32 Missing After Iranian Oil Tanker Collides With Chinese Bulk Ship Off China’s Coast
The Panama-registered tanker “Sanchi” was sailing from Iran to South Korea carrying 136,000 tonnes of crude oil when it collided with a Chinese freighter, Reuters reports. Its entire 32 person crew remained missing Sunday as the fire continued to blaze….
Pope Francis Once Again Encourages Mothers To Breastfeed In The Sistine Chapel
There are many spaces where women are discouraged from breastfeeding in public. Museums, airlines, and even hospitals have come under fire for not giving new moms enough support, or admonishing them for breastfeeding or pumping. But Pope Francis is a…
‘We fell in love in a Libyan detention camp’
Mabel Emmanuel and Steven Ekhiator began a romance in a most unlikely place – detention camp for African migrants in Libya. Theirs is a story of hope amidst the chaos. It all started when Mabel asked to use Steven’s…
Nigerian mothers – How our daughters were sold to Libyan slave merchants
Three women on Thursday in Ado Ekiti, lamented as they gave details how their daughters were trafficked and sold to Libyan slave merchants under the guise that they were heading to Dubai for, ”good jobs.” They opened up on their…
Femi Fani-Kayode and wife, Precious Chikwendu release video to refute report of marital strife
WATCH: Chief Femi Fani Kayode and wife, Precious Chikwendu release a video of them in their home in Abuja sharing a meal. An online tabloid had reported that their marriage was in trouble and that the former aviation minister…
Arsenal manager Wenger banned for 3 matches
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will serve a three-match touchline ban and be fined 40,000 pounds after being charged with misconduct by the FA. The FA said in a statement, “Arsene Wenger will serve a touchline ban for Arsenal’s next three…
At least 8 migrants drown after dinghy sinks off Libya coast
At least eight people drowned and dozens more are missing after a rubber dinghy sank Saturday in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya, according to reports. The migrant boat left Garbouli, east of the Libyan capital of…
African nations to benefit from AIIB membership: Expert
African countries would benefit a lot from membership in the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), an Ethiopian scholar has said. Costantinos Bt. Costantinos, who served as an economic advisor to the African Union and the United Nations Economic Commission…
More beer than water as severe drought wreaks havoc on Cape Town
CAPE TOWN: “If you pee, don’t bother touching the flush!” Simon, who rents his Cape Town flat out on Airbnb, has a rather strange demand to make of all his guests. “Use the flush only if it is completely…