At least five people have been killed in the Bahamas as Hurricane Dorian batters the region .This is even as authorities in the country have urged people to use flotation  devices and use hammers to...

The Lebanese Shia militant group, Hezbollah has fired several anti-tank rockets into northern Israel in retaliation for a reported Israeli drone attack in Beirut last week. Israeli military sources have...

The German President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Sunday asked Poland’s forgiveness for history’s bloodiest conflict during a ceremony in the Polish city of Wielun where the first World War...

Pope Francis has been rescued by firefighters after he got stuck in an elevator in the Vatican City for 25 minutes, ahead of his weekly address on Sunday. Francis made the revelation shortly after apologizing...

Rare bats are being pampered with manicures so that scientists can count and ascertain their numbers. According to  the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), the Cuban greater funnel-eared bats, confined...

A 27-year-old Nevada college student, Shayn Striegel has been arrested on campus after police found a rifle and 2,000 rounds of ammunition in his vehicle. A statement issued by the College of Southern...

In a major research breakthrough, scientists have evolved a gene-edited albino reptile which could help cure eye conditions in humans. The lizard, roughly the size of an index finger was made to resemble...

British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson is facing a Brexit backlash following his suspension of the country’s parliament. After more than 1 million people have signed a petition against Johnson’s prorogation...

The first president of The Gambia, the man who led the country to political independence from Britain in 1956, Dawda Jawara has died. He passed away on Tuesday at the age of 95. In a statement posted on...

In a bid to conserve its rare reptiles, the Indonesian government has confirmed its plans to close the Komodo Island completely to the public from January next year. The government said the scheme will...

Lebanon’s Hezbollah has vowed to retaliate against Israel after its drones crashed on Beirut’s suburbs, but added that it was not yet a new war between the old enemies. The Iran-backed movement’s...

Three persons have been confirmed dead while 245 others were rescued overnight by fishing boats and passing ships from a burning ferry in southern Philippines. This is even as the coast guard continued...

Sixteen member countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have agreed to adopt Kiswahili as a formal language in the region.  Tanzanian President, John Magufuli stated this while...

Iran’s President, Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday reiterated that talks with the United States would only be possible if Washington first lifts sanctions imposed on Tehran. Coming a day after President...

Opposition parties in Britain have vowed to work together to try and prevent a no-deal Brexit even though most people still fear the country is headed for a disorderly exit from the European Union (EU).  UK...

The Japanese government says Pyongyang appears to be developing warheads capable of penetrating its defensive ballistic missile shield. Japanese defense chief, Takeshi Iwaya made the claim on Tuesday,...

At least seven people have been confirmed dead after a collision between a helicopter and a small plane on the island of Majorca in Spain. Authorities in Spain’s Balearic Islands which include Majorca...

Childhood sweethearts, Harley Morgan, 19 and Rhiannon Boudreaux, 20 have died after their vehicle collided with a truck, just five minutes after leaving their wedding venue in Texas on Friday. The newly...

Brazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro has accused France and other countries of interference and having a colonialist mindset while expressing fears over the fire currently ravaging the Amazon Rain...

Citing an online relationship between a Japanese woman and a purported United States Army captain stationed in Syria, the Federal Bureau of Investigations says it has arrested over 70 Nigerians for stealing...