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President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan has mocked those challenging his government through social media, saying no government can be removed through Facebook. During a rally his supporters organised in the eastern city of Kassala,…

Accused Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman is an “excellent father, friend, brother, son and partner,” his young wife said as his landmark trial in New York wound up. “Everything that has been said in court about…

British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Sunday she would be “armed with a fresh mandate and new ideas” when she meets European Union negotiators over her Brexit deal. EU officials have insisted that the deal is not open for…

The death toll from the collapse of a Brazil dam in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais climbed to 121, with 226 still missing, the state’s fire department said. A total of 192 people were rescued, while another 395 whose…

A Rodrigo Duterte impersonator (C), who goes by the name Cresencio Extreme, poses for photos as he attends a church service in the Central district of Hong Kong on February 3, 2019. ISAAC LAWRENCE / AFP  Rodrigo Duterte impersonator…

On a foggy afternoon last fall, a suicidal patient walked out of Solihull Hospital and disappeared. Alerted by hospital staff, police officers discovered her on a Birmingham street, having downed a bottle of vodka. They took her…

Road workers in Florida sent out to repair a sinkhole got a surprise this week when they discovered it was caused by a tunnel leading to a nearby bank. The FBI posted pictures of the narrow underground tunnel leading to a branch…

The Italian economy contracted in the fourth quarter of 2018, dragged down by slowing European growth and global trade tensions, plunging the country into a technical recession, official data showed Thursday.The 0.2 percent…

Democrats are already furiously jockeying for position to take on President Donald Trump in 2020. But will Trump actually be on the ballot two years from now? With approval ratings hovering around 40 percent — even lower,…

A Kenyan court on Tuesday acquitted one suspect and ruled four others have a case to answer for the 2015 slaughter of 148 people at a university. The five suspects went on trial in January 2016 for their involvement in the…

The United States last year slid down the rankings of a global corruption index as America's system of checks and balances faced growing threats on Donald Trump's watch, Transparency International said Tuesday. The US lost four…

President Donald Trump is been back-lashed on twitter after he made a statement to insinuate he is the best American President ever. The President who is insistent on building The Wall across the Mexican border,…

Zimbabwe’s president on Monday said he was “appalled” by a televised report showing abuses by security forces in a continuing crackdown. President Emmerson Mnangagwa, on his official Twitter account, said was unhappy at the…

Abortion is a “terrible’’ drama but women who go through it must find mercy rather than castigation, Pope Francis said on Monday. “To really understand the drama of abortion you have to be in a confessional, (it is) terrible,’’…

Dubai International Airport said it retained its top global spot in 2018 after serving the largest number of passengers for the fifth year in a row despite falling short of its target. Traffic at the major transit hub rose…

President Donald Trump on Friday brought a temporary end to the longest government shutdown in US history, while dropping his previous insistence on immediate funding for wall construction along the Mexican border. The…

Hours after flight delays attributed to a 35 day partial government shutdown began to slow airline travel at major airports on the East Coast, President Donald Trump agreed to sign off on a bill to fund and re-open the government…

In southern Florida’s Sunny Isles Beach, Russian tourists Anna and Helen sip coffee with their husbands and newborn babies: a common scene in what has become a prized destination for well-off foreigners looking to secure US…

Roger Stone, a Former Campaign Manager to U.S. President Donald Trump Roger Stone, a Former Campaign Manager to U.S. President Donald Trump, was arrested on Friday, the Office of Special Counsel Robert Mueller reported, and faces…

Nearly a million dollars in cash was stolen from a suitcase owned by ousted Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, state media reported Friday, as three suspects including a relative of the former leader face trial for the theft. …

South African prosecutors on Thursday provisionally withdrew corruption charges against Duduzane Zuma, the son of former President Jacob Zuma. Duduzane Zuma faced charges of corruption and conspiracy to commit corruption related…

The UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions said on Thursday she will travel to Turkey next week to head an “independent international inquiry’’ into the murder of Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi. …

US President Donald Trump says he recognises Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó as interim president. Tens of thousands of Venezuelans are taking to the streets in protest against President Nicolás Maduro. Mr Guaidó,…

British Prime Minister Theresa May unveils her Brexit “Plan B” to parliament on Monday after MPs shredded her EU divorce deal, deepening the political gridlock 10 weeks from departure day. Britain will crash out of the European…