UPDATE: POPE FRANCIS SHOWING ‘SIGHT IMPROVEMENT’ – VATICAN
Pope Francis showed further improvement on Wednesday, the Vatican said, although it cautioned that “the prognosis remains reserved” for the 88-year-old fighting pneumonia. “The clinical...
WORLD NEWS: 46 KILLED AS SUDAN MILITARY PLANE CRASHES IN RESIDENTIAL AREA
Forty-six people were killed when a Sudanese military transport plane crashed into a residential neighbourhood on the outskirts of Khartoum, the regional government said Wednesday....
JUST IN: ELON MUSK STARS AT TRUMP’S FIRST CABINET MEETING
Elon Musk starred at Donald Trump’s first cabinet meeting Wednesday, with the US president insisting his team was “thrilled” with the extraordinary power given to...
JUST IN: AGAIN, UNITED AIRLINES MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING IN NEWARK
A United Airlines flight carrying about 200 passengers has been forced to make an emergency landing at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey after...
WORLD NEWS: OVER 7,000 KILLED IN EASTERN DR CONGO SINCE JANUARY – PM
Violence raging in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has killed “more than 7,000 compatriots”, many of them civilians, since last month, the Congolese premier said...
WORLD NEWS: GUNMEN KILL EIGHT IN CENTRAL MEXICO
Authorities in Mexico's most violent state said on Sunday that eight individuals had been shot dead by gunmen. According to the prosecutor's office, three men...
WORLD NEWS: AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT FROM NEW YORK TO INDIA DIVERTED ‘AFTER BOMB THREAT’
An American Airlines flight from New York to New Delhi was diverted to Rome on Sunday afternoon following an “alleged bomb scare”, an Italian airport...
WORLD NEWS: ISRAEL SET TO RELEASE 602 PRISONERS IN HAMAS SWAP
According to the Palestinian Prisoners' Club advocacy group, Israel would release 602 prisoners from jails on Saturday as part of a hostage-prisoner exchange with Hamas...
WORLD NEWS: US DEPORTS 135 MIGRANTS TO COSTA RICA
The Costa Rican government said Thursday that 135 migrants of different nationalities, including 65 youngsters, were deported to Costa Rica by the United States. According...
ENTERTAINMENT: SHAKIRA’S MEDICAL RECORD LEAK SPARKS PERU INVESTIGATION
Peruvian authorities threatened sanctions and hefty fines Tuesday as they investigated how popstar Shakira’s medical records were leaked following her treatment at a Lima clinic....