Falana says Nigerian authorities offered Sowore ‘death warrant’ deal

The lead counsel to embattled former Nigerian presidential candidate and journalist Omoyele Sowore said that the Nigerian authorities reached out for a deal during Sowore’s first 45 days in detention. “They went to a court behind us and got an order to detain Sowore for 45 days to investigate his alleged terrorism,” Femi Falana said […]

FG planning to charge Sowore with terrorism, says Falana

Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, says the federal government is planning to charge Omoyele Sowore, convener of the #RevolutionNow movement, with terrorism. 

FG not ready for Sowore’s trial —Falana

Sodiq Oyeleke Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has said the Federal Government and the Department of State Services are not ready for the trial of his client, Omoyele Sowore. Sowor...

Sowore: NBA denies calling for Buhari’s impeachment

Nigerian Bar Association has denied calling for the impeachment of the country’s president over the poor handling of the prosecution of a former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore by the secret police. Media reports over the weekend said the lawyers’ body wanted the National Assembly to commence impeachment proceedings against Buhari if he did not sack […]

Falana insists Sowore was assaulted by DSS inside court

Femi Falana (SAN) on Monday insisted that Sahara Reporters publisher Omoyele Sowore was assaulted inside the court contrary to the claims by the Department of State Service (DSS).

SERAP faults presidency for comparing Sowore, Bakare with Boko Haram

SERAP, has condemned the presidency for comparing Omoyele Sowore and Olawale Bakare with Boko Haram militants. It maintained that...

SERAP faults presidency on Sowore - The Nation Newspaper

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) on Sunday faulted the presidency for comparing Omoyele Sowore and Olawale Bakare with

Updated: Amnesty Int’l, SERAP threaten mass action over Sowore’s rearrest

Following the 'combative' rearrest of Convener of RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore, by the Department of State Services, DSS, at the....SERAP

Sowore: Groups seek US visa ban on AGF, DSS boss

Tobi Aworinde, Abuja A coalition of civil society organisations has petitioned the United States to protest the rearrest of the convener of the #RevolutionNow protests, Omoyele Sowore, by armed ...

We don’t want another Boko Haram, IPOB - The Nation Newspaper

The Department of State Services (DSS) is doing its job, the Presidency said on Sunday in its reaction to the agency’s action in the Sowore saga.

Fake Nigerian doctor sentenced to 54 years in prison

A high court sitting in Yola, Adamawa State, has sentenced one Ibrahim Mustapha, a fake medical doctor to 54 years in prison. The judge Justice Nathan Musa gave the judgements following Mustapha’s admittance of guilt in a 9-count charge against him. Justice Nathan said the verdict was in consideration of the plea by Mustapha’s lawyer. […]

Fake doctor who performed fatal surgeries on 15 patients jailed 54 years in Adamawa

A high court in Yola, Adamawa state capital, has sentenced Ibrahim Mustapha, a fake medical doctor, to 54 years in prison. In June, the Department of State Services (DSS) arrested

Adamawa fake doctor to spend 10 years in jail - The Nation Newspaper

A secondary school leaver who admitted to working for several years as a medical doctor has been sentenced to 44 years and six months in jail...

UPDATED: Court sentences fake doctor to 10 years imprisonment

 Hindi Livinus, Yola A High Court in Yola on Monday sentenced a fake medical doctor, Ibrahim Mustapha, to 10 years imprisonment for using forged medical certificate to practice. Mustapha stoo...

Court sentences fake doctor to 54 years in jail

The State High Court 1 in Yola, Adamawa State, has sentenced a fake medical doctor, Ibrahim Mustapha, to 54 years in jail.

EFCC seizes over N643.9m, $706.8m in Kano

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday says that the Kano Zonal office has seized over N643,942 million in

EFCC seized N643.9m, secured 22 convictions in Kano – Magu

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said on Monday that its Kano Zonal office seized N643.9 million this year.

EFCC secures conviction of 111 fraudsters in Southeast in 11 months

EFCC says it has obtained the conviction of 111 fraudsters in the South East between January and November, 2019, secured the final forfeiture of N1.5billion

Corruption: EFCC recovers N217.2m in Benin Zonal office

Benin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered about N217,268,236 million between January and December.

EFCC secures 84 convictions in Edo - The Nation Newspaper

The Benin Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it has secured 84 convictions from January...

Man born without arms or legs forced to prove he can't work three times a year

Kevin Donnellon, 58, was one of the children affected in the thailidomide tragedy which saw approximately 2,000 babies born with malformed limbs as a side effect of a sedative drug

Mom embarks on weight loss journey, drops nearly 60 pounds to 'be the legs' for disabled son

A British mom whose son will likely never talk or walk due to a rare condition affecting his brain lost nearly 60 pounds in a bid to “be the legs” for her child. 

Mother tells inquest of moment she was told her daughter, 14, wouldn't survive MRI scan anaesthetic hours after they happily played cards together

Alice Sloman had the scan at the Torbay Hospital in Devon. But when it became clear something was wrong during the procedure Alice was rushed to Bristol Children's Hospital for critical care.

Mom 'killed toddler by slapping her to stop seizure caused by abusive boyfriend'

Scarlett Newsom is said to have been killed by her mom Sarah Newsom and Newsom's boyfriend Joshua Fulbright, with Fulbright set to stand trial Monday

Woman, 24, died after battling with anorexia for ten years while being treated by the NHS, inquest hears

Maria Jakes (pictured), 24, who died last September, was one of five anorexia patients in the east of England to die during NHS treatment between 2012 and 2018.

Some of the world's most vital fresh water reserves are DRYING UP as scientists predict climate change and population growth will to lead to a 30 per cent increase in demand over the next 30 years

More than 30 of the world's leading scientists say mountain regions, which supply a quarter of the world's population - around 1.9 billion people - with freshwater, are drying up.

1.9 billion people at risk from mountain water shortages, study shows

Rising demand and climate crisis threaten entire mountain ecosystem, say scientists

White Island: Tourist hotspot and New Zealand’s most active volcano

The threat level was raised last month following an increase in activity.

White Island: Tourist hotspot and New Zealand’s most active volcano

The uninhabited and privately owned volcanic island is about 50 kilometres off the mainland in the Bay of Plenty.

White Island: Tourist hotspot and New Zealand’s most active volcano

The uninhabited and privately owned volcanic island is about 50 kilometres off the mainland in the Bay of Plenty.

Russian Court Backs Release Of American Cartoonist Charged With Drug Smuggling

The Moscow City Court has upheld a lower court's decision to release U.S. citizen Gaylen Grandstaff from custody until the Prosecutor-General's Office clarifies its arguments in the drug-smuggling case against him.

‘I’m desperate’: Mother posts her daughter’s rape case online after year-long investigation

A mother in Jeneponto regency, South Sulawesi, has posted about her child’s rape case on social media as the police have not yet brought the alleged perpetrator to justice after a year of investigation.

Dollar General shooting trial delayed again over mental health concerns

Prosecutors and Travis Green’s defense attorneys say it’s likely he needs to go back to the Rochester Psychiatric Center for further tre

Swedish diplomat faces trial for trying to free China dissident

Anna Lindstedt accused of brokering unauthorised meeting over fate of Gui Minhai

Lifeguard's spy cam for boys

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Supreme Court rejects challenge to Kentucky abortion law

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a challenge to a Kentucky law requiring doctors to describe ultrasound images and play fetal heartbeat sound to abortion seekers.

Kentucky law requiring abortion seekers to listen to fetal heartbeat will stand

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a challenge to a Kentucky law requiring doctors to describe ultrasound images and play fetal heartbeat sound to abortion seekers.

Kentucky law requiring abortion seekers to listen to fetal heartbeat will stand

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a challenge to a Kentucky law requiring doctors to describe ultrasound images and play fetal heartbeat sound to abortion seekers.

High Court Refuses Check on Kentucky Pre-Abortion Ultrasound Rules

The Supreme Court on Monday left in place a Kentucky law that requires doctors to show and describe ultrasound images to patients seeking abortions.

Supreme Court declines to hear Kentucky ultrasound law

The Supreme Court has declined to hear a challenge to a Kentucky law that obligates doctors to show and describe ultrasounds to women who seek abortions, even if patients object.

Palestinian ex-prisoners recall torture in Israeli detention

Ramallah, Occupied West Bank - It was supposed to be a normal Wednesday for Samer Arbeed and his wife, Noura, picking up and dropping off the children, eating leftovers for lunch, and working on a sink-load of dishes.

PA Releases Tortured Jewish Convert Jailed Since Yom Kippur

As punishment, besides the beatings, he was denied food and water, and as a result "I fainted three times and they took me to a hospital.”

Man jailed over plot to attack Israeli embassy

A Jordanian court on Monday sentenced a man to eight years in prison for allegedly plotting to attack the Israeli embassy in Amman last year. The state security court ruled that Khaled Abu Raya ...

Jordan jails man over plot to attack Israel embassy

A Jordanian court on Monday sentenced a man to eight years in prison for allegedly plotting to attack the Israeli embassy in Amman last year.

The Cure For Ultraviolence

The cases of Usman Khan and Lisa Marie Smith point to the problems with deradicalization.

'Nobody should tamper with Constitution's basic spirit'

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday paid tributes to the founding fathers of the Constitution and said nobody should tamper with the basic spirit of the Constitution.

Manipur declares holiday on December 10 to celebrate inclusion in ILP system

Speaking on the Citizenship Amendment Bill, Union Home minister Amit Shah announced in Parliament Monday that Manipur would be brought under the purview of the Inner Line Permit system.

Citizenship Amendment Bill Receives Mixed Response in LS | Top Reactions

Introducing the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019 in Lok Sabha, Amit Shah said the Bill will not do injustice to anyone and there is no political agenda behind bringing the Bill to the House.

