Rwandan worshippers attend the Evangelical Restoration Church in Kimisagara, Kigali, REUTERS A new effort to shut down hundreds of churches in Rwanda is generating mixed reactions within this predominantly Christian nation of 12 million people. The government has closed thousands of churches and dozens of mosques as it seeks to assert more control over a […]
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Thousands expected to march in support of Zuma at court appearance
Thousands of supporters of former South African president Jacob Zuma are expected to march to the Durban High Court on Friday, where Zuma will face corruption charges related to a decades-old arms deal. Zuma plans to legally challenge a decision to prosecute him on 16 charges, including fraud, racketeering, corruption and money laundering, that stem […]
Pope Francis baptizes Nigerian beggar turned hero, John Francesco Ogah (photos)
Tens of thousands of pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday for an Easter mass led by Pope Francis, who on the previous night, baptized eight people, including a Nigerian man known in Italy as the “migrant hero.” 31 year old Nigerian man, John Francesco Ogah, was named a hero after he intercepted another man attempting […]
Facebook apologizes for saving user’s unpublished videos
Facebook users discovered last week that the tech company had secretly kept videos they had recorded but never published to the platform. Facebook released tools that allowed users to download their archived Facebook data and this led people to discover videos they had never posted online among their saved information. The videos come from a time before the […]
Israel puts plan to deport migrants to Africa on hold
Courtesy AFP Israel has cancelled plans to deport migrants to Africa after striking a deal with the United Nations refugee agency. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had announced the deal on national TV, saying Israel agreed to cancel the planned expulsion of tens of thousands of African migrants. He said the deal with the United Nations […]
Winnie Mandela dead: Nelson Mandela’s ex-wife and South African anti-apartheid campaigner dies at 81
Nelson Mandela’s ex-wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has died aged 81. Winnie, who was married to Nelson when he was imprisoned on Robben Island, died today, her personal assistant Zodwa Zwane said. Zwane gave no further details on the South African anti-apartheid campaigner’s death, but said a statement would be released later. The news comes less than three months after Winnie […]
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PHOTOS: Interesting Facts About Col. Gaddafi And His virgin Female Bodyguards Known As "The Amazonian Guard"
Muammar Gaddafi, popularly known as Colonel Gaddafi, had an obsessive interest with female bodyguards. The Libyan ruler was escorted by his bodyguards on his every move. On account of one of his female bodyguards, it was revealed to the world that Col. Gaddafi’s idea of keeping only female bodyguards propagated from the belief to show […]
Amazon’s Founder And CEO Jeff Bezos Was World’s Richest Man Only For A Few Hours
Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos became the richest man in the world on Thursday morning, when a sudden surge in Amazon stock made him $1.5 billion overnight. His fortune grew to over $90 billion that day. For several hours, Bezos was the richest person on earth, surpassing Microsoft founder Bill Gates. He lost the […]
Chinese researchers create antioxidant-rich purple rice to combat cancer, other diseases
Farmers in Yuyao, Zhejiang were doing experiments on cultivating rice of various colors. Senior Agricultural technician Li Minzheng was the main impetus to this project. Picture shows the grains of rice in black, purple, red, yellow, and green colors. (Xinhua file Photo) Researchers in China have successfully created genetically modified purple rice that is rich […]
