Gender friendly France elects 233 women into parliament
France voted a record number of women into parliament, election results showed on Monday, after President Emmanuel Macron’s victorious Republic on the Move (LREM) party fielded a gender-balanced candidate list….
Portugal forest fire claims 62 lives, the deadliest ever
A huge forest fire raging since Saturday in central Portugal has killed at least 62 people, the government said on Sunday, in what is possibly the deadliest-ever forest blaze in…
Another 900 migrants rescued by local guards off Libya coast
Despite the high risk and increased rate of deaths on the sea, more Africans are migrating to Europe, a harsh reminder of the hardship in their respective countries. On Friday,…
She urged her boyfriend to commit suicide via text message and he did, now she’s in jail
A teenage girl who sent a barrage of text messages to her boyfriend encouraging him to kill himself has been convicted of involuntary manslaughter. A juvenile court judge found that…
African leaders pledge to end youth migration to Europe
African governments have pledged to restore degraded land, invest in agriculture and create “green jobs” for young people in a drive to tackle youth unemployment, fight against radicalization, and stem…
Helmut Kohl, the statesman who helped unite East and West Germany, dies at 87
Helmut Kohl, the West German politician who became an unlikely international statesman when he helped unite Communist East Germany with the West after the fall of the Berlin Wall in…
Return of xenophobia: Two South African communities give Nigerians ultimatum to leave country
The Nigeria Union in South Africa, on Wednesday said that two communities in the country, have asked Nigerians to leave their territories. President of the union, Ikechukwu Anyene, said the…
More countries to fall to cyberattacks, telecom, electricity, transport are new targets; expert warns
Cyberattacks are going to get worse, and such vital civilian infrastructures as electricity, telecommunications and transportation will be a new battleground for cybercrime as nations fail to cooperate effectively to…
Update: London fire death toll now 12, over 70 injured
London police have raised death toll to 12 in apartment fire, and expect it to go higher with more than 70 injured and many others missing on Wednesday as a…
Gunman shoots US Congressman, four others in a baseball field
A lone gunman opened fire on Republican members of the congressional baseball team at a practice field in a Washington suburb Wednesday, using a rifle to shower the field with…