Did PM raise persecution issue with Hasina, asks Congress

Bill is a bid to divert attention from NRC failure: MP

Congress Opposes Citizenship Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha, Terms it ‘Unconstitutional’

Congress leader Manish Tewari said the foundation for the two-nation theory was laid in 1935 in Ahmadabad by Savarkar in a Hindu Mahasabha session and not the by Congress.

Deiga appeals for rehabilitation of Peki Hospital

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Santrokofi and Akpafu traditional councils bid for SALL District capital

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Red Cross trains 40 professionals on “health care in danger’’

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Nigeria delegation says 40 healthcare professionals benefitted from its two-day training of trainer...

Healthcare management transferred to sub-national level

The government on Monday issued a sub-decree to delegate the management of healthcare provision to sub-national administrations, which will be effective as of January next year.

Ministry launches initiative to sort wastes at source in hospitals, health centers

Doha: The General Services Affairs Sector at the Ministry of Municipality and Environmental (MME) in cooperation with the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has launched a programme for sorting wastes at  source and recycling it at the headquarters of the Ministry of Public Health and health centres run by the Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC).

San Francisco resident captures astonishing video, photos of New Zealand volcano

A tower of choking ash spewed from the eruption of a volcano on White Island in New Zealand Monday, killing five people and leaving more missing.

5 dead, many more missing in eruption of New Zealand volcano

The island has seen an uptick in volcanic activity in the past few weeks

5 dead, many more missing in eruption of New Zealand volcano

The island has seen an uptick in volcanic activity in the past few weeks

5 dead, many more missing in eruption of New Zealand volcano

The island has seen an uptick in volcanic activity in the past few weeks

5 dead, many more missing in eruption of New Zealand volcano

The island has seen an uptick in volcanic activity in the past few weeks

Encounter no solution to sexual assaults on women: Katti Padma Rao

Culture of respecting women should be nurtured: Dalit leader

Adivasis from Telangana send out a clear message in New Delhi

Adivasis from Telangana demand removal of Lambadas from ST list

‘State will produce Nobel laureates in next 20 years’

Ilaiah urges teachers’ unions to drop opposition to English medium

Thalassemia wards mooted at Red Cross units across the State

Governor lays foundation for exclusive building for Thalassemia ward in Warangal

Telangana has become a haven for boozers: Aruna

Uncontrolled sale of liquor reason for growing crime against women: BJP leader

GOP leader Kevin McCarthy falsely insists a president has 'never' been impeached in their 1st term

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) doesn't quite have his impeachment facts straight."In modern history, we've never gone after impeaching a president in the first term," McCarthy said in a Monday appearance on Fox News ahead of the House Judiciary Committee's second

GOP leader Kevin McCarthy falsely insists a president has 'never' been impeached in their 1st term

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) doesn't quite have his impeachment facts straight. "In modern history, we've never gone after impeaching a president in the first term," McCarthy said in a Monday appearance on Fox News ahead of the House Judiciary Committee's second public impeachment hearing. McCarthy then claimed longtime impeachment advocate Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) had once said "we have to impeach [Trump] because we cannot beat him." Green specifically said he was "concerned that if we don't impeach this president, he will get re-elected" and "say he has been vindicated." "In modern history, we've never gone after impeaching a president in the first term" -- Kevin McCarthy argues that there's a precedent against impeaching presidents before their second term pic.twitter.com/lPJMJGlIQy — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 9, 2019 McCarthy didn't specify what he meant by modern history, but seeing as it's generally accepted to include the entire time the U.S. has existed, his statement is just false.…

Donald Trump could abuse power again if he is not impeached, Democrats claim

The Democrats have claimed that Donald Trump could abuse his presidential powers again if he is not impeached over the "brazen" Ukraine scandal.

Donald Trump could abuse power again if he is not impeached, Democrats claim

The Democrats have claimed that Donald Trump could abuse his presidential powers again if he is not impeached over the "brazen" Ukraine scandal.  Spelling out their case for removing the US president in detail, a top lawyer for the party argued that what Mr Trump had done was a "big deal

House Democrats lay out case for formal Trump impeachment as President tweets his scorn

The House Judiciary Committee received a detailed summing up of the impeachment case against President Donald Trump as both sides of politics began to feel the pressure.

Ready for more United States prisoner swaps: Iran

Iran said Monday it was open to more prisoner swaps with the US while stressing an exchange at the weekend was not the result of formal negotiations with its arch-foe. US President Donald Trump thanked Iran for what he called a "very fair negotiation" after an American scholar was released Saturday in exchange for an Iranian scientist held in the United States.

Iran says ready for more US prisoner swaps

Iran said Monday it was open to more prisoner swaps with the US while stressing an exchange at the weekend was not the result of formal negotiations with its arch-foe.

Iran says ready for more US prisoner swaps

Trump thanke­d Iran for what he called a 'very fair negoti­ation' after an Americ­an schola­r was releas­ed on Saturd­ay

Iranian Foreign Minister Says Tehran Ready for Prisoner Swap, 'Ball is in US Court' - Reports

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted on 7 December that Iran and the United States were conducting an exchange of US-held Iranian scientist Massoud Soleimani and Chinese-American Xiyue Wang detained in Iran.

Iran ready for more prisoner swaps with US, not negotiations

The swap raised hopes of other similar actions and was seen as a rare diplomatic breakthrough between Tehran and Washington after months of tensions.

JNU students lathi-charged by police during march to Rashtrapati Bhavan

Heavy deployment of police was in place ahead of the JNU students’ march towards Rashtrpati Bhavan in protest against the hostel fee hike.

Police resort to lathicharge during JNU student march to Rashtrapati Bhawan

When the students reached a cordoned area, they tried to jump the barricades and were lathicharged by the police

JNU protest march Highlights: Students lathicharged, detained; refuse to call off protest

JNU students protest Highlights: Police resorted to lathicharge after a clash with protesting Jawaharlal Nehru University students near Bhikaji Cama Place metro station. Police say students were trying to jump over a barricade.

JNU protests: Students take out demonstration march, traffic hit in South Delhi

JNU students took out the protest march to the Rashtrapati Bhavan demanding an appointment with the president, who is also the visitor of the university, to seek his intervention in the hostel fee hike issue

JNU Protest: These Metro Stations Resume Operations After Brief Shutdown

"Three metro stations in Central Delhi which were closed for over four hours following Delhi police directive now open," the (Delhi Metro Rail Corporation ) said in a statement.

Federal govt's refusal to provide clean needles in prison to be challenged today

An Ontario court is set to hear today a constitutional challenge to the federal ban on needles for drug-using prisoners.

Federal govt's refusal to provide clean needles in prison to be challenged today

TORONTO — An Ontario court is set to hear today a constitutional challenge to the federal ban on needles for drug-using prisoners.

Federal govt's refusal to provide clean needles in prison to be challenged today

An Ontario court is set to hear today a constitutional challenge to the federal ban on needles for drug-using prisoners.

Court challenge to federal ban on needles for drug-using prisoners postponed

TORONTO - A court hearing to challenge the federal government's ban on needles for drug-using prisoners has been postponed until next week in the latest del

Court challenge to federal ban on needles for drug-using prisoners postponed

A court hearing to challenge the federal government's ban on needles for drug-using prisoners has been postponed until next week in the latest delay for a case that began seven years ago.

Bosnia Puts Off Closing Makeshift Migrant Camp 'Until Further Notice'

Bosnian authorities have indefinitely postponed the scheduled closing of a makeshift migrant tent camp in the northwest of the country.

Turkey Intercepts Almost 3,250 EU-Bound Migrants Over Past Week – Reports

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The bulk of the apprehensions were made in regions adjacent to Turkey’s land border with Greece and Bulgaria, as well as Turkey’s western coast, which is a common departure point for migrants seeking to reach the Greek Aegean Islands.

Cape Town files urgent application to deport foreigners camped at Methodist Church

SOUTH AFRICA: Foreigners in the City of Cape Town face a bleak festive season after the City applied an urgent court interdict

Cape Town City files urgent application to deport foreigners

Capetown To Deport Foreigners-Foreigners in the City of Cape Town face a bleak festive season after the City applied an urgent court interdict.

Former 'Islamic State matchmaker' Tooba Gondal deported from Turkey to France as part of repatriation attempt

A former London university student accused of being an Islamic State recruiter has been deported from Turkey to France, alongside her two children, as part of an attempt by the Ankara government to repatriate foreigners who joined the terror group. Tooba Gondal, who lived in Walthamstow before travelling to Syria in 2015, is among four former IS members flown to Paris this morning with their seven children. Gondal is a French citizen but had permanent British residence until the Home Office issued an exclusion order in 2017.

Zim Children Smuggled Into SouthAfrica Perish In FREAK Accident

Undocumented Zimbabwean children who were travelling to SouthAfrica died in an accident after a Toyota Quantum collided with a Ford Fiesta

Nigerian arrested for confining 3 female MUBS students

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MUT murder accused: 'Zolile loved me more than her parents' | Daily News

Thabani Mzolo who is facing a charge of murder of Zolile Khumalo

Village Love Triangle Turns Fatal After Jealous Man Kills Lover’s Other Boyfriend

A love triangle involving three villagers turned fatal after one of the men killed his rival. He also severely battered the woman at the centre of the

Nursing students protest colleague's death in Anambra

Students of School of Nursing, Iyienu Mission hospital, Ogidi in Idemili North local government area of Anambra state on Monday protested the death of one..

UPS Truck Chase-Shootout

Family and friends honored on Monday a UPS driver who was killed in a shootout between Florida police and the robbery suspects who had hijacked his delivery truck. Loved ones filed by Frank Ordonez's open casket at a Miami funeral home to pay respects to the 27-year-old driver. Some UPS employees

PD: Phoenix woman stabs Uber car used by boyfriend to escape assault

A woman chased her boyfriend and stabbed the Uber car he used to escape from her.

Moment 'drunken' British tourist steals a coach in Benidorm and goes on a wild two-mile, high-speed wrecking spree

The vehicle was taken from a depot on the outskirts of Benidorm where it had been left for the night before being driven at speed through the holiday resort.

