In a surprise and rare televised announcement over state television KCNA, North Korea said it successfully conducted a thermonuclear hydrogen bomb test Wednesday. Pyongyang’s announcement was met with widespread skepticism. “We’ve now become a nuclear state that also holds a hydrogen bomb,”
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Wayne Rooney has been named England Player of the Year for the second year running. Rooney may have struggled in front of goal for Manchester United this season, but the 30-year-old enjoyed a record-breaking campaign on the international scene. The United striker scored five times in eight England appearances to overtake Sir Bobby Charlton as […]
Pakistani authorities have arrested more than 42 suspects linked with Islamic State extremists. Punjab Law Minister, Rana Sanaullah, said Monday in Islamabad that the arrests were made during raids by the security forces over the weekend across different areas. The minister said those arrested included Islamabad’s Islamic State Chief, Amir Mansoor, his Deputy,
Eight people were killed and score injured as strong 6.7 magnitude earthquake hit north-east India,sending panicked residents fleeing into the streets, on Monday morning. Five were killed, the government said, while three people died in Bangladesh after suffering strokes or heart attacks following the early morning earthquake. Anurag Gupta of India’s National Disaster
Central Waco went into lockdown as police officers began their investigation into the shoot-out Texas police say 192 people are to face organised crime charges after the Waco bike-gang shooting that left nine people dead and 18 others injured. The feud broke out between several gangs at a shopping district in Waco. What started as […]
Britain has reportedly maintained its position that it won’t compensate white farmers who were evicted from their farms during Zimbabwe’s controversial land reform programme. The Daily News reported on Sunday that Prime Minister David Cameron’s new Conservative government won’t support any compensation scheme set up to help evicted white farmers in Zimbabwe. This comes as
I confess that I am not a great fan of Nollywood. It is very rare for me to sit down and watch a Nollywood movie – the chief reason being the very low quality of the films. However, it was per chance that I stumbled upon an exception – the brilliant film by the delectable Kunle […]
Last week, actress, Cate Blanchett said she has had many relationships with women… but none of them were sexual. Cate caused lots of stir last week after appearing to admit to have had a string of relationships with women. But now, the Oscar-winning actress has clarified that she had not had sexual encounters with women […]
Egypt has executed six members of an Isis-aligned militant group for carrying out a deadly attack on soldiers near Cairo last year, their lawyer has said. The group, Sinai Province, has killed hundreds of police officers and soldiers since the army toppled the Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in 2013 after mass protests against his presidency. […]
France’s Protestant Church on Sunday gave the green light to its around 500 vicars to bless same-sex couples if they wish to have their union recognised in a temple. An overwhelming 94 out of 100 delegates of the “Union of Protestant Churches in France” (EPUdF) voted to allow gay marriage to be blessed with only […]
Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza on Sunday appeared in the capital for the first time since an attempted coup against his government last week. Nkurunziza appeared before journalists at his presidential palace in Bujumbura and made a brief statement saying that he is battling a threat from al-Shabab, the al-Qaeda-linked Islamic extremist group based in Somalia.
The US and Cuba will hold another meeting in the coming weeks in Washington on reopening embassies, the latest step in their historic rapprochement, Havana’s Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said on Wednesday. “In the coming weeks, there will be a new round of negotiations in Washington on re-establishing diplomatic relations and opening embassies,” he
The Taliban claimed responsibility Thursday for an hours-long attack on a guesthouse in the Afghan capital that killed 14 civilians, including several foreigners. Kabul Police Chief Abdul Rahman said the attack began Wednesday night when gunmen began shooting at the Park Palace Hotel during a party for foreigners. Five hours later, it ended with police […]
Poland and the Baltic states said on Thursday they were seeking permanent NATO deployments on their soil to counter increased Russian military activity, and a Polish internal document suggested the matter may be raised at a Warsaw summit next year. The Baltic states – Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia – said they were preparing a joint […]
Indonesia faced calls on Thursday to stop virginity tests for women seeking to join the military, with a leading rights group calling the practice “cruel, inhuman and degrading”. Human Rights Watch said interviews with female members of the military showed that the examination, normally conducted through a “two-finger test” to ensure the hymen is
The Vatican concluded its first treaty that formally recognizes the State of Palestine, a move that gives legal weight to the Holy See’s years-long recognition and that drew fast criticism from supporters of Israel. The agreement, which the Vatican said aimed to “enhance the life and activities of the Catholic Church and its recognition at […]
At least 14 people were killed in the attack on a hotel in Kabul on Wednesday night, a senior Afghan police official said. Six people were wounded in the gun attack on the Park Palace Guest House for which the Taliban have claimed responsibility, said the police official, who declined to be identified. An American […]
South Korea’s spy agency says it is unable to verify Hyon’s execution a day after local media reported he had been killed. The grim details of Hyon’s alleged demise dominated headlines, but the NIS stresses there is no concrete information of the issue. South Korea’s spy agency has said it had been unable to verify […]
Some drama took place on Tuesday at the ongoing trial of a Nigerian, Ofonime Sunday Inuk, accusing a couple of holding him in servitude for over 24 years in the United Kingdom . At the resumption of the trial at Harrow Crown court, Mrs Edet’s lawyer, Emma Akuwudike, told the court that the 39-year-old, never […]
While politics in his fatherland is still locked in primordial sentiments, Nigeria’s Chuka Umunna is set to be the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He threw his hat into the political ring on Tuesday to be the second aspirant to the office, becoming the second member of the party to offer to lead […]
