SEOUL, June 27- North Korea announced Friday the successful test of a new high-precision, tactical guided missile, as its army threatened a “devastating†retaliation against South Korea for carrying out live fire drills near their maritime border. The launch of ...
RAMALLAH, June 25- Dozens of Palestinian prisoners who had refused food for 62 days have suspended their hunger strike after reaching a deal with the Israel Prisons Service, their lawyer told AFP. The prisoners began refusing food on April 24 in protest at ...
RAMALLAH, June 25- Dozens of Palestinian prisoners who had refused food for 62 days have suspended their hunger strike after reaching a deal with the Israel Prisons Service, their lawyer told AFP. The prisoners began refusing food on April 24 in protest at ...
SEREY-DIE BRASÃLIA, June 19- Another superb performance by playmaker James Rodriguez who scored one goal and created the other inspired Colombia to a 2-1 win over Ivory Coast in their World Cup Group C match and to the brink of the last 16 on ...
HULK-PANAMA GOIANIA, June 4 – World Cup hosts Brazil strolled to a 4-0 win over Panama in their penultimate warm-up Tuesday, with goals from Neymar, Daniel Alves, Hulk and Willian securing the win which barely satisfied their coach. After a tentative ...
LAGOS, May 27 – Nigeria's ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo has met with people close to Boko Haram in an attempt to broker the release of more than 200 kidnapped schoolgirls, a source close to the talks told AFP. The meeting took place last weekend at ...
ABUJA, May 27 – Nigeria's highest ranking military officer on Monday gave a glimmer of hope to the families of more than 200 schoolgirls held by Boko Haram militants, revealing they had located the missing teenagers. But Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief ...
MOSCOW, May 20- At least five people were killed and 45 injured on Tuesday after parts of a freight train derailed and collided with a passenger train south of Moscow, officials said. Fifteen of the injured were in serious condition, the emergencies ministry ...
WASHINGTON, May 14 – Police are investigating Justin Bieber over allegations he tried to steal a cell phone from a woman he thought had taken pictures of him with it, a newspaper said. The incident happened Monday at a miniature golf course in the San ...
PRETORIA, South Africa – Oscar Pistorius has sold the upmarket Pretoria home where he shot dead his girlfriend, as legal fees mounted from his lengthy murder trial that continued Friday. The Paralympian's estate agent Ansie Louw told AFP she now had a ...
SCOLARI-SQUAD RIO DE JANEIRO, May 7- Offering no major surprises, Brazil manager Luiz Felipe Scolari on Wednesday unveiled the 23 men he trusts can deliver a sixth World Cup ahead of this year's event starting June 12 on home soil. Having already ...
Mombasa County criminal investigations boss Henry Ondiek said they were investigating the possibility that the two suspects died while assembling the explosives at the busy bust stop. MOMBASA, Kenya, May 4 – Detectives are investigating a possibility that ...
KUALA LUMPUR, April 21- A Malaysia Airlines plane with 166 people aboard was forced to make an emergency landing in Kuala Lumpur early Monday in another blow to the flag-carrier's safety image after the loss of flight MH370. Flight MH192, bound for ...
NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 15 – South Africa will send officials of the African National Congress (ANC) to South Sudan to help resolve the conflict in the country. South African special envoy to South Sudan, Cyril Ramaphosa, said ANC will assist SPLM to resolve ...
LONDON, Apr 13 – Kenya's Edna Kiplagat saw off compatriot Florence Kiplagat to win the women's London Marathon on Sunday. Edna Kiplagat, two-time reigning world champion, made up for the disappointment of finishing runner-up for the past two years ...
MATA-NEWCASTLE NEWCASTLE, April 5- Juan Mata scored twice as he helped Manchester United warm up for a daunting trip to Bayern Munich with a comfortable 4-0 victory over Newcastle in the Premier League at St James' Park on Saturday.
FORT HOOD, Apr 3 – A soldier with “mental health issues†killed three people and wounded 16 before turning the gun on himself at Fort Hood, the US military base devastated by a deadly 2009 shooting rampage. Base commander Lieutenant General Mark ...
BRUSSELS, Belgium, Apr 2 – President Uhuru Kenyatta has challenged African governments to accelerate reforms that will encourage more private sector investment in infrastructure projects. Citing Kenya as an example, the President said the country has ...
NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 2 – Inspector General of Police David Kimaiyo is now appealing to members of the public to give information regarding Tuesday night's killing of radical Mombasa cleric Sheikh Abubakar Shariff alias Makaburi and a colleague. Kimaiyo ...
SANTIAGO, April 2- A powerful 8.2 magnitude earthquake hit Chile's Pacific coast, killing at least five people as tsunami waves of more than two meters lashed the shore. Panicked residents poured into the streets after the authorities ordered them to flee to ...
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