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Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has sent bill to Congress seeking to legalise gay marriage, a move that follows a string of social reforms in one of Latin America's most conservative nations. The bill submitted on Monday would allow gay couples to...

Two organs of the United Nations (UN) have rejected an ultimatum issued by members of the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum for demanding that Igbo resident in all parts of northern Nigeria vacate the area by October 1, 2017. The two UN bodies also condemned...

Saudi Arabia made an announcement today that it is set to host a more than 1milion pilgrims. The source said, there will be 30,000 health workers and 5000 hospital beds. As Saudi prepares for this year haj programme,it is expected to have like 900 Iranian...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged the international community to step up efforts to help Myanmar’s Muslim Rohingya minority, saying the world was “blind and deaf” to their plight. Rohingya, one of the world’s largest stateless communities,...

In the light of the allegations that she assaulted a young model at a Johannesburg hotel, Zimbabwean First Lady Grace Mugabe has reportedly urged young men to treat women with respect, especially as rape cases remained high in the southern African country....

An alleged side chick got more than she bargained for after she was publicly shamed, dragged half naked and beaten by the angry wife of the man she was accused of having an affair with in China. In the viral photos, the alleged homewrecker was brutally...

President Donald Trump is to visit the site of the Hurricane at Harvey. Although the casualties of the hurricane is not yet official, but there have been different calls for prayer on social media.

The Spanish government tried to throw Abdelbaki Es Satty, 42, out of the country in 2014 after he served a sentence for drug smuggling. But a judge said two EU directives gave Es Satty the right to stay in the country because he did not pose a “serious...

The former Arizona sheriff who was allegedly dropped by US President Donald Trump after illegally profiling Hispanic immigrants has expressed interest in running for Senate. According to the Washington Examiner, Joe Arpaio, the longtime sheriff of Maricopa...

Check out the Photos Kate Henshaw in lovely blue gown. The captivating actress looks awesome in a knee length blue gown and a black heeled sandals.

Saudi Arabia has today welcomed 1.497 million pilgrims who have 'flocked' to the country in preparation for the annual Islamic Hajj pilgrimage, which is due to begin on August 30, 2017. In total, around two million people from across the globe are expected...

Pope Francis will travel to Myanmar and Bangladesh later this year for a landmark visit set to focus international attention on the plight of the stateless Rohingya Muslim minority. The leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics will be in Myanmar November...

Britain and the EU kick off a third round of Brexit talks Monday but still sharply divided over what comes first — London’s future relationship with the bloc or the costly divorce settlement. The European Union says there has to be “sufficient progress”...

Widely seen as a snub to the United States of America, Pakistan has asked the U.S delegation, led by U.S Assistant Secretary of State and Acting Special Representative to the region Alice Wells, to reschedule her visit.Ms. Wells was to visit Pakistan...

The EU demands have wholly been over-egged for a financial settlement for Brexit, British negotiators will tell their European opposite numbers this week. Both sides have agreed on that the UK and EU have financial commitments to each other that will...

The Spanish igovernment tried to throw Abdelbaki Es Satty, 42, out of the country in 2014 after he served a sentence for drug smuggling. But a judge said two EU directives gave Es Satty the right to stay in the country - because he did not pose a “serious...

"This appears to be either the worst or one of the worst floods Houston has ever had," Texas Governor Greg Abbott said on CBS News' Face the Nation program, adding, "Our first and foremost focus at this particular time is saving lives."

President Donald Trump insisted that the US Congress must find a way to pay for his promised border wall, branding Mexico a hotbed of violent crime. And he warned both Mexico and Canada that if they continue to be “difficult” in trade talks, he make have...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday said the Libyan coastguard should be supported in its efforts to stem the flow of migrants to Europe, but warned that rights abuses would not be tolerated. A day before a Paris summit on the migrant crisis, Merkel...

Colombia’s leftist FARC rebels sought political rebirth as they launched steps to transform into a party and seek elected office after disarming to end a half-century war. About 1,200 delegates from the freshly demobilized Revolutionary Armed Forces of...

It appears that President Donald Trump did not “the American people’s values” after the recent violence in Charlottesville, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Sunday “the president speaks for himself”. Tillerson was responding to questions about...

More than 1000 people have been a victim of the hurricane eating deep in the coastal part of Texas. This hurricane despite causing the dwellers to leave their homes, it has further caused what National Weather Service, flash food emergency. Weather forecasters...

Six people were injured Sunday when a fire at a military base in Azerbaijan set off explosions of weapons at a storage depot, officials in the Caucasus nation said. Residents were evacuated from two villages Gilezi and Shitalchai nearest to the base,...

The United States of America (USA) has now forwarded a warning message to corrupt African political office holders, who illegally enrich themselves at the expense of their poor people, that they would no longer go scot free. They will be investigated,...

Private schools in Rwanda are on the verge of closing down due to low patronage. A report by Daily Nation says desperate proprietors who face closure of their institutions are now asking the government to sponsor students in private schools at public...