Tag: WORLD
Plane crash at Texas airport kills 10
A light aircraft has crashed into an airport hangar in Texas killing all 10 people on board.
The plane, a twin-engine Beechcraft BE-350 King Air,...
Nearly 800kg of cocaine destined to Ghana seized
Senegalese customs authorities have seized nearly 800kg (1,700lb) of cocaine on a ship, officials say.
The cocaine was packed in travel bags, hidden inside 15...
Tunisia President seriously ill in hospital
Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi is in hospital after suffering a "severe health crisis", officials say.
They gave no further details. Mr Essebsi - who...
Grace Mugabe slapped with $4m lawsuit
Lebanese businessman Jamal Hamed has approached the High Court demanding $4 million from former First Lady Grace Mugabe in defamation compensation and damages to...
Beauty queen ‘raped by Gambia’s ex-President Jammeh’
A 23-year-old former beauty queen in The Gambia, Toufah Jallow, has said she was raped in 2015 by ex-President Yahya Jammeh when he was...
Ethiopia army chief shot dead in ‘coup bid’ attacks
The chief of staff of the Ethiopian army, Gen Seare Mekonnen, has been shot dead by his own bodyguard in the capital, Addis Ababa.
He...
Ugandan activist to be prosecuted over president’s mother
A Ugandan court has ruled that activist Stella Nyanzi must defend herself against charges of cyber harassment and offensive communication against President Yoweri Museveni.
The...
India to overtake China as the world’s most populous country: UN
India is set to overtake China as the world's most populous country in less than a decade, according to a new United Nations report.
China...
South Africa prez buys lunch himself on busy day in Cape...
Cyril Ramaphosa, president of South Africa, on Tuesday, walked into a restaurant in the city of Cape Town to buy lunch for himself.
With his...
Egypt’s ousted president Morsi dies during trial
Egypt's former President Mohammed Morsi, ousted by the military in 2013 after one year in office, has collapsed in a courtroom and died, officials...
