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South Africa’s ruling party elects a new leader
South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) has selected Cyril Ramaphosa to succeed President Jacob Zuma as the party's leader.
The country's deputy president defeated...
Former Pakistan Prime Minister given 10-year jail term
A Pakistani court has sentenced former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to 10 years in prison on corruption charges related to four luxury London flats.
The...
US Vice President Mike Pence, calls on the European Union, to quit Iran Nuclear...
US Vice President Mike Pence has accused Washington's European allies of trying to break US sanctions against Tehran, and called on them to withdraw...
Korea leaders set up hotline ahead of summit
North and South Korea have set up a telephone hotline between their two leaders - the first time such a direct line of communication...
Death toll in Hamas-Israel conflict rises to 1300
The death toll from the heavy fighting between Hamas fighters and Israel has risen to 1300.
More than 800 Israelis and some 500 Palestinians have...
Turkey: Military preparations for Syria incursion ‘complete’
Preparations for a major military operation in northeast Syria are complete, Turkey announced on Tuesday after the United States started pulling back troops and opened the way for...
U.S. President threatens U.S. government shutdown over border wall
U.S. President Donald Trump said yesterday he would allow the federal government to shut down if Democrats do not fund his border wall and...
More than 300 Nigerian girls abducted
More than 300 schoolgirls have been kidnapped by unidentified gunmen from a school in Nigeria's north-western Zamfara state, police say.
Security officers have been dispatched...
Parents catch ‘daughter’s rapists’ after police in India refused to register their complaint
The parents of a teenage girl in India have caught their daughter's alleged rapists after police refused to register their complaint.
The parents, who are...
World faces ‘staggering’ obesity challenge according to study
In 27 years from now, almost a quarter of the global population will be obese, researchers said today, warning of the mounting medical bill.
If...
