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A file picture taken on June 16, 2015 in the Saudi city of Jeddah shows Yemens exiled president Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi attending an extraordinary meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to discuss the situation in Yemen. Hadi flew in to Aden on September 22, 2015 returning to war-torn Yemen six months after fleeing the southern city for exile in Saudi Arabia, an airport official said. AFP PHOTO / STR President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi returned to war-torn Yemen Tuesday after six months in exile in Saudi Arabia, joining government ministers in the southern city of Aden, an airport official said.

Pope Francis (C) is escorted by U.S. President Barack Obama (3rd R) and first lady Michelle Obama (R) as he greets and other political and Catholic church leaders after arriving from Cuba September 22, 2015 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Francis will be visiting Washington, New York City and Philadelphia during his first trip to the United States as Pope. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE - Pope Francis arrived in the United States on Tuesday for his first visit -- a historic six-day trip to the spiritual home of capitalism after his tour of communist-ruled Cuba.

Mogoh Naba, King of the Mossi ethnic group, speaks with the media at his in Ougadougou after coup leaders reached a deal with the army to end a standoff that began last week. AFP Photo BURKINA Faso coup leaders agreed to return to their barracks and said they would restore the deposed president to power, signing a deal with the army that apparently defuses a tense standoff sparked by last week's putsch. The breakthrough came late Tuesday after marathon talks in Nigeria's Abuja, where west African heads of state had sought to break the impasse fuelled by angry threats on both sides.

It’s official, the number of Instagram users has passed 400 million – more than the population of the US and UK combined. At least 100 million of those users signed up in the last nine months, three-quarters of whom live outside the US and more than half live in Europe and Asia. The milestone means Instagram has comfortably surpassed Twitter in popularity, which had 316 million users this year, according to its website.

Blatant knockoffs: Fake iPhone 6S and 6S Plus models are already available in China. — Reuters The latest Apple iPhone is due to hit shops Sept 25, but counterfeits are already on sale behind closed doors in southern China. The shops inside a bustling technology mall in the southern Shenzhen city do not openly display fake iPhone 6S at their counters. But at one mobile phone stall, the sellers went to their inventory to fetch two fake iPhone 6S's when Reuters reporters requested them on Sept 21. The trip to fetch them took about half an hour.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that it is unaware of any memorandum exempting some institutions from the Treasury Single Account (TSA). The bank, therefore, called on all affected organizations to comply with the directive of moving their money to the central bank immediately. It also raised alarm that the country may go into recession in 2016.

Kenyan security agents have found an unspecified amount of weapons and drugs on a Norwegian-flagged ship they intercepted last week, a senior police officer said. East Africa has become a key export route for Afghan heroin destined for Europe. Coastguards and navies from the region, short of funds and anti-trafficking expertise, have struggled to stem the flow of drugs through their waters. Kenyan authorities boarded the Hoegh Transporter, owned and operated by Norway's Hoegh Autoliners, last Thursday saying it was suspected of carrying drugs and firearms.

Lawyers for the state are to put their case to five appeal judges that the one time athlete's conviction should be changed Hearing: Oscar Pistorius could still be convicted for murder Disgraced Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius could still be convicted of the murder his Reeva Steenkamp after a new appeal hearing was set. South African prosecutors will argue in the nation's supreme court that the ex-athlete's conviction for killing his girlfriend Reeva on Valentine's Day 2013 should be changed from culpable homicide to murder.

Kourtney Kardashian has been a single mother-of-three for two months now. Leading up to her July split from ex Scott Disick, the 35-year-old reality star leaned on her famous family for support as the E! cameras recorded her emotional breakup. "Scott is like on a crazy bender," she confesses in the sneak peek for season 11 of Keeping Up With the Kardashians.

The Chelsea boss confirmed that his captain will start against Walsall in the League Cup on Wednesday, with Radamel Falcao set to replace Diego Costa Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho insists John Terry is motivated for Wednesday's League Cup clash against Walsall as he confirmed Radamel Falcao would also start. Terry was an unused substitute against Arsenal on Saturday, leading to suggestions of a rift – which has been denied – with Mourinho, while Falcao has been behind Diego Costa in the pecking order.

Amid intrigues and bitter in-fighting, former Governor of Bayelsa State,Chief Timipre Sylva Tuesday night emerged flag-bearer of the All Progressive Congress (APC) primary election. Although Oshiomhole was absent, four members of the electoral panel were present in the election held amidst tight security with AIG Felix Adeniake in attendance. Sylva, who was declared winner by a member of the APC electoral Committee, Nelson Alabar, recorded a total number of 726 votes to defeat closest rival, and former member of the House of Representative,Hon. Warman Ogoriba ,who recorded only 10 votes.