Turkey Threatens EU With New Surge
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned that he will let hundreds of thousands of migrants travel on to Europe if pushed by the EU. He was reacting to a non-binding vote by the European...
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Sir Elton John Denies He Will Perform At Trump Inauguration
Sir Elton John will not perform at Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration, a spokeswoman for the singer has said. Anthony Scaramucci, a member of Mr Trump’s transition team, had told BBC...
Sir Elton John Denies He Will Play At Trump Inauguration
Mr Trump had used Sir Elton's songs at his campaign rallies Sir Elton John will not perform at Donald Trump's presidential inauguration, a spokeswoman for the singer has said. Anthony Scaramucci, a...
FBI Closes Brad Pitt Child Abuse Investigation
The FBI has closed an investigation into child abuse allegations against Brad Pitt involving one of his children, an FBI spokeswoman said. Pitt has six children with actress Angelina Jolie,...
Facebook ‘made China Censorship Tool’
Facebook worked on special software so it could potentially accommodate censorship demands in China, according to a report in the New York Times. The social network refused to confirm or deny the...
Trump Halts New York Times Meeting, Decries ‘dishonest’ Media
Donald Trump has cancelled a meeting with the New York Times, a day after berating media chiefs at his headquarters for “unfair” coverage. Without elaborating, the US president-elect accused the...
UK Woman Arrested In Dubai After Reporting Rape, Group Says
A British tourist has been arrested in Dubai on charges of extramarital sex after telling police a group of British nationals raped her in the United Arab Emirates, according to a UK-based legal...
Melania Trump Not Moving Into White House In January
When Donald Trump is sworn in as the 45th president of the United States in Washington on Friday, Jan. 20, his family, including his wife, Melania Trump, and their young son, Barron, will undoubtedly...
List of Post-Election Hate Crimes Gets Longer
US election aftermath: List of post-election hate crimes gets longer Bigotry and hate crimes have turned into reality for Americans after Donald Trump's presidential win Fears of heightened bigotry...
BBC Presenter Victoria Fritz Goes Into Labour After Live Broadcast
BBC Breakfast's business presenter Victoria Fritz went into labour after coming off air, with one of her fellow presenters acting as her birthing partner. Presenter Sally Nugent stepped in after...
Mahama Accuses Police Over Nana Addo’s House Attacks
President John Mahama yesterday blamed the police for the attack on the Nima private residence of the leader of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, by NDC hoodlums on Sunday....
Sweden Replaces Prosecutor
Sweden has appointed a new prosecutor to head the investigation into the unsolved assassination of Prime Minister Olof Palme 30 years ago. Stockholm's chief prosecutor, Krister Petersson, will head...
Nigeria Corruption Cash ‘took 10 Days To Count’
Russia's Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev has been charged with taking a bribe to endorse a state takeover. Investigators said he received a $2m (£1.6m) payment. The minister pleaded not guilty to...
Schoolboy Dies After Detention Illness At Bow School
A schoolboy has died after he was taken ill during detention at an east London school. Nasar Ahmed, 14, who had severe asthma, was reported ill last Thursday at Bow School in Tower Hamlets. He died...
Allegations Against Ulyukayev Requires Serious Investigation
Russia's economy ministry said allegations against economy minister Alexei Ulyukayev, who was detained overnight and charged with bribery, require serious investigation. "This is strange and...
Facebook’s Fake News Crisis Deepens
Despite the best efforts of Mark Zuckerberg to downplay Facebook’s role in the election of Donald Trump, the scrutiny of how fake news is spread on the platform has intensified. Buzzfeed News is...
Farage First UK Politician To Meet Trump Since Election
Nigel Farage has become the first British politician to meet Donald Trump since he became US president-elect. A UKIP spokesman said the interim party leader discussed "freedom and winning" with Mr...
We Had Contact With Trump Team
The Russian government said Thursday that it maintained contact with representatives from Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns. The assertion comes after Trump was repeatedly...
Iraqi Special Forces Seize Mosul District In Fresh Push
Iraqi soldiers drive into to Shahrezad village east of Mosul, Iraq Iraqi special forces said they pushed deeper into Mosul on Friday despite heavy resistance from Islamic State militants using...
Canada’s Immigration Website Crashes During US Vote
The problem was widely commented about on social media Canada's immigration website has suffered an intermittent fault that made it inaccessible to visitors during the US election vote. Officials...