Egypt’s Defence Minister, Sedki Sobhi on Tuesday announced that his country has severed all military ties with North Korea in support of South Korea. According to South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency,...

 Pope Francis on Sunday sustained minor injuries when he lost his balance and hit his head against a vehicle barrier during his visit to Cartagena, Colombia. Riding in his Popemobile, a customised vehicle...

At least 32 persons were reportedly killed after an earthquake struck off the Pacific Coast of Mexico late Thursday. The 8.2 magnitude quake, described as the most powerful to hit the country in almost...

The United States wants the United Nations Security Council to subject North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un to an asset freeze and travel ban. According to a draft resolution made available on Wednesday,...

At least two people have been confirmed dead and several others either injured or stranded after Hurricane Irma hit the Caribbean Islands on Wednesday afternoon. The victims were in the French overseas...

United States comic book publisher, Marvel has launched the first superhero comic set in Nigeria’s commercial capital of Lagos. The work was inspired by the abduction of Chibok girls by Boko Haram insurgents...

South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) has called on the Zimbabwean ruling Zanu-PF party to restrain President Robert Mugabe from making negative comments about late Nelson Mandela. Mugabe...

Fabio Lobo, the son of former Honduran President, Porfirio Lobo has been sentenced to 24 years in prison on Tuesday after pleading guilty to a United States charge of conspiring to import cocaine into...

The Kesington Palace in London on Monday announced that Prince William and his wife, Kate are expecting their third child after Kate boycotted a planned engagement  due to a severe form of morning sickness. The...

Prisoners suspected to be followers of the late leader of last year’s prison mutiny in Abidjan, Coulibaly Yacouba have escaped from a prison in Katiola, central Cote d’Ivoire. This is the latest in...

A Tanzanian Court has sentenced six men to 20 years in jail each for chopping off the hand of an albino boy in Tanzania. The sentenced men were accused of severing the left hand of 12-year-old Nwigulu...

Furious reactions have continued to trail North Korea’s missile launch over Japan’s airspace, an act which has been described in many quarters as the most daring act of war mongering. The missile...

Fire has gutted the headquarters of a Sierra Leonean opposition party, the Alliance Democratic Party (ADP) after petrol bombs were allegedly hurled into the building on Tuesday morning. According to the...

The unprecedented flooding of the city of Houston in Texas, USA occasioned by the much anticipated Hurricane Harvey has reportedly rendered over 30,000 people without shelter. According to Brock Long,...

  Lee Jae-Yong, the heir to one of the world’s biggest smart phones and electronics maker, Samsung was on Friday sentenced to five years in prison for bribery and other offences. The 49-year-old...

The Sudanese Police authorities on Thursday confirmed the death of the Russian ambassador to the country, Mirgayas Shirinsky. Shirinsky was found dead floating in the swimming pool at his residence in...

South Korea’s first female Prime Minister, Han Myeong-Sook was on Wednesday released from prison after completing a two-year sentence for accepting illicit political funds. Myeong-Sook, now 73 was the...

  At least 10 United States marines have been reported missing after their warship, the USS John S. McCain collided with an oil tanker near Singapore on Monday morning. The collision which was the...

For the first time in nearly  100 years, Americans were treated to the rare sight of a total eclipse of the sun while a partial eclipse traversed parts of Canada. Several states in the US experienced...

Rwanda’s President, Paul Kagame has taken the oath for a third term in office after his landslide victory in the presidential polls held in early August. Kagame won the election with 98.7% of the total...