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…
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My 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…
View More George Weah takes oath of officeI evaded landmines to escape Mugabe – Mnangagwa
Zimbabwe’s new president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, has described his perilous journey through landmine areas when he fled the country following his sacking by Robert Mugabe in…
View More I evaded landmines to escape Mugabe – Mnangagwa6 Nigerian-owned guest houses burnt in S/Africa
The Nigerian Union in South Africa on Thursday said that six guest houses owned by its members were burnt during renewed attacks against Nigerians in…
View More 6 Nigerian-owned guest houses burnt in S/AfricaSex abuse: Pope orders takeover of Catholic body
Pope Francis on Wednesday ordered the Vatican takeover of an elite Catholic society in Peru whose founder is accused of sexually and physically abusing children…
View More Sex abuse: Pope orders takeover of Catholic bodyDense fog in New Delhi, distorts flights, trains
Fog continued to play havoc in New Delhi, the Indian capital, disrupting flights and train services Tuesday, Xinhua, the Chinese news agency has reported. At…
View More Dense fog in New Delhi, distorts flights, trainsNuclear tests: N/Korea bows to pressure, ready for talks
After two years of fruitless efforts to bring Pyongyang to the negotiating table, North Korea finally announced on Sunday it will be sending a five-member…
View More Nuclear tests: N/Korea bows to pressure, ready for talksChina completes world’s longest sea bridge
China said it has completed the major work of the world’s longest sea bridge on schedule, after its lighting system was installed and tested. It…
View More China completes world’s longest sea bridge13 killed in Casamance, Senegal’s Sall orders probe
A ministerial fact-finding mission was headed to Casamance in southern Senegal on Sunday after 13 youths were killed in the first upsurge in violence in…
View More 13 killed in Casamance, Senegal’s Sall orders probeEquatorial Guinea claims it foiled coup, mercenary invasion
Equatorial Guinean authorities said they have foiled a coup plot against long-serving President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo on the tail of clashes with alleged mercenaries…
View More Equatorial Guinea claims it foiled coup, mercenary invasionBannon insists he backs ‘great man’ Trump
Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is heaping new praise on Donald Trump, after the president scathingly dismissed him as insane and irrelevant for…
View More Bannon insists he backs ‘great man’ TrumpFormer Hong Kong police jailed for baton assault
A former senior Hong Kong police officer, Frankly Chu, who assaulted passersby with baton during the late 2014 pro-democracy protests, has been jailed three months. Retired…
View More Former Hong Kong police jailed for baton assaultDeadly cold grips much of US as 2018 begins
Bone-chilling cold gripped much of the US as 2018 began, breaking century-old records and leading to several deaths that authorities attributed to exposure to the…
View More Deadly cold grips much of US as 2018 begins‘Ten dead’ in further protests overnight in Iran
Ten people have been killed overnight in anti-government protests sweeping Iran, according to state TV. “In the events of last night, unfortunately a total of…
View More ‘Ten dead’ in further protests overnight in IranPope Francis urges peace and understanding for migrants
Pope Francis on Monday used his New Year homily to urge peace and understanding for migrants and refugees. “Let us not extinguish hope in their…
View More Pope Francis urges peace and understanding for migrantsJanuary 1 marks mass birthday in Afghanistan
January 1 is Samad Alawi’s birthday. It’s also the birthday of his wife, his two sons, 32 of his friends and thousands of other…
View More January 1 marks mass birthday in AfghanistanFormer CIA officer blasts Trump for portrayal of FBI as ‘enemy’
A former officer in the CIA’s senior intelligence service has slammed US President Donald Trump for his repeated criticism of the FBI, hinting that his…
View More Former CIA officer blasts Trump for portrayal of FBI as ‘enemy’Greece to revoke asylum for Turkey ‘coup plotter’
Greece is to revoke asylum granted by one of the country’s courts to a Turkish soldier accused of having a role in last year’s failed…
View More Greece to revoke asylum for Turkey ‘coup plotter’DR Congo bans planned anti-Kabila march by Catholics
A planned demonstration against Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Joseph Kabila organised by Catholics has been banned a day before it was to take place…
View More DR Congo bans planned anti-Kabila march by CatholicsNorth Korea gives U.S. condition to end nuclear tests
North Korea has finally agreed to give up its nuclear programme but with a condition that the United States (U.S.) and its allies should stop…
View More North Korea gives U.S. condition to end nuclear testsNorth Korea ‘to continue nuclear development’
North Korea’s state-run news agency says Pyongyang will continue to develop its nuclear program, declaring the country as an “invincible” nuclear power. The official Korean…
View More North Korea ‘to continue nuclear development’New Catalonia parliament to be inaugurated on Jan. 17
(Reuters/NAN) Spain Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Friday said in an end-of-year address to the nation that the new Catalan parliament should hold its maiden…
View More New Catalonia parliament to be inaugurated on Jan. 17ANC in jeopardy over court’s ruling on Zuma
Africa National Congress (ANC) confused over Constitutional Court’s ruling that parliament failed to hold South African President Jacob Zuma to account for using tax-payers money…
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