San Francisco: Man arrested over ‘Christmas terror plan’
A former marine has been arrested by the FBI on suspicion of planning a terror attack in San Francisco over Christmas.
Everitt Aaron Jameson, 25, was held after allegedly discussing the plot with undercover FBI...
Ghana’s vote against Jerusalem regrettable – Israel
The Israeli Embassy in Ghana has bemoaned the West African country’s decision to vote against the US at the special UN General Assembly in a move to recognise Jerusalem as its capital.
The Embassy described...
UK ‘ready to retaliate’ against Russian cyber attacks
Boris Johnson will warn Russia to stop cyber attacks which threaten Britain's national security or face retaliation of a similar kind from the UK.
He will say the UK has no malign intentions online but...
Jerusalem UN vote: Trump threatens US aid recipients
US President Donald Trump has threatened to cut off financial aid to countries that back a United Nations resolution opposing the recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
Earlier this month, Mr Trump took that step...
Mugabe’s overthrow not surprising – Kufuor
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has stated that the overthrow of former Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe did not come as a surprise to him.
That notwithstanding, he said considering his earlier greatness his nature of...
Senator under fire in Nigeria for rap video
A Nigerian senator has been criticised for his appearance in a music video depicting his lavish lifestyle.
The song Dino, named after Dino Melaye, features lyrics like "100 cars in the parking lot like I'm...
Republican tax bill: US Senate passes reform legislation
The US Senate has approved the most sweeping overhaul of the US tax system in more than three decades.
The House of Representatives earlier approved the bill comfortably. Republicans have majorities in both houses of...
Zambia’s new Chinese police officers removed after outcry
Zambia's police force has scrapped plans to employ eight Chinese nationals barely 24 hours after it unveiled the scheme, following a public outcry.
The new reservists were commissioned in the capital, Lusaka, on Monday.
But the...
SA student body ‘wants to raise drinking age’
A leading student organisation in South Africa has called for the age restriction on drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes to be raised from 18 to to 21, the local Times Live news site reports.
In...
K-pop boy band superstar dies
A member of one of South Korea's biggest boy bands has died suddenly.
Jonghyun, full name Kim Jong-hyun, was one of the five members of Shinee, who have had a string of number one hits...