adminZambia succession battle spills into courts, mystery candidate emerges
BARELY had deceased Zambian president Michael Sata been buried Tuesday, than the gloves came off. The battle had been simmering but the combatants took the ring in full zest after…
Sudan warplanes bomb S Sudan border zones
Juba – Sudanese warplanes have bombed South Sudan wounding six civilians in areas bordering war zone regions where Khartoum is trying to crush rebel fighters, reports said yesterday.
G20 leaders gather for summit
British Prime Minister David Cameron and his Australian counterpart Tony Abbott have arrived in Brisbane for the G20 leaders summit, where the crisis in Ukraine is expected to take centre…
Nigeria’s Chibok falls to Boko Haram
Boko Haram has seized the town of Chibok, in Borno state in north-east Nigeria, from where 276 schoolgirls were kidnapped more than six months ago, officials say.
Liberia to end Ebola state of emergency
Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said that she would not seek an extension to a state of emergency imposed in August over Ebola. Her announcement on Thursday is a sign…
Burkina Faso factions approve transition plan
Burkina Faso’s army has reached an agreement with opposition parties, civil groups and religious leaders for a transition to civilian rule, almost two weeks after the ousting of President Blaise…
A meeting of epic proportions
It was a meeting of epic proportions. The world’s tallest and shortest men met for the first time on Thursday morning to commemorate Guinness World Record Day.
‘Cannibal’ tries to eat woman in UK murder case
LONDON – British police confronted a man trying to eat the eyeball and face of a woman and used a stun gun on the cannibal who later died, local media…
Woman catches HIV from shared manicure equipment
A 22-year-old woman was diagnosed with HIV after having her nails done using shared manicure equipment. Doctors say the case, detailed in a medical journal, has revealed a new form…
Barber escapes jail after slashing man’s throat
A “DEMON BARBER” who slashed the neck of a man with his cut-throat razor today walked free from court. Hungarian-born Lloyd Dobrodumow violently attacked passing lout Robert Smith after he…