18 TRAPPED MINERS RESCUED IN COLOMBIA AFTER 18-HOUR ORDEAL
By Aishat Momoh. O. Eighteen gold miners trapped underground in northwest Colombia have been rescued after a dramatic 12-hour emergency operation, the government confirmed on...
SOUTH KOREA ENDS PRIVATE ADOPTION SYSTEM AFTER DAMNING REPORT ON RIGHTS ABUSES
By Aishat Momoh. O. South Korea is set to overhaul its decades-old adoption system on Saturday by officially ending the use of private adoption agencies...
WHITE HOUSE CONFIRMS TRUMP DIAGNOSED WITH BENIGN VEIN CONDITION AMID HEALTH SPECULATION
By Aishat Momoh. O. The White House has confirmed that U.S. President Donald Trump has been diagnosed with a benign but chronic vein condition, following...
UK PM KEIR STARMER SUSPENDS LAWMAKERS OVER WELFARE REBELLION AS PARTY TENSIONS MOUNT
By Aishat Momoh. O. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has suspended several Labour lawmakers who defied party orders and voted against controversial welfare reforms,...
BEYONCÉ’S UNRELEASED MUSIC, TOUR PLANS STOLEN FROM CHOREOGRAPHER’S CAR IN ATLANTA
By Aishat Momoh. O. Unreleased music, show footage, and concert plans belonging to U.S. pop icon Beyoncé were stolen from a vehicle in Atlanta last...
WORLD’S OLDEST MARATHON RUNNER, FAUJA SINGH, DIES AT 114 IN ROAD ACCIDENT
By Aishat Momoh. O. Legendary Indian-born British marathoner Fauja Singh, widely believed to be the world’s oldest distance runner, has died at the age of...
TWO MEN AWAIT SENTENCING FOR “MINDLESS” FELLING OF ICONIC SYCAMORE GAP TREE
Agency Report Two men found guilty of the “deliberate and mindless” destruction of the iconic Sycamore Gap tree in Northumberland, UK, will be sentenced...
INDIA ORDERS INSPECTION OF BOEING FUEL SWITCHES AFTER DEADLY AIR INDIA CRASH
By Aishat Momoh. O. India’s aviation regulator has directed all domestic airlines to inspect fuel control switches on several Boeing aircraft models following preliminary...
EXPLOSION ROCKS KURDISTAN OIL FIELD, OPERATIONS SUSPENDED BY U.S. FIRM HKN ENERGY
Agency Report A powerful explosion at the Sarang oil field in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region early Tuesday has led to the suspension of operations...
GERMAN DOCTOR ON TRIAL FOR ALLEGEDLY MURDERING 15 PATIENTS WITH LETHAL INJECTIONS
By Aishat Momoh. O. A 40-year-old German palliative care doctor went on trial Monday in Berlin, accused of murdering 15 patients with lethal injections...