Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel prime minister remains neck and neck with his main election challenger after a widely condemned vow to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, before a vote that could bring an end to his time as Israeli prime minister. In the last polls before election day on Tuesday, neither Netanyahu’s Likud party […]

There appears to be no end in sight to the Brexit theatre. The United Kingdom should exit the European Union on October 31 but the latest developments mean further delay is possible. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson claims to be optimistic a withdrawal agreement between London and Brussels can still be reached while insisting a […]

The actor Felicity Huffman was sentenced on Friday to 14 days in prison for paying $15,000 (N5.4 million)) to rig her daughter’s SAT scores in the college admissions scandal that ensnared dozens of wealthy and well-connected parents. Huffman, 56, became the first of 34 parents to be sentenced in the case. She was also given […]

A gold-eating rooster in Ethiopia has been slaughtered and is likely to provide a New Year’s feast for the woman who was forced to buy him to recover an earring. Ethiopia celebrated its New Year, 2012 on Thursday September 12. Hachaltu Bedira had gone to the market in Woliso, Oromia state, to sell chickens – […]

By Rasheed Sobowale Thursday was September 12th for most African countries including Nigeria but the Horn of Africa nation, Ethiopia marked the beginning of its New Year 2012. Ethiopia follows a calendar that is about seven years behind the Gregorian calendar, used in much of the rest of the world. The last day of the […]