President Abdelaziz Bouteflika of Algeria has announced a major cabinet reshuffle, after weeks of protests with demonstrators demanding he resign. State TV reports 21 of the country’s 27 ministers have been replaced. Noureddine Bedoui will remain as prime minister, says Ennahar TV. President Bouteflika keeps his title as defence minister, just days after Algeria’s powerful army chief, Gen Ahmed Gaed …
A minicab driver suffered a heart attack moments after his car windows were smashed in by armed men. The taxi, which was carrying three passengers, was boxed in by another car on Amhurst Park in Stamford Hill, north London, on Saturday night. Four or five men got out of the other car and attacked the taxi. The victim, a man …
South Africa’s foreign minister has called an urgent meeting with ambassadors following attacks against foreigners in Durban. Early on Monday morning three people died amid protests targeting shops, many of which are foreign-owned. Around 50 people sought shelter at a police station when a group of unemployed South Africans forced them out of their homes in the night. Foreigners are …
Singer Adina Thembi Ndamse better known by her stage name Adina who was born in Liberia during the war revealed that her late South African father prophesied that she (Adina) will be a singer and will be singing all over the world. According to Adina speaking to Andy Dosty on HitzFM, her mother told her that when she was born …
The government has spent $15.9m (£12m) on a luxury apartment in New York for a British diplomat working to negotiate trade deals with the US. The seven-bedroom flat in the 50 United Nations Plaza will house the British consul general in New York. Boasting panoramic views, the flat occupies the whole 38th-floor, according to the Guardian, which first reported the …
Forty caravans have been destroyed and another 40 damaged by the heat in a huge blaze at a caravan park. Firefighters were called to the storage yard on Ainmoor Grange Caravan Park, in Stretton, Derbyshire, about 05:30 GMT. When they arrived, they were faced with “a significant developed fire”. No-one was injured. John Cook, from Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service, …
Special forces have arrested an alleged Islamic State (IS) group supporter in the Austrian capital Vienna, who is believed to have tried to derail trains in neighbouring Germany. The 42-year-old Iraqi national is thought to have twice put obstacles on rail tracks last year. Flags for the IS group and writings in Arabic were found nearby, prosecutors said. German and …
Lloyd’s of London has reported a second consecutive year of losses after after a series of natural disasters including hurricanes Florence and Michael and the deadly California wildfires. The insurance market reported a £1bn loss, halving its 2017 loss of £2.1bn. Chief executive John Neal vowed to turn around the market, saying this year would see an improved performance. The …
Rafael Henzel who was among the six survivors of the plane crash that killed most of the Brazilian football team Chapecoense in 2016 has died after suffering a heart attack. The Brazilian journalist, 45, collapsed while playing football with friends on Tuesday and was rushed to hospital but died shortly afterward. After the crash, Chapecoense described him as a “symbol …
