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Police cars are seen in Coral Springs after a shooting at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, U.S. Feb. 14, 2018 (Reuters Photo) U.S. authorities said Wednesday they had arrested a suspect who is believed to have opened fire at a high school in Florida — an incident that one official said […]

China is poised to challenge American air dominance and has already shown itself to be a formidable naval power, according to a newly published report. FILE PHOTO: Chinese Soldiers stand next to a J-10 fighter jet. © Jason Lee / Reuters In a press launch for its annual “Military Balance” report published on Wednesday, the International Institute for […]

Read the ANC’s full statement on President Jacob Zuma’s resignation below: STATEMENT OF THE AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS FOLLOWING THE RESIGNATION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA, COMRADE JACOB ZUMA  14 February 2018, Johannesburg  A few minutes ago, Comrade Jacob Zuma announced to the nation that he is resigning as the President of […]

Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai (65) died today following a long battle with cancer of the colon. Writing on Twitter, Elias Mudzuri one of three Vice Presidents in the MDC said; “As you are aware that our MDC T President, Dr Morgan Richard Tsvangirai has not been feeling well for some time, it is […]

MALE: Tourists have been cancelling hundreds of hotel bookings in Maldives every day since the imposition of a state of emergency last week, tour operators say, despite government assurances things are normal in the resort islands, far from the capital. China, India, the United States and Britain issued travel warnings after President Abdulla Yameen imposed the emergency […]

  A shooting erupted Wednesday outside the suburban Washington headquarters of the National Security Agency, a secretive intelligence organization responsible for global US electronic eavesdropping, leaving at least one person injured, officials said. View of the National Security Agency (NSA) in the Washington suburb of Fort Meade, Maryland. (Photo by AFP) NBC News aired aerial […]

Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on Wednesday pledged $5 billion in loans and investment for the reconstruction of Iraq after its devastating three-year war with Daesh terror group. MAA Photo Turkey will help redevelop the cities of Kirkuk, Mosul, Tal Afar, Baghdad, Irbil and Sulaymaniyah through the Turkish International Cooperation and Development Agency (TIKA) to help […]

 Somali migrant and Dutch national living in the UK discussed killing Her Majesty The Queen with a fellow Islamic State jihadist supporter, a court has heard. Jack Hill – WPA Pool/Getty Images by LIAM DEACON Aweys Shikhey also allegedly fanaticised about shooting Jewish people near his home in London and attacking Tottenham Hotspur football club with […]

WASHINGTON—Most Trump administration scandals recedequickly from the spotlight. This one has stuck. The White House’s comprehensive mishandling of the spousal abuse allegations against Rob Porter, a top aide who resigned last week, has turned into one of the longest-running controversies of President Donald Trump’s year-old tenure. U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House on Tuesday. Trump’s White House has this week […]