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18.6.2018 09:04 am
Suicide blasts in Nigeria kill 31 people
Suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers killed 31 people in an attack on a town in northeast Nigeria.
Suspected Boko Haram jihadists using young girls as suicide bombers killed 31 people in an attack on a town in northeast Nigeria, a local official and a militia leader told AFP on Sunday.
Suicide blasts in Nigeria kill 31 people
Suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers killed 31 people in an attack on a town in northeast Nigeria.
News
Japan earthquake kills three
A powerful quake rocked Japan’s second city of Osaka on Monday, killing three people including a nine-year-old girl and injuring scores of others, according to an official tally.
World
Woman yelling ‘Allahu akbar’ slashes two with blade in France
The woman, who carries a physical handicap card, will undergo a psychiatric assessment.
World
US property crisis looms as sea level rises, experts warn
By century’s end, if current trends continue, more than $1 trillion in commercial and private US property may be at risk.
World
WATCH: Indonesian killed by his mother’s falling funeral coffin
An Indonesian was killed when his mother’s coffin fell from a funeral tower and crushed him during a service on the island of Sulawesi, police said Sunday.
World
Unwanted migrant ship finally arrives ‘home’ in Spain
At the port, a huge banner was hung up saying ‘Welcome home’ to the African migrants.
Business
You’d have to be very brave to invest in North Korea
Even if sanctions are lifted, ‘it’s basically a police state and you have a long way to go to North Korea becoming a normal economy’.
World
Trump threatened to send 25 million Mexicans to Japan – report
He also apparently told French president Macron that ‘all the terrorists are in Paris’.
World
WATCH: Maradona in racism storm
Fans have questioned Maradona’s actions during the World Cup match Argentina against Iceland.
News
Oprah to produce shows for Apple
Winfrey and Apple will create original programs to connect with audiences around the world.
World
Italy bans more migrant rescue boats
The new rightwing and anti-immigrant Italian government last week banned the French NGO operated vessel the Aquarius.
World
Couple on holiday in Portugal plunge to their deaths taking a selfie
The couple from Perth, Australia had been vacationing in Europe since January and were in Portugal to attend a wedding.
World
VIDEOS: Blaze rips through one of world’s best art schools in Glasgow
A blaze tore through the art school in 2014, badly damaging the building designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
World
Uproar after construction workers tar road over sleeping dog
The team made no effort to chase or move the dog before killing it with the hot tar.
World
Republican brothel magnate wins a US primary in Nevada
Dennis Hof spent Friday insulting his party after he defeated hospital executive James Oscarson earlier this week.
World
WATCH: Lawyers to use sexy video of Meghan to appeal Kate topless photo case
The lawyers say the video shows members of the royal family are comfortable with sexy photos.
World
Husband turns up at home a year after he was cremated
Further investigations by the police revealed that the man the family had cremated was a stranger.
News
China retaliates in trade war against US
‘Launching a trade war does not accord with global interests,’ the Chinese commerce ministry said.
World
Trump threatens to leave UN Human Rights Council
The US has sent the United Nations a list of reforms demanded if the country is to remain a member of the body.
News
At least 139 fighters dead in Yemen
The situation in Yemen is described by the United Nations as the world’s worst humanitarian disaster.
News
Hawking delivers message from beyond the grave
The ashes of the theoretical physicist were interred by the graves of fellow science greats Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin.
2018 World Cup
Iran bans World Cup screenings
The Islamic republic is thought to be the only country in the world that refuses to allow fans to gather in open public spaces for the World Cup.
News
UK to place ‘upskirters’ on sex offender list
A new law being debated in UK parliament on Friday will make taking photos underneath women’s skirts illegal.
News
Trump edges towards trade war with China
Donald Trump unveiled a list of Chinese imports that would face punishing tariffs.
World
Japanese man returns home one year after he was supposedly cremated
Further investigations by the police revealed the man the family had cremated was a stranger.
Africa
Zimbabwe on the road to first post-Mugabe election
The election will be a test for President Emmerson Mnangagwa as his first time on the head of the ballot.
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