Egypt court rejects appeal for writer jailed for 'obscenity'
An Egyptian court has rejected an appeal by an Egyptian author against a two-year prison sentence he was given on obscenity charges....
Driver arrested after leaving Usakos accident scene
The police at Usakos arrested the driver of a BMW sedan who is alleged to have caused an accident between Usakos and Karibib yesterday...
South Korean premier pelted with eggs over missile site
Angry residents in a rural South Korean town have thrown raw eggs and water bottles at the prime minister to protest a plan to deploy a...
France declares three-day national mourning period after truck attack
France has declared three days of national mourning from Saturday, after at least 84 people were mown down by a truck while watching a...
10 killed in ethnic protests in northern Ethiopia
At least 10 people, including police officers and civilians, have been reportedly killed in northern Ethiopia following days of protests,...
Shaningwa rejects 'fat salaries' budget
Executives and managers at the Otjiwarongo municipality have been paying themselves fat salaries, in contravention of a ministerial...
Threat made to US African-American museum
Authorities are investigating a threatening letter sent to the African American Museum in Philadelphia. Police said the letter was sent...
Bastille Day truck attacker officially identified – police source
The driver of the truck that smashed into a crowd watching fireworks in the French Riviera city of Nice, killing at least 84, has been...
UN expects DRC presidential election to be delayed
The head of the United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo says he does not believe the country will be able to hold its...
Fire destroys more shacks at Swakop
About 20 shacks were destroyed and three houses damaged by fire in Swakopmund's Mondesa and DRC townships on Wednesday and Thursday. This...
