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Eight people feared dead at a nursing home in the US state of Florida after its air conditioning system was knocked out by Hurricane Irma, authorities said Wednesday. The victims range in age from 71 to 99 and causes of their death are yet to be determined,...

Halimah Yacob was declared Singapore’s eighth president after a “walkover” election that saw no vote after no other contenders ran for the position. She was the only candidate deemed eligible to stand in the country’s Elections Department, having held...

In a statement released by Government House in Port Harcourt, Dr. Banigo said though it is gratifying to note that the felon has been re-captured the Police must carry out a detailed investigation to ensure that all those culpable in the gruesome murder...

MOSCOW - Pyongyang will take measures to retaliate against new UN Security Council sanctions to plunge the United States into the "most difficult situation" in its history, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) ambassador to Russia, Kim Hyun-joong,...

It is likely that 61 percent of American voters think it's time for Hillary Clinton to leave politics, according to a new poll. Asked about why Clinton lost the 2016 election, 44 percent said it was because she was a weak candidate. 40 percent blamed...

Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi met with US State of Secretary Rex Tillerson on Tuesday, for the promotion of bilateral ties. Maintaining a positive momentum of the development of China-U.S. relations is in the interests of both countries and is the...

German police said they have broken up a fake marriage ring that paired Portuguese women with Nigerian men who paid thousands of euros for a chance to gain EU residency. Police arrested five suspects, including four women, as they carried out raids in...

A 14-year-old Kenyan girl was charged Wednesday with multiple counts of murder for allegedly starting a fire at a Nairobi school dormitory that left nine other schoolgirls dead. According to a source inside the court, where proceedings were held in camera...

The US Supreme Court has supported President Donald Trump to broadly implement a ban on refugees entering the country from around the world. The Supreme Court justices granted on Tuesday a request from the Trump administration to block a lower court decision...

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has blasted South African entertainer Zodwa Wabantu for not wearing underwear. Speaking at a rally in front of a 10‚000-strong crowd in Bindura on Saturday, Mugabe said he is aware that a decision to ban her from participating...

Hillary Clinton has revealed that she was so certain, she would be elected president that she paid $1.6million for a home in her New York neighborhood so that Secret Service would have a place to live after she became president. She explained: "I know...

MOSCOW - Pyongyang will take measures to retaliate against new UN Security Council sanctions to plunge the United States into the "most difficult situation" in its history, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) ambassador to Russia, Kim Hyun-joong,...

They don't want to cripple Pyongyang's economy, but the US does. The United Nations just passed the harshest sanctions package it's ever adopted against North Korea after the country conducted its sixth and largest nucleatest last week But the US only...

The American Hip-Pop artiste, Janet Jackson broke down into tears during a recent stage performance on stage, some hours after she visited people affected by Hurricane Harvey. The singer, while on her tour titled “State of the World” which stopped by...

Benjamin Netanyahu has encouraged all countries to be committed to fighting terrorism and singled out Iran as a serial offender as he paid tribute to the victims of two bombings in Argentina on the first trip by an Israeli premier to Latin America. Netanyahu...

Pope Francis immensely criticised climate change deniers as "stupid" in the wake of a spate of powerful hurricanes that have wreaked havoc in the US, Mexico and the Caribbean. "Those who deny it [climate change] should go to the scientists and ask them,"...

An anti-corruption group says it has evidence connecting Zimbabwe's ruling elite to "a decade of disappearing diamond wealth". London-based Global Witness accused Zimbabwe's Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) spy agency of holding a concealed stake...

ISIL fighters attacked a police convoy in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula on Monday, killing 18 officers and wounding seven others in one of the deadliest attacks this year in the restive region. Police and military officials said roadside bombs destroyed and...

The EU (Withdrawal) Bill has passed its second reading in the House of Commons by 326 votes to 290 The bill, which is designed to transfer all existing European law into British law, was voted through by 326 to 290. However, the Labour leader suffered...

The UN Security Council unanimously has ultimately passed the new resolution intended to stop North Korea's ability to produce nuclear weapons, a move that sets limits on exports of crude oil and fuel products to the reclusive state. This resolution aims...

The Russia's foreign, minister Sergey Lavrov has promised that Moscow would introduce “full parity” into its relations with Washington following the closure of three diplomatic properties on US territory earlier this month. The closures were ordered by...

Against the backdrop of the affected countries bracing up for another round of talk about ending the six years conflict, scheduled to hold in Astana. Saudi Arabia has been supporting rebels on Syria, while Russia and Iran throw their weight on the side...

Petra Diamonds shares have fallen 7% after it said a parcel of its diamonds mined in Tanzania had been blocked from export by the country's government. Also, a number of its employees are being questioned by the country's authorities, although Petra maintains...

Rural Safety Coordinator of Fochville in Western Johannesburg, South Africa, Warrant Officer Jan Esterhuysen, has confirmed that five lions escaped from an unknown sanctuary in Gauteng Province on Saturday. “We responded to a distress call and were surprised...

North Korea warned on Monday it would inflict "the greatest pain and suffering" on the United States if Washington persists in pushing for harsher UN sanctions following Pyongyang's sixth nuclear test. The September 3 detonation was the country's largest...