Lionel Zinsou, the Prime Minister of Benin Republic is thanking his stars at the moment after he emerged unhurt when the helicopter in which he was...
Palpable fear is in the air following the death of Zahran Alloush, the leader of the Jaysh al-Islam group, who was killed on Friday in an...
At least two people drowned and 12 others were injured while trying to get to a small patch of Spanish territory in North Africa by swimming...
U.S Geological Survey (USGS) reports that a 6.2-magnitude earthquake has struck northeast Afghanistan near the country’s borders with Pakistan and Tajikistan with tremors being felt as...
In what is described as the worst flooding in years, more than 150,000 people in Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil have been driven from their homes...
A monitoring group and Syrian state media both report that the commander of one of the most effective rebel forces battling Syria’s government has been killed...
A man who had contemplated taking his own life by jumping off a bridge in Istanbul was persuaded to give up the act by the Turkish...
Narenda Mordi made a suprise stop-over in Pakistan to meet his counterpart, Nawaz Sharif. It is the first time an Indian prime minister visited the rival...
At least 25 people have been confirmed dead after an overnight fire razed a southern based Arabian hospital. The inferno, which broke out in the intensive...
According to a UK-based monitoring group, a deal with the Syrian government and ISIL supporters will see wounded fighters belonging to armed groups allowed to withdraw...
Foreign nationals in Beijing especially those of British and American origin have been warned to be extra cautious especially when visiting the Sanlitun district. Sanlitun is...
A Muslim man and his family from London who planned to visit Disneyland were banned from boarding a Los Angeles bound plane because of their religion....
The National Weather Service in Memphis released a map showing the track of an “exceptionally long-track, violent tornado” that hit Northern Mississippi. The violent storm and...
Tensions continue to boil over in recent months as Palestinians persist in their violent protests against Israel’s occupation and an increase in Israeli incursions into occupied...
According to a spokesperson for South Africa’s Department of International Relations, a North Korean diplomat has been summarily expelled from SA for engaging in rhino horn...
An Amnesty report says at least 200 civilians were killed as Russia pounded Syria in sporadic airstrikes in ongoing fight to free the country from the...
For fear that they risk not getting a fair trial back home, a London judge has ruled that five Rwandan men accused of taking part in...
Rescuers at the site of the Shenzhen disaster made a big breakthrough when they rescued a 19 year-old man from under the rubble caused by a...
The fight to retake Helmand- a key town in Afghanistan from Taliban forces has intensified following the deployment of British troops to help reclaim the town....
Republican aspirant, Donald Trump has weighed-in on the Miss Universe mix-up which saw Steve Harvey, the host of the “Miss Universe” pageant, originally crowning Colombia’s Ariadna...
The crackdown on terror group, ISIL has reached intensive dimensions following a search by police in Karachi for 20 women from well-off families accused of sourcing...
The alleged murder of Thomas Sankara- a left-wing radical who is considered a hero for many Africans continues to raise dust in Burkina Faso following a...
A ship conveying up to 122 people capsized after being caught in rough seas off the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. Reports say the ship was attempting...
Heavily armed Taliban militants have taken over the southern Afghan province of Helmand. The militants are also reported to have taken over the police headquarters in...
Four months after huge chemical blasts at the northern port of Tianjin killed more than 160 people, a huge mound of mud and construction waste collapsed...
Thomas Lubanga and Germain Katanga are the first ICC convicts to be allowed to serve sentences in their home country. Transferred from the Netherlands, the two...
Republican frontrunner Donald Trump has gone ballistic with his comments again badgering political foes. As Bush’s campaign has languished, Trump has repeatedly said that he is...
The police in California are currently racking their brains over the death of two kids in a case of child abuse that shook seasoned investigators. The...
Plans to bring peace to war torn Syria may well see the light of day soon following the adoption of a draft resolution calling for peace...
The unrest in troubled Burundi which began in April when President Pierre Nkurunziza announced he would seek a third term in office and which also saw...
The President of Niger Republic, Mahamadou Issoufou has revealed that there was recently a plot to unseat his government . Speaking with State TV, President Issoufou...
China may have found a temporary solution to the hazardous pollution levels which has seen smog in Chinese metropolis Shanghai hit its highest level since January...
Officials of Air India are currently mourning the demise of one of their engineers after he was sucked into the engine of one of its planes....
As the saying goes, uneasy is the head that wears the crown. That scenario aptly captures the present predicament facing President Jacob Zuma following mass protests...
A team of monitors have revealed that Iran violated a United Nations Security Council resolution last October by test-firing a missile capable of a nuclear warhead....
Ever since his comments on the proposed ban of Muslims travelling to America over increasing terror threats, Republican front-runner Donald Trump has continued to receive hard...
In what is seen as a landmark move, Libyan television reports that the heads of Libya’s two rival parliaments have met for the first time. The...
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday received Letters of Credence from three Ambassadors to Nigeria in Statehouse, Abuja. Those who submitted their letters were ambassadors of Ecuador, Zambia...
A South African king is set to go to jail after the country’s highest court threw out his bid to overturn a 12-year prison sentence. King...
At least 43 people died in rural northern area of Argentina on Monday after a bus carrying Argentine frontier police plunged into a river, a spokeswoman...
A Korean War veteran has been laid to rest in Massachusetts 65 years after he was declared missing in action. The remains of Sgt. Robert Dakin...
At least 28 people will be tried in Burundi after being accused of taking part in an attempt to overthrow President Pierre Nkurunziza in May. Those...
Tension between Turkey and Russia may have reached boiling point after Turkish foreign minister declared that Ankara’s patience with Russia “has a limit” after Moscow’s “exaggerated”...
In a surprise Sunday night announcement, South African President Jacob Zuma replaced newly appointed Finance Minister David van Rooyen with the more experienced Pravin Gordan. The...
Flood and landslide-prone communities in eastern Philippines are bracing for destructive winds, heavy rains and coastal floods of up to 4 meters (13 feet). Officials say...
Fresh tension may begin to brew between Turkey and Russia following an incident which occurred in the Augean sea. The incident saw a Russian warship firing...
Authorities in Russia say that at least 23 people were killed in a fire outbreak at a psychiatric hospital. According to reports, the incident in the...
Saudi Arabia’s first-ever elections open to female voters and candidates has seen at least four women winning seats in municipal polls, local reports say. The female...
World leaders are celebrating the climate deal struck after the final draft of the agreement was reached at the Paris climate summit. U.S. President Barack Obama...
After three days of raising terror threat levels in Switzerland, two people carrying Syrian passports were arrested in Geneva on terror charges, the office of the...