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US officials have revealed that a collection of weapons was stolen from the Panzer Kaserne base near Stuttgart earlier this month and couldn’t be located, leading to concerns that the arms may have ended up on the black market – or in the wrong hands.

A Grade 12 learner from Abraham Iyambo Senior Secondary School, a rural school in Ohangwena Region, has invented a SIM-less mobile phone that does not need airtime to make calls.

Indonesia has executed some of the 14 people on death row for drugs crimes, Indonesian media say.

The government has not confirmed which of the prisoners have been put to death - however, an official quoted by the AFP news agency said they were three Nigerians and an Indonesian.

The Turkish authorities have announced the closure of dozens of media organisations, as a crackdown continues following the failed coup on 15 July.

Hillary Clinton accepted the Democratic nomination Thursday with "humility, determination and boundless confidence in America's promise," taking her place in history as the first woman to lead a presidential ticket.

On a night pulsating with emotion, Clinton declared, "When there are no ceilings, the sky's the limit."

Pope Francis tripped and fell over as he arrived for Holy Mass at the Jasna Gora shrine in front of millions of people watching around the world.

The state’s attorney here dropped all remaining charges Wednesday against three city police officers awaiting trial in the death of Freddie Gray, closing the book on one of the most closely watched police prosecutions in the nation without a single conviction — and few answers about precisely how the young man died.

A suspect who is said to have robbed a man of his bike at gun point in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2013 has been given the chance for his tattoos to be covered by a cosmetologist before court session begins so he could have a fair trial.

Former US President Bill Clinton has  made a passionate case for his wife and "best friend", Hillary's bid to should lead the nation.

Over 100 celebrities are formally standing up to Donald Trump by joining a campaign that’s urging Americans to deny the Republican candidate the White House.