The talented Seychelloise writer Jade du Preez has won an award from an international organisation for short story writing. Du Preez, 14, was the only recipient under the age of 30 to receive the FIPA centennial award, an annual story writing event organised by the Farquharson Institute of Public Affairs (FIPA) based in Jamaica. This [...]
YEREVAN (Reuters) - Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sarksyan rejected on Sunday opposition demands to step down, as protests against the former president's appointment as premier extended to a 10th day. Source: Reuters World News
KABUL (Reuters) - A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a voter registration center in the Afghan capital Kabul on Sunday, killing at least 12 people and wounding dozens as they waited to receive identity cards, officials said. Source: Reuters World News
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Pippa Middleton, the younger sister of the Duchess of Cambridge, is pregnant with her first child, The Sun on Sunday newspaper reported. Source: Reuters World News
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's preparations for its first summit with North Korea in more than a decade are in full swing this week, officials said on Sunday, a day after the North's pledge to end its nuclear tests raised hopes but also scepticism. Source: Reuters World News
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he would halt nuclear tests and intercontinental missile launches, in a Saturday announcement welcomed by US President Donald Trump ahead of a much-anticipated summit between the two men. Pyongyang's declaration, long sought by Washington, will be seen as a crucial step in the fast diplomatic dance on and [...]
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's defense minister said on Sunday a Palestinian scientist shot dead in Malaysia was a rocket expert and "no saint", but dismissed suggestions by Hamas that Israel's Mossad spy agency assassinated him. Source: Reuters World News
Chances are you've seen the photos of dead seabirds, their stomachs filled with scraps of plastic foraged from beaches and oceans around the world. Source: Latest CNN News
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Verne Troyer, who played Mini-Me in two of the Austin Powers comedy films, has died at the age of 49, according to statements posted to his social media accounts. Source: Latest CNN News