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Ugandans Vote In Tense Election After Violent Campaign
Ugandans are Thursday casting their votes in a high-stakes election held under heavy security as veteran leader Yoweri Kaguta Museveni pursues a sixth term against a former pop star…
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Trump Impeached Over US Capitol Riot
The US House of Representatives has impeached President Donald Trump for “incitement of insurrection” at last week’s Capitol riot.
Ten Republicans sided with Democrats to impeach the…
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Only Woman On US Death Row Given a 24-Hour Stay Of Execution
A judge has granted the only woman on US federal death row a 24-hour stay of execution to check whether she is competent to be put to death on mental health grounds.
Lisa Montgomery,…
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Health Minister Of Zambia Sacked
Zambia’s President Edgar Lungu has dismissed Health Minister, Chitalu Chilufya, who was arrested in June for corruption but was later cleared.
Mr Chilufya was charged with four…
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China Blocks WHO Team From Entering Country To Study Origin of Coronavirus
The head of the World Health Organisation has said he is “very disappointed” China has denied its experts access to investigating the origins of coronavirus.
A ten-strong team of…
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Burundi’s ex-president Buyoya dies
Former President of Burundi, Pierre Buyoya, has died aged 71, his cousin and a diplomatic source have confirmed to the BBC.
The family source said he died in Paris on Thursday due to…
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Afghanistan Conflict: Top US General Meets Taliban Negotiators
America’s most senior general met Taliban peace negotiators on Tuesday to urge a reduction in violence, the US military said.
Mark Milley, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff,…
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Photos: Man Who Helps People Die On Twitter Sentenced To Death For Killing Nine
A Japanese man dubbed the ‘Twitter killer’, who pleaded guilty to killing nine people in a high-profile mass murder case in 2017, was sentenced to death on Tuesday, the Tokyo District…
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The Black Woman Lawyer Who Brought Down America’s Most Powerful Mafia Boss In 1936
Eunice Hunton Carter, right from age eight, had the desire to study law. She once told a young boy on the beach that she wanted to be a lawyer to ensure “the bad people went to jail.”…
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It’s Official: Joe Biden Secures Enough Electors To Become 46th President
Joe Biden has officially secured enough electoral votes to become the next president of the United States.
Biden crossed the Electoral College’s 270-vote threshold on Monday,…
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