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Saudi Arabia has commenced its inaugural fashion week — a first for the conservative Muslim kingdom. NAN reports that models and makeup artists preparing for the inaugural Saudi episode of Arab Fashion Week said they were surprised…

A Brazilian judge on Tuesday denied former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva the right to receive a visit from nine regional governors and other politicians in the prison where he is staying in the southern city of Curitiba, the…

US President Donald Trump vowed Wednesday that missiles would be launched at Syria following a suspected chemical attack, virtually ensuring a military strike against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. The question now becomes…

Apple co-founder, Steve Wozniak, has deactivated his Facebook account following the latest privacy crisis rocking the social media platform. It’s been almost three weeks since the Cambridge Analytica scandal broke and Facebook users…

President Donald Trump’s homeland security adviser, Tom Bossert — once a presidential favourite — on Tuesday left the West Wing in the latest departure from the United States’ White House of a senior adviser. “The president is…

The UN World Tourism Organisation has appointed FC Barcelona’s Argentine star Lionel Messi as an ambassador to promote responsible tourism. “During my travels I have had the opportunity to know other cultures and societies as well as…

US Senator Tammy Duckworth on Monday gave birth to a baby girl, making history as the first member of the Senate to have a baby while in office. “Bryan, Abigail and I couldn’t be happier to welcome little Maile Pearl as the newest…

China is almost set to force rainfall and snow over 1.6 million sq km (620,000 sq miles), an area roughly three times the size of Spain or twice the size of Nigeria(923,768 Sq.kms) According to media reports, the government will use…

A Canadian fertility doctor, Norman Barwin, may face a class action lawsuit in which he is accused of using his own sperm to inseminate 11 of his clients without their knowledge or consent. In a statement, Nelligan O’Brien Payne LLP,…

According to reports reaching Parrot Nigeria, A van crashed into a crowd of people outside a restaurant in Germany this afternoon killing three people and injuring more than 30 others. Authorities are treating the incident, which happened…

Former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal is no longer in critical condition and has responded well to treatment after a nerve agent attack in March, the hospital treating him said on Friday. “He is responding well to treatment,…

Former South African president Jacob Zuma told thousands of supporters outside court in Durban on Friday that his opponents were telling lies and he would be proven innocent in a corruption case against him.Speaking in Zulu in his home…

Park Geun-hye, a former President of South Korea, was on Friday sentenced to 24 years in prison after being found guilty of abuse of power and coercion. In a verdict that was broadcast…

Former South African president, Jacob Zuma, has appeared in court today to face corruption charges relating to a $2.5 billion arms deal. Wearing a dark suit, a smiling Mr Zuma waved to crowds of supporters and reporters as he mounted the…

US President Donald Trump broke a two-month silence Thursday about allegations he slept with a porn star, insisting that he did not pay her $130,000 hush money. Trump offered a flat “no” when asked if he knew about the payment that…

Facebook Inc (FB.O) said on Wednesday that the personal information of up to 87 million users may have been improperly shared with political consultancy Cambridge Analytica. This number is up from a previous news…

China Wednesday announced plans to hit the United States with new tariffs of 25 percent on soybeans, aircraft, cars and other imports worth $50 billion, hours after Washington unveiled its own target list. China’s commerce ministry…

Gunshots erupted at YouTube’s offices in California Tuesday, sparking a panicked escape by employees and a massive police response. Some media reports said several people were injured. San Bruno police warned on Twitter to stay…

A Russian former general has warned the world is on the brink of ‘the last war in the history of mankind’ amid the diplomatic fallout over the poisoning of a UK spy. Evgeny Buzhinskiy, who served 41 years in the Russian military,…

President Cyril Ramaphosa says Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the hero of the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa will be given a state funeral. Madikizela-Mandela, who died on Monday aged 81, was one of the few remaining…

After suffering a protracted illness, Winnie Mandela, former wife of Nelson Mandela, South African hero, died on Monday, at the age of 81. Just like her late husband – who died five years ago, she was a formidable force in the…

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un Sunday attended the first concert in Pyongyang for over a decade by South Korean entertainers, including a K-pop girlband, the latest gesture of reconciliation before a rare inter-Korean summit. The…

Bahrain on Sunday announced it has discovered the largest oil and gas field in the history of the small kingdom, which unlike its Gulf neighbours is not energy-rich. Authorities estimate the newfound reserves at “many times” the…

The Government of Turkey has completed all necessary arrangements designed to aid its decision in declaring adultery as a criminal offence in the country. This development was relayed by, Ibrahim Kalin, one of the presidential aides…