Former Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin who is facing murder charges in the fatal arrest of George Floyd, was granted bail Monday at his first court appearance. Chauvin is facing charges of second-degree...

North Korea “will completely cut off and shut down the liaison line between the authorities of the North and the South, which has been maintained through the North-South joint liaison office…...

Tanzania’s President, John Magufuli has declared the country ‘coronavirus-free’ . He attributes the development to  prayers by citizens. “The corona disease has been eliminated...

New Zealand has successfully wiped out coronavirus after the final person known to have been infected recovered. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said she was confident the country had halted the spread of...

The global confirmed death toll from COVID-19 has reached a bleak new milestone with 400,000 deaths. At least 6.9 million people worldwide have been infected by the virus, according to Johns Hopkins University. The United...

Huge peaceful marches have taken place across the United States against racism and police brutality on the 12th day of protests sparked by the death of a black man, George Floyd. George Floyd died in police...

Joe Biden formally clinched the Democratic presidential nomination on Friday, setting him up against President Donald Trump for the American presidency in a season of great uncertainty. Nothing is sure...

The Office of the Attorney General of the State of Minnesota, United States yesterday announced charges levelled against all of the four sacked police officers who played a role in the death of an African...

Former Pentagon chief, Jim Mattis rebuked his former boss, President Donald Trump on Wednesday, accusing him  of trying to “divide” America and failing to provide “mature leadership”. His...

Police in Lesotho have arrested the country’s former first lady over the 2017 murder of the then-estranged wife of  Prime Minister Thomas Thabane who recently resigned. Maesaiah Thabane, who was...

President Donald Trump has threatened to send in the military to quell growing civil unrest in the US over the death of a black man in police custody. George Floyd, an unarmed black man  was killed when...

Demonstrators over the weekend gathered in London and  Berlin  among other cities, to protest  police brutality in solidarity with the crowds protesting in the United States. Protesters have marched...

Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan and his family have tested positive for  COVID-19 infection. Pashinyan announced his infection in a self-recorded video message published on Facebook on Monday. “My...

United States President, Donald Trump, has announced that he is terminating the country’s relationship with the World Health Organization (WHO). “China has total control over the World Health...

Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer seen in a video with his knee on George Floyd’s neck has been arrested and faces charges of third-degree murder and manslaughter. He was taken...

The United States coronavirus death toll has passed 100,000. The US leads the world in both deaths and infections, with at least 100,047 deaths and more than 1.69 million confirmed cases. Despite the worrisome...

Parts on Minneapolis were burning Thursday morning following protests over the death of an African-American, George Floyd sparked riots and clashes between law enforcement and protesters. Demonstrators...

Ruling party candidate Evariste Ndayishimiye has won Burundi’s presidential election by a landslide. The Independent Election Commission (CENI) announced partial results Monday, giving Ndayishimiye...

The sons of murdered Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi said Friday they had forgiven the killers of their father, a move analysts said effectively grants clemency to five convicts on death row. Khashoggi,...

Guinean singer Mory Kante who helped spread African music to the world in the 1980s died on Friday at the age of 70, his son has announced. Kanté died in hospital on Friday in the Guinean capital, Conakry,...