It’s been held up as a particularly gloomy year for celebrity deaths. But has the grim reaper really claimed the souls of more notable people than usual in 2016? For their admirers, 2016 has been a...
At least 26 people have died and dozens have been left seriously ill after drinking toxic alcohol over Christmas in Punjab in Pakistan, officials say. The dead, 24 Christians and two Muslims,...
At least 26 people have died and dozens have been left seriously ill after drinking toxic alcohol over Christmas in Punjab in Pakistan, officials say. The dead, 24 Christians and two Muslims,...
Tributes have poured in from across the world for singer George Michael, who has died at his home at the age of 53. Former Wham! bandmate Andrew Ridgeley said he was “heartbroken at the loss of my...
Tributes have poured in from across the world for singer George Michael, who has died at his home at the age of 53. Former Wham! bandmate Andrew Ridgeley said he was "heartbroken at the loss of my...
Doctors have confirmed a diagnosis made more than 200 years ago by one of medicine's most influential surgeons. John Hunter had diagnosed a patient in 1786 with a "tumour as hard as bone". Royal...
He is one of the few men of God who mount the pulpit and use their wayward lifestyles in the past, like smoking Indian hemp, as a case study to effect change among the youth who find themselves in...
Saturday's Mass was the first major event of the Christmas season for the Pope Pope Francis has said that the true meaning of Christmas is being drowned out by materialism. During a high-security...
Pope Francis has celebrated a late-night Christmas Mass at the Vatican amid heavy security. The head of the Catholic Church denounced the continuing suffering of children. He mentioned those who...
US President-elect Donald Trump has announced that he intends to dissolve his charitable foundation, that remains under investigation. In a statement, Mr Trump said the move was aimed at avoiding...
I have written quite a number of articles about the way galamsey is destroying Ghana’s major water bodies, as well as our farmlands. The farms being destroyed do not only consist of food– farms...
Fifa is discussing whether to allow only captains to speak to referees, says former Netherlands striker and manager Marco van Basten. It would bring football in line with rugby union, which has...
Ikea is urging teenagers to stop creeping into its stores and having illegal sleepovers. About 10 "non-sponsored sleepovers" have been logged across the world by the Swedish furniture giant this...
Nigeria's food safety agency has denied claims by the health minister that it has cleared the reported "plastic" rice. A senior official at the National Agency For Food and Drugs (Nafdac) said the...
Crystal Palace have appointed former England boss Sam Allardyce as manager on a two-and-a-half-year deal, a day after sacking Alan Pardew. Pardew was sacked on Thursday with the club 17th in the...
The hijacking of a Libyan plane has ended peacefully after the men who seized control surrendered in Malta. The domestic flight with 118 people on board was hijacked after taking off from Sabha,...
A man has emerged from a hijacked Libyan jet waving a flag associated with the late former leader, Muammar Gaddafi, during a stand-off in Malta. The man appeared after most of the 118 people on board...
play videoAs of Wednesday, the video had more than 250,000 views on Facebook This 10-year-old’s rendition of “Hallelujah” would have given Leonard Cohen himself chills. Kaylee Rodgers, a...
The first people have been allowed off a hijacked Libyan jet during a stand-off at Malta International Airport. At least 65 people have been released from the domestic Afriqiyah Airways flight, which...
Senegal’s troops are on alert to intervene in The Gambia if President Yahya Jammeh refuses to step down next month, the regional bloc Ecowas says. Mr Jammeh initially accepted defeat in the 1...
