Tignes - An avalanche hit a ski slope in the popular French Alps resort of Tignes on Tuesday, engulfing "many" skiers, police said. Rescue workers and sniffer dogs were being deployed and staff mobilised at the sprawling resort, an AFP journalist said ...

Johannesburg — Nigeria warned citizens on Monday not to travel to the United States unless it's urgent, saying some Nigerians with valid US visas have been refused entry. Nigeria is not on the list of six Muslim-majority African nations whose citizens ...

Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia issued an arrest warrant for a North Korean airline employee on Friday over the assassination of the half-brother of Pyongyang's leader, after frustrated police had to release their only other suspect from the isolated nation.

Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia issued an arrest warrant for a North Korean airline employee on Friday over the assassination of the half-brother of Pyongyang's leader, after frustrated police had to release their only other suspect from the isolated nation.

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Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 45th president of the United States on Friday. Watch as the outgoing Obamas welcome Donald and Melania Trump to the White House.WATCH. What To Read Next. LIVE: Truck protest causes Tshwane traffic chaos.

FILE: Islamic militants in the Philippines have killed a German hostage, Jurgen Kantner, the SITE Intelligence group said. (Mustafa Abdi, AFP). Multimedia · User Galleries · News in Pictures Send us your pictures · Send us your stories. What To Read Next.

First Lady Grace Mugabe has led thousands of revellers in singing Happy Birthday to her visibly tired husband, Zimbabwe's longtime ruler Robert Mugabe at a party to mark his 93rd birthday that was heavily criticised by the opposition. 'I thank God for ...

Abuja – Police in Nigeria are reportedly guarding offices of the mobile phone giant MTN in the capital Abuja after protesters against xenophobic attacks in South Africa tried to storm it on Thursday. According to BBC, the offices were sealed off and no ...

Pretoria - If government goes ahead with its withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC) the ensuing process of legal challenges would be embarrassing for the country, the High Court in Pretoria said on Wednesday. Delivering judgment on the ...

Pretoria - If government goes ahead with its withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC) the ensuing process of legal challenges would be embarrassing for the country, the High Court in Pretoria said on Wednesday. Delivering judgment on the ...

Pretoria - If government goes ahead with its withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC) the ensuing process of legal challenges would be embarrassing for the country, the High Court in Pretoria said on Wednesday. Delivering judgment on the ...

Accra- Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo said on Tuesday that he inherited an economy reeling from huge fiscal deficits, rising inflation and high unemployment despite an IMF programme designed to stimulate growth. Ghana, once hailed as a regional ...

Karachi - An Islamic State suicide bomber struck inside a famed shrine in southern Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least 75 people in the deadliest attack in the country in more than two years. The bomber entered the main hall of the shrine of Lal ...

Banjul - UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson visited The Gambia on Tuesday, where he hailed the arrival of a new government and its bid to rejoin the Commonwealth group of former British colonies. Johnson met President Adama Barrow and Interior ...

Washington - The White House battled on Tuesday to insulate Donald Trump from the scandal over a top aide's contacts with Russia, as calls grew for an independent investigation. Trump's young presidency has been thrown into turmoil after the forced ...

Banjul - British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, who in the past sparked fury over comments about Africans, arrives in The Gambia on a charm offensive Tuesday as its new government considers rejoining the Commonwealth. Johnson is to meet President ...

Johannesburg - The United Nations has formally received Gambia's notice reversing its withdrawal from the International Criminal Court, a spokesperson said on Tuesday. The world body received the letter from the tiny West African nation on Friday, said ...

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