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​ Pakistan election raises fears of ‘creeping coup’ Image copyrightAFP A day before Pakistan’s 11th national election, the country’s dream of undiluted democracy appears to be receding – again. In its 70-year history, Pakistan has alternated between quasi-democracy and pure military rule. In the process it has become embroiled in international conflicts and morphed into… Continue reading Pakistan election raises fears of ‘creeping coup’

Image copyrightAFP/GETTY IMAGESImage captionDingoes are native to Australia and do not often attack humans An Australian woman says she feared for her life while being attacked by two dingoes at an Outback mine. Deb Rundle, 54, suffered wounds to her legs and other injuries during the mauling in Western Australia last week. The mine worker… Continue reading Wild animals called Dingo attacks Australian woman while she was eating

​ https://emp.bbc.com/emp/SMPj/2.21.7/iframe.html Media caption‘It just seemed very surreal’ Canadian officials have identified the suspect in Sunday’s deadly shooting in Toronto as Faisal Hussain, 29. The Ontario Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said it was releasing his name due “to the exceptional circumstances of this tragic incident”. A 10-year-old girl and an 18-year-old woman died after a… Continue reading Toronto shooting suspect that killed 2 identified as Faisal Hussain, 29 yrs

​ Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionProtesters marched on Monday in Managua to renew calls for President Ortega to step down Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega has refused to bow to protesters’ demands that he stand down. He said the deaths of about 300 people during three months of protests were caused by paramilitary groups, during an interview with… Continue reading Nicaragua’s President, Daniel Ortega rejects demands he step down

​ Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionNorth Korea has used the Sohae station to launch rockets North Korea appears to have begun dismantling part of a key rocket launch site in the country’s north-west. Satellite images of the Sohae station seen by US-based monitoring group 38 North suggest Pyongyang is complying with a promise made to the US… Continue reading N Korea ‘begins dismantling’ rocket launch site

Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionThe bulldozers moved in at dawn, two weeks after eviction notices were served The homes of about 30,000 people have been demolished in a Kenyan slum to make way for a new $20m (£15m) dual carriage way in the capital Nairobi. The residents, living in part of the city’s largest slum, Kibera, were… Continue reading Kenyan 30,000 slum houses demolished to make way for road

​ Ozil, capped 92 times by Germany, announced he has quit international football Ehrenfeld is a part of Cologne, Germany, renowned for its multi-cultural community. Senol, working behind the till at one newsagents by the train station, represents just that. About half a century ago, his family uprooted from Turkey and came to Germany as… Continue reading Mesut Ozil: Germany divided because of midfielder decidion to leave

​ Ozil could not stop Germany losing to South Korea and going out of the 2018 World Cup at the group stage Germany’s football association (DFB) has “emphatically rejected” allegations of racism from Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil, but says it could have done more to protect him from abuse. Ozil, 29, said he no longer wants to… Continue reading Mesut Ozil: German FA rejects Arsenal midfielder’s racism claim

​ Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionThe public are being advised to take every precaution to avoid the extreme heat Japan’s weather agency has declared a heatwave sweeping the country a natural disaster, with at least 65 deaths recorded in the past week. An agency spokesman warned that “unprecedented levels of heat” were being seen in some… Continue reading Japan heatwave declared natural disaster as death toll increases

Image copyrightAFPImage captionSeveral of the boys had previously attended a religious ceremony at a Buddhist temple Most members of the Thai youth football team rescued from a flooded cave will have their heads shaved and don robes to be ordained as novices in a Buddhist ceremony on Tuesday. Their coach will also receive monk’s orders.… Continue reading Thai cave boys to be ordained in Buddhist ceremony

​ https://emp.bbc.com/emp/SMPj/2.21.7/iframe.html Media captionDeadly forest fires rage near Athens Nearly 50 people have died in wildfires burning in the Attica region around Athens, in Greece’s worst fire crisis in more than a decade. According to the local mayor, 26 bodies were found in a yard in the seaside village of Mati, which is at the… Continue reading Greece wildfires: Nearly 50, mostly tourists dead in holiday area

Hundreds of people are missing and an unknown number dead after a dam collapsed in south-east Laos, state media reported. The collapse at the hydroelectric dam in Attapu province late on Monday sent flash floods through six villages, Laos News Agency said. “Several human lives” were lost and “several hundreds of people [are] missing”, it… Continue reading BREAKING! Laos dam collapse: Unknown number DEAD, ‘Hundreds missing’ after flash floods hit villages

​ Image copyrightREUTERS/AFP More than five million Zimbabweans are going to the polls on 30 July to vote in historic elections. But what makes it different from previous votes? 1) First election without Mugabe Since Zimbabwe’s birth in 1980, only one person has ever won an election to lead the country – Robert Mugabe. He… Continue reading Zimbabwe election: Cobra, Owl & Witchcraft

​ – Sarkodie and longtime girlfriend, Tracy have sealed their marriage festivities with a white wedding in Accra – The event was graced by lots of people, celebrities from all walks of life The Ghanaian rapper born as Micheal Owusu Addo, but known in showbiz as Sarkodie, had his white wedding recently.The colourful ceremony came… Continue reading Stunning photos of Ghanaian celebrities who stormed Sakordie’s white wedding in Accra 

​ Nigerians on Twitter reacted angrily to being reminded of the fourth anniversary of the day President Muhammadu Buhari survived an alleged assassination attempt on him. Buhari’s Personal Assistant, Bashir Ahmad had tweeted a photo of the bullet-ridden vehicle as well as a statement issued by the president after his convoy was attacked four years… Continue reading Buhari’s alleged assassination attempt: Stop living in the past, followers blast President

Wizkid is here for his favorite baby mama, Jada Pollock’s banging bikini body. Jada is currently having a nice time with their son, Zion, in Jamaica, and she has shared these lovely photos of them taking a dip inside the pool. See Below:- Advertisements

​ Ernesto Valverde’s squad is missing its Argentina talisman, with Gerard Pique, Luis Suarez, Philippe Coutinho and Ivan Rakitic also absent Lionel Messi will miss Barcelona’s pre-season tour of the United States following his World Cup exploits with Argentina. The mercurial number 10 has been given extra time to recover from football’s global showpiece, even though Argentina were… Continue reading MESSI SITS OUT BARCELONA’S INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONS CUP CAMPAIGN

​ The founder and presiding bishop of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, aka Winners’ Chapel, David Oyedepo, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to resign over persistent Fulani militant herdsmen killings. In a YouTube video posted by the church’s official page, the cleric made this call on Sunday at its headquarters in Ota, Ogun State. With… Continue reading Oyedepo to Buhari: Resign, get out of office

Ilkay Gundogan and Mesut Ozil, along with Everton’s Cenk Tosun, pose with the Turkish president Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has quit international football, citing the “racism and disrespect” he has faced in Germany over his Turkish roots. The 29-year-old was criticised after being photographed with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a London event in May. He… Continue reading Mesut Ozil: Arsenal midfielder quits Germany over ‘racism and disrespect’

Image copyrightME & THE BEESImage captionMikaila Ulmer first set up the business when she was just four years old The BBC’s weekly The Boss series profiles a different business leader from around the world. This week we spoke to Mikaila Ulmer, the 13-year-old chief executive of Me & The Bees Lemonade. Mikaila Ulmer’s lemonade is… Continue reading The 13-year-old black girl who built a best-selling lemonade brand in the United States