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Russian Mobster Gains $1M by Hiring Gorgeous Women to Con Drunk Men Into Spending $40,000 on Champagne and Caviar

The admitted Russian mobster behind a swindling ring of Eastern European 'bar girls' is speaking out about his illegal operation that bamboozled eager-eyed male tourists ... Full story

'Youths Executed' in Boko Haram Stronghold

Dozens of young men have been shot dead in Nigeria by the military in Maiduguri, residents in the north-eastern city have told the BBC.An imam ... Full story

Bishop Tawadros Becomes New Pope of Egypt's Coptic Christians

Bishop Tawadros has been chosen as the new pope of Egypt's Coptic Christians, becoming leader of the largest Christian minority in the Middle East.His name ... Full story

Somalia to Get First Female Foreign Minister, Fauzia Yusuf Haji Adan

Somalia is to get its first female foreign minister in a cabinet formed by new Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon.Fauzia Yusuf Haji Adan is among ... Full story

Nigeria Police in Biafran Zionist Movement Arrests

At least 100 people have been arrested in south-eastern Nigeria after a march supporting independence for the former breakaway state of Biafra.Members of the Biafran ... Full story

Publicity Stunt Meets Thuggery - the DA's Non-Storming of Zuma's Renovations Video

The DA’s visit to the president’s Nkandla homestead to inspect multi-million-rand, taxpayer-funded renovations was never going to succeed. It was not meant to. It was ... Full story

How the U.S. Election Will Affect Nigeria

OpinionI could not turn down the invitation to comment on this subject and express my personal views. US Presidential elections are important for one primary ... Full story

2-Year-Old Dangling Over Railing at Zoo Is Mauled to Death by African Wild Dogs

A two-year-old boy has been mauled to death by a pack of ravenous African wild dogs when he fell off a railing his mother put ... Full story

Mzbel Releases New Music Video "I Swear" Video

Mzbel has just released a video she shot before getting pregnant. The singer has put brakes on her career as she gets ready to welcome ... Full story

Kenyans Defeat UK Torture Ruling

Three Kenyans who were tortured by British colonial authorities can proceed with their legal claims against the UK government, a court has ruled. London's High Court ... Full story

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'I was mistaken for Bruno Mars... and I went along with it'

JAMIE Cullum had a novel reason for choosing Locked Out Of Heaven as his Biz Session cover – he’d recently been mistaken for Bruno Mars. ...

Liberia: A 'Big Blow' to Liberia - Death of Archbishop Francis Hits Nation, Catholic Church

Monrovia - Archbishop Michael Kpakala Francis, an outspoken clergy renowned for his fiery sermons and stance against brutal regimes of former presidents Samuel Doe and ...

Liberia: 'We'll Make Up' - Liberian Prez Sirleaf Somersaults Over 'Spat' With Liberia Media

Barely a week after her now infamous declaration that she was "enjoying this benign neglect" and "I wish they will continue it for a long ...

Newark gas explosion: Miracle survival of four-month-old baby girl who was rescued 'covered in soot' from rubble of gas blast which left two dead and one man fighting for his life

Blast just after 5pm destroyed terraced house in Newark, NottinghamshireBody of a man recovered from the property shortly after midnightThe body of a woman found ...

Landowner who spent 'hundreds of thousands' restoring dead Norfolk broad facing prosecution for leaving it 'suburbanised'

David Pooley, 64, bought Sotshole Broad in 2005 when he retiredHe has spent three years working on the 60 acre siteNow he has been ordered ...

Liberia: Our Tribute to Bishop Michael K. Francis

The Most Outspoken personality in contemporary Liberia has been silenced permanently by the power of death. Catholic Archbishop Michael K. Francis has finally given up ...

Liberia: Advocate Dies

Archbishop Michael Kpakala Francis has ended his earthly journey following a long illness as a result of stroke. He was 77. His death was announced ...

Congo clashes as UN force deploys

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Greg Cox who 'sexually assaulted' woman on Bondi Beach told her 'this will never go anywhere, I've got a lot of money'

Greg Cox, 32, accused of attacking 21-year-old on iconic Sydney beachCox is head of British loan firm called Quintessential Finance GroupCharged with two counts of ...

Nigeria: Anti-Terror War Gulped N372 Billion in 2012 - Report

The latest report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), based in Sweden, shows that in 2012, Nigeria ranked as the 6th highest spender ...