HUGE QUAKE OFF RUSSIA SPARKS PACIFIC TSUNAMIS
One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia’s sparsely populated Far East on Wednesday, causing tsunamis up to four metres (12 feet) high across...
OUATTARA DECLARES FOURTH TERM BID AMID CONSTITUTIONAL CONTROVERSY IN CÔTE D’IVOIRE
Agency Report President Alassane Ouattara has officially announced his intention to run for a fourth term in the upcoming October 25 presidential election, sparking...
TURKEY ACCUSES ISRAEL OF USING FAMINE AS ‘WEAPON’ IN GAZA
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday blasted Israel for condemning the people of Gaza to famine, saying that images coming from the Palestinian enclave were...
SIX DEAD, DOZENS INJURED IN STAMPEDE AT HINDU TEMPLE IN INDIA
Agency Report At least six worshippers were killed and more than ten others injured in a tragic stampede at the Mansa Devi temple in...
TWO ISRAELI SOLDIERS KILLED IN GAZA COMBAT AS TUNNEL BOMB BLAST ROCKS KHAN YUNIS
By Aishat Momoh. O. Two Israeli soldiers were killed on Sunday during combat operations in southern Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed, bringing...
GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY ALLIANCE LAUNCHED IN GUYANA AS WORLD LEADERS UNITE FOR NATURE-POSITIVE FUTURE
By Aishat Momoh. O. The inaugural Global Biodiversity Alliance (GBA) Summit concluded today in Georgetown with the historic launch of the Alliance, the adoption of...
WILDFIRE KILLS 11 FOREST WORKERS IN TURKEY AMID EXTREME HEAT AND STRONG WINDS
By Aishat Momoh. O. At least 11 forest workers lost their lives on Wednesday while battling a fierce wildfire near Eskisehir in western Turkey, local...
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...