Two masked, armed men rob East Washington Avenue business, police say

Two masked and armed men confronted employees of PL$ Check Cashing as they were arriving to work Monday morning and demanded cash, according to an incident report.

4-year-old twins free selves, climb to safety after dad dies in car crash

Authorities say the girls' father was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash. The accident is under investigation.

Second suspect in Syombua murder faces court

Suspect to undergo mental tests before taking plea.

Post-mortem report vanishes from court

Three police officers have been accused of murder.

Teacher in court for killing pupil, baby

Eric Otieno was facing charges for defiling the 13-year old girl.

Puzzle As Jowie Allegedly Transferred To Voi, Parents Question Motive

Jowie Irungu, the prime suspect in the brutal murder of businesswoman Monica Kimani has allegedly been transferred from Kamiti Maximum Prison Security Prison under unclear circumstances.According

Policeman accused of rape flees to Tanzania

Police suspect someone is leaking information on their search for him.

Plea in Supreme Court seeks psychological help for Jammu and Kashmir children

Many detained during lockdown: activist

Telangana encounter: High Court asks for bodies of rape suspects to be preserved for four more days

The court ordered that the bodies will have to be transferred to a Hyderabad hospital in air-conditioned ambulances.

Uttar Pradesh to set up 218 fast-track courts for crimes against women and children

Currently 42,389 cases of sexual offences against children and 25,749 cases of rape and sexual crimes against women are pending in the courts.

Trivandrum Bar Association expresses ‘regret’ for ruckus

Police seek permission to file case against magistrate

UP Cabinet gives nod for setting 218 fast-track courts for rape, crimes against minor

At present, the state has 81 fast-track courts to hear cases related to women, Pathak told PTI.

Water wars escalate as Victoria slams Murray-Darling power shift

Victorian Water Minister Lisa Neville has criticised plans for the Murray-Darling inspector-general's role, ahead of a crunch meeting next week.

Election candidate raises hopes of Mossmorran inquiry at Lochgelly debate

Hopes were raised that the Scottish Government had changed its position on an independent inquiry into the impact of flaring at Mossmorran chemical plant in Fife.

Forensic investigations begin, Delhi Anaj Mandi fire echoes in Parliament

Union Minister announces probe into accident, demands higher compensation

Suaram wants to engage with home minister for human rights, says buck stops with him

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 — The home minister should meet and engage with civil society groups on human rights as many related problems fall under his ministry, watchdog Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram) said today. Suaram executive director Sevan Doraisamy said this year has been a busy one for the...

Mr. Kenney goes to Ottawa and income inequality; In The News for Dec. 9

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of De

North Korea tells Donald Trump it has 'nothing to lose'

Dec. 9 (UPI) -- North Korea warned the United States on Monday that it has "nothing to lose," following a tweet from President Donald Trump.

North Korea calls Trump 'erratic' old man over tweets

North Korea insulted U.S. President Donald Trump again on Monday, calling him a "heedless and erratic old man" after he tweeted that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wouldn't want to abandon a special relationship between the two leaders.

North Korea calls Trump 'erratic' old man over tweets

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea insulted U.S. President Donald Trump again on Monday, calling him a heedless and erratic old man after he tweeted that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wouldn't want to abandon a special relationship between the two leaders and affect the American presidential election by resuming hostile acts.

North Korea calls Trump ‘erratic old man’ after tweets

The comments came after Donald Trump tweeted that North Korea’s Kim Jong Un would not want to abandon a special relationship between the two leaders.

North Korea calls Trump ‘erratic old man’ after tweets

The comments came after Donald Trump tweeted that North Korea’s Kim Jong Un would not want to abandon a special relationship between the two leaders.

General Election seats to watch: Wales

There are opportunities – and risks – for all parties on December 12.

General Election seats to watch: Wales

There are opportunities – and risks – for all parties on December 12.

General Election seats to watch: North-west England

The Tories are eyeing a dozen gains in this battleground region.

General Election seats to watch: North-west England

The Tories are eyeing a dozen gains in this battleground region.

Constituency profile: Great Grimsby

A Labour seat since 1945 that might be about to turn blue.

Trump accused of anti-Semitism after saying Jewish Americans will vote for him so they can avoid a wealth tax, Business Insider - Business Insider Singapore

Business Insider - "You're brutal killers," President Donald Trump told those in real estate. "Not nice people at all, but you have to vote for me you have no choice.". Read more at businessinsider.sg

Trump accused of anti-Semitism after saying Jewish Americans will vote for him so they can avoid a wealth tax

Progressive Jewish groups have accused President Donald Trump of spreading anti-Semitic smears when he spoke on Saturday night in an appeal to Jewish voters at an Israeli American Council conference.

Trump accused of anti-Semitism after saying Jewish Americans will vote for him so they can avoid a wealth tax

"You're brutal killers. Not nice people at all, but you have to vote for me you have no choice," Trump told the Israeli American Council conference.

Trump accused of anti-Semitism after saying Jewish Americans will vote for him so they can avoid a wealth tax

"You're brutal killers," President Donald Trump told those in real estate. "Not nice people at all, but you have to vote for me you have no choice."

At a pro-Israel conference, Trump told Jewish voters they'd vote for him to avoid a wealth tax

During his speech to the Israeli American Council, President Donald Trump also said some Jewish people 'don't love Israel enough.'

India gang-rape shootings revives extrajudicial killing fears

The shooting of four gang-rape and murder suspects by Indian police has highlighted the scourge of extrajudicial killings in a nation grappling ...

India gang-rape shootings revives extrajudicial killing fears

Human rights campai­gners warned of a deepen­ing cultur­e of impuni­ty as police take the law into their own hands

India police lauded for killing rape suspects

Crowds cheered the men's deaths and lauded "swift justice" by police.

Extrajudicial killing fears as Indians cheer Hyderabad 'shootout'

The shooting of four gang-rape and murder suspects by Indian police has highlighted the scourge of extrajudicial killings in a nation grappling with high levels of sexual crimes and a notoriously slow judicial process.

India rape-murder victim’s relatives to get guns and guards

Indian police on Monday deployed round-the-clock protection and promised a weapons licence to the family of an alleged rape victim who died after being set on fire on the way to testify in court.

Guards who were with Juice Wrld when he died arrested on gun charges

They are both due in court later this month.

Guards who were with Juice Wrld when he died arrested on gun charges

They are both due in court later this month.

Guards who were with Juice Wrld when he died arrested on gun charges

They are both due in court later this month.

Guards who were with Juice Wrld when he died arrested on gun charges

They are both due in court later this month.

Juice Wrld Reportedly Took Multiple Percocets To Evade Police Prior To Death

He was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

Quake hits Florence area, trains temporarily suspended

ROME (Reuters) - An earthquake struck north of Florence on Monday morning, sending people fleeing from their homes, damaging some buildings and causing cancellations or severe delays to trains across Italy.

Earthquake strikes Tuscany, damaging buildings and sending people fleeing into the streets

Mayors of towns in the area near the Appennine mountains known as Mugello said there were no injuries from the pre-dawn quake but pictures of cracked buildings flooded social media.

4.5 magnitude earthquake hits Tuscany, no victims

A 4.5 magnitude earthquake hit the central Italian region of Mugello on Monday, sending panicked residents into the streets but causing minimal damage to buildings.

At Least 16 People Dead in Uganda Floods

Kampala - Flooding in Uganda has claimed at least 16 lives, the Red Cross said, as the region reels from weeks of rain.

Five dead as volcano erupts in New Zealand

White Island erupted with a large plume of ash and steam on Monday.

Nativity Scene Shows Holy Family Separated, Caged at Border

The Claremont United Methodist Church has erected a Nativity scene showing the Holy Family separated and in cages at the U.S.-Mexico border.

California nativity scene displaying Jesus in a cage causes stir

Claremont United Methodist church installation shows Jesus, Mary and Joseph as caged immigrant family

Nativity scene shows Jesus, Mary and Joseph in cages

A nativity scene depicts Jesus, Mary and Joseph as refugees in cages.

Clergy Stress Plight of the Priesthood

More than a century ago, waves of Catholic immigrants from Ireland, Poland and Quebec settled in Chicopee and other western Massachusetts mill towns, helping build churches, rectories and schools to accommodate their faith. Today the priests leading those churches are under siege due to stresses, challenges

US Catholic priests beset by overwork, isolation, scandals

CHICOPEE, Mass. (AP) - More than a century ago, waves of Catholic immigrants from Ireland, Poland and Quebec settled in Chicopee and other western Massachusetts mill towns, helping build churches, rectories and schools to accommodate their faith. Today the priests leading those churches are under siege due to stresses, challenges and sex abuse scandals complicating their lives and those of their fellow priests across the United States.

Israeli FM vows ‘hundreds of Tomahawk missiles at Tehran’ if Iran crosses red line

BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 P.M.) – Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz threatened a military operation against Iran if they crossed a “red line” in the region. Katz told the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera Saturday on the sidelines of the Mediterranean Dialogues (MED) conference in Rome.that a potential Israeli attack on Iran was “an option.” “If Iran crosses the red line, it will discover a unified front between Saudi Arabia, UAE and the United States, which will launch hundreds of Tomahawk missiles at Tehran,” he said. By the red line, Katz meant, “We will not allow Iran to acquire or stockpile nuclear weapons. If that is the last option – we will act militarily.” Iran has repeatedly enunciated its nuclear program as exclusively civilian, subject to the most intensive UN supervision ever.

Iran dismisses Israeli threats as ‘sign of weakness’

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi on Monday dismissed the recent Israeli anti-Iran threats as a sign of weakness. “We consider the threats from Jerusalem’s occupying regime (Israel) as a sign of weakness,” Mousavi said in a statement. Israeli threats are also “desperate attempts to cover up the crises and domestic problems of its leaders,” he added. Highlighting Iran’s ability to protect its national security, the spokesman said his country “will give a crushing regretful response to any act of aggression or stupid action.” On Sunday, the Israeli defense minister warned Iran against continued presence in Syria, saying Israel will “work tirelessly” to prevent the establishment of a stable Iranian military presence in the Arab country.

