Authorities in several countries – from Bangladesh and Indonesia to Australia and Israel – are racing to contain the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus, while

A proposal by the South African government to legalise polyandry – when a woman has more than one husband at the same time – has led to howls of protest

British Health Minister Matt Hancock has resigned, a day after being called out for breaking social distancing rules by kissing an aide. The 42-year-old handed his resignation to Prime Minister

A hot air balloon hit a power line and crashed onto a busy street in Albuquerque on Saturday, killing all five people on board, including the parents of an Albuquerque

Federico Chiesa scored an extra-time goal as Italy beat Austria 2-1 in London to advance to the quarterfinals of the 2020 European Championship on Saturday night. Roberto Mancini’s Italy came

The ground-floor pool deck of the oceanfront condominium building that collapsed near Miami was resting on a concrete slab that had “major structural damage” and needed to be extensively repaired,

There was confusion on Saturday in Anambra over the conduct of the governorship primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as two factions of the party held separate elections.

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday identified drug trafficking and abuse as more threatening to the stability of the nation than banditry and insurgency that are prevalent in some parts

Reports suggest Boko Haram terrorists are reunited with the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP), a breakaway faction of the insurgent group. A 13-minute video released on Saturday and

Reports in the United Kingdom suggest Manchester City will complete a record-breaking, £100million deal for Jack Grealish after the England star has finished representing his country at Euro 2020. The

The United Nations says the Central African Republic is in a desperate humanitarian situation, with more than half of the nearly five million inhabitants in need of urgent assistance. CAR was on

Southern African countries have agreed to deploy forces to help quell a bloody jihadist insurgency wreaking havoc in northern Mozambique over the past three years. The Southern African Development Community (SADC)

The European Union and the United States have condemned an airstrike said to have been carried out by the Ethiopian air force leaving dozens of civilian casualties at a village market

The United Nations says more that 1.1million people may die in Nigeria’s northeast if conflict with Islamist insurgencies continues to 2030. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Thursday said

Nigeria’s Senate has indicted the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) over an alleged diversion of N1,075,266,599.06, $2,301,329.54 and €196,257.42 by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). Apart from asking

Germany have edged their way into the Euro 2020 knockout stages after managing a late 2-2 draw to Hungary at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday.The 2016 World Cup champions finished

Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo tied the all-time men’s record for international goals with a pair of penalties in a 2-2 draw with France in Group F in Budapest on Wednesday. The

The Nigerian Army has denied claims it’s colluding with marauding bandits who have been responsible for various crimes and atrocities against Nigerians and the Nigerian state. The Army was reacting to a

John McAfee, the creator of the McAfee antivirus software, has been found dead in his cell in a jail near Barcelona, a government official told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

Two South African brothers who ran a cryptocurrency investment platform called Africypt have vanished with $3.6 billion worth of bitcoin in what could potentially be the biggest cryptocurrency heist in history. The incident