Barcelona striker Ousmane Dembele, who has been sidelined since September, has been cleared to make his comeback in Thursday’s Copa del Rey clash against Celta Vigo. The French international has not played since tearing his hamstring at Getafe on September 16, just three games into his Barca career following a 105-million-euro ($124 million) move from Borussia Dortmund that could rise ...

Reality TV star and socialite Paris Hilton has revealed she is engaged to actor and model Chris Zylka. Hilton and Zylka, who have dated for two years, became engaged at the weekend while on a skiing trip. And the ring – displayed in a photo posted on Hilton’s Twitter account – is on the large side, to say the least. ...

Raheem Sterling scored the fastest goal of the Premier League season as leaders Manchester City got back on track with a 3-1 win against Watford on Tuesday, while Fernando Llorente put Tottenham on course for a 2-0 victory at his former club Swansea. Sterling struck after just 38 seconds before Christian Kabasele’s first-half own goal put Pep Guardiola’s side in ...

At least 36 people have been killed after a coach plummeted 100m (330ft) down a cliff and landed upside down on a beach in Peru, officials say. The health ministry said six survivors had so far been pulled from the wreckage and taken to hospital. The accident happened on a notorious stretch of road known as Curva del Diablo (the ...

North Korea has said it will reopen a telephone hotline to South Korea, to facilitate talks on its possible participation in the Winter Olympics. Seoul’s Yonhap news agency reported that the inter-Korean communications channel would be restored at 15:30 local time (06:30 GMT) on Wednesday. It comes after Kim Jong-un said he was “open to dialogue” with Seoul and to ...

Governance Activist David Kapoma notes that President Edgar Lungu has taken an unpopular and brave decision to rid Lusaka’s Central Business District of the parasites that are street vendors saying this is an excellent move. Mr. Kapoma says it is a well documented fact that the PF’s rise to power has largely been based on its pro poor policy saying ...

Energy Minister David Mabumba says the patriotic front government, is the only government which has increased electricity output into the national grid since Zambia got its independence. Mr. Mabumba says as long as he remains minister, the country will shall experience positive energy reforms, through a transformative agenda. He says this will be done in both the petroleum and electricity ...

The Zambia Council for Social Development (ZCSD) has challenged the Zambia Forestry and Forest Industries Corporation Limited (ZAFFICO) to tell the nation how much money it has raised through the sale of confiscated Mukula logs. The organization is furthermore challenging ZAFFICO to tell the nation how many Mukula logs it has in its possession and how much it is expected ...

Foreign Affairs Minister Harry Kalaba has resigned from his cabinet position. Mr. Kalaba says he cannot continue in government and watch those who are expected to end corruption, in the forefront of looting public resources. Announcing his resignation in a statement shared on his Facebook page today, Mr. Kalaba says his conscious cannot allow him to continue serving as Foreign ...