Northern Minister commends Audit Service
The Northern Regional Minister, Mr Ali Adolf John Mburidiba, has commended the Auditor-General, Dr Pamela Graham, and the Audit Service for their continued efforts to safeguard public funds and ensure…
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China’s travellers raise alarm over error-filled tourist signs in public spaces
A highway operator in Gansu province, northwestern China, apologised on Wednesday after a service area sign for the hot water room, mistranslated in English as “open water rooms”, was shared on social…
System failures cost Home Affairs 13,867 hours of service in the last financial year
Minister Leon Schreiber reveals that Home Affairs lost 13,867 hours to system failures last year, equivalent to 578 full days without service.
Kgomotso Moeketsi fights back: Crowdfunding campaign against SABC dismissal
Veteran broadcaster Kgomotso “KG” Moeketsi has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise about R250,000 for a High Court challenge against the SABC, accusing the public broadcaster of unfairly…
Save us from these thieves in 3-piece
The rape has been going on for too long. It is time Ghanaians showed our teeth to our oppressors. These are thieves who come wearing a suit or a three-piece agbada and are backed by a Constitution…
Deliveryman gets 40 years for killing wife
Wan Kwong Loon receives the maximum prison term after being found guilty of murdering his wife.
Ramaphosa extends condolences after 44 die in Lake Kariba ferry tragedy
President Cyril Ramaphosa has conveyed South Africa's solidarity with Zimbabwe following the deaths of 44 people in a ferry tragedy on Lake Kariba, while search and rescue operations continue.
Flávio Bolsonaro Unveils a Government Program of Courts, Minerals and Term Limits
Senator Flávio Bolsonaro has presented a government program, titled 'Para o Brasil Vencer o Atraso', as he runs for president in October 2026.
‘No excuse for thuggish behaviour’: US envoy blasts Israeli settler siege in West Bank, calls it ‘terror’
JERUSALEM, Aug 13 — The US ambassador to Israel, a staunch supporter of West Bank settlements, on Thursday denounc...
EPRA boss Cheboi dies, authority praises dedicated public service
The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has announced the death of one of its senior enforcement bosses and described his passing as a major loss to the authority and the energy sector.
Two weeks of beatings, 29 injuries: Top court upholds death sentence for man who killed four-year-old stepson in Klang
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 13 — The Federal Court today upheld the death sentence imposed on a former chef for the murder of h...
Brazil’s Top Court Lets Pretrial Detention Count Toward January 8 Sentences
Brazil's Supreme Federal Court has ruled that time spent in pretrial detention counts toward the sentences of people convicted over the January 8, 2023 attacks.
Russian Ruble: Trade boost from Oil seen fading – Commerzbank
Commerzbank’s Tatha Ghose reports Russia’s June merchandise trade surplus rose to USD 12.5bn, up over 50% year-on-year, as higher Oil prices and improved Urals pricing supported exports.
Lok Sabha passes bill restricting states’ power to tax minerals amid protests
The bill, which amends the Mines and Minerals (development and regulation) Act, 1957, was introduced on Monday by minister of coal and mines G Kishan Reddy.
Malawi: Malawi Bets On Battery Storage to Climate-Proof Its Fragile Power Grid
[IPS] Lilongwe -- For years, Malawi's electricity supply has been at the mercy of droughts, floods and cyclones that have repeatedly exposed the vulnerability of a power system heavily dependent on…
Japan protests Putin’s first visit to disputed islands
Russian-Japanese relations have long been dogged by tensions over the contested Kuril islands, seized by the Soviet Union in 1945.
Parliament passes Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill
The Bill will become law after it receives the President's assent
Cop shoots dead panga-wielding man in Kisumu
A police officer shot and killed an unidentified man who allegedly threatened to attack him with a panga during a night patrol at Masogo Market, Muhoroni Sub-County, Kisumu County.
Man dies after hand gets trapped in note-shredding machine at RBI office in Kerala
The incident occurred during installation of the machine at office in Thiruvananthapuram, say police
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is leaving the Trump administration
WASHINGTON (AP) -- White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, the youngest person to hold the role, will leave the Trump administration at the end
'Imposing ignorance': US climate science under siege
A benchmark U.S. report on the fast-changing state of the Arctic has been canceled. The nation's top research body has removed a chapter on global warming from a reference manual for judges.
KPM digesa ganti ‘aku janji’ kepada ikrar komitmen elak polemik
Kesatuan guru mengutamakan jalan perundingan namun sedia bawa perkara itu ke mahkamah demi mempertahankan hak ahli.
Vietnam seeks Australia s technical support in four key financial areas
Minister of Finance Ngo Van Tuan has held bilateral talks with Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers to review financial cooperation and agree on future technical and multilateral coordination
R.K. Singh calls Indian government pusillanimous over allegedly abandoning patrolling point in Arunachal
I want to know; the nation wants to know how many other patrolling points the government has given up since 2014, asked former Union Minister and Home Secretary R.K. Singh
Putin Makes First Trip to Etorofu Island
Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited Etorofu Island, marking his first trip to the Russian-held islands claimed by Japan as the Northern Territories, according to the Kremlin. (News On Japan)
(2nd LD) Gov't aims to supply over 230,000 additional homes in Seoul metropolitan area to tame housing prices
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- The government said Thursday it will push to supply m...
