Rapper and producer Dr Dre has returned home after a stay in hospital with a reported brain aneurysm. Dr Dre’s friend and fellow hip-hop star Ice T said he was

India has started inoculating health workers in what is likely the world’s largest Covid-19 vaccination campaign, joining the ranks of wealthier nations where the effort is already well underway. The

Tyler Perry will receive an honorary statuette at this year’s Oscars for his humanitarian work including efforts to get the entertainment industry safely back to work during the coronavirus pandemic.  The filmmaker

The Catalan giants will not be putting a new board of directors in place any time soon, with plans at Camp Nou having to be revised Barcelona have been forced

The Gado Refugee camp in Cameroon has become home to many escaping the increasing violence in the Central African Republic About 60,000 people have fled to neighbouring countries over the

Manchester United Legend Wayne Rooney has retired from football after being appointed the new manager of Championship side Derby County. Rooney, England and Manchester United’s all-time leading goalscorer had been doing the job

Manchester United star Paul Pogba has admitted the club are not at the same level as Premier League champions Liverpool just yet, ahead of the top-of-table clash at Anfield on Sunday. Ole Gunnar

US Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar has resigned, citing last week’s attack on the Capitol, CNN reported on Friday.

Germany’s Christian Democrats will elect a new chairman on Saturday, aiming to unite their conservative party behind a new leader who they hope can succeed Angela Merkel as chancellor when

A highly contagious coronavirus variant first detected in the UK could become the dominant strain in the US by March, health officials have said. The Centers for Disease Control and

US President-elect Joe Biden on Friday said he would order increased production of syringes and other supplies to ramp up vaccinations against Covid-19 and improve upon the Trump administration rollout

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday directed the nation’s service chiefs to ensure synergy in the fight against all forms of insecurity, while also promising that Nigeria will witness a significant

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Friday backed the decision by his country’s attorney general not to charge ex-Defense Minister General Salvador Cienfuegos with drug crimes, in a case

The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on companies in Iran, China and the United Arab Emirates for doing business with the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines and on

The Dutch government has stepped down after thousands of families were wrongly accused of child welfare fraud and told to pay money back. Families suffered an “unparalleled wrong”, MPs decided,

Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets have qualified to feature in the age-grade 2021 U17 Africa Cup of Nations tournament after edging the young Stallions of Burkina Faso 1-0 in the U17 Wafu B semi-finals on Friday. Michael Emmanuel

Uganda’s opposition presidential candidate Bobi Wine has told Al Jazeera the military has “taken over” his compound just hours after he alleged Thursday’s election was rigged. Bobi Wine said the

The UK is to close all travel corridors from Monday to “protect against the risk of as yet unidentified new strains” of Covid, the PM has said. Anyone flying into

The global death toll from COVID-19 topped two million on Friday as vaccines developed at breakneck speed are being rolled out around the world in an all-out campaign to vanquish

The Nigerian government on Friday warned her citizens against fake coronavirus vaccines as there are reports that some are in circulation. with the country’s National Agency for Food Drug and Administration Control (NAFDAC) urging the