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Benedict XVI, who resigned as pontiff in 2013, has celebrated his 90th birthday with a mug of beer and the company of visitors from his native Bavaria in Germany. Photos by the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano of the celebration showed Benedict sipping a beer. His brother, Monsignor Georg Ratzinger, also joined the party and enjoyed a beer. Looking happy, the ...

A US aircraft carrier and other warships did not sail towards North Korea – but went in the opposite direction, it has emerged. The US Navy said on 8 April that the Carl Vinson strike group was travelling to the Korean peninsula amid tensions over Pyongyang’s nuclear ambitions. Last week President Trump said an “armada” was being sent. But the ...

Three white men were killed and another wounded when a black gunman opened fire in Fresno, California, in a suspected race attack, police have said. Kori Ali Muhammad shot 16 rounds in 90 seconds in the shooting spree on Tuesday, said police chief Jerry Dyer. He shouted “God is greatest” in Arabic when arrested but this was a hate crime ...

News Correspondent Harare – What was there to be glad about on Independence Day in Zimbabwe? On Thursday President Robert Mugabe, 93, said Zimbabweans should be happy that there haven’t been any power cuts for the last 15 months. “We all should be pleased that since January 2016 the country achieved a 15-month period without load shedding,” said the long-time ...

Former NFL footballer Aaron Hernandez has been found dead in his cell in Massachusetts, officials say. Hernandez hanged himself at the Baranowski Correctional Center and was pronounced dead later at hospital. The former New England Patriots tight end was serving a life sentence for killing a man who was dating his fiancee’s sister. Last week he was acquitted of a ...

Lagos – Nigeria’s defence minister has reportedly warned that it could take years to find all the Chibok girls who were abducted by the Islamist insurgent group Boko Haram about three years ago. According to Voice of America, General Manir Dan Ali said that the west African country’s defence forces were searching the insurgent group’s hideout at the Sambisa Forest, ...

Berlin – The UN’s top human rights official says he’s alarmed by what appears to be a “widespread pattern” of rallies in Burundi in which members of a pro-government youth militia sing about impregnating opponents. An online video emerged this month of an incident involving the Imbonerakure militia. Burundi’s ruling party criticized the song. The UN human rights office on ...

Abuja – Nigeria’s government says the international airport in its capital is reopening after six weeks of repairs to the runway, which experts had said was in shocking disrepair. Nigeria says the Abuja airport is opening on Tuesday, a day ahead of schedule. The closure of one of West Africa’s busiest airports had been another blow to Nigeria’s already suffering ...

UK Prime Minister Theresa May has announced plans to call a snap general election on 8 June. She said Britain needed certainty, stability and strong leadership following the EU referendum. Explaining the decision, Mrs May said: “The country is coming together but Westminster is not.” Opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn said his Labour Party wanted the election, calling it a chance ...

Supreet Kaur, a news anchor in India, was reporting on a deadly accident and later learned that her husband was one of the victims. Watch the video below:   Source:CNN Share on: