A Brutish tornado" touched down in Jefferson City, Missouri, causing heavy damage Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. The service reported that a "confirmed large and destructive tornado" was observed over Jefferson City at 11:43pm. Wednesday, moving northeast at 64…
At first glance, it looks like a branch of kelp, but then an eye moves among its leafy appendages, and ridges of tiny, translucent fins start to flutter, sending the creature gliding through the water like something from a fairy tale. A Southern California aquarium has built what is believed to be o…
A presidential directive has been issued for the immediate clearing up of the Apapa gridlock and the restoration of law and order to the Apapa Port and its environs within two weeks.Laolu Akande, a Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity (Office of the Vice President), made…
The top United Nations diplomat for Libya warned Tuesday that the country is on the verge of descending into a full-scale civil war, as a warlord general from the east continues to try to capture the capital from the internationally-recognized government.“Libya is on the verge of descending into a c…
This Friday, Kenya's High Court is set to rule on a case challenging colonial-era laws that criminalize homosexuality,this petitioners want the court to declare those laws unconstitutional in hopes that will make life easier for the country's gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communit…
National Parents, Teachers Association of Nigeria (NAPTAN) on Monday decried the spate of suicide among adolescents, urging parents and guardians to be more vigilant and monitor activities of their children.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a student recently committed suicide for failin…
Four persons were killed and 10 buildings destroyed in a suspected cult clash at Afokeplla in the Etsako-East Local Government Area of Edo State last Monday.A News Agency of Nigeria correspondent who visited the area on Friday reported that residents of the community are living in fear following the…
Talks are continuing over the formation of the new coalition government in Israel following the country’s General Election last month which left no single party with an absolute majority.The leader of Israel’s Yesh Atid party, Yair Lapid, has called on former Defence Minister and head of the right-w…
Missouri House lawmakers are expected to pass a bill on Friday to ban most abortions eight weeks after conception, days after Alabama introduced the nation's most restrictive abortion law. Missouri senators overwhelmingly approved the legislation early on Thursday and Republican Gov. Mike Parso…
One person was killed and two others injured in a shootout in Sri Lanka's southern town of Lunugamwehera early Friday, as reported, quoting the police. A police spokesperson said the incident was as a result of an argument which broke out between two groups at a party. The groups started assaul…
