A 25-year-old Nicaraguan woman has passed away after a pastor and his congregation reportedly stripped her, tied her up and pushed her into a bonfire during an exorcism to rid her of demons. Vilma...
Four South Sudanese soldiers have been arrested over the mass rape of about a dozen women and girls in one village last month, the army spokesman said Friday. The incident took place in Kubi some 40...
Luxury hotels have been booked out and security forces deployed across Bali as the resort island geared up Friday for the arrival of Saudi King Salman on the latest leg of his extravagant Indonesian...
Three Thai soldiers were gunned down in front of terrified shoppers at busy evening market in Thailand's conflict-riddled 'Deep South', police said Friday, in a day of of bloodshed undermining...
The row between Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's wife and a Lebanese businessman over a $1.3 million diamond ring took a fresh twist after her WhatsApp messages were exposed in local media. The...
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday issued a sharp warning to the private club set to host golf at the 2020 Tokyo Games: admit women or you're out. On a visit to Tokyo to check on...
King Salman Wednesday began the first visit by a Saudi monarch to Indonesia in almost 50 years, seeking to strengthen economic ties with the world's most populous Muslim-majority country. The king --...
In the Very Holy Church of Jesus Christ of Baname, the 25-year-old founder calls herself God, her business partner is a self-styled Pope and devotees pledge to end the reign of the Devil. Its...
A white couple have been handed heavy prison sentences in Georgia for shouting slurs and death threats at guests at a black child's birthday party. A Georgia state court sentenced the two, Joel...
Kenya will ban government adverts in private media, according to a leaked memo seen by AFP on Monday, as the presidency announced plans to launch its own free newspaper. Government advertising...
Pro-democracy protesters Monday gatecrashed a press conference by Hong Kong leadership hopeful Carrie Lam, displaying banners criticising a "rigged election" as the woman seen as China's favourite...
Vandals have broken and overturned more than 500 gravestones at a Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia, the latest in a spate of recent bomb threats and attacks against sites for Jews across the United...
At least eight domestic tourists drowned and 17 others were rescued after a boat carrying them capsized on Sunday in southern India, local media reported. The accident occurred near the port city of...
India has expressed shock after the fatal shooting of an Indian national in the US, amid reports that the attack may have been racially motivated. Srinivas Kuchibhotla died shortly after Wednesday's...
A report expected to criticise Israel's prime minister and the armed forces command over their conduct in the runup to the 2014 Gaza war is to be released next week, officials said Friday. State...
The Ghana football Association are yet to officially communicate the list of coaches who have applied for the Ghana Job. Sportsworldghana.com exclusively reveals the list of coaches who have so far...
A man and a woman each serving time for killing their first spouses have married in a prison in western Nepal -- but won't be able to consummate the marriage until the groom is released in 14 years....
A 10-year-old Australian boy has survived a bite from one of the world's deadliest spiders after taking a record 12 vials of anti-venom, local media reported. Matthew Mitchell was helping his dad...
More than 700 rhinos were killed in South Africa in the first half of last year Poachers have killed two rhinos during a vicious attack on an animal orphanage in South Africa. Rhinos Impi and Gugu...
Pakistan has been struck by a wave of attacks in recent weeks, killing at least 130 people At least seven have been killed and another 15 wounded in a blast at a market in the eastern city of Lahore,...
