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A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake that struck Mexico on Tuesday has left over 200 people dead. In his address to the nation following the disaster, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto said that over 20 children had passed on, while 30 others were missing after a school collapsed. The 7.1…

Two health officers were on Friday caught red handed soliciting for bribes after Uganda’s Minister for Health Sarah Opendi conducted a dramatic sting operation at a Kampala hospital. Dressed in a hijab and veil, the minister arrived at the hospital posing as a patient, which helped nab a laboratory…

A US-Africa Energy Summit that was expected to take place later this month has been cancelled after US declined to issue travel African invitees. A notice to prospective attendees from organizers said that the fully booked two-day event had been abandoned “because of the denial of US visas to the…

A suspected mastermind of an international drug-smuggling operation linked to the Akashas family in Kenya has been arrested in London, United Kingdom and is facing deportation to the United States. Muhammad Hafeez is facing drug smuggling charges that could see him jailed for 30 years, prosecutors…

(Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Friday fired Stephen Bannon as his chief strategist in the latest high-level White House shake-up, removing a powerful and controversial figure known for far-right political views. Bannon was a force behind some of Trump's most contentious policies, including a…

(Reuters) A van plowed into crowds in the heart of Barcelona on Thursday and Spanish media reported at least 13 people were killed, in what police said they were treating as a terrorist attack. Regional authorities said one death had been confirmed so far, with 32 injured, 10 seriously. But radio…

Former US President Barack Obama’s tweet on Saturday in response to the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia became the most liked tweet in the history of the social media platform. The tweet, which read "No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin or his background or…

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's wife is staring at possible legal action for allegedly assaulting a young woman at a party in South Africa. Grace Mugabe, 52 is said to have attacked 20-year-old Gabriella Engels using an extension cord after she busted her with her two son Robert Mugabe Jr, 25,…

(AP) A hospital official says one person has died and 19 were injured after a car plowed into a group of protesters in Charlottesville. University of Virginia Medical Center spokeswoman Angela Taylor confirmed the death to The Associated Press. The mayor of Charlottesville said via Twitter on…

(Reuters) Grand jury subpoenas have been issued in connection with a June 2016 meeting that included President Donald Trump's son, his son-in-law and a Russian lawyer, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday. The sources added that special counsel Robert Mueller had convened a…