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Abuja — A bombing blamed on Boko Haram in the heart of Nigeria’s capital raised fears on Thursday of a worsening Islamist insurgency, with the security forces struggling to prevent…
MH370 pilot’s wife breaks silence, drops potential bombshell
Sydney — As plans are being made to shift the hunt for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 further south the wife of pilot Zaharie Shah has finally spoken out, dropping…
Apostasy woman given US embassy refuge
A Sudanese woman facing death threats after her apostasy death sentence was overturned has been given refuge at the US embassy in Khartoum, the woman’s husband said. Daniel Wani said…
Obama seeks $500m to equip Syria rebels
Barack Obama has called on the US Congress to approve $500m to train and equip vetted Syrian rebels, in what would be a significant escalation of US involvement in the…
Ebola ‘threatens more West African nations’
West African nations including Mali, Cote d’Ivoire, Senegal and Guinea Bissau should prepare for the arrival the deadly Ebola virus, the World Health Organisation said. WHO gave warning yesterday that…
Iraqi military battles for control of Tikrit
The Iraqi army has launched an assault on the Sunni rebel-held town of Tikrit, a day after releasing video footage of soldiers in control of a strategic northern oil refinery.…
Kindergartner beats entire school to become spelling bee champ
A 6-year-old kindergartner in South Jordan, Utah, managed to beat pupils years older than him to win his elementary school’s spelling bee. As reported by KWTX News 10, Kazim Ali…
Indian women design ‘anti-rape’ jeans
Two Indian women have designed a line of “anti-rape” jeans that send a distress signal to local police who then can locate and help the victim. It comes after a…
Cops find £1m mbanje plants growing inside former nightclub
An estimated £1 million worth of cannabis has been found growing on three floors inside a former nightclub. When police raided the old Apollo nightclub building in Porth, Wales, they…
Man accused of naked kite flying denies it, explains
An 82-year-old Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio man was ticketed after he was seen in public allegedly flying a kite while naked. As reported by WOIO 19 Action News, Edward Paolucci considers…