Asia
23 Oct 2023
Fighting has raged for more than two weeks in the Gaza Strip after Hamas gunmen stormed into Israel on October 7, killing at least 1,400 people, according to Israeli officials.
23 Oct 2023
At least 15 people have been killed and 100 others injured in Bangladesh after two trains collided on Monday, with officials saying they fear the death toll will rise.
23 Oct 2023
Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry said Monday that more than 5,000 people have been killed in the besieged Palestinian enclave since Israel launched its withering bombing campaign more than two weeks ago.
23 Oct 2023
Officials on Monday reported the deaths of 10 people who died of heart attacks in India’s western state of Gujarat after the ”Garba” dance during the ongoing Navratri Hindu festival.
23 Oct 2023
Iran's judiciary identified Monday a suspect in the stabbing death of director Dariush Mehrjui and his wife as a former domestic worker, saying the motive may have been a financial row.
23 Oct 2023
Japan's anti-trust watchdog said Monday it is investigating whether Google violated rules by asking smartphone manufacturers for preferential treatment.
23 Oct 2023
Israeli strikes on Gaza overnight and early Monday have killed at least 70 people, Hamas officials said, as the military said it had struck some 320 targets in the Palestinian enclave in 24 hours.
23 Oct 2023
Liberal Maria Corina Machado won Sunday's opposition primary in Venezuela to choose a candidate to face President Nicolas Maduro in the 2024 election, the commission that organised the vote said.
23 Oct 2023
Jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was on Monday charged with leaking classified documents, a prosecutor said, a charge that carries a prison term of up to 14 years.
23 Oct 2023
Hamas fighters and Israeli forces engaged in limited clashes inside Gaza on Sunday as the Israeli military ramped up airstrikes on the Palestinian enclave ahead of what it described as the “next stage” of its war on the militant group.
22 Oct 2023
A Baghdad court on Sunday sentenced in absentia the exiled daughter of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein to seven years in prison for "promoting" her father's outlawed Baath party.
22 Oct 2023
Casualties were reported along the Israel-Lebanon border Saturday as the army traded fire with the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah amid fears of a new front opening as Israel battles Hamas. In south Lebanon, Hezbollah said four of its fighters were killed. Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad said one of its fighters was also killed. In…
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Tanzania has shut down five hydroelectric stations to reduce excess electricity in the national grid, the prime minister Kassim Majaliwa has said. According to Majaliwa, the main plant, Mwalimu Nyerere Hydroelectric Station, has alone generated enough electricity to power major cities. Among the cities that are being powered is Dar es Salaam, the country’s commercial…
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Everton secured their first win in a Merseyside derby at Goodison Park since 2010 to leave Liverpool's Premier League title aspirations in ruins after a 2-0 defeat on Wednesday.
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KPMG has announced the cancellation of job offers to some foreign graduates in the United Kingdom (UK). KPMG took this step following the decision of the UK government to tighten visa rules for overseas workers in a bid to cut record immigration. The Financial Times reports that one of the UK’s biggest graduate employers, the…
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Kano State governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, is in the United States of America for a high-powered symposium organised by U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP). The three days conference being attended by governors of Kano, Katsina, Zamfara, Kaduna, Niger, Sokoto, Kebbi, Jigawa and Plateau states, is designed to address insecurity in Northern Nigeria and proffer better…
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Sir Chikwe Udensi, a security consultant with the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), has urged Abia State governor, Dr Alex Otti, not to mix his good works with some falsehood when passing information to the people. Udensi, a chieftain of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), said that he is disturbed at the way the…
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The Kaduna State House of Assembly Ad-Hoc Committee has set up a committee to investigate the administration of former Governor Nasir El-Rufai. The committee, established during the Assembly's sitting on April 16th, has requested a comprehensive set of documents from the state commissioner of finance. The probe will include details of all loans acquired during…
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Football teams that have registered for the much anticipated Alimosho Football Coaches Council Under-16 League have been warned to desist from all sorts of football unprofessionalism that can bring the league and football into disrepute. According to the leader of Alimosho Football Coaches Council, Mr. Samuel Uchenna Eke: "We want to do better than last…
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Hearing in two separate money laundering suits filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against British national, James Nolan, could not proceed on Wednesday at a Federal High Court, Abuja.
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Iranian goalkeeper Hossein Hosseini has been banned by the Iranian Football federation for Hugging a female fan after a football game. The goalkeeper was banned and fined of approximately #6.2Million for his actions which is against the country's policy as far as both genders are concerned. The incident unfolded when a female supporter's hijab slipped,…