US Open: Djokovic disqualified after hitting line judge
World No 1 Novak Djokovic has been sensationally defaulted in the US Open fourth round after striking a line judge with a ball during the...
Recruit firefighter details burns, bullying during training
A former professional firefighter recruit received serious burns and blistering to both hands during a live fire training exercise because the trainer failed to identify...
Ukraine accuses pro-Russian separatists of violating ceasefire
Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine on Sunday violated a ceasefire with government forces, killing one soldier and wounding another soldier, the Ukrainian military said. The...
Johnson tells EU to agree trade deal by October 15 or ‘move on’
Britain has set a deadline of Oct. 15 to strike a free-trade deal with the European Union, and if none is agreed both sides should...
Kamala Harris says Trump not credible on possible COVID-19 vaccine
Democratic U.S. vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris said she would not take President Donald Trump’s word alone on any potential coronavirus vaccine. In an interview...
Failed murder: Russia first treated Navalny for suspected poisoning then U-turned – doctor
Russia first treated Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny for suspected poisoning, but doctors changed their minds after six hours when laboratory tests came back that found...
France’s Le Drian: We must not let the guard down in Mali
FILE PHOTO: Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, and Franck Riester, Junior Minister for Foreign Trade and Attractiveness, arrive to attend the...
Judge temporarily bans Detroit police from chokeholds, rubber bullets against protesters
FILE PHOTO: Detroit Police officers stand outside the 12th precinct during a protest following a shooting involving an officer, resulting in the death of a...
Democrat Biden adds former rival Buttigieg, ex-Obama officials to transition team
FILE PHOTO: Former Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg endorses former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden's campaign at Chicken Scratch in Dallas, Texas, U.S., March 2,...
Portland police make over 50 arrests, use tear gas as protesters throw fire bombs
Protesters in Portland threw rocks and fire bombs at police who in turn made over 50 arrests and used tear gas on Saturday night on...
Deal likely to fund U.S. government to early December, Mnuchin says
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin looks on before testifying at the U.S. House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis on the Trump administration's...
Australia’s COVID-19 epicenter extends hard lockdown till late September
Australia’s coronavirus hot spot state of Victoria on Sunday extended a hard lockdown in its capital Melbourne until Sept. 28, as the infection rate has...
Nigeria to deliver aid by air in conflict-hit northeast
Nigeria’s government plans to deliver humanitarian aid supplies by air to people in remote communities in parts of the northeast that have been ravaged by...
Saudi Arabia sentences three to death over links to 2017 Jeddah attack
A Saudi court has sentenced three people to death for their involvement in an attack in Jeddah when two men blew themselves up after a...
Czech president tries to tamp down China anger after speaker’s Taiwan trip
President Milos Zeman sought on Sunday to defuse a row with China over a visit by the head of the Czech Senate to Taiwan, calling...
‘One vaccine isn’t enough’: Mexico aims for its own coronavirus fix
Mexico is working to produce its own COVID-19 vaccines and could have one ready by next spring, according to a researcher coordinating local efforts amid...
Climate activists gathered at Trient glacier mourn Switzerland’s receding ice
Activists gather for a protest against climate change at Trient Glacier, in Trient, Switzerland September 6, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse TRIENT, Switzerland (Reuters) - Climate activists...
Pope says gossiping is a ‘worse plague’ than coronavirus
FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis arrives for the first weekly general audience to readmit the public since the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in the San Damaso...
India reports global daily record of new coronavirus cases
India added more than 90,000 cases of the novel coronavirus on Sunday, a global daily record, according to data from the federal health ministry. There...
U.S. judge temporarily halts plan to wind down census
FILE PHOTO: A person holds census information at an event in Queens, New York City, U.S., February 22, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) -...
Jump in COVID-19 cases in Britain is ‘concerning’ – Hancock
FILE PHOTO: Britain's Secretary of State for Health Matt Hancock arrives to attend a Cabinet meeting of senior government ministers at the Foreign and Commonwealth...
UK records 2,988 new coronavirus cases, highest since May
Britain said on Sunday it had recorded 2,988 new daily coronavirus cases, up from 1,813 on Saturday to the highest level since May 23. The...
Serbian leader fires back at Moscow after ‘Basic Instinct’ jibe
FILE PHOTO: Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic speaks during an interview with Reuters in Paris, France, July 10, 2020. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes MOSCOW/BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia’s president...
German politicians question Russia gas project after Navalny suspected poisoning
Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday faced growing pressure to reconsider Germany’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline project with Russia following the suspected poisoning of Kremlin critic...
Three rockets hit perimeter of Baghdad international airport, no casualties
Three Katyusha rockets fell in the vicinity of Baghdad airport on Sunday but caused no casualties, Iraqi state news agency INA said. One of the...
Venezuela Constituent Assembly will not draft new magna carta, Cabello says
Venezuela’s National Constituent Assembly will not deliver a new constitution, the legislature’s chief Diosdado Cabello said on Sunday, despite repeated assurances from assembly members that...
