India unveils first all female SWAT team
India’s first all-female SWAT team started work on Friday, breaking a traditionally male bastion, after more than a year of being put…
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NASA launches spacecraft to probe the Sun
NASA will launch today a $1.5 billion Parker Solar Probe spacecraft that aims to plunge into the Sun’s sizzling atmosphere and become…
Scientists recommend eating of crickets to stay healthy
A new clinical trial showed that consuming crickets can help support the growth of beneficial gut bacteria and that eating crickets is…
Russia, China block US bid to slap North Korea sanctions
Russia and China on Thursday blocked a US request to add a Russian bank to a UN sanctions blacklist along with a…
Trump’s inlaws become US citizens under rules he hates
Melania Trump’s parents on Thursday received American citizenship under so-called “chain migration” rules her husband, President Donald Trump, has frequently derided. The…
21,476 Nigerians in 2017 overstayed visas in USA
No fewer than 21,476 Nigerians have overstayed their visas to the United States within the last one year, Per second news media…
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 lifestyle to 114…
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 President Donald Trump’s…
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 Uganda. Tanzania Petroleum…
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 Haifa in northern…
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 California shopping centre.…
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 government arms deal…
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 Sunday left nearly…
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 conditions in a…
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 four years of…
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 get information on…