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Indian police used laxatives for several days to retrieve 106 cocaine capsules worth some $900,000 from the stomach of a Brazilian woman who tried to smuggle them into the country, officials said Monday. The 28-year-old woman and the…

  US President Donald Trump sharpened Sunday his accusations that his presidential campaign was “infiltrated” or spied on for political purposes, saying he would officially “demand” a Justice Department investigation.The president has…

A disabled beggar, Fatima Othman, who lived on handouts in Lebanon has died a millionaire. Police were shocked to discover the 52-year-old had accumulated a small fortune while begging on the streets in the capital Beirut.…

Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen says the Nigerian government has pledged to discourage its citizens from claiming asylum in Canada by crossing between ports of entry along the U.S. border. Mr. Hussen travelled to Nigeria this week as a…

US First Lady Melania Trump returned to the White House on Saturday after undergoing a procedure to address a “benign” kidney condition. “She is resting comfortably and remains in high spirits,” the White House said in a statement.…

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will be known as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Kensington Palace has announced. By tradition, male members of the Royal family receive a title from the monarch on their wedding day, and the vacant…

Boeing 737 airliner has crashed and exploded near Jose Marti International Airport in Havana, Cuban media report. The plane came down shortly after take-off, Prensa Latina news agency said. The plane was carrying 104 passengers…

Between eight and 10 people have been killed in a shooting by a student at a Texas high school, say police. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez told reporters the majority of the dead at Santa Fe High School were students. The suspect…

President Donald Trump of the US has told Kim Jong-Un, leader of North Korea, to abandon nuclear weapons and be rewarded with ”protections” or risk being overthrown if the arsenal remains. According to reports, Trump laid out the choice…

Meghan Markle’s father was diagnosed with heart problems in Mexico but refused to undergo surgery, the health ministry in Baja California state, where he lives, said Thursday. Thomas Markle, who has already confirmed he will not…

Malaysian police seized 284 boxes of designer handbags and dozens of bags, filled with cash and jewelry on Friday from a luxury condominium in the centre of Kuala Lumpur, linked to former Prime Minister, Najib Razak. Police have been…

Michigan State University agreed on Wednesday to pay $US500 million to settle lawsuits filed by 332 alleged victims of disgraced former sports physician Larry Nassar. The settlement brings to an end the university's involvement in…

President Donald Trump has formally disclosed that he reimbursed his personal attorney more than $100,000 last year, apparently in connection with the payment of hush money to a porn star, government records show. The disclosures,…

Three months ago, Jacob Zuma was ousted as president of South Africa, in a humiliating end to his nine-year rule. But he and his supporters seem determined to not go quietly. Zuma reluctantly resigned from office after the ruling…

North Korea is threatening to pull out of a historic summit with the United States and South Korea unless its current terms are reviewed from their current “one-sided” affair, reports say Wednesday. The North said it was being pressured…

North Korea announced on Tuesday that it would be suspending its Wednesday, May 16 talks with South Korea over ongoing joint military drills conducted by Seoul and Washington DC. According to Yonhap News reports, the Max Thunder…

Turkey and Israel expelled each other’s senior diplomats on Tuesday in a dispute over the killing by Israeli forces of 60 Palestinians a day earlier during protests on the Gaza border. Turkey told Israel’s ambassador to leave the…

Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta, will on Wednesday assent to a new law that may cost Kenyans Sh5 million (N90.1m) or a jail term of two years for spreading fake news electronically, reports The Star. Parliament passed the Computer…

Russia's first robot brothel has opened in Moscow, hoping to attract clients attending next month's World Cup including England fans and even players taking part in the tournament. The Dolls Hotel is located in Moscow's business…

Germany on Tuesday began the deportation procedure for a  Togolese asylum seeker, whose detention caused the migration debate in Germany to flare up this month. “The deportation has begun,’’ the man’s lawyer, Engin Sanli, told…

The British-Iraqi family, who live in Wembley, north London, received two separate letters addressed to them with a racist message last August. But because the family, who wish to remain anonymous, hadn't ordered new…

A stunning nude painting that is the largest produced by Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani sold for $157.2 million in New York on Monday night, becoming the fourth most expensive work of art sold at auction. Painted a century ago,…

President Donald Trump flew to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Monday to visit FirstLady Melania Trump hours after she underwent a kidney procedure. The first lady's office announced the first lady had the procedure Monday.…

As the U.S. mulls the next line of action on the abandoned Iran nuclear deal, National Security Adviser John Bolton has warned that Washington is prepared to impose sanctions on European companies if their governments don’t support…