Elections in Zanzibar have been annulled for not being free and fair, the electoral chief on the Tanzanian archipelago has announced, after rows between rival electoral...
China has reacted angrily and summoned the US ambassador after a US naval warship sailed through disputed waters of the South China Sea, saying the move...
The arrival of refugees in Germany which has spurred far right protesters in recent times may pose a threat to immigrants seeking a fresh start to...
The incumbent’s campaign which centered on building a strong economy seems to have paid off at the just concluded polls. Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara has...
The recent heinous executions by ISIS which saw them bomb captives tied to ancient artifacts in Palmyra has led to an offensive against the deadly group....
A Yemeni hospital run by medical aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) was hit by a series of Arab coalition air strikes, the group said, the...
The third term bid now seems to be a trump card for sit tight African leader as the case shows in most African countries. More than...
ISIS continues to spread fear around the world especially with the cruel methods in which it executes people. The ancient city of Palmyra which plays host...
Despite lacking experience in the field of politics, Jimmy Morales, a former TV comedian who has never held office, swept to power in Guatemala’s presidential election...
At least 70 people are reported dead when a magnitude-7.5 earthquake struck southern Asia on Monday afternoon; the powerful earthquake struck northern Afghanistan, with tremors felt...
Several people were injured in scuffles that broke out in front of the Turkish embassy in Tokyo during early voting. About 3,600 Turkish nationals are residents...
Millions of eligible voters in Ivory Coast participated in a Presidential election which will likely return its incumbent, President Alassane Quattara to power. Poll workers in...
Preliminary results in the ongoing Presidential elections in Guatemala indicate that an unusual candidate with no political experience is set to become President with close to...
The heavy influx of migrants from war torn Syria and other politically unstable parts of the Middle East Asia has forced the hand EU leaders. Another...
President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Abuja Tuesday for New Delhi to participate in the 3rd Summit of the India-Africa Forum which was established in 2008 as...
Since the start of October, at least 52 Palestinians, including unarmed demonstrators, bystanders and suspected attackers have been killed by Israeli forces or settlers. At least...
Relative calm returns to Mexico as Hurricane Patricia weakens, but most Mexican citizens are still not letting their guard down. Patricia, the strongest hurricane ever recorded...
Russia’s pounding of ISIL strongholds in Syria counties with the use of hi tech military weapons. Sleek combat jets loaded with precision bunker-buster bombs roar into...
The eyes of the world is now focused on Tanzania as general elections are being staged across the country. The polls will decide whether the ruling...
No doubt the percentage of billionaires in the world has increased in recent times especially with news making the rounds that there’s a new richest man...
A twelve-year-old boy was killed and others wounded when a series of blasts targeted Shia Muslims in Dhaka as they gathered for a procession in the...
Considering the strain families go through in trying to migrate to safer climes, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is said to want hundreds of thousands of refugees...
The key actors in the South Sudan war, President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar have in the past committed to stopping the fighting, only...
Mexicans are now preparing for the worst days after being warned about Hurricane Patricia, churning toward southwestern Mexico. Described as a “potentially catastrophic hurricane,” forecasters said...
French police say that at least 40 people have been killed in a collision between a bus and truck near the southwestern city of Bordeaux. Reports...
Illegal logging in Africa has resulted in the loss of millions of dollars in revenue each year, exacerbates poverty in forest-dependent communities, accelerates forest ecosystem degradation...
About 70 hostages were saved from execution during raid on ISIL prison near Hawija, which left US soldier dead. US special forces and Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga...
A young couple fell into in troubled waters and has been jailed, over the death of an infant left in their care, which they claim died...
First recorded in the America’s in the 1900, this killer weather system which does not have a definite history of the track and intensity is threatening...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been mocked and condemned for claiming Hitler did not intend to kill Jews until he was convinced to do so...
The case of fugitive cartel kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman who fell off what appeared to be a small cliff as special forces chased him earlier...
Kenya’s battle against home-grown terrorism seems to be yielding positive results. Having faced the worst attack which took place on April 2, 2015 at Garissa University...
By Olumide Olaoluwa Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday pleaded with whoever loses next Sunday’s presidential election in Tanzania to take a cue from what he...
The US and Russian military officials have appended a memorandum of understanding aimed at avoiding clashes over Syria, as they both intensify air strikes against Syrian...
The ugly scenes of civil unrest and protest which characterised the third term of bid of Burundi’s Pierre Nkuruziza is now playing out in Congo with...
The stakes are getting higher and the quest to make an impression before the American electorate has sometimes led presidential candidates for the forthcoming American elections...
There seems to be no end to the spiraling violence in the middle east as an Isreali man was ran over and killed in West Bank...
Friends and colleagues of former BBC journalist and U.N. official, Jacqueline Sutton who was found dead in a restroom at Istanbul Ataturk airport are calling for...
The influx of migrants into Europe, many of them from Syria has continued to spark protest to in Europe. Every Monday evening in Dresden, thousands gather...
The nine-year reign of Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his Conservative Party came to a sudden and stunning end on Monday night at the hands of...
In what is seen as a historic attempt, several hundred mostly elderly South Koreans headed for North Korea Tuesday for a rare reunion with relatives they...
Double-amputee Olympian, Oscar Pistorius who had been held at Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Centre for fatally shooting his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day in 2013...
Humanity has had to cash in on its insurance policy earlier than expected. Deep in the side of a mountain in the Arctic archipelago is the...
Tensions are building among thousands of migrants heading north through Balkan states as their route to Western Europe is stalled by new controls. Croatia had asked...
As Egyptians go to the polls in the first round of long-delayed elections to choose a new parliament, security has been tightened across the country with...
Donald Trump says he’s not blaming George W. Bush for 9/11, but he claims that if he’d been president, the attacks never would have happened. In...
At the end of it all, and after a near death experience when she was stabbed in the neck while campaigning in the city of Cologne...
Super Typhoon Koppu’s eye smashed into northern Philippines’ Luzon island with ferocious winds and rain early Sunday, just the early stages of what forecasters fear could...
Guinea’s President Alpha Conde has won a second term, the country’s election commission has announced, six days after polling ended. Mr Conde, 77, won in the...
Eighty four Church of England bishops have revealed that they wrote to David Cameron last month urging him to accept at least 50,000 refugees from Syria....
