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Gunmen kill five detainees in Police station
Gunmen have burst into a Police station killing five detainees in central Mexico, local authorities say. The group opened fire on the five unidentified…
Judge blocks Trump asylum restriction – Reports
A judge on Friday blocked a move by US President Donald Trump’s administration to stop migrants from claiming asylum unless they had entered the country at an official border crossing, news outlets reported.The policy,…
Saudi Arabia gives women independent travel rights
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has lifted the restriction on women to travel with the approval of a male “guardian”. The new rule announced on Friday allows women over the age of 21 to…
China vows tit-for-tat tariffs against US products
The Chinese authorities have announced that they will take countermeasures if the United States goes ahead with the introduction of additional duties on Chinese goods. “If the US…
Twins joined at the head separated after 30-hour surgery
Bangladeshi twins, Rabeya and Rukaya, who were joined at the head were recovering Friday after Hungarian surgeons performed a marathon 30-hour operation to separate their skulls and…
Boris Johnson loses first test in bye-election
Britain’s Boris Johnson lost his first test as prime minister on Friday after his candidate was edged out by a pro-EU rival in a bye-election that shrinks his parliamentary majority to…
Trump escalates tariff war with China, targets $550b goods
President Donald Trump said the US would hit China with tariffs on roughly $300 billion worth of its products while the two sides continued trade negotiations. In tweets on Thursday, he said he…
Horror, as 3 men rape, behead girl in India
The Indian Police on Thursday confirmed arrest of three men who allegedly raped and beheaded a three-year-old girl in India’s eastern state of Jharkhand. The dpa News reported a…
“We are ready to defend our sovereignty” – Philippines warns China
The Philippine Defence Ministry on Thursday likened China’s presence in the disputed South China Sea to squatting and warned that the Philippines was prepared to defend its claim in the…
Washington Cathedral clergy rally Americans against Trump
The clergy of Washington Cathedral, have excoriated President Donald Trump for his incessant racialised rhetorics and urged Americans not to be indifferent any more. ”Make…
China Orders Business Owners To Take Down Islamic, Arabic Signs As It Intensifies Clampdown On…
Authorities in the Chinese capital have ordered halal restaurants and food stalls to remove Arabic script and symbols associated with Islam from their signs, part of an expanding national effort…
El Chapo’s wife goes on vacation 2 weeks after druglord husband jailed
Emma Aispuro Coronel, the wife of famous Mexican drug lord, Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman, seems unbothered with the current state of her husband as she went on vacation two weeks after El…
Teacher jailed for sex with 4 teenage students
An assistant head teacher in the UK has been jailed for 12 years for having sex with four teenage girls. Sean Aldridge, 37, a PE teacher got one girl pregnant after forming a…
18 killed as military plane crashes into homes
Eighteen people were killed when a small military plane crashed into a residential area in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi early Tuesday. The plane crashed into a poor village around…
52 Inmates Die As Rival Gang Factions Clashed In Brazil Prison
No fewer than 52 inmates were killed in a prison riot in northern Brazil today as rival gang factions fought each other. Sixteen of the dead were decapitated in the second major eruption of…
Two U.S. citizens confess to stabbing Italian police officer to death
Two 19-year-old U.S. citizens have confessed to a fatal knife attack on a Carabinieri police officer in Rome, police said on Monday. The alleged perpetrators were arrested after they…
Trump escalates attacks on Rep Cummings, Baltimore
President Donald Trump is unfazed by criticism over his attacks on Rep. Elijah Collins and his African-American dominated constituency of Baltimore as he escalated the attacks on Sunday. In…
An ex-model and fugitive was unhappy with an unflattering police mugshot, so he sent his own
A man was unhappy with the mugshot police provided to the media after he failed to appear in court, so he sent them a selfie.Stephen Murphy, 33, of Boston, Lincolnshire, England, was expected to face criminal…
Armed Robbers Posing As Police Officers Steal Gold Worth ₦14b From Brazil Airport (Video)
A group of armed men dressed in police uniforms on Thursday stole a haul of gold and other precious metals worth at least $40 m (or about ₦14.4 billion) from Guarulhos International Airport cargo terminal. Security footage showed some of…
Trump attacks another Democrat Congressman
American President Donald Trump on Saturday attacked another prominent African- American lawmaker, tweeting that his Baltimore district is a disgusting, rat and rodent-infested mess.”…
Sweden snubs Donald Trump as rapper A$AP Rocky charged with assault
Sweden has rejected the plea by President Donald Trump that U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky be freed on bail as the artist on Thursday was formally charged with assault. The singer, who has been in…
42% of Americans are at risk of retiring broke
•Nearly half of Americans have less than $10,000 stashed away for retirement, according to a report by GoBankingRates. •For them, a serious lack of planning coupled with a longer life expectancy has destroyed any…
Fact Check: CNN Lists 61 False Claims Made By Donald Trump In Seven Days
The Cable News Network popularly called CNN has highlighted 61 false claims made by President of the United States, Donald Trump last week. The CNN said it would continue to keep tabs…
US Senate confirms Mark Esper as defence secretary
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Army Secretary Mark Esper as Secretary of Defence, who will fill a key post in President Donald Trump’s Cabinet. The bipartisan 90 to 8 votes confirmed the…