Mugabe’s family says burial to be private, in snub to successor
Zimbabwe’s former president, Robert Mugabe, will be buried at a private ceremony at a date still to be decided, his family said on Thursday, in an embarrassment...
Kenyan MP demands law to combat FARTING on planes
A Kenyan MP has demanded a law to combat farting on planes as she believes it can cause 'discomfort and insecurity on board' flights.
Lilian Achieng Gogo made...
Mexican gang CASTRATE an alleged rapist by letting a pit bull maul his genitals
A furious gang caught a suspected rapist then tortured him by making a pit bull terrier eat his genitals.
The man in his 30s was set upon after...
Relatives fly to Singapore to bring Mugabe home
Close relatives and government officials flew out of Zimbabwe on Monday to collect the body of ex-president Robert Mugabe from Singapore where he died last week, his...
World Record: 74-year old woman to deliver twins
A 74-year old woman will deliver twin babies on Thursday in India after being married for 54 years without a child.
70-year-old Indian woman who gave birth to...
Guinea-Bissau police say 1.8 tonnes of cocaine seized in biggest ever haul
Police in Guinea-Bissau have seized more than 1.8 tonnes of cocaine hidden in flour bags in the biggest seizure in the country’s history, authorities said on Tuesday.
Police...
Court in Bangladesh asks country to remove ‘virgin’ from Muslim marriage certificates
The word "virgin" must be removed from Muslim marriage certificates in Bangladesh, the country's top court has said, a landmark verdict after campaigners challenged the "humiliating and...
Man, 41, ‘chokes to death’ in the middle of eating contest
A man in California died shortly after competing in a taco-eating contest at a minor league baseball game, authorities said Wednesday.
Dana Hutchings, 41, of Fresno, collapsed during...
Woman cuts off her cheating ex-husband’s genitals before telling him ‘If I can’t have...
A woman seduced her ex-husband before cutting off his penis and testicles, dousing them in acid and flushing them down the toilet after finding out he had...
Tunisia’s president dies at 92 after almost five years in power
Tunisia’s 92-year-old president, Beji Caid Essebsi, who helped guide the north African country’s transition to democracy after a 2011 revolution, has died, the presidency said on Thursday.
A...
El Chapo’s sad end! Drug lord is sentenced to life behind bars plus another...
El Chapo has been sentenced to life imprisonment plus 30 years after a dramatic sentencing hearing in Brooklyn where he pleaded for mercy and complained about the...
Rape: R Kelly denied bail, faces 195 years in jail
By DailyMail
R Kelly will not be released from prison ahead of his federal court trials a judge ruled on Tuesday.
This comes after federal prosecutors revealed that they...
Man rapes 89-year-old grandmother
Luck has run out of a 71-year-old man, Yap Chaiphak, after he was arrested by the police in Southern Thailand after confessing to have raped an 89-year-old...
Baby named ‘Google’ gets gifts from Google
United States technology giant, Google, has sent gifts to a baby boy named Google by their parents in Indonesia, local media reported on Wednesday.
Google was born in...
Trump taps his wife’s spokeswoman as next White House press secretary
Melania Trump's spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham will get a major new role as both White House press secretary and communications director, the first lady tweeted Tuesday.
"I am pleased...
Press Secretary Sarah Sanders leaving White House
By ABC News
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders is leaving her post, President Donald Trump tweeted on Thursday.
"After 3 1/2 years, our wonderful Sarah Huckabee Sanders will...
Man, 22, is electrocuted to death while charging his phone in bed
A 22-year-old man has been electrocuted to death while charging his mobile phone in bed.
The unnamed victim was alone at his apartment waiting on a visit from...
Islamic officials disguise themselves as waiters to catch Muslims who do not fast during...
Malaysian officials are disguising themselves as cooks and waiters to catch Muslims who don't fast during Ramadan.
Thirty-two enforcement officers from a local council in the Muslim-majority country...
Taiwan legalises same sex marriage, first country in Asia
In what has been touted as the first in Asia, Taiwan’s parliament legalised same-sex marriage on Friday as the government survived a last-minute attempt by conservatives to...
Marry Many Wives or Face Jail: Swaziland Govt Denies Rumour
Swaziland government has denounced rumour making the round that King Mswati III ordered the arrest of anybody that fails to marry more than one wife.
In a statement...