Rights group: Israeli bombing of Gaza homes was policy

Report by Israeli rights group B'Tselem accuses Israel of deliberately bombing Gaza homes while occupants were inside.

Tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza remain homeless since Israel destroyed their homes last summer [Reuters]

An Israeli rights group has criticised the government for what it called a deliberate policy of launching air strikes on homes that killed hundreds of civilians during last year's Gaza war.

Spanish priests charged over child sex abuse

Ten Catholic priests among those indicted in case brought after Pope Francis corresponded with one of victims.

Several of the priests linked to the child abuse scandal in Granada were arrested in Novemeber [Reuters]

Ten Catholic priests and two church lay workers in the southern Spanish city of Granada have been charged with child sexual abuse, in a case brought after Pope Francis corresponded with one of the victims, court documents showed.

Japan seeks help from Jordan on ISIL hostage

Efforts to free Japanese journalist and Jordanian pilot comes after ISIL threatens to kill the two within 24 hours.

About 200 relatives of captured Jordanian pilot protested outside the prime minister's office in Amman [AP]

Japan is seeking help from the Jordanian government after the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIL) group released a new video threatening to kill Japanese journalist Kenji Goto and Jordanian pilot Muath al-Kaseasbeh held hostage within 24 hours.

Kepler telescope identifies ancient solar system

Scientists at the University of Birmingham described the solar system as a "miniature version" of our own

An ancient solar system similar to our own has been discovered by scientists.

Studying data from the Kepler telescope, the team, led by the University of Birmingham, found a star orbited by five planets similar in size to Earth.

Tiger Woods replaces tooth that got knocked out

Golf legend Tiger Woods has replaced the tooth that got knocked

Marrying Toyin Aimakhu Affected Me Positively - Adeniyi

It is no longer news that Nollywood actress, Toyin Aimakhu and her husband- Adeniyi Johnson were in the news because of their marriage issues last weekend.

Toyin Aimakhu and Hubby

The fantastic couple who had a little problem which got blown out of proportion by various online news platform have made up but a lot of their fans are still itching to know the exact thing that went wrong.

Journalist claims foreign journalists are being blocked from getting visas to cover elections in Nigeria

Geoffrey York is an Africa correspondent for The Globe and Mail,