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The Government of the United Kingdom (UK) has deported 23 Nigerians for committing immigration-related offences in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the deportees arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International…

The body of Kim Jong-nam, half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has arrived in Pyongyang, Chinese officials say. North Korea had requested the body, but has not confirmed its identity. It was released as part of a deal under…

Plastic surgeons from a hospital in Xi’an, capital of northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, have successfully transplanted a regenerated ear from a patient’s arm to his head. The patient, whose surname is Ji, suffered severe injuries on the…

Israel has approved the building of the first new settlement on the occupied West Bank in more than two decades. A statement after a meeting of the country's security cabinet said the construction would take place in the Emek Shilo area…

Nine Malaysians who were detained in North Korea have arrived home, after the two countries apparently struck a deal to end a diplomatic row. The quarrel, over last month's killing of Kim Jong-nam in Kuala Lumpur, had resulted in both…

President Jacob Zuma  of South Africa’s has sacked his country’s Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan after days of speculation that rocked the country’s markets and currency. He will be replaced by Malusi Gigaba, said a statement issued late…

European Council President Donald Tusk is due to issue draft guidelines on how the EU intends to negotiate the UK's departure from the bloc. The proposals will be sent to the governments of 27 EU members. They will help set the tone for…

United Nations human rights experts are worried that 19 U.S. states have introduced bills that would curb Free speech and the right to protest since Donald Trump’s election as president. The experts said the trend was “alarming and…

The racist mob in India is far from being cured of its insanity as it attacked yet another African from Kenya. The 24-year-old Kenyan woman  was dragged out of a taxi on Wednesday and bashed by the mob,  who mistook her for a  Nigerian.…

Malaysia has released the body of the assassinated half-brother of North Korea's leader following negotiations with Pyongyang. Prime Minister Najib Razak said a coroner had approved the release of Kim Jong-nam's body. Mr Kim was murdered…