Nightclub fire in North Macedonia leaves 51 dead, over 100 injured
Fifty-one people were killed and more than 100 injured when a fire broke out in a nightclub early on Sunday in the North Macedonian town of Kocani, Interior Minister Pance…
Lagos men spent ₦661 billion on ‘commercial sex workers’ in 2024, report says
Morakinyo Akinosun LAGOS – An estimate of ₦661 billion was spent in 2024 by men in Nigeria’s commercial hub Lagos to satisfy their sexual urge with commercial sex workers, otherwise…
Major storm in central US leaves at least 14 dead: officials
At least 14 people were dead and dozens injured after violent tornadoes swept across the central United States, officials said Saturday. The Missouri State Highway Patrol confirmed 11 “storm-related fatalities”…
US expels South Africa’s ambassador, calling him ‘race-baiting’ Trump hater
WASHINGTON/JOHANNESBURG – The U.S. is expelling South Africa’s ambassador, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, calling the envoy a “race-baiting politician” who hates President Donald Trump. Ties have slumped since…
Israeli airstrike kills nine people in north Gaza town, medics say, amid ceasefire disputes
At least nine Palestinians were killed, including two local journalists, and others wounded on Saturday in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza’s northern Beit Lahiya town, Gaza’s health ministry said, as…
Terrorists – locally dubbed as bandits in Nigeria demand ₦30 million to release abducted Qur’an recitation winner, family members in Katsina
Olayomi Koiki KATSINA, Nigeria – The winner of a Quranic recitation competition in Nigeria, Abdulsalam Rabiu-Faskari, his father and brother, who were kidnapped in the country’s northwestern state of Katsina…
Sri Lanka counts nuisance wildlife in bid to protect crops
ANURADHAPURA, Sri Lanka – Sri Lanka carried out a nationwide census Saturday of nuisance wildlife, including monkeys and peacocks, in a bid to prepare countermeasures to protect crops, officials said.…
Russian captain involved in North Sea tanker crash charged with manslaughter
Agency Report The Russian captain of a cargo ship involved in Monday’s crash with a tanker in the North Sea off the coast of England was charged Friday with gross…
UN chief says there is ‘disturbing rise in anti-Muslim bigotry’
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday there was a “disturbing rise in anti-Muslim bigotry” around the world while urging online tech platforms to curb hate speech and harassment.…
US designated South Korea a ‘sensitive’ country amid nuclear concerns
WASHINGTON/SEOUL – The U.S. Department of Energy has designated ally South Korea a “sensitive” country, a spokesperson said on Friday, after the South Korean president briefly imposed martial law and…