U.S. President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum on Thursday that could impose tariffs on up to $60 billion of imports from China, although his…
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Myanmar president Htin Kyaw resigns
Myanmar’s President Htin Kyaw resigned suddenly on Wednesday leaving the country’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi without a close confidant and political ally…
View More Myanmar president Htin Kyaw resignsTillerson begins Africa tour today
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has departed for Africa on a weeklong four-country official visit to Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti. The visit will…
View More Tillerson begins Africa tour todaySaudi King sacks General Al-Bunyan, other commanders
Saudi King Salman on Monday night, in a major shake-up of the kingdom’s defence establishment sacked top military commanders including the chief of staff, General…
View More Saudi King sacks General Al-Bunyan, other commanders5.3m South Sudanese dying of hunger: Report
About 5.3 million South Sudanese, nearly half of the population, are experiencing extreme hunger, with many more set to run out of food as famine…
View More 5.3m South Sudanese dying of hunger: ReportMy wife cries daily: Robert Mugabe
Former Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe has revealed that his wife, Grace cries daily, over the harassment she receives, especially over her bogus doctorate degree. It…
View More My wife cries daily: Robert MugabeScandal-hit Australian deputy PM resigns
Australia’s scandal-hit deputy leader Barnaby Joyce announced Friday he was quitting and moving to the backbench amid claims of sexual harassment and controversy over an…
View More Scandal-hit Australian deputy PM resignsZuma bows to pressure, resigns as S/Africa’s president
Barely 24 hours after he promised to quit office within three to six months, South Africa’s embattled President Jacob Zuma has resigned with immediate effect.…
View More Zuma bows to pressure, resigns as S/Africa’s presidentBill Gates, wife berateTrump’s America First policy
Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his wife Melinda have expressed their concerns over U.S. President Donald Trump’s “America First” philosophy in their annual letter to…
View More Bill Gates, wife berateTrump’s America First policyTrump threatens China, South Korea
US President, Donald Trump has renewed a threat of retaliatory action against two major Asian trading partners, China and South Korea. Trump made the threat…
View More Trump threatens China, South KoreaDefiant Zuma to be removed by ANC
South Africa’s ruling ANC party has resolved to remove Jacob Zuma as head of state after he refused to resign and reportedly demanded three months…
View More Defiant Zuma to be removed by ANCRussian plane with 71 people crashes
A Russian passenger plane believed to be carrying 71 people crashed Sunday afternoon near Moscow, shortly after takeoff from one of the city’s airports. The…
View More Russian plane with 71 people crashesStranded in UK, Nigerian detained over £500,000 bill loses two of four children
A Nigerian mother delivered of quadruplets prematurely in Britain and who has racked up a bill of £500,000 in one of the largest hospitals has lost…
View More Stranded in UK, Nigerian detained over £500,000 bill loses two of four childrenZuma’s corruption mess deepens
President Jacob Zuma, along with two former French leaders, has been implicated by a former arms dealer in hush payments made pertaining to South Africa’s…
View More Zuma’s corruption mess deepensShip with 22 Indian sailors on board missing off West Africa
A tanker with 22 Indian crew members on board has gone missing off West Africa, officials said Sunday, in waters plagued by piracy. The Panama-registered…
View More Ship with 22 Indian sailors on board missing off West AfricaBrazil’s supreme court approves jail for ex-president Lula
The Brazilian Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) Tuesday rejected a motion by former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s defense team to avoid his arrest…
View More Brazil’s supreme court approves jail for ex-president LulaOxford, Cambridge, 61 UK varsities to go on 2-week strike
About 61 top universities in the United Kingdom will be going on an industrial strike action for two weeks over planned changes to staff pensions.…
View More Oxford, Cambridge, 61 UK varsities to go on 2-week strikeNigeria deports Ayuk Tabe, 46 Cameroonian separatists
A key Cameroonian separatist leader, Julius Ayuk Tabe and 46 others, some of whom were arrested in Abuja earlier this month have been deported by…
View More Nigeria deports Ayuk Tabe, 46 Cameroonian separatistsLiberia President Weah takes salary cut
President George Weah of Liberia pledged to cut his salary by 25 per cent on Monday, in a nationwide address in which he warned of…
View More Liberia President Weah takes salary cutMacron ‘completely changed’ France’s image, says tech billionaire
President Emmanuel Macron has “completely changed” France’s image, telecoms billionaire Xavier Niel said Wednesday, crediting the youthful, pro-business politician with attracting an influx of tech…
View More Macron ‘completely changed’ France’s image, says tech billionaireRohingya in no man’s land caught in repatriation limbo
With a barbed wire fence on one side and a putrid creek on the other, 6,000 Rohingya Muslims in a strip of land between Bangladesh…
View More Rohingya in no man’s land caught in repatriation limboWinnie Madikizela-Mandela battles kidney infection
South African anti-apartheid veteran Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, has been hospitalised for a kidney infection but is expected to make a full recovery, the Times Live online…
View More Winnie Madikizela-Mandela battles kidney infectionMy vision for Liberia president – George Weah
Former soccer star, George Weah, on Monday took the oath of office as the 24th President of Liberia with a pledge to build an equal,…
View More My vision for Liberia president – George WeahGeorge Weah takes oath of office
George, Weah, retired footballer, has been sworn in as the 24th president of the Republic of Liberia. Weah took his oath of office at exactly…
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