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Snow leaves thousands of holidaymakers stranded in French Alps

Heavy snowfall in the French Alps left some 15,000 drivers stranded Saturday, prompting officials to…

4 die of bird flu in Libya

Four persons have died of bird flu in Libya in recent days, the health minister…

APC party of 'irredeemable anarchists', says PDP

Nigeria's ruling Peoples Democratic Party on Saturday in Abuja threw its weight behind President Goodluck…

SSANU urges Fashola to call LASU VC to order

The Lagos State University Chapter of Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU) has advised…

Celebration time as 10th Calabar Carnival Grand Finale begins

West Africa's biggest street party has begun in the serene city of Calabar, capital of…

Poroshenko hails Ukraine 'warriors' freed by rebels

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Saturday welcomed home as heroes 145 soldiers freed by pro-Russian…

Thousands attend New York funeral for slain cop

Thousands of officers paid homage Saturday at the New York funeral of one of their…

Senior Shebab official surrenders to Somalia, AU forces

A top leader of Somalia's Al-Qaeda-affiliated Shebab rebels, intelligence chief Zakariya Ismail Ahmed Hersi, has…

15 suffocate in illegal mine in DR Congo

Fifteen people have suffocated while digging in an illegal mine in southeastern Democratic Republic of…