Monthly Archives: January 2016
Vets unearth prehistoric car-sized armadillo
Two vets with an interest in palaeontology believe they have found the fossilised shell of a 10,000-year-old car-sized armadillo near the bank of a...
Bali on alert following threat of 2002 repeat
Police in Bali are treating an anonymous letter threatening a terrorist attack on the island very seriously following last week’s bombings by Islamist militants...
Turkish PM issues peace talks veto to Syrian Kurds
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has raised objections to the participation of Syrian Kurdish group the Democratic Union Party (PYD) in Syria peace talks.
Wednesday’s...
I’M GOING NOWHERE – BONY
Manchester City striker Wilfried Bony has denied rumours that he wants to leave the Etihad, insisting he is happy and has no regrets about...
$5m Ebola vaccine deal announced
GAVI, the global vaccine alliance, has pledged to donate $5 million toward developing the leading Ebola vaccine in the hope it will be approved...
The Oscars: a pale reflection of merit in Hollywood?
Actor/director Spike Lee and actress Jada Pinkett Smith are the highest profile stars so far to have announced plans to boycott the Oscars in...
Palace of Justice a “gift” from China
China’s ambassador to Guinea-Bissau described the country’s new Palace of Justice, built and paid for by the Chinese government, as "a gift" to the...
Cover-up accusations as sect leader trial begins
The trial for murder of the leader of a fringe Christian sect in Angola began on Monday (January 18) in the southern Angola city...
Aubameyang 'not interested' in sore loser Yaya
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is "not interested" in criticism from Yaya Touré after being named African Footballer of the Year.
Touré, who has won the gong for...
‘Celebrity’ hot heads clash in war of tweets
Farrah Abraham has taken her social media war with Nicki Minaj to the next level, as the Teen Mom star shared a video of...
