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The NCAA has cleared Michigan State University of any wrongdoing in how it responded to the Larry Nassar sexual assault case. Michigan State will also not face punishment for its response to sexual assault allegations against basketball and football players that were … Read more via...

An injured Somali man outside his shop in Soweto Immigrants have fled South Africa’s main township, Soweto, following xenophobic attacks which killed three people on Wednesday, the BBC’s Nomsa Maseko reports from Johannesburg. Violence broke out after locals accused a Somali shop owner of...

The police on Thursday said three people were killed during looting in Johannesburg’s sprawling Soweto township. The police also confirmed that 27 people have so far been arrested in the violence, which had a xenophobic component. “I can confirm that two were shot and one … Read more via...

President Donald Trump has blamed China for stalled negotiations with North Korea over denuclearization, suggesting that Beijing is undermining efforts to convince Pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons by doing business with the country. The U.S. relationship with China has deteriorated...

An Ethiopian military helicopter crashed on Thursday, killing 18 people, the state-affiliated Fana Broadcast Corporate reported. The aircraft crashed on a flight between the eastern city of Dire Dawa and Bishoftu, in the centre of the country, the agency said. Everyone on … Read more via...

The former head of China’s government-run Buddhist association has been removed as abbot of a Beijing temple following a sexual assault investigation, officials said. Members of the “Wild Boars” football team attend a ceremony to mark the end of their retreat as novice Buddhist monks, at the...

A Buddhist monk running a shelter and meditation centre in eastern India has been arrested for allegedly sexually abusing 15 children, who came there for training, police said on Thursday. The 49-year-old monk, Bhante Sangh-Priya, was arrested on Wednesday in … Read more via PM NEWS Nigeria...