A US couple Jay and Kateri Schwandt, have just given birth to their 14th child after having 13 boys before the new baby was born. The husband Jay could not be more proud. The family, with boys ranging in age from 25 years to 2 days, reportedly did not know the baby’s

A former South African president, Jacob Zuma, appeared in court on Friday to face corruption charges relating to a $2.5 billion arms deal. The 75-year-old, whose scandal-plagued nine years in office were marked by economic stagnation and credit downgrades, faces 16 charges including fraud, racketeering and money laundering. Mr Zuma denies any

A South Korean court on Friday sentenced the impeached President Park Geun-hye to 24 years in jail with a fine of 18 billion won (17 million U.S. dollars) for corruption. The court found Park guilty of bribery over a scandal that exposed webs of corruption between political leaders and the country’s

Stephen Hawking, the brilliant British theoretical physicist who overcame a debilitating disease to publish wildly popular books probing the mysteries of the universe, has died, according to a family spokesman. He was 76. Considered by many to be the world's greatest living scientist, Hawking was also a cosmologist, astronomer, mathematician and

In what appears to be an unfortunate case of suicide, a 12-year-old girl has reportedly found dead on Tuesday,January 23rd,2018, in a prestigious boarding school in Washington D.C. The beautiful student named Storm was a seventh-grader at The SEED Public Charter School of Washington (SEED DC). Police received a report of an

President Donald Trump blasted Attorney General Jeff Sessions via Twitter Wednesday, labellingthe country’s top law enforcement official “disgraceful” over his handling of White House allegations of illegal wiretapping. It was the second critical tweet in a week against Sessions, who reportedly submitted his resignation at least once last year after Trump insulted

The daughter of Black Lives Matter icon Eric Garner died Saturday after a weeklong hospital stay following a heart attack. "She was a warrior to the end. She stood up for justice for her father," the Rev. Al Sharpton said in announcing the death of Garner, 27, at a New York

President Donald Trump allowed the Iran nuclear deal to survive through 2017, but the new year will offer him another chance to blow up the agreement — and critics and supporters alike believe he may take it. By mid-January, the president will face new legal deadlines to choose whether to slap

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has reached an $11 million bail agreement with prosecutors that could clear the way for him to be released from the house arrest he's been under for the past four weeks. In court filings released Thursday afternoon, Manafort's defense attorneys revealed "an agreed-upon bail package"

Harun Ahmed is one of the thousands of young Ethiopians who have attempted the journey across the Sahara to Libya - and from there to Europe. He eventually made it to Germany, but only after surviving months of torture and starvation at the hands of three separate slave traders who bought

A court in South Africa has sentenced two white farmers found guilty of kidnapping, assault and intent to do grievous bodily harm to more than 10 years in prison after they shoved a black man in a coffin and threatened to set him ablaze. Willem Oosthuizen and Theo Jackson were sentenced to 11 and

American rapper, Eminem has brutally criticized US President, Donald Trump in a new video, calling him a “racist 94-year-old grandpa. Well, Twitter users can’t wait to see whether Mr Trump will respond to the rapper who also slammed fans who back the president during his four-and-half minute freestyle. “Any fan of mine who’s a supporter

Zambian winger, Augustine Mulenga, lost his twin daughter, on Saturday, October 8th, while he was playing against the Super Eagels of Nigeria, in Uyo, Akwa Ibom. Augustine scored a goal, but it was disallowed by the referee. Officials knew the winger lost a daughter but could not tell him because he

President Donald Trump said Sunday it would be a waste of time trying to negotiate with North Korea over its nuclear program after it emerged the US had channels of contact with Pyongyang. “I told Rex Tillerson, our wonderful Secretary of State, that he is wasting his time trying to negotiate

Dr. Emily Jacobs, her husband Ryan Jacobs, and their son, Jett, now one month old. Emily Jacobs, a 28-year-old pregnant doctor unexpectedly went into early labour while delivering another woman’s child, ABC News reports. The doctor, an OB-GYN resident at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, welcomed a baby boy, Jett Jacobs. Jacobs

A former Fox Business Network guest commentator has accused a prominent host of rape, the latest in a series of sexual misconduct allegations to rock the broadcaster. Scottie Nell Hughes, 37, filed a civil lawsuit Monday in federal court in New York against presenter Charles Payne and Fox News, according to

The world’s oldest person Violet Brown has died in Jamaica at the age of 117 years and 189 days old. Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness has expressed his condolences in a Facebook post, calling her “an inspiring woman.” The woman known as “Aunt V” died Friday, September 15, 2017 at a local

US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said President Donald Trump's "fire and fury" comment last month about North Korea's nuclear program was not an empty threat. In an interview that aired Sunday with CNN's Dana Bash on "State of the Union," Haley emphasized that Defense Secretary James Mattis has an array of

Darío Ramírez met his fiance, Maryangel Espinal, in church a year and a half ago, so it made sense to him to propose in a religious setting.He did that ― and then some ― on Sunday, when he used his audience with Pope Francis as an opportunity to ask Espinal for

