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A woman has been arrested by Tanzanian police after a video of her kissing another woman was widely circulated on social media, AP reports.The police are hunting the second women following the first’s arrest in the north-western region of

At least 13 people have been killed in two suicide bombings in north-eastern Nigeria, police said Saturday.Two women used suicide vests to blow themselves up in and near a market in the city of Biu in the restive state of Borno, killing at least 13

A court reprieve that halted the scheduled December lethal injection of a Texas prisoner means 2017 will end with 23 inmates executed in the U.S., a figure that although up slightly from the previous year is half of what it was a decade ago.The year

The African Union said it would put a plan in place for the voluntary humanitarian evacuation of migrants in Libya.The AU said in a statement on Saturday that this would be done with the International Organization for Migration following a recent

Thai authorities have fined two American tourists for public indecency for posing for a “butt selfie” in front of a famous Buddhist temple, police said on Wednesday.The two, who police identified as Joseph Dasilva, 38, and Travis Dasilva

The Australian state of Victoria has approved a bill allowing assisted dying for the terminally ill.The state parliament’s Lower House passed Monday the controversial legislation after the Upper House approved the measure last week.Between the

Virtual currency bitcoin soared to an all-time high above $10,000 on Wednesday on major exchanges and digital currency indexes, including the widely followed Luxembourg-based trading platform BitStamp.At 0600 GMT, it was quoted around $10,115 on

Travellers stuck in Bali due to the erupting Mount Agung volcano are negotiating with airlines in a desperate bid to get home.Among those stuck in Bali is CEO of ANA Pictures and Independent Media Solutions (IMS), Amit Makan, who said: “The

 A 3-metre-long python suffocated a man to death inside his home in northern Thailand as his horrified sister tried to rescue him, local media reported Tuesday.The 55-year-old victim had been keeping the snake captive in a large earthen jar