07:58 GMT – Crime scene – Nel is questioning Pistorius on police arriving at the crime scene after he shot Steenkamp. He is specifically asking him about evidence from Colonel Schoombie van Rensburgh that he had gone up to the scene first. “I don’t…
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The daughter of the chief steward aboard the missing Malaysian jet has thanked Liverpool fans for giving her a signed jersey in honour of her football-mad father, in a story that has captured the nation’s hearts. Maira Elizabeth Nari — who has become…
Michael Schumacher is “showing small signs of progress”, his spokeswoman said Sunday, with the Formula One legend slowly recovering from devastating brain injuries suffered in a ski accident. “There are short moments of consciousness and he is showing…
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took US ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy on a test ride of Japan’s super-fast magnetic train on Saturday, showcasing the “Maglev” technology Tokyo hopes to sell to its ally. “I hope ambassador Kennedy will enjoy the full…
Comic Stephen Colbert will succeed TV icon David Letterman as host of the “Late Show” next year, CBS said Thursday, the latest move in a changing of America’s late-night old guard. The announcement came after Letterman said he will step down next year…
11:42 GMT – Big questions – Some big questions have emerged from Pistorius’s testimony about the night of the shooting, writes AFP’s southern Africa news editor Andrew Beatty. “If he shouted why did Steenkamp not answer? “If the room was dark — the…
Former NBA stars Alonzo Mourning and Mitch Richmond were among five inductees announced Monday for enshrinement in the Basketball Hall of Fame. Mourning and Richmond will join the game’s other legends in ceremonies at the sporting shrine on August 8…
An emotional Oscar Pistorius took the stand as a witness in his defence Monday, fighting through tears to apologise to the family of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp for killing her on Valentine’s Day a year ago. Pistorius, stammering and with his jaw…
French actor Lambert Wilson, best known for his role as The Merovingian in two Matrix films, is to host the opening and closing ceremonies at this year’s Cannes film festival. Wilson, 55, will introduce president of the jury Jane Campion on stage at…
British businessman Shrien Dewani will arrive in Cape Town next week to stand trial on charges that he arranged the murder of his 28-year-old Swedish bride, it was announced on Friday. “After a successful extradition process, Mr Dewani is expected to…
Michael Schumacher has “moments of consciousness and awakening”, his spokeswoman said Friday, in a sign of progress months after the Formula One legend suffered devastating brain injuries in a ski accident. Doctors put Schumacher in a medically induced…
Colombia’s Nobel Prize-winning writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez was being treated at a Mexico City hospital for a lung infection Thursday, his son and officials said. The health ministry said the 87-year-old author of “One Hundred Years of Solitude” has…
David Letterman, a pillar of American late-night TV talk shows, announced Thursday that he’ll be stepping down as host of “Late Night” on CBS next year after a 22-year run. “We don’t have the timetable for this precisely down,” said Letterman, 66,…
Family, friends and fans of Marvin Gaye came together Wednesday to pay joyful hommage to the late Motown legend and native Washingtonian on what would have been his 75th birthday. Gaye was shot and killed by his father on the eve of his 45th birthday…
The judge overseeing Oscar Pistorius’s murder trial adjourned the case on Friday — the day the Paralympian was expected to take the stand for the first time — because a top court official was sick. “One of my assessors is not well,” said Judge Thokozile…
Mercedes underlined their superiority in the new Formula One season as first Lewis Hamilton and then Nico Rosberg led the timings in the Malaysian Grand Prix practice sessions on Friday. Hamilton topped the opening session with his team-mate third,…
Actress Juliet Ibrahim went gaga on people who have been accusing her of bleaching her skin. . The angered actress…
Popularly nollywood Actress called Mama Gee by his numerous fans, recently told newsmen that it is her choice to live…
Nollywood actors,Taiwo Ajayi- Lycett, Joke Silva, Kate Henshaw, Bimbo Akintola, Iretiola Doyle, Elvina Ibru, Omonor SomoluandKemi Lala Akindojuwill feature in…
A number of high profile ladies like Genevieve Nnaji, Jennifer Obayuwana and Nadia Buari have been linked with superstar musician,D’Banj,…