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A prison officer has been jailed for 21 months for smuggling drugs, steroids and phone cards into HMP Birmingham. Richard Stack, 35, was caught when police found the items in a bin during a random search. They also found skunk in his glove box and 200 psychoactive pills. He was arrested and admitted smuggling drugs into the prison where […]

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has condemned "deplorable acts of terrorism and violence" in Munich and Kabul that have left dozens dead in recent days.

Now it is unacceptable to boast about spending, company bosses are turning to the summer reading list

– Nollywood actress Omotola Jalade Ekeinde listed among 50 Incredible Women in Africa – Others from Nigeria on the list include Oby Ezekwesili, Mildred Okwo, and others – In 2013, Omotola was named on Time magazine’s  100 most influential people in the world Top Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde made South Africa ELLE magazine’s list […]

An article in the Daily Mail Australia calling an Aboriginal student an extremist for protesting against controversial senator-elect Pauline Hanson is gaining attention online, with thousands of Aboriginal community members slamming it as "unethical" and "irresponsible".

SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- The portion of stocks traded on the main bourse through mobile devices has hovered above 30 percent this year, data showed Sunday, with the figure anticipated to continue to grow sharply down the road. According to the da

Discussion may be organized after parliamentary holidays

A 27-year-old Zimbabwean woman, living in Hillbrow, was arrested at Cape Town International Airport for being in possession of 8.1kg of tik (crystal methamphetamine).

The Chaser and former Fairfax columnist Mike Carlton will headline program.

Pokemon Go gets the Sir David Attenborough treatment in a new viral video.

A change of name is difficult to get right — here is what to consider

BRAUNAU AM INN, Austria — Adolf Hitler was born in the house behind her and the building is a natural draw for tourists. But when asked about her hometown’s most important landmark, Ivonne Bekking gestured down the road toward a baroque church steeple. It’s a well-taught defense mechanism in Braunau am Inn, where Klara Hitler

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Richmond police are seeking a suspect they say shot three people near the Virginia Commonwealth University campus.

TOKYO — Organizers held a ceremony on Sunday to mark four years to go before Tokyo hosts the 2020 Olympics. A group of Japanese school children helped put the finishing touches on a giant globe made out of 2,020 origami paper cranes in the ceremony held at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport. Yoshinobu Miyake, who won a

Police in Bangladesh arrested on Sunday four female members of a home-grown militant group blamed for a bloody attack on a cafe in which 22 people were killed, most of them foreigners, an officer said. Authorities have intensified a hunt for militants after five young men stormed the upmarket restaurant popular with foreigners on July 1. Among those killed were nine Italians, seven Japanese, an American and an Indian. The five militants were gunned down when security forces moved in.

The Turkish champions have confirmed they have opened negotiations with the Spanish club and left-back, who featured just eight times in La Liga last season

A 23-year-old woman was stabbed during a house party in Brooklyn Saturday night.

Syrian opposition activists say government airstrikes have struck five clinics in the northern province of Aleppo where violence has intensified in recent weeks.

Brittany Carter, homeless since age 15, wants a stable place to call home and a new start on life, but she's still struggling to fulfill her dreams.

Two people are arrested after a five-year-old boy who visited a water park in Leicestershire died.

Coach disappointed by defensive efforts in last-quarter fade-out, Hawks' Clarkson hails Mitchell after 'sloppy' win.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Olympic leaders are meeting to consider whether to impose a total ban on Russian athletes from the Rio de Janeiro Games because of state-sponsored doping. The International Olympic Committee’s ruling executive board is meeting Sunday via teleconference to decide on sanctions following new allegations of a government-backed doping program involving Russian athletes

One of Mexico's most notorious drug lords, wanted by the United States for the 1985 murder of an undercover agent, spoke out from hiding in an article Sunday to deny involvement in the killing. Rafael Caro Quintero, founder of the now defunct Guadalajara cartel, the country's most powerful drug trafficking network in the 1980s, denied murdering the Drug Enforcement Administration officer and apologized for involvement in trafficking during an interview with prominent news magazine Proceso. Caro Quintero... Читать дальше...

Government Sunday decided to set up a special court to hear all NSEL related cases on a priority basis while also asked the Enforcement Directorate to expedite action to recover Rs 3,721 crore from defaulters, and regulator Sebi to complete probe of brokers at the earliest.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Olympic leaders are meeting to consider whether to impose a total ban on Russian athletes from the Rio de Janeiro Games because of state-sponsored doping.