Mugabe orders 300 giraffes, zebras and other animals to impress visitors

The safari animals have been transported for over 400 miles, from south Zimbabwe to Victoria Dalls ahead of the U.N. World Tourism Organization summit.

Europe's largest public library to open in Birmingham

The new Library of Birmingham (pictured), which has taken three years and cost £189millio to build, will officially open on September 3. It was designed by architect Francine Houben who has described the building as a 'people's palace'. The library's futuristic exterior of interlacing rings aims to reflect the city's canals and tunnels.

Shoppers caught sleeping in air-conditioned IKEA

IKEA's Beijing store regularly turns into a slumber party, with many customers visiting the store purposely for a nap, a catchup with families or just to get a welcome break from the summer heat. The flat-pack giant do not take any measures against customers making themselves comfortable on their display furniture, instead they see it as a 'future investment'.

Martin Luther King's granddaughter steals the show at ceremony to mark 50 years since I Have A Dream speech

Yolanda Renee King, 5, was surrounded by presidents but managed to outshine them all. Her job at the Let Freedom Ring event was to literally ring a bell that once hung in the 16th St Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, where a racially motivated bombing in 1963 killed four black girls.

Revealed: Jailed Ponzi fraudster's extraordinary haul of designer clothes, handbags and shoes

Kankamol Albon was jailed for six years last October after she was convicted of a massive multi-million 'Ponzi' fraud involving scores of prestige cars including Ferraris, Bentleys, Bugattis and Maseratis. She ran her business from her £4 million moated country mansion in Bures, Suffolk but cheated hundreds of would-be clients.

It's NOT Blue Ivy! Drake sets record straight amid buzz over new album art

The Twittersphere blew up last week with speculations that Drake's new album cover was an illustration of his friend Jay Z's daughter Blue Ivy Carter.

But the 26-year-old rapper recently shot down the rumours, explaining that the cover art is a depiction of a 'child version of myself staring at myself now'.

Although, fans clearly believed that the illustrated version of mini-Drake did bear a striking resemblance to his hip hop mogul buddy's one-year-old daughter.

Before Drake took the time to explain the meaning behind the cover illustration, it immediately went viral after he posted the artwork to his Instagram.

The singer simply captioned the album teaser with the new September 24 drop date for Nothing Was 
The Same after delaying the release by a few days.

Land Rovers imported to America from Britain are CRUSHED by U.S. customs for failing safety rules because they don't have airbags

The British-made Land Rover Discovery is hoisted high into the air (left) after being smashed to pieces moments earlier (top right) on the order of customs. The exclusive vehicle, which can fetch upwards of $100,000 in the US, was reduced to scrap with a value of about £30 (bottom right).

John Lewis versus M&S... the new High Street fashion war

It's the store where Middle England buys toasters and duvets. But can its new autumn collection finally make it a fashion destination, too? Like many of us, while I have bought Miele vacuum cleaners, Le Creuset pans, duvets and pillows, a fridge, and TVs, plus food in the Waitrose in the basement, I have never, ever bought fashion from John Lewis, 

Missile strikes may lead to terror attacks on UK, warn military experts

Britain risks sleep-walking into a full-scale war by launching missile strikes against Syria, former top brass warned last night.

Retired commanders cautioned that an ill-thought-out attack against President Assad’s brutal regime could provoke revenge attacks at home and abroad.

Lord West of Spithead, a former First Sea Lord, General Lord Dannatt, a former head of the British Army, and Major General , a commander during the first Gulf War, all warned of the ‘unintended consequences’ of a military campaign.

World championships draw to a red hot close after same-sex couples make their debut in line-up

More than 500 couples from 37 countries strutted their stuff at the two-week festival and to the delight of the home crowd the Argentine couples stole the show. The Tango originated in Argentina and the passionate dance is now an important part of the country's cultural heritage. From left to right performing: Angeles Armando Villasanti and Seudy Marlen Benitez, Dmitry Vasin and Esmer Omerova, Daniel Alejandro Arroyo Miranda and Juan Pablo Ramirez, and Jose Luis Salvo and Yuki Misaki.

UNIUYO ANNOUNCES NEW DATES FOR POST-UTME SCREENING EXERCISE

PRESS RELEASE:UNIUYO ANNOUNCES NEW DATES FOR POST-UTME SCREENING EXERCISE

The University Of Uyo hereby invite candidates who had registered for POST UTME screeninfg exercise which was postponed, to attend the re-scheduled Screening exercise from Tuesday 10 September to Saturday 14 September 2013.

Nigerian Drug Dealer Escapes From Malaysian Prison

A Nigerian drug dealer, Osuji Kelly Prince, who escaped from a detention facility in Malaysia on August 12, may have fled to Thailand, media reports from Malaysia said, yesterday.

The 25-year-old Prince was assisted by a 52-year-old corporal to escape from Jinjang Detention Centre, where he was held for drugs possession.

Federal Narcotics Crime Investigation Department chief, Noor Rashid Ibrahim, said he obtained the information through their intelligence network.

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