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Kofi Annan, the first black African to become UN secretary-general, has died aged 80 in Switzerland, his aides say. He "passed away peacefully on Saturday after a short illness", the foundation named after him said on Saturday. Mr Annan…

Two million Muslims gather in Saudi Arabia this week for the hajj as the annual pilgrimage becomes increasingly hi-tech with apps to help the faithful navigate Islam’s holiest sites. This year the hajj comes with the…

A three-year-old kindergartener died after she was left behind in a hot school van in Thailand, police said Thursday after arresting the driver. The girl was discovered Wednesday afternoon after her mother went to pick her up at the…

Hundreds of US newspapers devoted print space on Thursday to a coordinated defence of press freedom and a rebuke of President Donald Trump for saying some media organisations are enemies of the American people. The Boston Globe and…

Aretha Franklin, the "queen of soul" who became the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, has died in Detroit at the age of 76. The legendary singer was diagnosed with cancer in 2010 and announced last year she was…

Donald Trump has revoked the security clearance of ex-CIA chief John Brennan, denying the US president’s critic of any access to sensitive information. White House press secretary Sarah Sanders announced the decision by reading a…

A motorway bridge has collapsed near the Italian city of Genoa, sending vehicles plummeting some 100m (328ft) to the ground and killing at least 11 people, local media report. Italian Transport Minister Danilo Toninelli said it was…

An 11-year-old boy managed to hack into a replica of Florida’s election results website in 10 minutes and change names and tallies during a hackers convention, organisers said, stoking concerns about security ahead of nationwide votes.…

A car has crashed into a security barrier outside the Houses of Parliament, prompting a huge police response. Armed police were seen surrounding the vehicle, which is believed to have hit several cyclists, at shortly before…

There are new guests at the ruined palace where Emperor Jean-Bédel Bokassa once held court. During his rule over the Central African Republic in the 1970s, Bokassa used a year’s worth of development aid to stage an extravagant…

Iran has unveiled the latest generation of its short-range Fateh ballistic missile. The new missile, dubbed Fateh Mobin, will be produced in Iran, Defence Minister Amir Hatami said on Monday. The minister said the new generation…

Facebook has announced a news authorization process for pages on its platform in order to make it harder to administer a page while using a fake or compromised account. In a blogpost by Emma Rodgers, Director of Product Marketing, he…

NASA on Sunday blasted off a $1.5 billion spacecraft toward the Sun on a historic mission to protect the Earth by unveiling the mysteries of dangerous solar storms. “Three, two, one, and liftoff!” said a NASA commentator as the…

Russia-US confrontation is extending to the economic and trade field as Washington is poised to hit Moscow new and powerful sanctions on August 22nd. Russia views the move as a declaration of “economic war”. The US State…

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hit back Saturday at US “threats” over a detained American pastor which has escalated tensions between the two NATO allies and piled pressure on the Turkish currency. “It is wrong to dare bring Turkey…

Two military F-15 jets were scrambled late Friday after a “suicidal” airline worker stole and later crashed an empty passenger plane from the Seattle-Tacoma airport, local officials said. Local authorities quickly ruled out terrorism as…

The Indian Railways has begun its world’s largest recruitment drive to fill up nearly 120,000 vacancies for which a whopping 24 million people have applied. According to official sources, the examinations will be conducted in three…

Two police officers were among four people killed on Friday in a shooting in the eastern Canadian city of Fredericton, police said. “Of the four people killed in this morning’s shootings on Brookside Drive, two were Fredericton…

Pakistani singer and actress was allegedly shot dead by her own husband. The TV actress known as Reshma is thought to have been gunned down after a domestic dispute. The suspect, who had three wives before Reshma, allegedly stormed…

Melania Trump’s parents on Thursday received American citizenship under so-called “chain migration” rules her husband, President Donald Trump, has frequently derided. The first lady’s Slovenian-born parents, Viktor and Amalija Knavs,…

A criminal court in Bangkok on Thursday sentenced a former Thai Buddhist monk who provoked outrage with his lavish lifestyle to 114 years in prison for fraud, money laundering and computer crimes. Wirapol Sukphol, who was seen in a…

Saudi Arabia is considering further measures against Canada, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubair said on Wednesday, amid an escalating diplomatic row between the two countries. On Sunday, Saudi Arabia expelled the Canadian…

The Russian Government was responsible for the attacks on the U.S. election process in 2016, U.S. Secretary of Defence, Gen. James Mattis, has declared. Mattis said at Pentagon that the Defence Department would provide all support…

Saudi Arabia has halted all medical treatment programmes in Canada and is coordinating for the transfer of Saudi patients to medical facilities outside the country, Saudi press agency reported on Wednesday. The agency cited Fahd…