Burmese military plane vanishes

A Burmese military aircraft reportedly carrying more than 100 people has gone missing, officials say. The army said the plane was flying between the southern city of Myeik and Yangon (Rangoon). Search and rescue efforts...

US company to start trials ‘reawakening the death’ in Latin America

The first attempts to bring people back from the dead are slated to start this year. Bioquark, a Philadelphia-based company, announced in late 2016 that they believe brain death is not 'irreversible'. And now, CEO Ira...

May: Human rights laws could change for terror fight

Theresa May has said she will change human rights laws if they "get in the way" of tackling terror suspects. The PM said she would make it easier to deport foreign terror suspects and "restrict...

Woman on trial for texts ‘driving boyfriend to suicide’

A 20-year-old US woman whose boyfriend took his own life nearly three years ago after she repeatedly urged him to suicide has gone on trial. Michelle Carter is charged with involuntary manslaughter for her role...

South Africa falls into recession

South Africa has fallen into recession for the first time in eight years after economic growth shrank by 0.7% between January and March. The downturn, due to weak manufacturing and trade, follows a 0.3% fall...

US warns it may leave UN Human Rights Council

The US says it is considering withdrawing from the UN body on human rights, highlighting what it calls a "biased" stance on Israel. UN ambassador Nikki Haley said the US was "looking carefully" at its...

Third London Bridge attacker named

The third London Bridge attacker has been named as Youssef Zaghba, a Moroccan-Italian man. Pakistan-born Khuram Butt, 27, and Rachid Radouane, 30, both from Barking were the other two attackers. Meanwhile, another victim has been named...

Florida shooting: ‘Multiple fatalities’ in Orlando

Police in Florida say there have been "multiple fatalities" in a shooting at an Orlando industrial estate. The shooting happened early on Monday morning in the east of the city, the Orlando Sentinel newspaper reports. It...

ECOWAS agrees to admit Morocco to West African body

West African regional group Ecowas has in principle approved Morocco's membership application despite the country being in North Africa. But Ecowas leaders meeting in Liberia said the implications of its membership still needed to be...

Akufo-Addo didn’t lose ECOWAS election – Botchwey

The Foreign Affairs Minister Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey has laughed off claims that Ghana’s president Akufo-Addo garnered a disappointing two votes to lose out on the ECOWAS chairmanship slot to Togo’s Faure Gnassingbè. Social media is...