Ex-Thai Buddhist monk bag 114 years jail term for fraud
A criminal court in Bangkok on Thursday sentenced a former Thai Buddhist monk who provoked outrage with his lavish...
Trump claims win in US House race, but Democrat surge looms
US Democrats enjoyed a major morale boost Wednesday following elections that highlighted their momentum ahead of November’s midterms, as...
Tanzania to pump gas to Uganda
In a move to boost energy cooperation, Tanzania has decided to build a pipeline to pump natural gas to...
Research links autism to fertility treatment
Fertility treatments may increase the risk of autism in children, according to a research published by the University of...
5 dead as plane crashes in car park
Five people on board a small airplane were killed when it crashed in the car park of a Southern...
Zuma joins small club of African leaders in dock
Former South African president Jacob Zuma goes on trial on Friday for alleged corruption and fraud in a large...
Thousands evacuated after dozens die on Indonesia island
Some 10,000 people have been evacuated on the Indonesian island of Lombok after a powerful 6.9 magnitude quake on...
Police find 11 starving children in compound
Police in the US state of New Mexico have rescued 11 malnourished children who were being kept in squalid...
South Sudan govt., opposition sign final peace deal
The parties to the conflict in South Sudan on Sunday evening signed a final peace pact, ending more than...
Trump admits his son met Russians for dirt on Clinton
U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledged on Sunday that his son met with Russians in 2016 at Trump Tower to...
Venezuela update: Maduro says he was target of explosion
Latest report from Caracas said the explosion that disrupted Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro’s speech on Saturday came from a...
U. K. rejects Nigeria’s vegetables, other edibles
A large consignment of vegetables and other edibles exported from Nigeria to the United Kingdom, were at the weekend...
Zimbabwe buries persons killed by soldiers during post-poll protests
The four children of a fruit-seller, Ishmael Kumire, gunned down by Zimbabwean soldiers in post-election violence wept uncontrollably at...
Melania Trump, unlike Donald, offers to visit LeBron James’ school
U.S. First Lady Melania Trump stepped away from her husband’s criticism of NBA star LeBron James to compliment his...
Israel seizes Swedish Activist ship en route Gaza
The Israeli Navy seized a Swedish-flagged sailboat attempting to breach a blockade of the Palestinian Gaza Strip on Saturday,...
Russian police arrest 25 gay rights activists
Russian police detained around 25 gay rights activists who took part in an unsanctioned rally in St Petersburg. A...