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Thailand General Jailed For Trafficking At Mass Trial

A former Thai general has been sentenced to 27 years in jail for human trafficking at a landmark trial. Manas Kongpan...

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The Top 10 You Never Knew!

There are lots of black Hollywood actors and actresses who are making waves in the international movie scene. We are...

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Spain Football Chief Angel Maria Villar Llona Arrested

The president of the Spanish Football Federation and his son have been held as part of a corruption investigation,...

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‘I Don’t Talk To My Family Anymore

In 2015, Emmanuel Adebayor publicly revealed some of the personal issues with his family that have disrupted his...

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Baboon Causes Mass Power Cut In Zambia

A baboon in Zambia has tampered with the cables at a power station in the south of the country leaving 50,000 people...

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Tanzania Worshippers Swept Away In River Baptism

Tanzanian police have detained a pastor after two worshippers drowned while being baptised in a river near Rombo in the...

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I Don’t Talk To My Family- Adebayor

Former Real Madrid, Arsenal and Manchester City forward Emmanuel Adebayor has revealed he is no longer on talking terms...

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Cameroon Elite Army Boat Capsizes Leaving Many Missing

Only three people have been rescued so far after a Cameroonian army vessel carrying 37 people capsized off the...

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Millions Vote In Disputed Venezuela Poll

An unofficial referendum rejects plans to rewrite Venezuela’s constitution, but the President says it is...

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South Korea Proposes Rare Military Talks With North Korea

South Korea has proposed holding military talks with the North, after weeks of heightened tension following...

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Senegal: Demba Diop Stadium Collapse Kills Eight

A wall collapsed at a football stadium in Senegal on Saturday, killing eight people and injuring almost 90. It fell in...

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Erdogan Hails ‘defenders of Nation’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has given emotional speeches to tens of thousands of people a year after a coup...

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Ronaldo To Manchester United Is ‘mission Impossible’

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has ruled out signing Cristiano Ronaldo back from Real Madrid. BBC Sport...

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Walking A Dead Woman Down the Aisle In the Name of Tradition

You may call it bizarre and you would not be far from wrong.  The case where a young man was forced to perform the...

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Luxury Phone-Maker Vertu Collapses

A British-based company that made smartphones costing thousands of pounds will be liquidated after a plan to save it...

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Nigerian Chief Suspended By Lagos Governor Over Fake Kidnap

A Nigerian traditional chief in the state of Lagos has been suspended after he confessed to faking his own kidnap....

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Turkey To Mark Anniversary of Coup Attempt

Events will be held in Turkey later to mark the first anniversary of a failed coup in which at least 260 people died...

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China Rejects Foreign Criticism Over Liu Xiaobo Death

China has rejected international criticism for not allowing its most prominent critic, Liu Xiaobo, to be treated abroad...

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Federer Steps Into Wimbledon Land of the Giants

Roger Federer stands just two wins away from a record eighth Wimbledon title but faces a perilous trip through the land...