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21 wedding Guests Die In Road Accident
Police on Wednesday said 21 members of a group travelling to a wedding in central India were killed when the small truck in which they were travelling fell off a bridge into a dry river bed. Senior administration official Dilip Kumar…
Barbara Bush, former US first lady, dies at 92
Barbara Bush, a former US first lady, died on Tuesday at the age of 92, Jim McGrath, spokesman for the family, confirmed in a statement. He said: “A former first lady of the United States of America and relentless proponent of family…
Trump’s re-election campaign raises $10m so far in 2018
United States President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign raised $10m in the first quarter of the year, leaving his re-election operation with $28m in cash, his campaign has said. Trump spent $3.9m in the first quarter. He has…
South Korea’s Park Geun-hye will not appeal jail term
South Korea’s disgraced former president Park Geun-hye will not appeal her 24-year prison sentence for corruption, reports said Monday. Park, 66, who was removed from office over a massive corruption scandal last year, was convicted…
Trump defends ‘mission accomplished’ tweet
President Donald Trump on Sunday defended his use of the term "mission accomplished" to describe Friday's missile strike in Syria. "The Syrian raid was so perfectly carried out, with such precision, that the only way the Fake…
China bans homosexual content on Weibo
China’s Sina Weibo said it would remove “homosexual” content from the popular microblogging platform, prompting a storm of online protests Saturday under the hashtag “I am gay”. Weibo said in a statement Friday it had begun a…
Russia condemns attack on Syria
The Kremlin on Saturday condemned Western air strikes on Syria where its armed forces are backing President Bashar al-Assad. “Russia severely condemns the attack on Syria where Russian military are helping the lawful government in…
US, France, Britain launch strikes on Syria
The United States, Britain and France carried out a wave of strikes against Bashar al-Assad’s Syrian regime on Saturday in response to alleged chemical weapons attacks that President Donald Trump branded the “crimes of a monster.” As…
Trump demands prosecution of ex-FBI chief Comey
US President Donald Trump called for the prosecution of former FBI chief James Comey on Friday, unleashing a vitriolic response to the lawman’s tell-all memoir. Trump branded Comey weak, a “LEAKER & LIAR” and an untruthful…
Western powers at UN make case for military action against Syria
The United States, Britain and France made the case at the United Nations on Friday for military action against Syria, saying President Bashar al-Assad’s repeated use of chemical weapons posed a threat to the world. US Ambassador…
US sacks 32 embassy workers for allegedly sharing pornography
The US embassy in Cambodia has fired 32 people after they were allegedly caught sharing pornographic material in a non-official chat group, several sources familiar with the matter said on Friday. Four sources told Reuters that…
Donald Trump orders Postal Service review after blasting Amazon deal
After accusing Amazon for months of not paying its fair share of postage, President Trump has ordered a review of the US Postal Service’s finances via an executive order issued late Thursday night. The order calls for a task force to…
Saudi Arabia hosts first fashion week — but only women allowed at catwalk events
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…
Brazilian judge denies ex-president Lula da Silva privileges in prison
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…
Syria: We won’t disclose when we’ll strike – Donald Trump
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, Wozniack shuts down Facebook account following privacy crisis
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…
Trump’s favourite adviser resigns
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…
Messi named UN ambassador
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 gives birth at 50
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 the rainmaker, to force rainfall over an area 2X Nigeria
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…
Fertility doctor accused of impregnating patients with own sperm
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,…
Van crashes into crowd in Germany killing muiltiple people & many injured
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…
Ex Russian agent Sergei Skripal no longer in critical condition – Hospital
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,…
$2.5 bn arms deal: Zuma speaks on charges
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…