Obama administration to end use of private prisons
The Justice Department says it's phasing out its relationships with private prisons after a recent audit found the private facilities...
Train station near Disneyland Paris evacuated
A train station close to Disneyland Paris has been evacuated following a warning about a suspicious package. As Associated Press reported...
Morocco cleric blasts 'nudity' among immodestly dressed women
A senior Moroccan cleric has lashed out at what he called "nudity" in the Muslim kingdom, claiming that more and more women are...
Fight over N$30m elite airport spot
The Namibia Airports Company has been dragged to court over its decision to award a N$30 million contract to a United Kingdom based...
Monfils US Open injury worry
Olympic tennis quarter-finalist Gael Monfils has pulled out of Cincinnati Masters with a back problem, the organisers said on Thursday....
'El Chapo' could be returned to prison he escaped
A lawyer for drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman says a Mexican judge has issued an injunction that could send Guzman from a prison in a...
More than 17 000 killed in Syrian state jails - rights group
An international human rights group says more than 17 000 detainees have died in Syrian government detention facilities since the start...
Boko Haram kills five in attack on reopened highway
Boko Haram killed five traders in an ambush on a highway in northeast Nigeria that was recently reopened after coming under repeated...
Tourists accuse policeman of corruption
Two Australian tourists to Namibia last week accused a Namibian Police traffic officer of corruptly stealing N$1 500 from them after they...
Enrique hails squad as Messi leads cup romp
Luis Enrique wanted his players to take the plaudits as Barcelona crushed Sevilla 3-0 to win their 12th Spanish Super Cup on Wednesday,...
