Former Panama dictator Manuel Noriega dies at 83

Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, who spied for the CIA before his drug trafficking and brutal regime sparked a U.S. invasion in 1989, has died aged 83.

President Juan Carlos Varela announced Noriega's death on Twitter late on Monday, and said his passing marked the closing of a chapter in Panama's history.

Manchester Concert Explosion

At least 19 killed, 59 wounded in Manchester Arena blast immediately after Ariana Grande concert. Incident is being treated by Police as a terrorist attack.
If confirmed, it would be the deadliest on Britain since four men killed 52 people in suicide bombings on London's transport system in July 2005.

Putin says intimidation of North Korea must end

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that North Korea’s latest missile test was “dangerous”, but he warned that Pyongyang was being intimidated and called for a peaceful solution to regional tensions.

“We are categorically against the expansion of the club of nuclear powers,” Putin told reporters after an international forum in Beijing.

Osama bin Laden's son up for revenge on the west for killing his father

Osama bin Laden's son has vowed revenge on the west for killing his father and is set to become the next leader of al-Qaeda, a former FBI agent has warned.

Ali Soufan, who was the FBI's lead investigator of al-Qaeda after the 9/11 terror attacks, examined documents seized from bin Laden's Pakistan compound when he was killed by US Navy Seals in 2011.

"I consider myself... to be forged in steel," Hamza bin Laden, now thought to be around 28 wrote. "The path of jihad for the sake of God is what we live."

Chelsea Crowned Champion of EPL

Chelsea were crowned Premier League champions as Michy Batshuayi's late goal gave them the victory they required to secure the title at West Brom.

It looked as though Antonio Conte's side might be forced to delay their celebrations as they were frustrated for long periods by the resilience and organisation of their hosts.

But the mood changed and the title was won with eight minutes left as substitute Batshuayi, who had previously endured a season of struggle after his £33m move from Marseille, ended a scrappy passage of play by steering a finish high past Ben Foster.

Emmanuel Macron wins French presidential election in landslid

Emmanuel Macron was elected France’s youngest head of state since Napoleon last night after beating his far-Right rival Marine Le Pen in an 
emphatic result that will have far-reaching consequences for Brexit and Europe.

Arsenal's struggle this season is due to Santi Cazorla's lengthy injury absence

Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla's lengthy absence due to injury is the main reason behind the Gunners' struggle this season, according to their former winger Robert Pires.

The Spain international has made seven starts in the Premier League and the north London club have never lost a league tie when he has started. He last featured in his side's 6-0 Champions League victory over Ludogorets in October. The 32-year-old picked up a knock in his Achilles tendon in the same fixture and has not featured for Arsene Wenger's side since then.

Israeli strikes raise stakes in face-off with Hezbollah

JERUSALEM/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Two Israeli air strikes against Hezbollah targets in Syria in recent weeks seem to mark a more openly assertive stance toward the group after years of shadow boxing, requiring careful calibration to avoid escalation into a war that neither wants.

For most of the six-year-long conflict in Syria, Israel has stuck determinedly to the sidelines, not wanting to get sucked into the chaos unfolding to its northeast. While it is suspected of carrying out occasional attacks against minor targets, it has tended not to confirm or deny involvement.

But it is determined to stop Lebanon's Hezbollah, with which it fought a 2006 war, and which it sees as the top strategic threat on its borders, from using its role in the Syrian war to gain weapons and experience that could ultimately endanger Israel.

Since early in the conflict, the Shi'ite movement's energies have been focused on propping up President Bashar al-Assad in alliance with Iran and Russia, throwing thousands of its fighters into battle against Syrian rebels.

American arrested after brawling on flight from Tokyo

Domestic carriers aren’t the only ones experiencing periodic turbulent passenger incidents, apparently.

A video recorded on an All Nippon Airways flight Monday captured a fistfight that broke out between two male passengers.

The brawl was captured by Corey Hour, a Phoenix-based videographer who was sitting a few rows behind the men. The plane was scheduled to fly from Tokyo’s Narita International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport but had not yet taken off when a man in a red shirt abruptly turned around and told a passenger in a gray T-shirt that he was “going to kill him,” according to Hour.

Eating Eba, Pounded Yam, Egusi is the secret of my success – Boxer Anthony Joshua

Anthony Joshua says eating Pounded Yam, Eba and Egusi has been the secret of success - The 27-year-old retained the IBF World Heavyweight Championship and remained undefeated as a professional with 19 victories after a victory over Wladimir Klitschko - Joshua was born in Watford to a Nigerian mother and a British father of Nigerian descent British born boxer of Nigerian Origin Anthony Oluwafemi Olaseni Joshua has credited Nigerian dishes for his recent successes in the boxing ring.

How Nigerian boxing officials turndown Anthony Joshua

Jeremiah Okorodudu, a former boxing champion, has revealed how boxing rave of the moment, Anthony Joshua, was rejected by Nigerian boxing officials nine years ago.
Joshua caught global attention and became a darling of boxing fans Saturday night after he humiliated Wladimir Klitschko, at the Wembley Stadium in England.
Speaking with UK Sun, Okorodud recalled that nine years back, Joshua’s efforts to represent Nigeria at the 2008 Olympic Games were futile as the Nigerian boxing officials turned him down.