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Sergey Mavrodi, the founder of MMM, a Russian company that perpetrated one of the world's largest Ponzi schemes of all time, is dead. According to a report by Moskovsky Komsomolets, the founder of the MMM series of financial pyramid…

The trending movie of the moment Black Panther has surpassed another record in the United States. After amassing a gross revenue of about $1.2 billion over the weekend, the movie is now  considered as the highest grossing superhero movie of…

The former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont has been detained in Germany. The politician has been in self-imposed exile following the Catalan independence referendum last year. A Spanish supreme court judge announced on Friday…

A teenager’s driving exam came to a crashing halt on Thursday as she plowed into the testing office. The 17-year-old girl accidentally had the car in ‘drive’ instead of ‘reverse’ as she was trying to back out of a parking spot in…

A Sierra Leone court in Freetown has granted a request by a member of the ruling party for an injunction to delay the presidential election run-off scheduled for Tuesday. The party member, Ibrahim Sorie Koroma, filed for the…

Former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe says South Africa should have sent troops instead of a team of negotiators to prevent his ouster by the military last year. Mugabe said his regional neighbours betrayed him “in a sense”, in an…

Police said a flight from Stuttgart to Lisbon was stopped shortly before take-off on Friday when an airport worker discovered that the co-pilot seemed unsteady on his feet and reeked of alcohol. The State prosecutor’s office said the…

At least three people were killed Friday in a shooting spree and hostage siege in southern France by a man claiming allegiance to the Islamic State group, security sources told AFP. Security forces killed the gunman — believed to be…

Donald Trump, US President, has appointed John Bolton as his national security adviser after accepting the resignation of HR McMaster. In a tweet on Thursday, Trump said the appointment would take effect on April 9. “I am pleased…

Spain’s Supreme Court said Friday it would prosecute for “rebellion” 13 Catalan separatists, including ousted leader Carles Puigdemont and his nominated successor, over their role in the region’s failed breakaway bid. Judge Pablo…

A widely read Chinese state-run newspaper said on Thursday China should prepare for military action over self-ruled Taiwan, and pressure Washington over cooperation on North Korea, after the United States passed a law to boost ties with…

Mark Zuckerberg apologized for the data debacle that has upended Facebook and opened the door to testifying before Congress. "The short answer is I'm happy to if it's the right thing to do," the Facebook (FB)  CEO told CNN's Laurie…

The White House fumed Wednesday about an embarrassing leak of Donald Trump’s shock decision to congratulate Vladimir Putin on his re-election, with one official describing the disclosure as illegal.A hunt is underway to find the person…

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy faced a second day of questioning on Wednesday by investigators who are questioning him about allegations that late Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi, funded his 2007 election campaign. Sarkozy…

Isreal Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the border fence constructed along Israel’s border with Egypt is holding back a potential “flood” of illegal African migrants and charged they were worse than terrorists in the Sinai…

The Austin bomber has today been identified as Mark Anthony Conditt. The 24-year-old was killed close to a hotel where he was tracked to by police in the Texas city. Writing in 2013, Danene said: ‘I officially graduated Mark from…