Islamic militants in the Philippines have posted a video showing the beheading of a German hostage. Jurgen Kantner was abducted from his yacht off Malaysia’s Sabah state in November. His companion Sabine Merz’s body was later found on the boat. A deadline for a 30m peso (£483,000; $600,000) ransom expired on Sunday. Mr Kantner, 70, and Ms Merz had been ...

Actor Bill Paxton, who was best known for his role in the sci-fi classic Aliens, has died at the age of 61, US media report. Paxton had reportedly suffered from complications following surgery. The Texan actor’s biggest hits included The Terminator, Apollo 13, True Lies, Titanic, and 1996’s Twister – in which he starred opposite Helen Hunt. He is survived ...

Zambia U-20 national football team coach Beston Chambeshi has expressed satisfaction with the 1-0 victory over Guinea in the opening match of the 2017 Total U-20 Africa Cup of Nations played at the National Heroes Stadium on Sunday. After a goalless first half, it was Man-of-the-Match Patson Daka who scored the only goal of the match in the 48th minute ...

The National Union of Small Scale Farmers in Zambia (NUFAZ) has proposed that the government should be undertaking an annual review of the performance of the agricultural programs. The union believes that this will enable the government to view some of the successes and failures recorded in the previous farming season. Union Director General Dr. Frank Kayula tells QTV News ...

Zlatan Ibrahimovic sealed the first major silverware of Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United reign and broke Southampton’s hearts as the Swedish star’s late goal clinched a dramatic 3-2 victory in Sunday’s League Cup final. Ibrahimovic was one of Mourinho’s marquee signings in the close-season and he repaid his manager’s faith with a typically dominant display on the big occasion at Wembley. ...

Moonlight has won best picture at the Oscars – but only after Faye Dunaway initially said La La Land had won. Beatty said that “Emma Stone, La La Land” was written in the envelope, which is why the error was made. The team from La La Land were in the middle of their acceptance speeches when the mistake was discovered. ...

The Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia (EFZ) has called on President Edgar Lungu to use his address to parliament next month to highlight how his administration is fairing in terms of meeting the campaign promises he made to the people of Zambia. EFZ Executive Director Pukuta Mwanza says the Head of State must also tell the nation through the House his ...

Melbourne taxi drivers have staged a “go slow” protest on one of the city’s busiest roads. Taxis drove at 5km/h (3mph) on the Tullamarine Freeway to Parliament House during the morning rush hour, causing a traffic jam. The state government is planning industry reforms that will regulate ride-sharing app Uber and scrap taxi licenses. Drivers are concerned they will not ...

Rainstorms and landslides in Chile have contaminated a major river forcing the authorities to cut off drinking water to four million people in the capital, Santiago. Officials said the water supply from the Maipo river would be cut to most of the city until the water flowed clear. People stocked up on bottled water and the authorities ordered restaurants and ...

Former Transport and Communications Minister William Harrington has called for a full audit of the expenditure on the road projects more especially for the past six years. Mr. Harrington contends that ever since the Road Development Agency (RDA) was taken to State House, the country has seen problems in the road infrastructure as some of the projects completed do not ...