BBNaija 2020: Nigerians react as Erica gets disqualified from reality show
Some Nigerians have reacted to the disqualification of BBNaija housemate, Erica, from the lockdown house. Erica was disqualified after Biggie issued her third strike for...
Veteran Guinea opposition leader to challenge President Conde in October election
FILE PHOTO: Former prime minister and presidential candidate Cellou Dalein Diallo of Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea (UFDG), casts his vote at a polling...
Up to a quarter of Brazilians may not take COVID-19 vaccine – newspaper
FILE PHOTO: A nurse holds China's Sinovac vaccine, a potential vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the Sao Lucas Hospital of the Pontifical Catholic...
#BBNaija: Big Brother disqualifies Erica, issues strong warning to Neo, Vee (VIDEO)
Big Brother Naija, BBNaija housemate, Erica, has been disqualified from the lockdown house for breaking the house rules. Erica was found guilty of repeatedly...
Saudi-Led coalition destroys explosive-laden drone launched by Yemen’s Houthis – SPA
The Saudi-led coalition forces fighting in Yemen on Sunday intercepted and destroyed an explosive-laden drone over Yemeni airspace fired by Iran-aligned Houthis towards Saudi Arabia,...
Scores detained as security forces crack down on mass protest in Belarus
Security forces in Belarus detained scores of protesters and were filmed beating a man as he lay on the street, as the authorities launched a...
Turkey’s Erdogan says East Med is test of EU’s sincerity
FILE PHOTO: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during a ceremony in Ankara, Turkey, September 4, 2020. Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS ISTANBUL (Reuters)...
Hong Kong police fire pepper balls at protesters opposed to election delay, new law
Police fired rounds of pepper balls at protesters in Hong Kong on Sunday and arrested almost 300 after demonstrators took to the streets to oppose...
Police hunt for man in Birmingham after stabbings leave one dead, seven injured
Police said they were searching for a man in relation to a two-hour stabbing spree in the city of Birmingham, central England, early on Sunday,...
Thousands protest against pro-Serb rallies in Montenegro
Thousands gathered in Montenegro’s capital Podgorica on Sunday evening waving national flags to protest against the use of Serbian national symbols by opposition parties that...
‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero was not kidnapped, says President Kagame
Rwandan President Paul Kagame denied on Sunday that his government had kidnapped from abroad Paul Rusesabagina, whose widely acclaimed heroism inspired a Hollywood movie but...
South Korea’s new coronavirus cases sink to three-week low amid tight restrictions
South Korea on Sunday reported the smallest daily rise in coronavirus infections in three weeks as tighter restrictions cap a second wave. FILE PHOTO: Visitors...
UK ready for Australia-style rules if can’t do EU trade deal: Raab
This week is the “moment of reckoning” in trade deal talks between Britain and the European Union and if one cannot be agreed London is...
90% of China’s Sinovac employees, families took coronavirus vaccine, says CEO
About 90% of Sinovac Biotech Ltd employees and their families have taken an experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by the Chinese firm under the country’s emergency...
Nothing to see: COVID origins off-limits as China’s Wuhan touts recovery
The Huanan seafood market in the Chinese city of Wuhan, believed by many to be the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic, is sealed behind a...
Jenene Crossan: Six months of life with Covid-19
New Zealand entrepreneur Jenene Crossan became number 37 on the list of confirmed coronavirus cases in this country back in March, but is still suffering...
All Blacks: Second generation stars get good news on Father’s Day
By Jamie Wall Here's something that will make a fair few rugby fans feel old: There's a guy in the All Blacks now that was...
Typhoon Haishen: 200,000 ordered to evacuate as Japan braces for storm
More than 200,000 people have been ordered to evacuate areas of Japan threatened by an approaching storm. Photo: AFP Typhoon Haishen is expected to intensify...
Savage: new film depicts brutality of New Zealand gang life
New local film Savage follows Danny (Jake Ryan) across three decades of his life, trying to understand the boy who eventually becomes the brutal enforcer...
Cracks in the team of 5 million?
This week the New Zealand Herald admitted a story about resentment of Auckland's Covid-19 lockdowns didn’t quite fit the facts. But it wasn’t the only...
Auger-Aliassime faces Thiem in US Open fourth round
Felix Auger-Aliassime Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime will need to raise his game today at the US Open as he faces second seed Austrian Dominic Thiem in...
Sex for roles: Actress Ifemeludike comes for film producers
Chioma Grace Ifemeludike Nollywood actress, Chioma Grace Ifemeludike has called out film producers who might have the intention of asking for sex in exchange for...
FCTA offers 2 corps members automatic employment
NYSC corps members The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has offered automatic employment to two members of batch B, 2019 National South Service Corps (NYSC),...
Nigeria spends N30.5b in fighting COVID-19: A-G Ahmed Idris
Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris: reveals how COVID-19 money was spent The Accountant-General of the Federation, Mr. Ahmed Idris has revealed that Buhari’s Federal...