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Nigerian ex-minister announces presidential run

Nigerian ex-minister announces presidential run

-- 2018-10-07 12:53:17

Former Nigerian minister Obiageli Ezekwesili, co-founder of a group to raise awareness about more than 200 girls kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014, on Sunday announced that she will run for president ne...

At least 11 die as quake topples homes in Haiti

At least 11 die as quake topples homes in Haiti

Reuters 2018-10-07 11:57:45

An earthquake that struck off the northern coast of Haiti late on Saturday killed at least 11 people and injured more than a hundred when several buildings collapsed in the impoverished Caribbean coun...

Brazilians vote in tense presidential race led by right-winger

Brazilians vote in tense presidential race led by right-winger

-- 2018-10-07 11:31:00

Brazilians will vote on Sunday in a polarised presidential race that could result in the election of a far-right former Army captain, whose praise of past dictatorships enrages critics but whose promi...

Thousands march through Edinburgh to back Scottish independence

Thousands march through Edinburgh to back Scottish independence

-- 2018-10-07 10:50:39

Tens of thousands marched through the streets of Edinburgh on Saturday to show support for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom, a cause Scottish nationalists say has drawn strength from Brit...

After fight that split US, Kavanaugh wins place on Supreme Court

After fight that split US, Kavanaugh wins place on Supreme Court

-- 2018-10-07 10:36:23

The Republican-controlled US Senate on Saturday confirmed Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, dismissing anger over accusations of sexual misconduct against him and delivering a major victory to Pre...

Erdogan vows to 'finish' Kurdish militants in Iraq

Erdogan vows to 'finish' Kurdish militants in Iraq

-- 2018-10-06 19:42:13

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to 'finish' Kurdish militants in Iraq’s Sinjar and Qandil regions to avenge eight Turkish soldiers killed in a bomb attack in south-eastern Turkey earl...

'Brexit deal possible by end of 2018'

'Brexit deal possible by end of 2018'

-- 2018-10-06 19:38:12

European Council President Donald Tusk has said the EU and the United Kingdom will likely reach a Brexit deal before the end of this year. “I have a hope, which is close to certainty, that at t...

Fuel tanker crash leaves 50 dead in Congo

Fuel tanker crash leaves 50 dead in Congo

-- 2018-10-06 19:26:08

Around 50 people died and another 100 suffered serious burns after a fuel tanker collided with a vehicle in Congo on Saturday. Deputy Governor of Kongo Central province, Atou Matubuana Nkuluki, said...

Cameroon president seeks seventh term

Cameroon president seeks seventh term

-- 2018-10-06 18:23:07

A large poster of President Paul Biya hangs like a street sign in Cameroon's western city of Bafoussam. "The force of experience," reads the poster in reference to President Biya's 36 years in power,...

Green mamba snake found after biting 'owner' in Prague

Green mamba snake found after biting 'owner' in Prague

-- 2018-10-06 17:36:12

A highly venomous green mamba snake that escaped from its presumed owner on Tuesday after biting her in the Czech capital, Prague, has been caught. The snake had gone into hiding in a Prague district...

Heavy rains leave one missing in Honduras

Heavy rains leave one missing in Honduras

-- 2018-10-06 15:59:13

Torrential rains drenching the Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa, have caused considerable damage to many homes and led to the disappearance of one person, Honduran authorities reported on Friday. Accord...

30 suffer injuries in Egypt palm plantation fire

30 suffer injuries in Egypt palm plantation fire

-- 2018-10-06 15:26:25

Egypt used air force helicopters on Saturday to fight a fire which swept through palm plantations in the southwest of the country, threatening residential areas, state news agency MENA reported. The...

Chance of Brexit deal has increased, EC head says

Chance of Brexit deal has increased, EC head says

-- 2018-10-06 13:35:42

The chance of the UK and the EU agreeing a Brexit deal has grown in the last few days, the head of the European Commission has said. Speaking to the Austrian press, Jean-Claude Juncker said that whil...

Saudi crown prince rejects Trump remarks about US reliance

Saudi crown prince rejects Trump remarks about US reliance

-- 2018-10-06 10:17:12

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman dismissed remarks by Donald Trump in which the US president said he had warned the king he would not last in power “for two weeks” wit...

Afghan govt rejects proposals to privatise war

Afghan govt rejects proposals to privatise war

-- 2018-10-05 22:48:32

Afghan officials have reacted angrily to speculation that foreign military contractors could take over training and advising the Afghan armed forces, following a renewed push by the founder of private...