Japan PM Abe says visit by Iran’s Rouhani being arranged

Abe, who has developed friendly ties with Trump, traveled to Iran in June in an unsuccessful effort to encourage Iran and the U.S. to hold talks to reduce tensions.

Iran ready for more prisoner swaps with US, not negotiations

The swap raised hopes of other similar actions and was seen as a rare diplomatic breakthrough between Tehran and Washington after months of tensions.

Japan PM Abe discussing Japan visit by Iranian President Rouhani

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday that Tokyo is in discussions about a visit to Japan by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani this month, an attempt to try to resolve Iran’s nuclear impasse with the United States.

Congress Opposes Citizenship Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha, Terms it ‘Unconstitutional’

Congress leader Manish Tewari said the foundation for the two-nation theory was laid in 1935 in Ahmadabad by Savarkar in a Hindu Mahasabha session and not the by Congress.

Citizenship Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha: Parties in favour of and against the legislation

While Congress and TMC led the charge against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill inside the Lok Sabha, the MPs of Indian Union Muslim League and All India United Democratic Front demonstrated in the Parliament premises and at Jantar Mantar.

Amid protests, Shah to table 'contentious' Citizenship Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha

The Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha earlier this year but lapsed with the term of the previous Lok Sabha in the first term of the Narendra Modi government in the Centre. 

Citizenship Amendment Bill Introduced In Lok Sabha Amidst Opposition Uproar

The motion to introduce the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019 was cleared in the Lok Sabha on Monday with 293 'ayes' and 82 'noes'.Union Home Minister Amit Shah moved the motion to introduce the...

Parliament Live: Congress divided country on basis of religion, says Amit Shah in Lok Sabha

Citizenship Bill in Lok Sabha Live Updates: Out of the present 375 MPs, 296 voted in favour of its introduction and 82 against it in the Lower House. 

Judiciary fireworks: GOP accuses Democratic counsel of impugning Trump's motives

Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee accused a Democratic counsel offering impeachment evidence of impugning the motives of President Trump, the latest round of fireworks in a testy and

Donald Trump could abuse power again if he is not impeached, Democrats claim

The Democrats have claimed that Donald Trump could abuse his presidential powers again if he is not impeached over the "brazen" Ukraine scandal.  Spelling out their case for removing the US president in detail, a top lawyer for the party argued that what Mr Trump had done was a "big deal

Donald Trump could abuse power again if he is not impeached, Democrats claim

The Democrats have claimed that Donald Trump could abuse his presidential powers again if he is not impeached over the "brazen" Ukraine scandal.

Trump impeachment drive enters crucial week in divided Congress

Washington, United States | AFP | The impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump in a sharply divided US Congress enter a new phase Monday when the House Judiciary Committee convenes a hearing expected to result in specific charges against the Republican leader. Democrats accuse Trump of abusing his power by allegedly linking military aid for Ukraine …

Crucial week for Trump as impeachment drive heats up in divided Congress

The impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump in a sharply divided US Congress enter a new phase Monday when the House Judiciary Committee convenes a hearing expected to result in specific charges against the Republican leader.

New Zealand police says at least five dead in volcano eruption

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - At least five people have now been confirmed to have died after a volcano erupted off the east coast of New Zealand’s North Island, police confirmed on Monday.

One dead in New Zealand volcano eruption, more fatalities likely

WELLINGTON: New Zealand police said at least one person was killed and more fatalities were likely, after an island volcano popular with tourists erupted Monday, leaving dozens stranded.

New Zealand police say no more survivors expected from volcano eruption

WHAKATANE, New Zealand (Reuters) - New Zealand police said early on Tuesday they did not expect to find any more survivors from a volcanic eruption on White Island that killed at least five people and injured up to 20.

New Zealand volcano erupts: 5 dead, many missing after eruption on White Island, officials say

At least five people are dead after a volcano erupted Monday on New Zealand’s White Island, officials said.

Tourists missing after deadly New Zealand volcano eruption

One person was reported dead after a volcano erupted on Monday.

Constituency profile: Great Grimsby

A Labour seat since 1945 that might be about to turn blue.

Constituency profile: Great Grimsby

A Labour seat since 1945 that might be about to turn blue.

Constituency profile: Great Grimsby

A Labour seat since 1945 that might be about to turn blue.

General Election seats to watch: Wales

There are opportunities – and risks – for all parties on December 12.

General Election seats to watch: Wales

There are opportunities – and risks – for all parties on December 12.

Gary Lineker accuses Boris Johnson of ‘nauseating xenophobia’

Gary Lineker has accused Boris Johnson of “nauseating xenophobia” after the Prime Minister vowed to stop EU migrants from treating Britain “as if it’s part of their own country”. The former England

Labour's 'red wall' creaks as loyal voters consider other parties

West Bromwich, United Kingdom - Something unusual is stirring in this red-brick market town, and Ed Renyard senses it.

READERS’ LETTERS: Many factors go into sentencing criminals

Sir, – As a person who was concerned with the Scottish criminal justice system for some 50 years as defence counsel, advocate depute, sheriff and part time High Court judge, I think that I am entitled to comment on the editorial The Courier story entitled “Disappointing term for sexual abuser” (December 5).

Jo Swinson reveals she has been advised to wear 'lower cut tops' amid fears that the Lib Dem campaign is failing to win over voters

Jo Swinson said the extraordinary tip was among a welter of 'unsolicited advice' she has received on how to revive her flagging campaign.

Farage appeared with antisemitic pastor on US web radio show

Brexit party leader gave at least six long interviews to Rick Wiles on the TruNews network

Contempt: IGP, Kyari appeal against order, apply for stay of execution

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, and a Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Intelligence Response Team, Abba Kyari, on

Alleged P&ID scam: Court dismisses Briton’s plea for bail variation

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, dismissed  the application for bail variation filed by a British man, James Nolan.Justice

P&ID: Court dismisses Briton’s plea for bail variation

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, dismissed the application for bail variation filed by a British man, James Nolan.

Alleged P&ID scam: Court dismisses Briton’s plea for bail variation - The Nation Newspaper

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, dismissed the application for bail variation filed by a British man, James Nolan. Justice Okon Abang, who dismissed the prayer, said the application was lacking in merit and adjourned the case till Tuesday for continuation of trial. He gave the ruling after he had taken the arguments of […]

Four suspects pray High Court for their freedom

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Man charged in West Coast homicide investigation

A 36-year-old man has been charged with murder following the death of a West Coast woman this weekend.

Body found in search for Perth pensioner Michael McGannon missing overnight as cops treat death as ‘unexplained’

A BODY has been found in the search for Perth pensioner Michael McGannon – who disappeared overnight in torrid conditions. Cops launched a search for the 73-year-old, who had last been seen a…

Body discovered in the River Tay

Family of missing Perth pensioner informed

Police say City Road alleged stabbings in Cardiff are 'not linked'

There have been two incidents in less than a month

Family of Perth man informed as body recovered from River Tay near town

A body has been recovered from the River Tay near a Fife town.

Locals in northern Syria back Turkey's presence in region

A survey released by Gallup shows that more than half of the locals back Turkey's offensive in northern Syria while expressing willingness to live under Turkish rule

Operation Peace Spring aims to preserve Syria's territorial integrity, VP Fuat Oktay says

Turkey aimed to preserve the territorial integrity of Syria with Operation Peace Spring, Vice President Fuat Oktay said Monday. 'A more than...

Turkey tackles power supply problems in liberated areas of N Syria

Turkey is dealing with a power supply problem in a recently liberated area in northern Syria after the PKK-affiliated People's Protection Units (YPG) were...

Turkey will always defend its interests, Defense Minister Akar says

Turkey is in favor of dialogue with regional actors when it comes to the Eastern Mediterranean, Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said Monday, adding that the...

Turkey expects EU Council to have constructive, objective stance

Turkey expects the European Council to have a constructive attitude, apart from political motives, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said Monday. “We...

Omo-Agege introduces amendment bill on electoral malpractice

Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege on Monday said, he had introduced a bill for comprehensive amendment of the Electoral Act No. 6 of 2010.

Omo-Agege introduces amendment bill on electoral malpractice

Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege on Monday said, he had introduced a bill for comprehensive amendment of the Electoral Act No. 6 of 2010.

Why I'm proposing amendments to Electoral Act - Omo-Agege

Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege on Monday, said he had introduced a bill for comprehensive amendment of the Electoral Act No. 6 of 2010.

Omo-Agege introduces amendment bill on electoral malpractice

Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege on Monday said, he had introduced a bill for comprehensive amendment of the Electoral Act

INEC seeks powers to withhold certificates of candidates declared winner under duress

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has called for the amendment of electoral laws return of candidates declared winners under duress.

Sweden’s ex-ambassador to China charged after setting up unofficial meetings over detained bookseller

Sweden’s former ambassador to China has been charged with “arbitrariness during negotiations with a foreign power,” over her involvement in a series of unauthorised meetings related to detained boseller Gui Minhai. Anna Lindstedt, Sweden’s former ambassador, led negotiations to release Gui in exchange for his daughter’s silence in January this year. Gui is currently imprisoned in China. […]

Swedish diplomat faces trial for trying to free China dissident

Anna Lindstedt accused of brokering unauthorised meeting over fate of Gui Minhai

Sweden’s former China envoy charged over detained HK bookseller

Anna Lindstedt alleged to have held unauthorised negotiations with foreign power

Sweden charges former China envoy over dissident bookseller case

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish prosecutors said on Monday they had brought criminal charges against the country’s former ambassador to China over unauthorized meetings in Stockholm aimed at freeing dissident bookseller Gui Minhai.

