Category: WORLD NEWS

Three people have appeared in court in Zimbabwe, accused of stealing a suitcase containing $150,000 (£117,600) of cash from the country’s ex-president, Robert Mugabe. The suspected thieves allegedly spent the…

He had promised DR Congo’s first orderly transfer of power since the country’s independence from Belgium in 1960. The election outcome was initially expected to be announced on Sunday. The…

Juniors officers say they have seized power in oil-rich Gabon, where the ailing leader’s family has ruled for 50 years. Soldiers in the west African country say they launched a…

The supercar-driving director of one of Britain’s biggest legal aid law firms has been ordered to pay back £22 million made from ‘thousands of fake claims’. John Blavo’s firm, Blavo…

US President Donald Trump has said he could declare a national emergency to build a US-Mexico border wall without the approval of Congress. It came after he met senior Democrats,…

Pakistan’s national airline is cracking down on what it terms the “excess weight” of some of its cabin crew. A memo distributed to approximately 1,800 cabin crew working for Pakistan…

Dame June Whitfield – celebrated for her comic roles in BBC sitcom Terry and June and cult favourite Absolutely Fabulous – has died aged 93. The London-born actress was a…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has commended President Nana Akufo-Addo for leading mediation efforts amid the political crisis in Togo. President Akufo-Addo has been a key part…

Argentina’s former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is to go on trial for corruption, a federal court has ruled. She is accused of accepting millions of dollars in bribes over…