’An epidemic’ of coups, UN chief laments, urging Security Council to...
UN chief Antonio Guterres assailed what he called ’an epidemic of coup d'états’ on Tuesday and urged the Security Council to act to effectively...
Nigerian religious police arrest man for auctioning self
Aliyu Idris, 26, was arrested on Tuesday by the morality police in Kano after pictures emerged on social media showing him holding a placard...
Royal Family ‘rally around Queen Elizabeth’
Queen Elizabeth has received plenty of support from her family over recent days.Queen Elizabeth has received plenty of support from her family over recent...
Hundreds of flights cancelled as China tackles Covid outbreak
China is now grappling with flare-ups in a dozen regions linked to tourists, spurring officials to order millions to stay home, restrict inter-provincial travel...
Bumper cannabis crop for Afghan farmers
It has been a bumper season for Afghan cannabis farmers despite the Taliban’s plan to crack down on the illicit drugs trade Afghanistan's new...
First Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 5-11 cracks FDA nod
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still needs to advise on how the shot should be administered, which will be decided after...
Man asks Italian police to jail him to escape wife at...
An Albanian man living in Italy pleaded with police to lock him up because living with his wife had 'become hell'. For some people,...
China rejects US intelligence report on Covid origins as ’political and...
Beijing lashed out against a US intelligence review into the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic on Sunday, calling it ’political and false’ while urging...
COP26: World makes new bid to avert climate disaster
World leaders will start descending on Glasgow on Sunday for the United Nations COP26 summit, billed as a make-or-break chance to save the planet...
Taliban’s reclusive supreme leader appears, belying rumours of his death
The Taliban’s reclusive supreme leader, Haibatullah Akhundzada, made a rare public appearance in the southern city of Kandahar, Taliban sources said on Sunday, belying...