Kenya's Supreme Court has nullified the result of the August 8 presidential election won by President Uhuru Kenyatta. In a ruling issued on Friday, the court said the electoral board committed "irregularities and illegalities" during last month's vote, harming the integrity of the election. The court ordered another presidential election to be held within 60

Popular prosperity preacher and millionaire, Joel Osteen, is now blocking those asking why he isn't offering shelter to victims of Hurricane Harvey at his mega church! This has sparked controversy among internet users with many calling him a fake pastor!Spicy wrote:  I am really disappointed and I'm waiting to hear from him

A bribery and cronyism scandal that has already toppled a South Korean president has claimed a major business scalp after a court sentenced Lee Jae-yong, the acting chairman of Samsung, to five years in prison after finding him guilty of offering bribes and other crimes. The billionaire, who is South Korea’s

A speeding white van plowed into pedestrians walking down Barcelona’s popular Las Ramblas boulevard, killing at least 13, in what Catalan police confirmed was a “terrorist attack.” The drivers of the van mowed down dozens of people before fleeing on foot, according to local media. The Spanish newspaper El Pais, quoting

President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz of Mauritania has signed a newly drafted law abolishing the senate. The abolition of the Senate was the most controversial measure in a package of reforms passed by referendum this month. According to Middle-East Monitor, the Mauritanian Minister of Information, Mohamed Lemine Ould Cheikh, said the law

At least Fifteen firefighters have been arrested in Sicily on suspicion of having started fires in order to receive bonus payments, police on the Italian island said, on Monday. The firemen are alleged to have faked distress calls as part of the plan to receive the payments of around 10 euros

The Obama daughters are really out there living their lives. Just hours after the video of Malia Obama wildin’ out at a music festival surfaced, her younger sister, the 16-year-old Sasha Obama, was spotted tongue-kissing an unidentified boy in public. From the photos, it is unclear if they were taken at the

Saudi Arabia’s new heir to the throne has announced plans for a beach resort where special laws will allow women to wear bikinis instead of covering up their skin. The super-conservative country is planning to open a huge resort along its northwestern coast where women can wear whatever they like. The Red Sea

White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci has been fired after fewer than 10 days in the post. The former Wall Street financier had drawn criticism after calling a reporter to give a profanity-laced tirade against his colleagues. Mr Trump's chief of staff Reince Priebus and spokesman Sean Spicer both left their posts

The man in charge of Kenya’s computerised voting system, Chris Msando has been murdered, days before the general election on August 8. Msando, the electoral commission’s IT manager, had been reported by the BBC to be missing on Friday. “There was no doubt he was tortured and murdered,” said the chairperson of the country’s Independent

Nawaz Sharif has resigned as prime minister of Pakistan following a decision by the country's Supreme Court to disqualify him from office. The ruling came after a probe into his family's wealth following the 2015 Panama Papers dump linking Mr Sharif's children to offshore companies. Mr Sharif has consistently denied any wrongdoing in the case. The

Russia ordered the United States to cut its diplomatic staff by Sept. 1 and said it was seizing a dacha compound and warehouse used by U.S. diplomats in retaliation for new U.S. sanctions against Moscow. Russia's retaliation, outlined in a statement from the Foreign Ministry, came a day after the U.S.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions said on Thursday that President Donald Trump's attacks on him are "hurtful," but that he still believes the president is a "strong leader." Asked by Fox News whether he thinks the president's criticisms of him are fair, Sessions responded, "Well, it kind of is hurtful. But the

The Senate Republicans’ push to dismantle Obamacare collapsed in dramatic fashion early Friday morning, when two centrist GOP women and Sen. John McCain of Arizona teamed to sink an already scaled-back effort to dismantle the 2010 health care law. McCain and GOP Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of

72-year-old Actor John Heard, who played the role of Macaulay Culkin in hit 90s movies Home Alone and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, was reportedly found dead in his hotel room. Though the cause of his death has not yet been made public, however, TMZ reports that the police was called to the actor’s Palo Alto,

Sean Spicer has resigned as White House press secretary, bringing to an end a tumultuous six months as the public face of Donald Trump’s administration. Spicer stepped down after the president reportedly tapped Anthony Scaramucci, a New York financier and longtime Trump supporter, as the new White House communications director.   The White House

A 21-year-old woman whose family made sensational claims that she was being held against her will by R&B singer R. Kelly spoke out on Monday night to insist she is safe and well. Jocelyn Savage came forward after watching her mother, father and sister hold a press conference earlier on Monday

A 16-year-old German schoolgirl who ran away from home to join ISIS has been captured in the ruins of the Iraqi city of Mosul. Linda Wenzel, from the town of Pulsnitz, near Dresden, was found with members of the terror group's fearsome all-female police force, some of whom were wearing suicide

Trump administration says Tehran complied with terms of 2015 agreement but violated 'spirit' of the deal. The Trump administration has for the second time declared that Iran is complying with the nuclear deal, but threatened more sanctions for breaching the "spirit" of the agreement. The announcement came just hours before the midnight deadline for