WORLD

French authorities are worried that another wave of “great violence” and rioting will be unleashed in Paris this weekend by a hard core of several thousand ‘yellow vest’ protesters, an official in the French presidency said on Thursday.…
Read More...

People are stealing about 60% of the electricity generated in Liberia annually by making illegal connections to their homes and businesses, the state-owned power utility has said. The theft caused annual losses of about $35m (£27m),…
Read More...

The US has established its first diplomatic presence in Somalia for nearly 30 years. The state department said the "historic event" reflected the progress the east African nation had made. Ambassador Donald Yamamoto is heading the…
Read More...

Fuel tax rises which have led to weeks of violent protests in France have now been postponed for six months. The move was announced in a televised address by PM Edouard Philippe, who said anyone would have "to be deaf or blind" not to…
Read More...

US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania have paid their respects to President George HW Bush as he lies in state at the US Capitol. Mr Trump made a brief visit to the rotunda, where the public can visit the coffin until the funeral…
Read More...

The French government on Tuesday suspended planned increases in three taxes on fuel for a six-month period starting Jan.1 in response to nationwide protests against high pump prices and living costs, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe…
Read More...

France’s prime minister on Tuesday suspended planned increases to fuel taxes for six months in response to weeks of sometimes violent protests, the first major U-turn by President Emmanuel Macron’s administration after 18 months in office.…
Read More...

A woman who used various false identities to gain access to Nigeria's presidential complex to allegedly run business scams has been arrested. The secret service said Amina Mohammed initially posed as Kogi state's first lady to gain entry…
Read More...

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has denied rumours that he has died and been replaced by a lookalike. Some people thought he had been "cloned", but "it's real me, I assure you," Mr Buhari said. Rumours that he had been replaced…
Read More...

Led by associate professor Christy L. Hoffman ― aself-professed dog person (sure, go ahead, call outher blatant canine bias) ― the researcherssurveyed 962 women living across the UnitedStates. Of this sample, 55 percent reported…
Read More...