United States President, Donald Trump on Tuesday said he will withdraw the US from an Obama-era nuclear agreement with Iran which he described as “decaying and rotten” and an embarrassment to him as...

Russian President, Vladmir Putin has been sworn in for another six years, two months after more than 70 percent of voters backed him in a presidential election in which he had no serious challenger. Standing...

A weather reconnaissance airplane used by the United States military has crashed on a highway in Georgia, killing five persons, with another four still unaccounted for. US officials say the crash of the...

The United States President, Donald Trump has that his administration will not tolerate the incessant killing and attacks on Christian communities in Nigeria by suspected herdsmen and armed bandits. ...

North Korean Supreme Leader, Kim Jong-Un has pledged a new era in relations with his South Korean neighbours as he, this Friday, became the first North Korean leader to set foot on South Korean soil since...

The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, John Bray says the African continent would never experience stability and prosperity if Nigeria fails. Speaking at the official launch of “Know Your Rights Nigeria”...

Egypt’s military court on Tuesday convicted former Chief of the nation’s anti-graft agency, Hesham Genena for insulting the Armed Forces and sentenced him to five years in prison. Genena was arrested...

Former United States President, George Herbert Walker Bush has been hospitalized in Houston for a blood infection, two days after attending the funeral of his wife, Barbara. According to Jim McGrath,...

An Indonesian court sitting in Jakarta, the country’s capital on Tuesday jailed Setya Novanto, a former speaker of the country’s parliament for 15 years for causing the state losses of around $170...

After 10 years in office, Cuban President, Raul Castro has stepped down as the country’s president. Miguez Diaz-Canel has been elected by the country’s one-party parliament as his successor. The shift...

Former United States First Lady, Barbara Bush has died at the age of 92, triggering an outpouring of praise for the matriarch of a Republican family that was once at the apex of American politics. Hailed...

In what can be seen as a massive purge of the country’s judiciary, Democratic Republic of Congo President, Joseph Kabila on Tuesday sacked more than 200 magistrates. The 256 affected magistrates were...

No fewer than seven inmates have been reported dead while17 others require outside medical attention after several hours of fighting inside a maximum security prison in South Carolina United States. Prisons...

The Cameroonian government says it will not dialogue with separatist elements in the Anglophone region of the country in order to ensure the continued unity of the country. The Cameroonian Interior Minister,...

An Algerian military plane crashed on Wednesday morning near a military base at Boufarik Airport in the capital, Algiers killing over 250 of its occupants and leaving dozens of other persons in critical...

The Police in Indonesia have arrested at least eight persons suspected to have sold a home-distilled liquor that has killed 82 people in two provinces in the past week. According to Indonesia’s National...

Sudan’s President, Omar al-Bashir has ordered the immediate release of all political prisoners held in the country. The Sudanese State News Agency (SUNA) reports that the decision was in response to...

Former Brazilian President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has finally surrendered himself to police authorities in the country in order to begin serving a 12-year prison sentence over charges of corruption...

Former South African President, Jacob Zuma on Friday appeared before the High Court in Durban to face a 16-counts charge of corruption, racketeering and money laundering. The 75-year-old Zuma made a 20-minute...

A Brazilian Federal Judge on Thursday ordered former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to surrender to the authorities by Friday afternoon to start serving a 12-year prison sentence after being convicted...