves Iran-proposed nuclear disarmament resolutionMogadishu bombed again
A car packed with explosives blew up outside a hotel in Mogadishu on Saturday simultaneously as a minibus also exploded at a nearby junction. Emergency…
View More Mogadishu bombed againSomalia’s President Mohamed escapes death
Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed on Saturday escaped death after Hotel Naasa-Hablood where he was scheduled to hold a political meeting was attacked by the…
View More Somalia’s President Mohamed escapes death