Music icon Prince dead at 57
Taken from CNN
Prince Rogers Nelson, the eclectic virtuoso who penned such gems as "Kiss" and "Let's Go Crazy" and who took on the music...
Michelle Obama ‘ape in heels’ Facebook post: Woman ‘to return to work’
(BBC) A woman suspended after calling First Lady Michelle Obama an "ape in heels" in a Facebook post is set to return to work...
Mexico town’s entire police force detained after murder
(BBC)-The entire police force of the Mexican town of Ocampo has been detained on suspicion of involvement in the murder of a mayoral candidate.
Fernando...
Mozambique cyclone: Death toll rises as storm blocks aid
The death toll in cyclone-hit northern Mozambique has risen to 38, officials say, as aid workers struggle to reach the worst-affected areas.
Cyclone Kenneth struck...
Major int’l firms interested as Guyana prepares to sell carbon credits globally
By: Andrew Carmichael
Several international firms have already expressed interest as Guyana prepares to sell its carbon credits on the world market.
This announcement was made...
Afghanistan cricket team granted Test status
LONDON, United Kingdom (CMC) — Just two weeks after shocking West Indies for their first win over a major Test-playing side, minnows Afghanistan have...
South African man ‘found with 21 severed vaginas’ in his freezer
- A man who was allegedly found with 21 pieces of female genitalia in his freezer has appeared in court.
Peter Frederiksen, 63, a...
Christmas star: Jupiter and Saturn set to align in the night sky
(BBC) Jupiter and Saturn are set to cross paths in the night sky, appearing to the naked eye as a "double planet".
The timing of...
Japan’s strongest typhoon in 25 years kills at least six
(BBC) Japan has been hit by its strongest typhoon in 25 years, causing at least six deaths and 160 injuries.
Typhoon Jebi made landfall in...
Wole Soyinka, Nigerian Nobel prize winner, gives up green card over Trump
(CNN) Africa's first Nobel Prize winner for Literature, Wole Soyinka, has spoken for the first time since he said in October that he would...