A man who was accused of raping a child in a province where public flogging is a common punishment for violating Islamic law fainted after receiving 146 strokes on Thursday.

Reports say, Beijing has dismissed Pope Francis’s criticisms of its treatment of China’s Muslim Uighur minority in Xinjiang. It came after the head of the Roman […]

After two weeks of grandstanding, U.S. President Donald Trump has finally accepted to allow a transition of power to his potential successor, Joe Biden.

    US President-elect Joe Biden will name his first cabinet picks on Tuesday, his chief of staff said, even as Donald Trump clung to unsubstantiated […]

Vote count has started in Burkina Faso after Sunday’s presidential and legislative elections held against the background of a tense security sitaution. President Roch Christian Kabore […]

The Tuberculosis vaccine community, is presently deliberating on how to fast track the development of TB vaccine. The Deputy Executive Director, Stop TB Partnership Secretariat Geneva, […]

    The Vatican has said it is investigating after the Pope’s official Instagram account “liked” a photo of a scantily clad Brazilian model. It is […]

    Report says, China’s aviation regulator will not yet allow Boeing’s troubled 737 MAX jet to fly in the company’s biggest market owing to lingering […]

    Reports say, Mexico took a step closer to legalizing’s marijuana for recreational and medicinal use on Thursday as the Senate approved a bill aimed […]

    Thousands of protesters in Thailand converged on the police headquarters in Bangkok on Wednesday night, defacing the building a day after violent protests left […]

    Report says,US authorities have dropped drug trafficking and money laundering charges against a former Mexican defence minister who was sent back to face a […]

South Korea’s police and the National Intelligence Service have arrested eight members of a phishing ring suspected of conspiring with a North Korean hacker to obtain […]

Mexico on Saturday topped 1 million registered coronavirus cases and nearly 100,000 test-confirmed deaths, though officials agree the number is probably much higher. How did Mexico […]

    China, Friday joined other nations to congratulate the United States President-Elect, elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, for their victory in the […]

    Reports say, Dominic Cummings is to leave his role as the prime minister’s chief adviser by the end of the year. A Downing Street […]

    Report says, the serial killer known as the Yorkshire Ripper has died. Peter Sutcliffe, 74, was one of the UK’s most notorious prisoners, having […]

    Protesters are calling for Armenia’s prime minister, Nikol Pashinyan, to quit after he signed a peace deal with Azerbaijan, to end the fighting over […]

    Father Christmas wears a mask and can travel the world thanks to a special permit, Italy’s prime minister said on Thursday to ease children’s […]

    Reports say, Pope Francis spoke with Joe Biden by telephone Thursday to offer “blessings and congratulations” to the US president-elect on his victory, the […]

    Reports say, the Canadian Government has informed Nigerians and other nationals that its immigration office does not accept refugee applications directly from people. It […]