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ONE of the anti-smuggling units of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has intercepted contraband goods with Duty Paid Value, DPV of N531 million in three weeks.

More than two million Muslims from around the world will start the hajj pilgrimage at Islam's holiest sites Wednesday, a religious duty and an epic multi-stage journey.

A South African minister has criticised African leaders who seek medical treatment abroad.

The death toll after a landslide struck dozens of homes in rural southwestern China has climbed to 15, state television said Tuesday.

A controversial Indian godman convicted of rape on Friday has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.

A ban on plastic carrier bags has come into force in Kenya, which means that anyone found selling, manufacturing or carrying them could face fines of up to $38,000 or prison sentences of up to four years.

Sunday morning, as Houston residents found themselves trapped on rooftops and wading through flooded streets with children riding on their shoulders, Mayor Sylvester Turner defended his decision not to order evacuations before the city was hit by torrential rain from Hurricane Harvey.

The US city of Houston is in the grip of the biggest storm in the history of the state of Texas, officials say.

Hurricane Harvey has killed a second person in Texas as the strongest hurricane to hit the US in 13 years continued to bring torrential rain, and with it the risk of catastrophic flooding to Houston, the nation’s fourth-largest city.

Hurricane Harvey has slammed into Texas with initial winds of up to 130mph (215km/h) battering coastal areas.

North Korea has fired three short-range ballistic missiles, the US military says.

Ghana go join di league of nations wey dey occupy di heavens today as president, Nana Akufo-Addo, go launch first satellite dish into space. 

Victims of crime who do not speak English could be given priority by the Metropolitan Police, a senior officer has suggested.