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Africa Tanzania’s new president bans foreign trips for government officials, asks them to visit villages by Patrick Akpu November 10, 2015 0 Tanzania’s new president, John Magufuli, has banned government officials from foreign trips and ordered them to visit villages and other... Read more
Asia Bus driver rapes 19-year-old passenger by Patrick Akpu November 6, 2015 0 A bus driver allegedly raped a 19-year-old nursing assistant in his vehicle on the outskirts of India’s southern technology hub... Read more
Breaking News Saudi prince arrested in possession of hard drugs popular with Syrian rebels by Patrick Akpu October 26, 2015 0 A Saudi prince has been arrested at Beirut airport in Lebanon after two tons of an amphetamine drug popular with Syrian... Read more
Africa China awards Mugabe equivalent of Nobel Peace Prize by Patrick Akpu October 22, 2015 0 Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe has been awarded China’s equivalent of the Nobel Peace Prize. According to organisers, he won the... Read more
Breaking News Israel erects wall in east Jerusalem to protect Jews from Palestinian attacks by Patrick Akpu October 19, 2015 0 Israeli police on Sunday began erecting a wall in east Jerusalem to protect a Jewish neighbourhood subject to firebomb and... Read more
Americas Earthquake in Argentina, one dead, many injured by Patrick Akpu October 17, 2015 0 A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck northwest Argentina on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, leaving at least one person dead... Read more
Africa Cash crunch hits ECOWAS as Nigeria withholds dues by Patrick Akpu October 17, 2015 0 A cash crunch has hit the economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as one of its major financiers; Nigeria... Read more
Africa Kenya sacks 60 senior police officers for corruption by Patrick Akpu October 16, 2015 0 Over 60 senior police officers in Kenya have been sacked on allegations of being involved in massive corruption, BBC Africa... Read more
Asia 72-year-old man, two others steal corpse to sell at Chinese ghost wedding by Patrick Akpu October 16, 2015 0 Three people have been arrested in China for allegedly stealing a corpse to sell as a bride in the ancient Chinese... Read more
Africa Falana drags King Mswati III of Swaziland to UN over death of 60 virgins by Patrick Akpu October 12, 2015 0 Human Rights activist, Femi Falana, has dragged King Mswati III of Swaziland before the United Nations for the killing of several young... Read more
Americas Boy, 11, kills 8-year-old girl after fighting over puppy by Patrick Akpu October 6, 2015 0 An 11-year-old boy has shot and killed his eight-year-old next door neighbour, Mykayla Dyer, in Tennessee, USA after a fight over a puppy.... Read more
Breaking News I divorced my husband because he’s too short – Saudi bride by Patrick Akpu October 2, 2015 0 A 20-year-old Saudi bride has said she divorced her husband because he is too short. She claimed in legal documents... Read more
Breaking News Woman forced to drink acid for bringing insufficient dowry by Patrick Akpu September 29, 2015 0 A recently married Pakistani woman died after her in-laws forced her to drink acid, for bringing what they considered to... Read more
Breaking News Police discover forest of cannabis in London by Patrick Akpu September 25, 2015 0 Cannabis is otherwise known as "weed"...but what a recent cannabis discovery by police in London is a FOREST - Forest... Read more
Americas US House Speaker, John Boehner resigns by Patrick Akpu September 25, 2015 0 U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner, who has struggled with repeated rebellions from the conservative wing of his Republican... Read more