Hackers steal over $1 million from ATMs across U.S.: Secret Service
A coordinated group of hackers likely tied to international criminal syndicates has pilfered more than $1 million by hijacking ATM machines across the United States and forcing them to spit…
Libya is new hideout for criminal and terrorist networks – AU
African Union (AU) Commissioner for Peace and Security Smail Chergui has said chaos in Libya is allowing criminal and terrorist networks to thrive, a news report said on Monday. Chergui,…
US investigates billionaire for African mining bribe
A billionaire businessman who featured in the Paradise Papers exposé is under investigation by the US authorities on suspicion of bribing high ranking government officials in the Democratic Republic of…
Pope urges Europe to be more active in fighting anti-Semitism
January 29, 2018 Pope Francis called on European countries on Monday to do more to fight anti-Semitism, saying indifference on the issue was a virus that could allow the ideas…
South African group Ladysmith Black Mambazo wins 5th Grammy
South African music group Ladysmith Black Mambazo have won their fifth Grammy award on Sunday at the 60th Grammys Ceremony. The group won in the Best World Music Album category…
8th richest man in the world, Ikea founder, is dead at 91, worth $58.7 billion
Frugal billionaire Ingvar Kamprad, whose boyhood business of selling pencils and seeds from his bicycle in Sweden eventually grew into the Ikea furniture chain, has died. He was 91. He…
Agenda 2030, 2063: AU, UN sign agreement to strengthen ties
The AU and UN have signed a Framework Agreement for the Implementation of Agenda 2063 and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at the 30th AU Summit in Addis Ababa….
World’s tallest teenager is 7ft 7 inches and social media goes wild for the basketballer
His name is Robert Bobroczky. At 7feet 7 inches in height, he has become the world’s tallest teenage sensation at just 17. He was 6ft 2 inches tall at 8…
Buhari in Addis Ababa, talks regional security, conflicts in Africa
Ahead of Sunday’s opening of the 30th African Union Summit, President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, started his four-day engagement. He joined 14 other members of the…
Suicide bomber kills 95, injures 158; we did it – Talibans
A suicide bomber packed an ambulance with explosives and drove toward a hospital in central Kabul, detonating his load in a busy area Saturday. The attack left at least 95…