A plane flying into Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen airport overran the runway and crashed on Wednesday, Hurriyet daily said. According to Reuters, footage on Turkish media showed the plane’s broken fuselage, and some passengers being evacuated. There were no immediate reports of casualties. Broadcaster NTV said the plane had taken off from the western province […]

At least 20 people have been killed after two avalanches struck in Turkey. Many are feared to have been buried under the snow, while eight rescue workers have also died in Van, a mayor said. According to Metro UK, the emergency services were called to a highway near the mountain-surrounded town of Bahcesehir, in Van […]

United States President, Donald Trump is expected to deliver a triumphant State of the Union speech Tuesday, supercharging his re-election campaign against a divided Democratic party and ignoring an impeachment trial near-certain to end in acquittal. This could have been the darkest week of Trump’s administration, with only the third presidential impeachment trial in US […]

Lesotho police on Tuesday charged first lady Maesaiah Thabane with murder for her alleged links to the brutal 2017 killing of the prime minister’s previous wife. Maesaiah Thabane, 42, will spend the night in custody after she came out of hiding and turned herself in to the police earlier on Tuesday. “She has been charged […]

Malawi’s opposition leader on Tuesday hailed a landmark court ruling that annulled last year’s presidential election and ordered a new vote, telling more than 10,000 celebrating supporters that the verdict was a victory for democracy and Africa. Lazarus Chakwera, the leader of the main opposition Malawi Congress Party, came a close second to incumbent Peter […]