Airstrike by Afghan security forces kills four in wedding

Airstrike by Afghan security forces kills four in wedding

-- 2018-10-05 18:52:12

An airstrike by security forces killed four people and wounded eight others who were part of a wedding procession in the southeast province of Kandahar, officials said on Friday. Abdul Raziq, the Kan...

Pakistan opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif arrested

Pakistan opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif arrested

-- 2018-10-05 17:50:48

Leader of the opposition in the Pakistan national assembly Shahbaz Sharif was arrested on Friday in a corruption case. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) of Pakistan arrested the former Punjab...

100th anniversary of pigeon’s saving of US troops in WWI

100th anniversary of pigeon’s saving of US troops in WWI

-- 2018-10-05 17:25:05

In the third floor hallway of the Pentagon, just outside the Army Chief of Staff's office, there is a pigeon. Walking the corridors, the lifelike pigeon stands out among the cases of military history...

Airstrike kills four in Afghan wedding convoy

Airstrike kills four in Afghan wedding convoy

-- 2018-10-05 17:02:32

An airstrike by security forces killed four people and wounded eight others who were part of a wedding procession in the southeast province of Kandahar, officials said on Friday. Abdul Raziq, the Kan...

Interpol chief missing, French police launch investigation

Interpol chief missing, French police launch investigation

-- 2018-10-05 16:49:18

French police have reportedly started an investigation after Meng Hongwei, the chief of the Interpol, was reported missing. Meng Hongwei, a former Chinese government minister, was reported missing af...

Nobel Peace Prize honours the fight against wartime sexual violence

Nobel Peace Prize honours the fight against wartime sexual violence

-- 2018-10-05 16:16:22

Two figures, Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege and Iraqi Yazidi activist Nadia Murad, have won the Nobel Peace Prize of this year for their contributions to combating sexual violence against women as a w...

South Africa train collision injures hundreds

South Africa train collision injures hundreds

-- 2018-10-05 14:34:04

About 320 people were injured when a packed train travelling from South Africa’s business hub Johannesburg to the capital Pretoria crashed into the back of a stationary train, Metrorail authorit...

S Korea jails ex-president Lee for 15yrs over bribery

S Korea jails ex-president Lee for 15yrs over bribery

-- 2018-10-05 13:30:42

A Seoul court on Friday jailed former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak for 15 years for corruption, making him the latest in a string of high-profile political and business leaders ensnared by gra...

Pakistan orders 18 international NGOs to leave: ActionAid

Pakistan orders 18 international NGOs to leave: ActionAid

-- 2018-10-05 11:59:29

Pakistan on Thursday has ordered 18 international aid agencies to shut down operations and leave the country, said the ActionAid charity, in what would be Islamabad’s latest move against foreign...

Drunk police officer kills two colleagues in Ethiopia

Drunk police officer kills two colleagues in Ethiopia

-- 2018-10-04 15:48:24

A drunk police officer shot dead two colleagues in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Thursday, state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting Corporation reported. The policeman who fired on his colleagues wa...

India allows deportation of seven Rohingyas to Myanmar

India allows deportation of seven Rohingyas to Myanmar

-- 2018-10-04 15:10:20

India's top court is allowing the first deportations of Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar since it ordered their identification last year. The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a plea by attorney Prashant...

Gunman shoots seven US cops in South Carolina

Gunman shoots seven US cops in South Carolina

-- 2018-10-04 11:56:29

Seven US law enforcement officers have been shot, one of them fatally, in an incident in South Carolina, officials say. Police in the city of Florence had been responding to a call for help from the...

UK accuses Russia's military intelligence of cyber attacks

UK accuses Russia's military intelligence of cyber attacks

-- 2018-10-04 11:40:25

The UK government has accused Russia's military intelligence service of being behind four high-profile cyber attacks. The National Cyber Security Centre says targets included firms in Russia and Ukra...

Six divers drown trying to save teen from Malaysia mining pool

Six divers drown trying to save teen from Malaysia mining pool

-- 2018-10-04 11:32:23

Six rescue divers have drowned while trying to save a teenager from a disused mining pool in Malaysia. They were searching for a 17-year-old boy who is thought to have fallen into the body of water w...

EU mulls trade sanctions on Myanmar

EU mulls trade sanctions on Myanmar

-- 2018-10-04 10:20:06

The European Union is considering trade sanctions on Myanmar over the Rohingya crisis, potentially stripping the country of tariff-free access to the world’s largest trading bloc, three EU offic...