Yearly Archives: 2017
Saudi-led coalition kill 109 Yemenis
A Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen has killed 109 civilians in air strikes in the past 10 days, including 54 at a crowded market...
Social media helps recover Xmas pay bonus
A man who lost his Christmas bonus at a pub has been reunited with his money following a social media campaign.
A mystery pay packet...
Tokyo 2020: Organisers cut costs
Tokyo 2020 organisers on Friday unveiled a budget of $12.6 billion for the next Summer Games. That is a $300 million reduction from estimates...
Congo army arrests S.Sudanese rebels
The Congolese authorities have arrested 18 South Sudanese refugees suspected of being members of the rebel Sudan People’s Liberation Army -In Opposition (SPLA-IO), which...
Eboue: I lost everything, now very broke
Former Arsenal star Emmanuel Eboue earlier in the week, revealed how he lost all his fortunes, going from a rich football star to a...
Prince Harry bags African Parks presidency
Popular member of the United Kingdom royal family, Prince Henry of Wales also known as Prince Harry, has been appointed as new President of...
Plummer to serve 3 yrs in Egyptian jail
An Egyptian court sentenced a British woman to three years in prison on Tuesday for smuggling around 300 painkiller tablets into the country, in...
WHO issue alert against Zika
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a health emergency alert about a possible Zika outbreak in Angola, urging the Angola Ministry of Health...
Is A380 on the way out?
Airbus is drawing up contingency plans to phase out production of the world’s largest jetliner, the A380 superjumbo, if it fails to win a...
Senegal is Africa’s best in 2017 – FIFA ranking
World Cup bound Senegal ended 2017 as Africa’s best side according to the recent FIFA – Coca Cola ranking. The Teranga Lions, however, ranked 23rd on...