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18 killed as military plane crashes into homes
Eighteen people were killed when a small military plane crashed into a residential area in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi early Tuesday. The plane crashed into a poor village around…
52 Inmates Die As Rival Gang Factions Clashed In Brazil Prison
No fewer than 52 inmates were killed in a prison riot in northern Brazil today as rival gang factions fought each other. Sixteen of the dead were decapitated in the second major eruption of…
Two U.S. citizens confess to stabbing Italian police officer to death
Two 19-year-old U.S. citizens have confessed to a fatal knife attack on a Carabinieri police officer in Rome, police said on Monday. The alleged perpetrators were arrested after they…
Trump escalates attacks on Rep Cummings, Baltimore
President Donald Trump is unfazed by criticism over his attacks on Rep. Elijah Collins and his African-American dominated constituency of Baltimore as he escalated the attacks on Sunday. In…
An ex-model and fugitive was unhappy with an unflattering police mugshot, so he sent his own
A man was unhappy with the mugshot police provided to the media after he failed to appear in court, so he sent them a selfie.Stephen Murphy, 33, of Boston, Lincolnshire, England, was expected to face criminal…
Armed Robbers Posing As Police Officers Steal Gold Worth ₦14b From Brazil Airport (Video)
A group of armed men dressed in police uniforms on Thursday stole a haul of gold and other precious metals worth at least $40 m (or about ₦14.4 billion) from Guarulhos International Airport cargo terminal. Security footage showed some of…
Trump attacks another Democrat Congressman
American President Donald Trump on Saturday attacked another prominent African- American lawmaker, tweeting that his Baltimore district is a disgusting, rat and rodent-infested mess.”…
Sweden snubs Donald Trump as rapper A$AP Rocky charged with assault
Sweden has rejected the plea by President Donald Trump that U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky be freed on bail as the artist on Thursday was formally charged with assault. The singer, who has been in…
42% of Americans are at risk of retiring broke
•Nearly half of Americans have less than $10,000 stashed away for retirement, according to a report by GoBankingRates. •For them, a serious lack of planning coupled with a longer life expectancy has destroyed any…
Fact Check: CNN Lists 61 False Claims Made By Donald Trump In Seven Days
The Cable News Network popularly called CNN has highlighted 61 false claims made by President of the United States, Donald Trump last week. The CNN said it would continue to keep tabs…
US Senate confirms Mark Esper as defence secretary
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Army Secretary Mark Esper as Secretary of Defence, who will fill a key post in President Donald Trump’s Cabinet. The bipartisan 90 to 8 votes confirmed the…
Trump congratulates Boris Johnson, says he will be ‘great’
President Donald Trump has congratulated Boris Johnson on his win in the Tory leadership race, saying he will make a “great” Prime Minister. The US President via Twitter on Tuesday said:…
Britain’s PM-Designate Boris Johnson Vows To Get Brexit Done
Boris Johnson, the ebullient Brexiteer who has promised to lead Britain out of the European Union with or without a deal by Halloween, will replace Theresa May as prime minister after winning the leadership of the…
Boris Johnson wins race to be Tory leader and PM
Boris Johnson has been elected new Conservative leader in a ballot of party members and will become the next UK prime minister. He beat Jeremy Hunt in a poll of Tory members, winning 92,153…
I Don’t Believe Trump Is Racist, Says Ben Carson
The growing feud between President Donald Trump and a group of four Democratic congresswomen, known informally as “The Squad,” continues after the president fired back at Rep.Ilhan Omar, on Twitter on…
Saudi king approves hosting of U.S. armed forces
King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia, has approved hosting of the U.S. armed forces in the kingdom, Saudi Press Agency reported on Saturday. An official in the Saudi Ministry of…
Iran seizes British tanker in Strait of Hormuz
There will be "serious consequences" if Iran does not release a British-flagged tanker seized in the Gulf, Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said.The Stena Impero's owners say they have been unable to contact their vessel,…
Britain may be entering full-blown recession – Watchdog
Britain might be entering a full-blown recession and a no-deal Brexit could more than double the country’s budget deficit in 2019, the watchdog for public finances on Thursday said.…
US Senator Schumer calls for security probe into Russia’s FaceApp
U.S. Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer called on the FBI and the Federal Trade Commission to conduct a national security and privacy investigation into FaceApp, a face-editing photo app…
Prosecutors drop sex assault case against actor Kevin Spacey
Massachusetts prosecutors on Wednesday announced they had dropped a criminal case alleging that former House of Cards star Kevin Spacey groped an 18-year-old man at a bar in Nantucket more than…
Drug kingpin El Chapo Guzman jailed for life
The Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has been given life jail in the United States. A federal judge in Brooklyn handed down the sentence Wednesday, five months after Guzman’s…
China to reduce oversized classes to improve education
China aims to eliminate super-sized classes that accommodate more than 66 students in primary and middle schools nationwide by the end of 2020, according to a guideline released on Wednesday.…
All suspects linked to Easter terror attacks arrested – Sri Lankan president
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said that all suspects involved in the Easter Sunday terror explosions have been arrested. He said the arrests were made, following extensive…
Two dead, over 40 trapped in Mumbai building collapse
Two people were killed and more than 40 trapped under the rubble after a building collapsed as heavy monsoon rains lashed India’s financial capital Mumbai on Tuesday, officials said, the second…