Sweden to prosecute ex-China envoy over Gui meetings

Sweden's former envoy to Beijing is to go on trial for overstepping her duties by trying to negotiate the release of a Chinese-Swedish dissident held in China, prosecutors in Stockholm said Monday. Anna Lindstedt is accused of brokering an unauthorised meeting during her time as ambassador to get

5-year-old boy killed in accident involving float at SC Christmas parade

Bluffton police say they’re investigating an accident that took place at the end of the Bluffton Christmas parade on Saturday which left a 5-year-old boy dead.

Driver strikes mom and kid in East Harlem, killing 3-year-old boy

Bertin DeJesus was in his stroller when a Ford F-150 driven by a 59-year-old man struck him and his mom near First Avenue and 116th Street about 9:35 a.m.

4-yr-old twins free selves, climb to safety after crash

Washington state authorities say 4-year-old twins freed themselves from their car seats and climbed an embankment seeking help following a car crash that killed their father.

Police found not negligent in tragic OD death of Metro Vancouver teen

The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. says police officers were not negligent when they were initially unable to locate a Langley teenager as he overdosed from drugs.

Twins, 4, free selves and climb to safety after crash

Washington state authorities say 4-year-old twins freed themselves from their car seats and climbed an embankment seeking help following a car crash that killed their father.

Will never allow NRC, CAB in Bengal; no one will lose citizenship: Mamata

Her comments come on a day when Shah after introducing the bill in Lok Sabha said it is not against minorities but against infiltrators

Not a single citizen will be allowed to turn a refugee due to NRC, CAB: Mamata

Giving assurances that NRC and CAB will be never allowed in Bengal as long as the TMC is in power, Banerjee said NRC and CAB are both two sides of a coin.

CAB not against minorities, Congress divided India on religious lines: Amit Shah in Lok Sabha

"Why do we need this Bill today? After Independence, had Congress not done partition on the basis of religion, then today we would have not needed this Bill. Congress did the partition on the basis of religion," Amit Shah said in the Lok Sabha.

No citizen will be allowed to turn refugee due to NRC, Citizenship (Amendment) Bill: Mamata

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said the NRC and Citizenship (Amendment) Bill will not be allowed in Bengal as long as the TMC is in power

WATCH- Asaduddin Owaisi tears Citizenship Amendment Bill in parliament

AIMIM President and MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday caused quite a flutter inside the parliament after he tore a copy of the Citizenship Amendment Bill.

A War with North Korea Would Bring Chaos to Millions. There Is Another Option.

Maximum pressure has failed and the cost of a military option is unacceptably high. A peace agreement is the only option. 

'Rocket Man' and 'The Dotard,' redux

Kim Jong Un is maintaining a balance of terror with the North Korean people, who have no means to escape.

North Korea insults Trump as 'heedless and erratic old man' as tension rises

Pyongyang responds to tweets on denuclearization and says ‘the time when we cannot but call him a ‘dotard’ again may come’

A North Korea Crisis for Christmas

Gordon Chang: "There will be a year-end crisis this year, but it will be one that takes Pyongyang by surprise. All Kim needs to do is ask Xi Jinping what happens when Trump gets frustrated and loses

North Korea Calls Trump 'Erratic' Old Man Over Tweets

Former nuclear negotiator Kim Yong Chol said North Korea wouldn’t cave in to U.S. pressure because it has nothing to lose.

Greta Thunberg highlights indigenous struggle at UN climate summit

Activi­sts argue that their commun­ities contri­bute almost none of fossil fuels emissi­ons drivin­g climat­e change­

Latin American Church Calls for ‘Incisive’ Action Against Climate Change

The president of the Latin-American Catholic Bishops’ Conference said it is time for Europeans to start battling climate change effectively.

Activist: How many classes must we skip for world to know we're suffering? | IOL News

Youths from developing countries are concerned about the planet's future and their respective governments' inadequacy at combating climate change.

Greta Thunberg leads scientists in shunning flights for top climate conference

She sailed across the Atlantic to Spain instead.

Greta asks media to focus on other young climate activists

Celebrity environmentalist Greta Thunberg is urging media to pay more attention to other young climate activists.

Kenedy Agyapong is still on the watchlist of US security – Kevin Taylor

Broadcast journalist Kevin Ekow Taylor has stated that loudmouth politician and the Member of Parliament for Assin Central Hon. Kennedy Agyap

‘Outspoken and committed’: SA mourns ANC veteran Ben Turok

ANC veteran Ben Turok’s career has been anything but dull.

Hawke sisters divided over will fight

BOB Hawke’s eldest daughter hopes claims the former prime minister dissuaded her sister from reporting an alleged rape by a Labor MP in the 1980s don’t change the way Australians view him.

Journalists will be safe under the next NDC government – John Mahama assures

Former President John Dramani Mahama has marked the 2019 International Anti-corruption Day (which is today December 9, 2019) with an assurance that journalists will be safe thus none will be killed, live in fear or flee the country because of their investigative reporting on corruption. “We shall protect the rights of our people to expose corruption and undertake to investigate credible allegations that come to our attention. No journalist will be killed, live in fear or flee the country because of their investigative reporting,” a press statement to mark the day read in part. In the press statement signed on his behalf by his special aide, Joyce Mogtari, the former President Mahama further noted that the fight against corruption requires genuine and collective efforts, especially from political leadership, and the NDC has demonstrated that in the past when it governed and will continue the fight in future when it forms the government. “Fighting corruption requires genuine and collective efforts, particularly…

U.S. officials 'repeatedly lied about Afghanistan war for 18 years and hid the fact it was unwinnable', according to bombshell Washington Post report dubbed 'the Pentagon Papers of today'

In a lengthy article published on Monday, the Post claims that top officials knew the military's chances were slim but that they routinely hid the grave reality.

Study finds broadcast coverage of the UK election has aligned 'most closely' with Boris Johnson's agenda, Business Insider - Business Insider Singapore

Business Insider - The study's authors found that "in proportional terms, TV coverage has therefore tended to align most closely with the Conservatives' Brexit agenda.". Read more at businessinsider.sg

Study finds broadcast coverage of the UK election has aligned ‘most closely’ with Boris Johnson’s agenda

The BBC and other UK broadcasters have helped Boris Johnson frame the general election on his own terms, according to an academic study of media coverage of the campaign.

Study finds broadcast coverage of the UK election has aligned 'most closely' with Boris Johnson's agenda

The BBC and other UK broadcasters have helped Boris Johnson frame the general election on his own terms, according to an academic study of media coverage of the campaign.

Boris Johnson Ready For 12 December Elections

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was nervous about his narrowing lead in opinion polls ahead of Thursday’s election but pledged to deliver a “transformative” Brexit on Jan. 31 that would allow lower immigration. The 12 December election will decide the fate of Brexit and the world’s fifth largest economy with a stark choice […]

Britain’s parties in final hunt for votes

Conservatives and Labour are mounting a desperate bid to turn from apathetic voters four days out from an election that will change the face of politics.

Five major industrial fire accidents that shook the nation's conscience

Each of these mishaps snuffed out innocent lives, often due to negligence on the part of the authorities

Screams and goodbyes as scores die in devastating India factory fire

At least 43 people were killed Sunday in a devastating fire that ripped through a bag factory in the congested old quarter of the Indian capital New Delhi, with survivors describing the screams of workers trapped inside.

Firemen hailed as heroes in Delhi horror blaze

NEW DELHI: Two firemen who rescued 27 people were hailed as heroes Monday (Dec 9) after Delhi's deadliest fire in decades killed 43, prompting ...

Factory owner, manager arrested after Indian capital's deadliest fire in 20 years

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Police in New Delhi have arrested the owner and manager of a factory where 43 people died in the Indian capital’s deadliest fire in 20 years, a spokesman said on Monday.

Deadly India fire in one of thousands of illegal factories

NEW DELHI (AP) - Day laborers in one of New Delhi's most congested neighborhoods demonstrated against unsafe working conditions on Monday, a day after at least 43 people were killed in a devastating fire at an illegal factory there.

I Will Declare as a Muslim If Parliament Passes Citizenship Amendment Bill, Says Harsh Mander

Citizenship (Amendment) Bill Citizenship Bill Harsh Mander India Airing anguish against the controversial ​Citizenship Amendment Bill, writer and activist Harsh Mander sa

Citizenship Amendment Bill: How Amit Shah Defended Excluding Muslims

The Lok Sabha voted in favour of the introduction of the bill after protests by opposition leaders.

Citizenship Amendment Bill: Protests erupt as India pushes for 'anti-Muslim' law

Bill seeks to amend the Citize­nship Act of 1955 which prohib­its illega­l migran­ts from applyi­ng for Indian citize­nship

Citizenship Amendment Bill: 293 votes in favour, 82 votes against introduction of controversial bill

Citizenship Amendment Bill: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi called the bill a violation of rights of the country's people and said Shah will be remembered in the league of Hitler

Citizenship bill introduced; Bill is not 0.001% against minorities, Amit Shah

He said Muslims from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh will not be benefited from the bill as ‘they have not faced religious prosecution’.

Meet Ali, 25. Boris Johnson's biggest challenger

Meet Ali, 25. Boris Johnson

Who is Ali Milani?

Raised by a single mother, Ali Milani studied politics at Brunel University, where he was also the student union president as well as Vice-President of National Union of Students.

Boy on hospital floor dominates Britain's election campaign

LONDON (AP) - A 4-year-old boy in a Spider-Man top lying on a hospital floor took center stage Monday in Britain's election campaign, as the opposition painted his plight as a symptom of the country's ailing health system and branded Prime Minister Boris Johnson heartless for avoiding looking at his photo.

Boy on hospital floor dominates Britain's election campaign

LONDON (AP) - A 4-year-old boy in a Spider-Man top lying on a hospital floor took center stage Monday in Britain's election campaign, as the opposition painted his plight as a symptom of the country's ailing health system and branded Prime Minister Boris Johnson heartless for avoiding looking at his photo.

