Muhammadu Buhari has officially won Nigeria’s presidential election, beating Goodluck Jonathan by nearly 2 million votes. This is the first time in the country’s history that an opposing party has come out victorious over a ruling party. “A new day and a new Nigeria are upon us,” Buhari said. “The victory is yours, and the […]
In an effort to give Afghanistan time to form a stable government, President Obama on Tuesday said U.S. troops will keep its current level of 9,800 troops in the war-torn country through the end of the year, rather than reducing that number to 5,500 as planned, CNN reports. The announcement came during a visit to […]
Officials in Nairobi, Kenya have closed a Chinese restaurant that reportedly banned African patrons after 5 p.m., reports the Daily Nation. The restaurant, named Chinese Restaurant, in Nairobi’s Kilimani residential section reportedly failed to obtain a liquor license, a health inspection license, or a license for change of use, having been converted from a house […]
Just days after a U.S. Air Force veteran and airplane mechanic was charged with trying to join the terrorist group ISIS, he plead not guilty Wednesday in a federal court in Brooklyn, NY, according to NBC News. Tairod Nathan Webster Pugh, a 47-year-old native of Neptune, NJ, was indicted by a grand jury this week on […]
After enduring a tough political fight, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won re-election on Tuesday. The ballots showed that Netanyahu’s Likud Party garnered almost 30 seats in Parliament, surpassing their rival, the Zionist Union alliance. Netanyahu’s road to victory was far from easy. There was a hard-hitting campaign that focused on his shortcomings and the public opinion polls […]
A surgical team is pleased to announce the first successful penis transplant in South Africa, BBC News reports. The operation took place in December 2014; the 21-year-old recipient was given the generous donation after experiencing a botched circumcision at the age of 18. The botched job happened during a ceremony that is seen as a right of […]
I’m Safe & sound. Here’s how it all happnd. http://t.co/GjUaByZV6w via @youtube — vuyo mvoko (@vuyo_mvoko) March 10, 2015 South African journalist Vuyo Mvoko was robbed at gunpoint moments before a live broadcast earlier this week, according to the BBC. The well-known journalist was outside of a Johannesburg hospital reporting on Zambia’s President Edgar Lungu when he […]
Mark Lippert, U.S. Ambassador to South Korea, was violently attacked by a South Korean man as he was preparing to deliver a lecture in downtown Seoul about opportunities for peace regarding the separated Korean Peninsula. The alleged attacker reportedly shouted “No to war training” before wielding a knife at Lippert and slashing him in the face. […]
On Tuesday, Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned U.S. Congress that a deal the Obama administration is discussing with Iran over the country’s nuclear program could “pave” its “path to the bomb.” His controversial speech was made at the invitation of U.S. House speaker John Boehner (R, Ohio) and without presidential approval. Netanyahu elaborated: “This deal has two major concessions: one, leaving Iran […]
