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After 20 months of tortuous talks, negotiators have reached a historic deal aimed at reining in Iran's nuclear program, diplomats said Tuesday. The agreement, a focal point of U.S. President Barack Obama's foreign policy, appears set to reshape relations between Iran and the West, with its effects likely to ripple across the volatile Middle East.

Two traffic cops were beaten up by a mob and forced to flee after they had flagged down two youths on a bike for jumping a traffic signal and riding without helmets in northeast Delhi on Monday morning. When asked to pay the challan, the youths allegedly called up their relatives, who soon gathered at the spot. In a video recorded by a passerby,

A middle-aged man (names withheld) has been arrested by Benue State Police Command for allegedly beheading his neighbour over a land dispute. That the suspect allegedly killed his victim at Utonkon in Ado Local Government Area of the state, , yesterday morning.

The All Progressives Congress (APC)in Akwa Ibom State has accused a former governor of the state of bribing an electoral chief to frustrate the party’s petition. The APC alleged that former Governor Godswill Akpabio, now Senator, bribed the INEC electoral commissioner in the state, Austin Okojie, with N2.5 billion to frustrate the party’s petition challenging the election of Udom Emmanuel as governor.

Taylor Swift has just proven herself to be even sweeter than we already knew she was, by donating a whopping $50,000 to help pay for a young fan's medical expenses as she battles leukemia. But not only is the "Shake It Up" singer's money important, as it helps pay for a vital 6 to 9 month in-patient hospital stay for the 11-year-old just diagnosed with cancer, her kind donation and sweet personal message also made the little girl's face light up with a beaming smile.

A 32 -year-old Lagos based trader and suspected drug trafficker has died of cocaine ingestion at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The suspect identified as Ndulue Emmanuel Obiefuna collapsed at the airport departure hall and was taken to a nearby hospital. The incident happened on July 5. He was an intending passenger on an Ethiopian airline flight to China enroute Addis Ababa.

The Police have killed three suspected kidnappers in Port Harcourt the Rivers state capital. The command’s spokesman, Ahmed k. Mohammed in a statement in Port Harcourt Wednesday said the kidnappers were killed at about 9:30 pm Tuesday night while trying to abduct their victim at the gates of his residence in Port Harcourt.