UK election campaign enters final rounds with Brexit on the line

Britain's general election campaign enters its frenetic final stages on Monday, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn ...

British PM visits Hindu temple, pledges support to Modi's new India mission

Johnson's visit to temple comes ahead of UK's crucial General Election on Thursday where he is seeking re-election.

‘Boris ko humein jitaana hai’: This Hindi song is asking British Indians to vote for Boris Johnson

‘Britain ke PM banenge Boris Johnson Boris Johnson.’

‘Who Did this?’ India-Style Boris Johnson’s ‘Election Campaign’ Video has Netizens in Splits

New Delhi (Sputnik): Ahead of a fast-approaching UK General Election set for 12 December, a traditional Indian style election campaign video is grabbing all the attention on social media.

Who is Ali Milani?

Raised by a single mother, Ali Milani studied politics at Brunel University, where he was also the student union president as well as Vice-President of National Union of Students.

Sonia Gandhi spends quiet 73rd birthday; wishes pour in for Cong president

Gandhi decided not to celebrate her birthday as she was saddened by rape incidents and assaults on women in various parts if the country

Russia tells UK court Ukraine should be forced to pay debt despite disputes

LONDON/KIEV (Reuters) - Russia told Britain’s Supreme Court on Monday that Ukraine should not be allowed to use geopolitical arguments to dispute billions of dollars in debt, after Kiev argued it had been forced to borrow the money from Moscow.

Russia and Ukraine leaders, in first talks, agree to exchange prisoners

PARIS (Reuters) - The leaders of Russia and Ukraine agreed on Tuesday to exchange all remaining prisoners from the conflict in east Ukraine by the end of the year, but left thorny questions about the region’s status for future talks.

Guns blaze in Ukraine as leaders meet in Paris

Hundreds of explosions and bursts of small arms fire were reported on the contact line in east Ukraine, as France prepares to host the first peace summit on the war in three years.

Putin set for landmark Paris talks on Ukraine conflict

Russian leader Vladimir Putin will for the first time hold formal talks with Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky over the conflict in Ukraine's east on Monday, in a much-anticipated summit in Paris.

Paris summit seeks resolution to Ukraine war

A series of meetings are being held at the Elysee presidential palace to try to revive a 2015 peace deal that has been largely ignored.

Sowore: NBA denies calling for Buhari’s impeachment

Nigerian Bar Association has denied calling for the impeachment of the country’s president over the poor handling of the prosecution of a former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore by the secret police. Media reports over the weekend said the lawyers’ body wanted the National Assembly to commence impeachment proceedings against Buhari if he did not sack […]

Just less than 100, 000 Nigerians are sympathetic to Sowore—Adesina

FEMI Adesina, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Monday says less than 100, 000 Nigerians are actually concerned about continuous detention of Omoyele Sowore, Publisher of Sahara Reporters, contrary to popular believe that Nigerians are dissatisfied with actions of the Federal Government and the Department of State Security (DSS).

Falana says Nigerian authorities offered Sowore ‘death warrant’ deal

The lead counsel to embattled former Nigerian presidential candidate and journalist Omoyele Sowore said that the Nigerian authorities reached out for a deal during Sowore’s first 45 days in detention. “They went to a court behind us and got an order to detain Sowore for 45 days to investigate his alleged terrorism,” Femi Falana said […]

Updated: Amnesty Int’l, SERAP threaten mass action over Sowore’s rearrest

Following the 'combative' rearrest of Convener of RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore, by the Department of State Services, DSS, at the....SERAP

FG not ready for Sowore’s trial —Falana

Sodiq Oyeleke Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has said the Federal Government and the Department of State Services are not ready for the trial of his client, Omoyele Sowore. Sowor...

Police give update after man on night out with friends left with serious head injury

The 38-year-old victim suffered from the injury during the brutal attack on Sunday morning

Police say City Road alleged stabbings in Cardiff are 'not linked'

There have been two incidents in less than a month

Police launch probe after Cambuslang social club disturbance leaves four men injured

Officers were called to a report of a disturbance within Holepark Social Club around 7.20pm on Sunday night.

Woman rushed to hospital with ‘serious injuries’ after Newton Mearns ‘disturbance’ as man arrested

A WOMAN was left with “serious injuries” as a man was arrested after a “disturbance” in Newton Mearns. Cops confirmed they were called to a property on Castle Road in the to…

Two men rushed to hospital after Rutherglen murder bid as forensic cops seal off pub

TWO men were rushed to hospital after a Rutherglen murder bid – as forensic cops seal off a local pub. Police confirmed that two men, aged 27 and 51, were badly hurt on East Kilbride Road las…

Lebanese sarcasm: A powerful token of defiance

Lebanese sarcasm, during a revolution or even on mundane days, has the ability to bring together the totality of the Lebanese masses.

Pangs of affluence

Sans purpose, without roots, free from any and every ideology; behold Mankind in all its cluelessness For centuries, mankind has strived to achieve ‘enough’. Enough food, enough

A Duel on a Sinking Ship

Foreign observers find it difficult to understand the developments of the Lebanese situation and its sudden turns. This is not surprising. Lebanon is not a normal democracy, to which the known rules of such system apply. Lebanon’s democracy is bizzar

Let's discuss BBI, not fight

Many Kenyans are simply intolerant of ideas outside their tribal ideology and act on the slightest information.

Aisha Buhari, World Bank and the Nigerian condition

About the time First Lady Aisha Buhari was again emerging from 'the other room' to deliver one of her seasonal tirades against the system ...

Buhari appoints new FIRS chairman

John Ameh, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has named Mr. Muhammad M. Nami as the new chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service. He replaces Mr. Tunde Fowler, whose tenure expired on Mon...

Buhari replaces Tunde Fowler as FIRS boss

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, December 9, replaced Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) boss Tunde Fowler with Muhammad Nami.. Nami replaces Tunde Fowler whose tenure expired on Monday. A statement by the president’s spokesman, Garba Shehu, said

Fowler out, Muhammad Nami in – here are few things you need to know about the new head of Nigeria's revenue-generating agency, FIRS

The Nigerian government has appointed Muhammad M. Nami as the new chairman of the country's revenue-generating agency, Federal Inland Revenue Service.

Nigerians React As Buhari Replaces Babatunde Fowler As FIRS Chairman

The tenure of Babatunde Fowler as the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) ended today, with President Buhari opting not to reappoint him for a second tenure.

BREAKING: Buhari sacks Tunde Fowler, names new FIRS boss - Premium Times Nigeria

The president also orders a recomposition of the revenue agency’s board of directors.

EFCC secures 1,900 convictions, recovers N794bn in 4 years — Magu

Mr Ibrahim Magu, the Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Commission (EFCC), says the commission has so far secured 1,900 convictions and recovered...

EFCC secures conviction of 111 fraudsters in Southeast in 11 months

EFCC says it has obtained the conviction of 111 fraudsters in the South East between January and November, 2019, secured the final forfeiture of N1.5billion

EFCC Uyo Zone secures over 60 convictions - The Nation Newspaper

The Uyo Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) said it has secured over 60 convictions in Court against corrupt...

EFCC recovers N300m, convicts 60 persons in A-Ibom

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,  zonal Office in Akwa Ibom State said it has so far recovered N300 million this year and convicted...

EFCC receives 580 petitions, convicts 27 - Premium Times Nigeria

The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), Kaduna Zonal Office, has received over 580 petitions and convicted 27 from January to date.

Inquest opened following death of a man in Swadlincote

The case has now been adjourned

Man faces trial over death of boy in hit-and-run outside school

Harley Watson died in hospital after a vehicle ploughed into children who were leaving Debden Park High School in Loughton on December 2.

Claims girl, 12, 'coerced' into river where she drowned could be probed

Tragic Shukri Yahye-Abdi, 12, was allegedly bullied before her body was pulled from the River Irwell near Bury town centre in June, a pre-inquest hearing into her death was told

Murder accused told psychiatrist he heard 'voices', jury told

Gavin Collins also spoke about a female voice which suggested good chess moves

Policeman to stand trial for murder over Dalian Atkinson death

Another officer is accused of assaulting the ex-footballer during an incident in Telford, Shropshire, in August 2016.

Clergy Stress Plight of the Priesthood

More than a century ago, waves of Catholic immigrants from Ireland, Poland and Quebec settled in Chicopee and other western Massachusetts mill towns, helping build churches, rectories and schools to accommodate their faith. Today the priests leading those churches are under siege due to stresses, challenges

US Catholic priests beset by overwork, isolation, scandals

CHICOPEE, Mass. (AP) - More than a century ago, waves of Catholic immigrants from Ireland, Poland and Quebec settled in Chicopee and other western Massachusetts mill towns, helping build churches, rectories and schools to accommodate their faith. Today the priests leading those churches are under siege due to stresses, challenges and sex abuse scandals complicating their lives and those of their fellow priests across the United States.

US Catholic priests beset by overwork, isolation, scandals

Weighing on the entire Catholic clergy in the U.S. is the ripple effect of their church’s long-running crisis arising from sex abuse committed by priests.

Nativity Scene Shows Holy Family Separated, Caged at Border

The Claremont United Methodist Church has erected a Nativity scene showing the Holy Family separated and in cages at the U.S.-Mexico border.

California nativity scene displaying Jesus in a cage causes stir

Claremont United Methodist church installation shows Jesus, Mary and Joseph as caged immigrant family

India police lauded for killing rape suspects

Crowds cheered the men's deaths and lauded "swift justice" by police.

India gang-rape shootings revives extrajudicial killing fears

Human rights campai­gners warned of a deepen­ing cultur­e of impuni­ty as police take the law into their own hands

Extrajudicial killing fears as Indians cheer Hyderabad 'shootout'

The shooting of four gang-rape and murder suspects by Indian police has highlighted the scourge of extrajudicial killings in a nation grappling with high levels of sexual crimes and a notoriously slow judicial process.

