Turkish minister rejects U.S. condolences after terror attack
Turkish Interior Minister, Süleyman Soylu on Monday rescinded Washington’s words of consolation following Sunday’s terrorist attack in Istanbul, which left...
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Passenger plane plunges into Lake Victoria in Tanzania, 19 dead
No fewer than 19 people died when a passenger plane crashed into Lake Victoria in Tanzania on Sunday while trying...
53 people drown in India’s Hindu festival
No fewer than 53 people were drowned in India’s eastern state of Bihar during the four-day Hindu festival, Chhath Puja,...
Australian zoo put into lockdown after five lions escape
An Australian zoo has been placed on lockdown on Wednesday after five lions escaped from their enclosure. Sydney’s Taronga Zoo...
Floods, landslides kill 110, affect over 2.4m in Philippines
The Philippines’ disaster agency, on Tuesday said floods and landslides, triggered by a tropical storm in the country, have killed...
Philippines floods, landslides leave 42 dead, dozens missing
Philippine search and rescue teams pulled bodies from water and thick mud on Friday, bringing the death toll from flooding,...
Putin says Ukraine has lost its sovereignty to the U.S.
Russian President, Vladimir Putin lashed out at Washington’s support for Kiev, claiming Ukraine has lost its sovereignty and become a...
Brazil’s supreme court upholds move to ban fake news
Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court had voted to uphold a decision by the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) to fast-track the removal...
11 blind children die in school fire in central Uganda – Police
The police said 11 children died on Tuesday in a school fire outbreak in the central Ugandan district of Mukono....
7 family members test positive for Ebola in Ugandan capital
Seven family members are among the nine people who tested positive for Ebola in two days in the Ugandan capital...
Russian TV presenter apologises for call to drown Ukrainian children
A Russian TV presenter apologised on Monday for saying Ukrainian children should be drowned, as Russia’s state Investigative Committee said...
Ukraine calls on Belarusians not to participate in ‘dirty war’
Ukraine’s military has issued a direct appeal to the people of Russian-allied Belarus in which they ask them not to participate...
Spanish police bust online dating conmen in Mallorca
Spanish police on Friday reported that it busted a gang of online dating conmen on the island of Mallorca, who...
Man caught with elephant ivory jailed for life in Uganda
A Ugandan court handed a life sentence to a man caught with nearly 10 kg of elephant ivory, the country’s...
Most British adults struggle with bills, watchdog says
Nearly 32 million people, or 60 per cent of all UK adults, are finding it a heavy burden or somewhat...
At least 100 people killed amid banned protest in Chad
At least 100 people were killed in Chad on Thursday as thousands of people defied a protest ban and took...
UK Labour Party calls for general election after Truss’ resignation ‘to avoid chaos’
The leader of the UK Labour party, Keir Starmer, on Thursday called for a general election after outgoing UK Prime...
Putin declares martial law in 4 unilaterally annexed regions of Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said he was introducing martial law in four Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine that Moscow...
Helicopter carrying pilgrims’ crashes in India, killing 6
A helicopter carrying pilgrims to Kedarnath in India’s Himalayan region crashed on Tuesday, killing all six on board, a police...
Afghan women protest in Kabul, demand right to education
A group of Afghan women rallied in Kabul on Tuesday to demand the right to education following the expulsion of...
