A heavy earthquake on the main Indonesian island of Java has killed at least 162 people and injured hundreds, regional governor RidwanKamil has said.
The 5.6 magnitude quake struck Cianjur town in West Java, at a shallow depth of 10km...
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has said that nearly 150,000 children displaced by the conflict in Mali do not have birth certificates and are at risk of exclusion and disenfranchisement because they cannot prove their identity.
"Thousands of children are...
The tenth edition of the World Cup Soccer Fiesta aired yesterday featured seasoned rapper Sarkodie as they aimed at fusing sports with entertainment.
This was announced by Mr Moses Foh-Amoaning, host of the programme aired on Friday nights this on...
England were applauded for taking a knee at the start of their World Cup Group B opener against Iran at the Khalifa International Stadium on Monday.
Three Lions manager Gareth Southgate confirmed in his pre-match press conference a day earlier...
With urbanisation, Kenya's capital population has grown rapidly, doubling over the last 20 years. In 2019, nearly 4.5 million people lived in Nairobi.
This population density means that buildings have been built very close to each other. For this supermarket manager, it's...
A historic deal has been struck at the United Nations (UN)’s Community Of People (COP27) summit that will see rich nations pay poorer countries for damage and economic losses caused by climate change.
It ends almost 30 years of waiting...
Turkiye has launched air-raids on Kurdish targets in Iraq and Syria, a week after a bombing in Istanbul which it blamed on Kurdish militants.
The raids – dubbed “Operation Claw-Sword” – struck Kurdish bases which were being used to launch...
Senegal's players attended a training session at Al Thumama stadium in Doha on November 20, on the eve of the Qatar 2022 World Cup football match against the Netherlands.
The squad and the coach of Africa’s reigning champions had to...
Recognisable by some of the most iconic music in cinema and on stage, "The Lion King" is marking its 25th year on Broadway.
Dancer and choreographer Ray Mercer has been there for 20 years and has been speaking about the...
The world's French-speaking leaders gathered in Tunisia, ended Sunday (Nov 20) their two-day meeting.
The conference took place against the backdrop of growing instability in the Sahel, the Great Lakes regions and popular discontent in francophone Africa.
The secretary general of...