R6.8-million spent a month on empty police headquarters in Pretoria
And SAPS is paying nearly R40-million a month to rent premises in the city centre
Priest found dead in suspected suicide in Lang’ata
Police in Nairobi are investigating the suspected suicide of a 71-year-old Catholic priest who was found dead inside his room at a seminary along Lang’ata Road. The deceased, identified as Rev.
Grattan on Friday: Albanese doesn’t believe in admitting he’s stuffed up, and it costs him
South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas flourishes where Albanese flounders.
President Ruto Presides Over 46th KDF Recruits Pass-Out Parade in Eldoret
The pass-out parade is a key event in the KDF training calendar, bringing together the recruits, military commanders, government officials, families and friends to mark the completion of an intensive…
I didn’t intend to harm any animal, says man linked to Rocky’s death
Lawyers for Shah Hizam warn of legal action against those who sent death threats or spread slander about the 24-year-old online.
Russia Launches 133 Drones at Ukraine Overnight, Killing Two Railway Workers
Russian forces launched 133 drones at Ukraine overnight on Thursday, with Ukrainian air defenses intercepting 111, according to the Ukrainian Air Force. Strikes hit 15 locations, while debris fell in 16 others.
Breaking: One of Australia's most senior Catholics guilty of sexually abusing young men
The former Bishop of Broome, who at the peak of his powers was one of the most senior and long-serving Catholic clerics in the country, is found guilty of sexually abusing young men.
Lorry driver fined RM9,000 after eight-vehicle crash on North-South Expressway
A LORRY driver was fined RM9,000 by the Magistrates’ Court in Batu Pahat today after admitting to driving without due care and attention, causing an eight-vehicle collision on the North-South…
SIFI makes catalytic investment in Beacon Fund
SDG Impact Finance Initiative SIFI and Beacon Fund announced the completion of all legal documentation for SIFI s catalytic investment into Beacon Fund
How Matonya's ailing mother's plea ended his rape trial in Kenyan court
The affidavit shows that the mother's plea prompted the woman to reconsider pursuing the case.
Over 500 fake websites impersonating MHA, 7 Home Team agencies including SPF & SCDF taken down
No evidence the fake websites were used to perpetrate scams or phish for information.
Xinmin Secondary School students & staff evacuated after bomb threat: ST
No suspicious items were found after a police search.
Weakened India set for trial by spin in Sri Lanka series opener
GALLE: An inexperienced India missing several key players face Sri Lanka in Galle from Saturday in the first of two Tests with coach Gautam Gambhir under immense pressure.
Germany to ban supervised drinking for teenagers
A rule that allows 14 and 15-year-olds to drink alcohol in Germany when supervised by an adult is set to be scrapped.
Who is Eugene Horsch? All we know about man at center of Olney ‘mystery house’ probe as ‘dark’ videos, photos found
Eugene Horsch's house is now in focus, with “graphic” videos revealing that two missing women, Maribel Fresses and Gabriella Amarando, died there.
Indian actor's video with endangered gibbon sparks investigation
A deleted video of Tamil star Vikram cuddling an endangered gibbon has triggered an inquiry into how the animal entered India.
Ramaphosa mourns victims of Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba ferry disaster
The ferry was carrying 114 adult passengers, five crew members and an unspecified number of children when it went down.
‘It’s Alabi’s turn to produce next Oluwo Afobaje of Ibadanland’ – Court rules
An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan, the state capital, has ruled that it is the turn of the Alabi section of the Labosinde family to produce the next Oluwo Afobaje of Ibadanland.
Osun: Between Davido’s Threat and Tinubu’s Assurance of Credible Poll
Chris Akinfosile writes on the need for President Bola Tinubu to ensure that the choice of the electorate is not tampered with as voters go to the poll on Saturday,
Nationwide rain forecast for long weekend to bring relief to drought-hit south
Rain is forecast across Korea over the upcoming three-day weekend, the national weather agency said Thursday, likely bringing relief to southern regions suffering from a severe drought.
Urban crow surge fuels blackouts, other accidents
More than 980 households in Busan lost power Sunday after a crow came into contact with electrical equipment, authorities said.
Wifaq-ul-Madaris Announces Annual Exam Fee Schedule 2027
Wifaq-ul-Madaris Al-Arabia Pakistan has announced the admission and examination fee schedule for its 2027 annual examinations.
Fort William map, photo found with Pakistani national; Bengal STF probes possible information gathering
A Pakistani national and his associate were arrested in West Bengal with a map and photo of Fort William. The Bengal STF is probing possible espionage and communication with ISI ahead of Independence…
The main land crossing between Argentina and Chile passes its winter closure record
The Cristo Redentor international crossing, which links the Argentine province of Mendoza with Chile's Valparaíso Region through the Andes, has now been closed for close to a month because of a snow and wind storm, surpassing the winter closure record set in 2023.