At Least 74 Migrants Dead In Shipwreck Off Libyan Coast

At least 74 migrants died in a “devastating” shipwreck on Thursday off the Libyan coast, the United Nations said, the latest in a spate of migrant vessel sinkings in the…

Reporter shot dead in front of his house

Police on Tuesday reported that a radio commentator who survived a 2016 assassination attempt was shot dead in front of his house in the northern Philippines. According to a police…

Turkey Sacks Central Bank Governor, After Lira Plunge

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has fired the governor of the country’s central bank and replaced him with a former finance minister after a record slump in the lira in…

Kosovo president resigns to face war crimes court

Kosovo President Hashim Thaci resigned Thursday to face trial in a war crimes court in The Hague, a dramatic downfall for a politician who has dominated the former Serbian province…

Death toll in Turkey earthquake rises to 51

Rescue workers were searching eight wrecked buildings in Izmir Sunday despite dwindling hope for survivors as the death toll from a powerful magnitude earthquake which hit western Turkey rose to…

French Church Attacker Came From Tunisia Days Ago

The Tunisian man who killed three people in a French church only recently arrived in Europe, officials say. The suspect, 21, had an Italian Red Cross document, issued after he…

US arrests Nigerian Monsuru Lawal in DEA sting operation against Sinaloa Cartel

A Nigerian living in Florida, Durojaiye Monsuru Obafemi Lawal, has been arrested by agents of US Drug Enforcement Agency, along with some policemen, in a sting operation against Sinaloa cartel.…

Knife attacker kills 3 in French church

An unknown Knife attacker has murdered at least three people and injured several others at a church in Nice, France. Mayor Christian Estrosi, a former MP with the right-wing Republicans…

Education Centre Suicide Bombing Kills 24, Students Among The Victims

A suicide bombing at an education centre in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul killed 24 people including teenage students and wounded dozens more on Saturday, officials said. A Ministry of Interior spokesman,…

Mother Arrested In Austria For Killing Three Daughters

A mother confessed Saturday to killing her three young daughters in an apartment in Vienna, Austrian police said, without giving a motive. The 31-year-old called the emergency services in the…

FG demands justice for Nigerian burnt to death in Libya

The Nigerian government has demanded for justice for her citizen who was burnt to death on Oct. 7 in Tripoli, Libya. Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM),…

Gunmen kill Ghanaian lawmaker after campaign event

Police said they were investigating the shooting death of a Ghanaian lawmaker on Friday after he attended a political event in his constituency, in an apparent robbery case . Ekow…

Gunmen Kidnap 20 In Central Mali Village

Gunmen seized about 20 people in volatile central Mali, with nine remaining in detention Wednesday after their captors released the other hostages, local and security officials said. The kidnapping occurred…

Coup: ECOWAS lifts Mali sanctions

The West African regional bloc ECOWAS announced Tuesday that it was ending sanctions imposed against Mali after a military coup in August, saying it wished to back the return to…

Sudan govt, rebel groups sign landmark peace deal

Sudan’s government and rebel groups on Saturday inked a landmark peace deal aimed at ending decades of war in which hundreds of thousands died. Ululations and cheers rang out as…