Man allegedly shoots woman dead for defeating him at basketball game in US

  A man allegedly shot and killed a 21-year-old woman identified as Asia Womack in Dallas, Texas, the United States because she defeated him in a basketball contest. Womack’s family…

Moscow blames Ukraine as explosion destroys bridge linking Crimea to Russia

  An explosion has destroyed the sole bridge linking Russia with the occupied Crimea peninsula. According to viral footage on social media on Saturday, plums of smoke and fire can…

Two dogs kill 2 children, injure mother in US

  Two siblings – a 2-year-old girl and a 5-month-old boy were pronounced dead after they were attacked by their family’s two pit bulldogs on Wednesday. Reports said their mother…

South Africa’s ex-leader, Jacob Zuma, released from prison

  The prison sentence of beleaguered ex-South African President Jacob Zuma officially ended on Friday, with correctional services saying he had been released from their system having served only part…

34-year-old Burkina’s junta chief becomes world’s youngest leader

  Just a week ago, 34-year-old Ibrahim Traore was an unknown, even in his native Burkina Faso. But in the space of a weekend, he catapulted himself from army captain…

Former Coach Sentenced To 109 Years In Prison For Multiple Rapes

  A former coach of Brazil’s national gymnastics team has been handed more than a century behind bars for raping four athletes including at least one minor, local media reported…

Putin Signs Bills To Annex Four Regions Of Ukraine

  Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed legislation to annex four territories of Ukraine, government documents showed. The Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions are “accepted into the Russian…

Coup d’état: Burkina Faso soldiers overthrow Paul Henri Damiba

  Burkina Faso’s army captain, Ibrahim Traore, announced Friday night that the army had seized power and ousted military leader Paul Henri Damiba, who himself had taken power in a…

Zelensky accelerates bid to join NATO

  President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine disclosed a bid for fast-track membership of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) military alliance on Friday. The accelerated move comes in a swift…

Russia announces annexation of four regions of Ukraine

  President of Russia, Vladimir Putin is currently attending the formal ceremony of the annexation of the four Ukrainian regions in Moscow. Putin has announced that the four Russian-occupied regions…

Woman Arrested For Eating Out Without Hijab In Iran

  Iran has arrested a woman who was shown eating out without a headscarf in an image that went viral on social media during the protests over the death of…

Russian Strikes On Civilian Convoy Kill 23, Says Ukraine

  Ukraine on Friday blamed Moscow for shelling a convoy of civilian cars in the southern Zaporizhzhia region that killed at least 23 on the front line. Zaporizhzhia regional governor…

Suicide Blast Kills 19 At Education Centre In Afghanistan

  A suicide bomb attack on a classroom of hundreds of people preparing for exams in the Afghan capital on Friday killed at least 19 people, with most of the…

Shots heard near Burkina Faso’s presidency

  Shots were heard early Friday around Burkina Faso’s presidential palace and the headquarters of its military junta, which seized power in a coup last January, witnesses told AFP. Several…

11 Soldiers Killed, 50 Missing After Jihadist Attack

  Eleven soldiers died and around 50 civilians were missing after a suspected jihadist attack in Burkina Faso’s north, the government said late Tuesday. Violence has raged in the landlocked…