India rape-murder victim’s relatives to get guns and guards

Indian police on Monday deployed round-the-clock protection and promised a weapons licence to the family of an alleged rape victim who died after being set on fire on the way to testify in court.

Rape-murder victim's relatives to get guns and guards

India has long battle­d a high number of violen­t crimes agains­t women, partic­ularly sexual assaul­t

Vatican Bishop: ‘China Trusts Pope Francis’

A top Vatican bishop has confirmed Pope Francis’ wish to visit Beijing and establish formal diplomatic ties with the country.

Latin American Church Calls for ‘Incisive’ Action Against Climate Change

The president of the Latin-American Catholic Bishops’ Conference said it is time for Europeans to start battling climate change effectively.

Pope names Tagle to Vatican post

POPE Francis has named Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle to the top Vatican post of Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

China says people held in Xinjiang camps have ‘graduated’, condemns U.S. bill

People held in camps in China’s Xinjiang region have now “graduated” and new trainees will have the freedom to come and go, the regional governor said.

China: Concentration Camp Victims 'Graduated' from 'Vocational' School

A Chinese government propaganda newspaper declared that "all" the victims of China's Muslim concentration camps had "graduated."

Borrell urges EU to be foreign policy ‘player, not the playground’

In letter to ministers, new chief diplomat sets out his plans.

New chief EU diplomat urged to review Palestine stance

BRUSSELS, Dec 9 — Luxembourg’s veteran foreign minister has written to the new head of European Union foreign policy to urge a debate on recognising Palestinian statehood. In a note to Josep Borrell, who took office last week as Brussels’ chief diplomat, Jean Asselborn said a discussion could...

ForMin Aurescu: Romania remains strong supporter of EU enlargement

Romania will remain a strong supporter of EU enlargement, Foreign Affairs Minister Bogdan Aurescu said during a meeting with German...

Turkey is blackmailing Greece with Libya Agreement: Greek FM

Greece’s Foreign Minister, Nikos Dendias called out the recent agreement between Turkey and Libya as a product of blackmail, during an interview on Sunday with ANT1 TV.

Turkey expects EU Council to have constructive, objective stance

Turkey expects the European Council to have a constructive attitude, apart from political motives, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said Monday. “We...

General Election seats to watch: North-west England

The Tories are eyeing a dozen gains in this battleground region.

General Election seats to watch: North-west England

The Tories are eyeing a dozen gains in this battleground region.

General Election seats to watch: Wales

There are opportunities – and risks – for all parties on December 12.

General Election seats to watch: Wales

There are opportunities – and risks – for all parties on December 12.

Constituency profile: Great Grimsby

A Labour seat since 1945 that might be about to turn blue.

Citizenship (Amendment) Bill doesn't violate constitution: Amit Shah

It will give relief to people living a painful life after facing persecution in neighbouring countries, he said.

Citizenship Amendment Bill: Protests erupt as India pushes for 'anti-Muslim' law

Bill seeks to amend the Citize­nship Act of 1955 which prohib­its illega­l migran­ts from applyi­ng for Indian citize­nship

Shah defends Citizenship Amendment Bill, says has backing of 1.3 bn people

"We will have to differentiate between intruders and refugees. Citizenship amendment bill does not discriminate against anyone and does not snatch anyone's rights," he said.

Citizenship Amendment Bill: How Amit Shah Defended Excluding Muslims

The Lok Sabha voted in favour of the introduction of the bill after protests by opposition leaders.

'Citizenship bill not even .001 per cent against minorities,' says Amit Shah

The Citizenship Bill 2019 seeks to grant Indian citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from Pak, B'desh, and Afghanistan.

Rockets hit military base near Baghdad airport, 6 hurt

Four Katyusha rockets struck a military base next to Baghdad International Airport on Monday wounding "six fighters", a statement from the military said.

Rockets hit military base near Baghdad airport

Four Katyusha rockets struck a military base next to Baghdad International Airport in Iraq's capital on Monday wounding "six fighters", the military said.

Rockets hit military base near Baghdad airport, six wounded

Four Katyusha rockets struck a military base next to Baghdad International Airport on Monday wounding "six fighters", a statement from the military said. Security forces found a rocket launcher and several rockets in a search of the area, the statement said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. It was the latest in a spate of rocket attacks on military installations this past week. On Thursday, two Katyusha rockets landed inside Balad air base, but there were no casualties or damage reported from the attack.

Rockets Hit Base Near Baghdad Airport, Six Wounded

An army complex that hosts U.S. forces next to Baghdad International Airport was hit by several rockets, wounding six Iraqi troops, the military said in a statement.

Four rockets hit military base near Baghdad airport

Four Katyusha rockets hit a military base near Baghdad International Airport early on Monday, wounding at least six soldiers, Iraqi security officials said. It was the latest incident in a series of rocket attacks in recent weeks. Iraqi security forces discovered a rocket launcher and some defused

Breaking: Nigeria has suffered over 8 air crashes since 2015 — Gbajabiamila 

 Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabimaila has regretted incessant military air crashes in the country, placing the number at 8...

Reps to proffer “lasting solutions” to NAF crashes

The House of Representatives has said it is set to proffer “lasting solutions” to the incessant air crashes experienced by the Nigerian Air Force

Reps decry eight NAF crashes in four years, grill CAS

Leke Baiyewu, Abuja The House of Representatives has criticised the Nigerian Air Force for the incessant crashes recorded recently, leading to the loss of lives and aircraft. The Chief of Air...

Updated: Incessant military air crashes in Nigeria frightening — Gbajabiamila

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabimaila has regretted the incessant military air crashes in the country, describing it as frightening.

PDP lawmaker begs Buhari to fix roads, electricity in constituency

A member of the House of Representatives, Rep. Francis Otta Agbo, has pleaded Buhari to address the neglect of his constituency.

Warning issued on peace talks saboteurs

WHILE the Makabayan bloc welcomed the move to resume peace talks between the government and the Communist Party of the Philippines-National Democratic Front (CPP-NDF) they warned about saboteurs.

No holiday truce with NPA — Lorenzana

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has rejected the idea of declaring a ceasefire with the New People's Army (NPA) in the spirit of the Christmas season.

Trump Officials Block U.N. Meeting on Human Rights Abuses in North Korea

The U.S. is trying to preserve a diplomatic opening with Kim Jong-un, even as North Korea dismisses President Trump as a “heedless and erratic old man.”

‘War crime’: Gov’t slams use of child soldiers after clash kills 16-year-old rebel

Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar on Monday denounced rebels of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) for recruiting child soldiers in their armed struggle, saying such an act is a war crime and

'Rocket Man' and 'The Dotard,' redux

Kim Jong Un is maintaining a balance of terror with the North Korean people, who have no means to escape.

Man rushed to hospital after brutal early morning attack in Glasgow close as cops launch probe

A MAN has been rushed to hospital after a brutal attack in a Glasgow close early this morning. The 35-year-old was assaulted in Hawthorn Street, Springburn, and left badly hurt. Emergency services …

Man rushed to hospital after being assaulted inside flat close in Glasgow

Emergency services swooped the scene at Hawthorn Street during the early hours of Monday morning.

Man arrested after woman seriously injured in Newton Mearns house as cops probe 'disturbance'

The 41-year-old woman was raced to hospital.

Police give update after man on night out with friends left with serious head injury

The 38-year-old victim suffered from the injury during the brutal attack on Sunday morning

Woman rushed to hospital with ‘serious injuries’ after Newton Mearns ‘disturbance’ as man arrested

A WOMAN was left with “serious injuries” as a man was arrested after a “disturbance” in Newton Mearns. Cops confirmed they were called to a property on Castle Road in the to…

Seven teenagers released by police after train driver attacked in Rugeley

Seven teenage boys who were arrested after a train driver was attacked in Rugeley have been released under investigation.

Police say City Road alleged stabbings in Cardiff are 'not linked'

There have been two incidents in less than a month

Police launch probe after Cambuslang social club disturbance leaves four men injured

Officers were called to a report of a disturbance within Holepark Social Club around 7.20pm on Sunday night.

Man arrested after woman seriously injured in Newton Mearns house as cops probe 'disturbance'

The 41-year-old woman was raced to hospital.

Police seal off Rutherglen car park after two men seriously assaulted in murder bid

Two men, aged 51 and 25, were rushed to hospital after the incident on East Kilbride Road on Sunday night.

Father of ex-police minister granted bail over alleged hit-and-run

The father of former police minister Troy Grant has been granted bail after allegedly killing a pedestrian while drink driving.

Dundee scooter rider, 39, jailed for ploughing into girl, 4, banned from his vehicle after another incident

A drug addict who drove a mobility scooter while high just months after mowing down a child with the vehicle has avoided jail but been told to stay off his vehicle for a year.

Court date for fugitive charged with attempted murder to be set next week

A date for a preliminary inquiry is expected to be set next week for a Quebec man who fled to France two years ago after being charged in Victoria with two counts of attempted murder. Sebastien . . .

Victoria’s top cop claims Lawyer X ignorance

Victoria Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton claims he only learned this year that lawyer Nicola Gobbo was a police informer more than once.

Mum "destroyed" by death of "lovely, funny" son

A murder investigation was launched after the Birkenhead-born dad-of-three was found dead in his flat

Model dies hours after liposuction, nose job at Mexico clinic, reports say

At some point in her recovery, the mother of two suffered cardiorespiratory failure, reports say.

Man born without arms or legs forced to prove he can't work three times a year

Kevin Donnellon, 58, was one of the children affected in the thailidomide tragedy which saw approximately 2,000 babies born with malformed limbs as a side effect of a sedative drug

Mom embarks on weight loss journey, drops nearly 60 pounds to 'be the legs' for disabled son

A British mom whose son will likely never talk or walk due to a rare condition affecting his brain lost nearly 60 pounds in a bid to “be the legs” for her child. 

