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Libya Trains Regular Army To ‘do Away With Militias’

Under a blazing sun at a military centre in western Libya, dozens of young recruits learn to march in formation, as...

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Australia Cautiously Enters Medical Marijuana Market

At a secret location in Australia's southeast, Peter Crock delicately tends to a two-month-old cannabis cutting. Barely...

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Oladipo, Lowry, Porzingis Join NBA’s Africa Game Lineups

NBA standouts Kyle Lowry, Victor Oladipo and Kristaps Porzingis were among the players named by the league Thursday to...

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Meet the Man Who Takes A Plane To Work Every Day

One plane, two cars, 770 miles and six hours – all to get to work and back daily. Curt von Badinski, a mechanical...

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Apology Accepted But…

THE audio-visual device discovered in the office of the current Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter...

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Newborn Among Migrants Reaching Italy After Rescue Off Libya

The first of more than 3,500 would-be migrants picked up off the coast of Libya in recent days arrived Wednesday in...

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Measles ‘tragedy’ Kills 35 Across Europe

Thirty-five people have died in the past year from measles outbreaks across Europe, the World Health Organization has...

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Lions Prop Arrested After Auckland Test

British and Irish Lions prop Kyle Sinckler was arrested while out on the town in Auckland just hours after the dramatic...

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Bomb Kills Police Chief, Guard In Southwest Pakistan

A bomb Monday killed a police chief and his guard, and wounded 11 others in a southwestern Pakistani town bordering...

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Top NBA Pick Fultz Recovering From Ankle Sprain

First overall draft pick Markelle Fultz is not expected to play any more summer league NBA games as he recovers from an...

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NBA Hawks Reportedly Pass On Knicks’ $71 Mn Offer To Hardaway Jr.

Guard Tim Hardaway Jr. is apparently headed back to New York after the Atlanta Hawks opted not to match the massive $71...

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Stormy G20 Ends With Opt-Outs For Trump On Climate, Trade

World leaders made concessions on trade and climate language to Donald Trump Saturday at the end of the most fractious...

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More Rain Due As Deadly Floods Hit Japan

The death toll from flooding caused by recent heavy rain in southern Japan has risen to at least 15, officials say....

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Japan Floods Death Toll Rises To 15

The death toll from heavy rains and flooding in southern Japan has risen to 15, media reported Saturday, as rescuers...

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Rescuers Scramble To Find Missing After Japan Floods

Rescuers in Japan are scrambling to find more than 20 people missing after huge floods swept across the country's south...

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No Last-Minute Reprieve For Mentally Ill US Man Sentenced To Die

The governor of Virginia on Thursday refused to grant a last-minute stay of execution to a mentally disturbed death row...

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Appeals Grow To Pardon Mentally Ill US Killer

Two top UN rights officials added their voices Wednesday to a growing chorus of appeals to Virginia's governor to spare...

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‘Are We Really the Problem?’ Ask Aid Groups Saving Migrants

Privately-run aid organisations rescuing migrants off Libya have slammed the idea of creating a "code of conduct" for...

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Policeman Samuel Sarfo Makes Black Stars Debut Against USA

Liberty Professionals defender, Samuel Sarfo, is getting a lot of attention not necessarily because he is a good player...