Militants have attacked a hotel popular with foreigners in Libya’s capital, killing at least three people and injuring 12 others, officials say. Several gunmen stormed the Corinthia Hotel in Tripoli and opened fire in the reception area. A car bomb also exploded outside the hotel. Unconfirmed reports say some of the assailants have blown themselves up and that foreigners are ...

Big Sean took to his Instagram yesterday (Jan. 25) to unveil the cover art for his upcoming third album, Dark Sky Paradise. DJ Mustard, DJ Dahi, Boi-1da and Vinylz have laced the project with beats while Drake, Jhene Aiko, Kanye West, Travis Scott, E-40 and PARTYNEXTDOOR are expected to supply guest features. The project does not have a release date ...

                        It looks as if So You Think You Can Dance creator Nigel Lythgoe has finally lured artist/dancer Paula Abdul to the show, as the new hosts have finally been revealed. Also joining Abdul is Jason Derulo, who many expect to have an active hand in the series new “Stage vs. Street” section of the show which ...

If the reports of the current situation at Cash Money are accurate, Hip Hop probably has not seen a label break up on this level since Roc-A-Fella fell apart. The Roc’s collapse caused artists to choose between going with Dame Dash or Jay Z. It seems Lil Wayne wants to avoid that option. The New Orleans native wants his attempted ...

Operation Young Vote (OYV) has described the appointment of Inonge Wina as Zambia’s first woman Vice President as unprecedented not only to Zambia but the whole Africa and beyond. In a congratulatory message to President Edgar Lungu on his election as sixth republican president, OYV Executive Director Guess Nyirenda notes that this is the very first time a woman is ...

MMD Die Hard National Youth Coordinated Bowman Lusambo says the annihilation of MMD party structures by the Patriotic Front and the United Party for National Development greatly contributed to the party’s poor performance in the just ended presidential election. Addressing a media briefing in Lusaka this morning, Mr. Lusambo says as soldiers of the party, they have resolved to regroup ...

The United States Government has hailed the Zambian people for conducting another democratic election on 20th January, 2015. US State Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki notes that despite facing significant logistical challenges, Zambians went to the polls to uphold their democratic traditions. Ms Psaki says the US hopes that any issues will be resolved in the same spirit and democratic tradition. ...

The Zambia Center for Inter-party Dialogue (ZCID) has called on the ruling Patriotic Front to initiate dialogue with the opposition political parties in order to defuse the tension that characterized the campaigns. ZCID Executive Director Horrance Chilando has told QFM News in a telephone interview that now that the presidential election is over, there is need for political parties to ...

Zambia are out of the 2015 Africa Nations Cup after a scoreless draw against Cape Verde in their final Group B match in Ebebiyin. It is the second successive tournament that the 2012 champions have been eliminated from the Africa Cup. Their exit is even more sour as Zambia depart from Equatorial Guinea where they launched their path to victory ...

New York City and other areas in the north-east US have shut down as Winter Storm Juno is expected to dump as much as 90cm (36ins) of snow. All non-emergency vehicles were banned in New York City from 23:00 on Monday (04:00 GMT Tuesday) and subway services were suspended. An emergency has been declared in the states of New York, ...