Category: Foreign

Rape victim kills attacker

An Indian woman who was raped and set on fire killed her attacker by dragging him into the flames, police said on Wednesday. The woman survived with burns to her face...

At 21, Kylie Jenner is world’s youngest billionaire – Forbes

Kylie Jenner is officially the youngest self-made billionaire of all time, snatching the title from Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. Jenner, 21, was finally given the...

Lion mauls owner to death

A nine-year-old male lion mauled its owner to death in a village in the east of the Czech Republic on Tuesday morning, police said. “I can confirm the breeder is...

Swedish Academy to award Nobel literature prizes for 2018, 2019

The Swedish Academy is to resume awarding the Nobel Literature Prize and will name laureates for 2018 and 2019, the Nobel Foundation said on Tuesday. The announcement...

Equatorial Guinea to host African Development Bank’s 2019 Annual Meetings in Malabo

Equatorial Guinea will host the African Development Bank’s (www.AfDB.org) next Annual Meetings in June 2019, following the signing of a memorandum of understanding...

Pound rises on signs pro-Brexit lawmakers softening demands of May

Sterling gained on Monday on signs some pro-Brexit lawmakers were increasingly willing to compromise with Prime Minister Theresa May to increase the chances the British...

Photojournalist released after five years in jail

An award-winning Egyptian photojournalist, Mahmoud Abu Zeid, known as Shawkan, was released on Monday after being in prison for over five years. A post on his Twitter...

U.S. congratulates Buhari, Nigeria

The U. S. has congratulated Nigeria on its successful presidential election and President Muhammadu Buhari on his re-election. U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo, in...

US offers $1m reward to find Osama Bin Laden’s son

The United States on Thursday offered a $1 million reward for information on a son of late Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, seeing him as an emerging leader of the...

Ebola patients escape after MSF clinic attack

Four patients with Ebola  escaped after a Doctors without Borders (MSF) clinic in eastern Congo was attacked by unknown assailants, the Ministry of Health said on...