World Myanmar activist arrested in junta raid – wife Bangkok – An activist who rose to prominence during Myanmar’s 1988 student uprising has been arrested in an overnight... Read more 25 Oct, 2021
World Taliban kill three ‘ISIS kidnappers’ in shootout Herat – Taliban forces fought a three-hour gun battle with a group of alleged Islamic State kidnappers on Sunday, killing... Read more 25 Oct, 2021
Technology Facebook failing to contain hate speech in India – reports New York – Facebook was well aware that hate speech was spreading on its site in India which could exacerbate... Read more 25 Oct, 2021
World US to begin UK appeal against Julian Assange extradition block London – The United States government will on Wednesday begin an appeal to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to... Read more 25 Oct, 2021
Politics Armed men arrest some Sudan leaders, government source says Khartoum – Unidentified armed men arrested a number of Sudanese leaders early on Monday, a government source said, after weeks... Read more 25 Oct, 2021
Sport Wydad break Ghanaian Hearts while Galaxy reach for the stars Johannesburg – Two-time winners Wydad Casablanca scored six goals and Jwaneng Galaxy stunned Simba to share the spotlight in CAF... Read more 25 Oct, 2021
Sport Glory and gloom for Nigerian clubs in CAF Confederation Cup Johannesburg – There was glory and gloom for Nigerian clubs in CAF Confederation Cup last-32 qualifying with Finidi George’s Enyimba... Read more 25 Oct, 2021
Sport Kaizer Chiefs veteran Parker strikes twice to sink SuperSport Johannesburg – Bernard Parker scored twice to earn Kaizer Chiefs a 2-1 win at SuperSport United on Sunday that lifted... Read more 25 Oct, 2021
Countries UK ‘co-operating’ with Kenya murder inquiry, officials say Nairobi – The British High Commission in Nairobi on Sunday said it was “fully co-operating” with a police investigation... Read more 25 Oct, 2021
News Namibia on sputnik jabs; Nigerian gunmen free inmates | Here are your top news headlines Cape Town – From Namibia discontinuing the use of Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine following concerns raised by South... Read more 25 Oct, 2021