2016-02-08

Cinema

Amy tipped for Best Documentary award at Oscars

As the final countdown for the Oscars has already started, we take a closer look at the documentaries nominated this year for the Academy Awards

08/02/2016

USA

US election: New Hampshire gears up for first presidential primary

There’s snow on the ground in New Hampshire, but things are heating up in the race for the White House. On Tuesday (February 9), the US state will

08/02/2016

USA

What happened at Super Bowl 50: six things you need to know

Broncos win The Denver Broncos, led by 39 year-old quarterback Peyton Manning, won the National Football League’s Super Bowl 50, beating the Carolina

08/02/2016

Africanews

DRC parties hard as fans celebrate nation's CHAN 2016 victory

When DR Congo's youngster Meshack Elia netted his second goal to send Mali packing, Kinshasa was already partying. That was still before Jonathan Bolingi slotted home the third, to seal a record secon

08/02/2016

Turkey

Thousands of Syrians stranded in 'desperate situation' on Turkish border

German Chancellor Angela Merkel heads to Ankara for border-control talks as thousands remain stranded at Turkey-Syria frontier.

08/02/2016

Taiwan

Two more survivors are rescued from the rubble in quake-struck Taiwan

Man and woman pulled alive from rubble in Taiwan Death toll from deadly quake rises to 38 Probe launched into building collapse Two more people

08/02/2016

USA

Denver Broncos win Super Bowl

The Denver Broncos have won their third National Football League championship in the US, beating top seeded Carolina Panthers 24-10. Super Bowl 50

08/02/2016

Haiti

Haiti's president steps down with no replacement

. Haiti’s President Michel Martelly has left office but with nobody to replace him due to last month’s run-off election having been scrapped over

08/02/2016

World News

Iraqi Kurds protest against Turkish 'genocide'

Protests against Turkey in Iraq’s northern Kurdish region turned violent on Sunday (Feb.7) as demonstrators called for the United Nations to

08/02/2016

World News

Merkel and Hollande hold informal talks over key EU issues

Putting up a united front ahead of this month’s EU summit! French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel met for bi-lateral

08/02/2016