US-Iran truce deal awaits Trump as strikes test ceasefire
Tehran – US and Iranian negotiators edged toward a deal to extend their fragile ceasefire for 60 days, but... Read more
29 May
Ukraine drone attack kills one in Russia: governor
Moscow – A man was killed on Friday in southern Russia in a Ukrainian drone attack on a chemical... Read more
29 May
Senegal president pardons journalist over 2018 massacre: watchdog
Dakar – The president of Senegal has pardoned a journalist convicted to life in prison over a 2018 massacre... Read more
29 May
Kenya rights group files petition to halt US Ebola quarantine centre plan
Nairobi – A Kenyan rights group said on Thursday it had filed a court petition against plans to establish... Read more
29 May
WHO chief says Ebola ‘can be stopped’ as he lands in DR Congo
Kinshasa – The UN health chief said Thursday the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo which has... Read more
29 May
France headline tough World Cup Group I as Mbappe faces Haaland
Paris – Winners in 2018 and runners-up in 2022, France arrive at this World Cup as one of the... Read more
29 May
Japan bans photos at beach volleyball after ‘malicious’ pictures
Tokyo – Spectators at a top beach volleyball competition in Japan this weekend will be banned from taking photos... Read more
29 May
‘A dreamer, a creator, a father, a husband’ — Nandi’s touching words for Zakes Bantwini
Cape Town – Media personality and singer Nandi Madida celebrated her husband, Grammy Award-winning musician and producer Zakes Bantwini,... Read more
28 May
‘Six machine’ Sooryavanshi, 15, stakes India claim with new stunning knock
New Delhi – Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s latest extraordinary innings was hailed by cricket greats on Thursday, as calls grow for... Read more
28 May
US arrests ex-CIA official with $40 mn in gold at home
Washington – The United States has arrested a former senior CIA official after a search found $40 million worth... Read more
28 May
