A Tesla car driven by British TV director Michael Morris burst into flames in Los Angeles, his US actress wife has said. Mary McCormack tweeted a dramatic video of the incident earlier this week. “No accident, out of the blue, in traffic on Santa Monica Blvd. Thank you to the kind couple who flagged him down and told him to ...

Two suicide bombers have attacked a town in north-eastern Nigeria only hours after the country’s army chief urged displaced residents to return home because it was safe. The blasts hit the town of Damboa in Borno state on Saturday evening and residents say at least 31 people died. The explosions were followed up by rockets fired from outside the town. ...

Greece and Macedonia have signed a deal that aims to settle a decades-long dispute over Macedonia’s name. Under the agreement, Greece’s neighbour will be known as North Macedonia. Greek PM Alexis Tsipras said it was “a brave, historic and necessary step for our peoples”. Heated rows over Macedonia’s name have been going on since the break-up of the former Yugoslavia, ...

The Spanish port of Valencia has seen the arrival of the first ship carrying migrants rescued from the Mediterranean Sea and turned away by Italy and Malta. The first of three vessels entered harbour soon after dawn. Some of the 629 rescued near Libya last weekend by the Aquarius ship began disembarking. Health officials and interpreters are on hand to ...

Civil Servants and Allied Workers Union of Zambia (CSAWUZ) General Secretary Joy Beene has reiterated the need for the Minister of Labour ,Joyce Simukoko to explore ways on how best her ministry can quicken the process of reviewing the minimum wage. Mr. Beene believes that once the minimum wage is set it will help address many problems facing Zambians. He ...

Home Affairs Minister Steven Kampyongo has assured Zambian’s of tight security during and after the mayoral elections. Mr. Kampyongo has however called on all political players in the country to tame their cadres in times of any election. He says politicians should heed to president lungu’s clarion call on peace in the country. Mr. Kampyongo adds that politicians should therefore ...

Islamic Council of Zambia President Suzyo Zimba has admonished those looting public funds to desist from the act or face the wrath of god. Mr. Zimba gave a gave the warning following revelations contained in the 2017 financial intelligence centre that Zambia Incurred estimated losses of k4.5 billion linked to financial crimes such as corruption and tax evasion, among others, ...