Woman, 24, died after battling with anorexia for ten years while being treated by the NHS, inquest hears

Maria Jakes (pictured), 24, who died last September, was one of five anorexia patients in the east of England to die during NHS treatment between 2012 and 2018.

Mom 'killed toddler by slapping her to stop seizure caused by abusive boyfriend'

Scarlett Newsom is said to have been killed by her mom Sarah Newsom and Newsom's boyfriend Joshua Fulbright, with Fulbright set to stand trial Monday

Trump to meet Russia's foreign minister on Tuesday: Source

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet US President Donald Trump during talks with his US counterpart in Washington on Tuesday, the Interfax news agency cited a Russian foreign ministry source as saying.

Trump to meet Russia's foreign minister on Tuesday: Ifax

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet U.S. President Donald Trump during talks with his U.S. counterpart in Washington on Tuesday, the Interfax news agency cited a Russian foreign ministry source as saying.

Russia Ready to Consider Trump's Idea on New Nuclear Disarmament Treaty - Source

Russian President Vladimir Putin previously shared that he had discussed the fate of the bilateral treaty New START, set to expire soon, with his American counterpart Donald Trump during the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan in 2019, but added that what will happen with it remains unknown.

U.S. Confirms Lavrov To Visit Washington, Meet With Pompeo

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will travel to Washington to meet for talks with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on December 10, the U.S. State Department has said in a brief statement.

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov to visit Washington, US confirms

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will welcome his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday -- the Russian's first visit to Washington since a controversial 2017 meeting with US President Donald Trump, the State Department announced. The brief statement about the meeting, to be held at the State Department, said Pompeo and Lavrov would "discuss a broad range of regional and bilateral issues." On Friday, a Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman said the meeting was being "prepared" for Tuesday.

Owaisi rips the Citizenship bill in LS saying it seeks to make Muslims ‘stateless'

AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday launched a blistering attack on the Union government in Lok Sabha over the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, saying it was aimed at making Muslims 'stateless' and will lead to another partition. Invoking Mahatma Gandhi, Owaisi said he was called Mahatma after he tore the discriminatory

Owaisi tears copy of Citizenship Amendment Bill , says it aims to make Muslims ‘stateless’

Owaisi’s act invites sharp reactions from treasury benches which described his act an ‘insult’ to Parliament.

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi tears up copy of Citizenship Bill in Lok Sabha, says Bill makes Muslims stateless

During the discussion on the Citizenship Amendments Bill in Lok Sabha, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi teared up a copy of CAB and accused the BJP Government of targetting and trying to make Muslims stateless.

Citizenship Bill: Asaduddin Owaisi tears up copy in Lok Sabha, says it will cause another Partition

The AIMIM chief said that the proposed legislation is ‘worse than Hitler’s laws’, and aimed at making Muslims stateless.

WATCH- Asaduddin Owaisi tears Citizenship Amendment Bill in parliament

AIMIM President and MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday caused quite a flutter inside the parliament after he tore a copy of the Citizenship Amendment Bill.

British judge gives 'classic psychopath' rapist 33 life sentences

Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Serial British rapist Joseph McCann was sentenced Monday to 33 life sentences for a two-week run of sex crimes and abductions earlier this year that targeted 11 victims, including a young boy.

Serial rapist Joseph McCann given 33 life sentences

"Classic psychopath" Joseph McCann has been handed 33 life sentences and a minimum term of 30 years for a string of horrific sex attacks on 11 women and children.

Serial rapist Joseph McCann given 33 life sentences

"Classic psychopath" Joseph McCann has been handed 33 life sentences and a minimum term of 30 years for a string of horrific sex attacks on 11 women and children.

Serial rapist given 33 life sentences after UK rampage while wrongly free

A convicted burglar who assaulted and raped women and children during a two-week rampage across Britain while wrongly free from jail was given 33 life sentences on Monday, with the judge saying he would never cease to be a danger to society. Joseph McCann, 34, was convicted of 37 offences relating to

Serial rapist given 33 life sentences after UK rampage while wrongly free

A convicted burglar who assaulted and raped women and children during a two-week rampage across Britain while wrongly free from jail was given 33 life sentences on Monday, with the judge saying he would never cease to be a danger to society. Joseph McCann, 34, was convicted of 37 offences relating to

Nirbhaya Case: Tihar Jail Says 'Have No Hangman' As Convict Asks For Mercy Plea Withdrawal

With the recent national outrage over the Hyderabad gangrape and the Unnao rape victim attack, the demand for speedy hanging of convicts of the Nirbhaya case

Nirbhaya rape case: Tihar jail hunts for hangman

With no hangman in Tihar, the jail authorities have approached other prisons in the country to provide them with a hangman.

Uttar Pradesh to set up 218 fast-track courts for crimes against women and children

Currently 42,389 cases of sexual offences against children and 25,749 cases of rape and sexual crimes against women are pending in the courts.

Bihar jail asked to make execution ropes, speculation rife it's for Nirbhaya convicts

The Buxar jail, the only prison in the state having the required knowhow, received an instruction to the effect last week, though it was not known where these ropes -- strong with a short shelf-life -- would be dispatched.

UP Cabinet gives nod for setting 218 fast-track courts for rape, crimes against minor

At present, the state has 81 fast-track courts to hear cases related to women, Pathak told PTI.

Karnataka bypolls: Siddaramaiah resigns as CLP leader over Cong' poor show

The Congress, which held 12 of the 15 seats where byelections were held on December five, won only two, in a huge set-back to the opposition party

Karnataka bypoll results: Siddaramaiah, Dinesh Gundu Rao resign after Congress poor show

However, the Congress high command in Delhi is yet to take a call on these resignations.

Karnataka bye-polls: Siddaramaiah steps down as leader of Congress legislature party after defeat

The BJP won 12 of the 15 constituencies where bye-polls were held.

Defeat in Karnataka Bypolls: Siddaramaiah, Dinesh Gundu Rao quit Congress positions

Siddaramaiah has sent in his letter of resignation to AICC president Sonia Gandhi, reiterating his loyalty to Gandhi as well as the party. He expressed regrets at not being able to win more seats despite making sincere efforts.

Siddaramaiah quits as Cong legislature party leader after K'taka bypoll defeat

'I have submitted my resignation to Sonia Gandhi,' said Siddaramaiah after poor show by Congress in the Karnataka bypolls

Webcam live feed showed tourists inside New Zealand volcano right before it erupted and killed at least 5, Business Insider - Business Insider Singapore

Business Insider - The webcam photograph was taken at 2:10 p.m. local time, just a minute before the eruption started. The fate of the people in the picture is unclear.. Read more at businessinsider.sg

Webcam live feed showed tourists inside New Zealand volcano right before it erupted and killed at least 5

A photograph from a webcam operated by the New Zealand geological hazards agency GeoNet shows a group of people inside the crater of the White Island volcano moments before it erupted.

Webcam live feed showed tourists inside New Zealand volcano right before it erupted and killed at least 5

A photograph from a webcam operated by the New Zealand geological hazards agency GeoNet showed a group of people inside the crater of the White Island volcano moments before it erupted.

Webcam live feed showed tourists inside New Zealand volcano right before it erupted and killed at least 5

The webcam photograph was taken at 2:10 p.m. local time, just a minute before the eruption started. The fate of the people in the picture is unclear.

WATCH: Death toll rises after sudden volcano eruption in New Zealand

'Whakaa­ri', as it is known in Maori, is New Zealan­d’s most active cone volcan­o

Officers thank Cape Coral man for helping rescue woman from canal

Police have issued a Citizen Commendable Action Coin to a Cape Coral man who helped rescue an elderly woman from a canal last month.

Not negligent in teen death

British Columbia's police watchdog has concluded two Langley RCMP officers were not negligent in their response to a report of a teenage boy who was in distress after consuming a large quantity of drugs.

Missing toddler found dead in northwestern Wisconsin

Authorities say a toddler who went missing in northwestern Wisconsin has been found dead. Rice Lake police say they received a call about 9:30 p.m. Sunday that a 2-year-old girl was missing from her home and that the front door was open.

B.C. coroner asking for help identifying man found dead in Peace region

Mounties have deemed the man’s death not suspicious and believe he died earlier this year

B.C. coroner asking for help identifying man found dead in Peace region

Mounties have deemed the man’s death not suspicious and believe he died earlier this year

On International Anti-Corruption Day, Iohannis say corruption scourge undermines democracy, rule of law

Corruption weakens the state, erodes the institutions and generates a setback of the society as a whole, and the scourge undermines democracy...

Fighting corruption a government priority – Andanar

Fighting corruption remains an utmost priority of the Duterte administration to prevent an abusive culture of extortion and embezzlement as well as oppression of the people, a Palace official said Monday.

Ethiopia’s Peace Prize Challenge

As Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed collects this year’s Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, his country is at a crossroads. In one direction lies a democratic transition, via a successful general election scheduled for May 2020. The other path would lead the country to instability, ethnic violence, and possibly a return to repressive authoritarianism. For the last decade, Ethiopia has experienced strong, broad-based economic growth. The government has built on those gains, investing in infrastructure development and expanding social services, such as health care and education. Moreover, since April 2018, when Ahmed peacefully took power following the unexpected resignation of his predecessor, the government has been restoring political and economic freedoms. Ahmed lifted the country’s state of emergency, ordered the release of thousands of political prisoners, allowed exiled dissidents to return, removed bans on political parties, and unblocked previously censored media.

Govt Needs Stronger Anti-Corruption Measures: Danish

Sarwar Danish, Afghanistan’s second vice president, addressed a gathering on Monday-- International Anti-Corruption Day-- and said: “Despite some achievements, we have not been completely s

Businessman tasks Nigerians on fighting corruption

 Mr Zubair Idris the Project Manager, Wadata Communications Nigeria Limited, has called for active participation of Nigerians in the fight against...

YCSO: Man arrested after man with head trauma dies in Cornville

Officials were dispatched to a Cornville home around 6:30 p.m. on Saturday where a 22-year-old man was suffering from a severe head injury.

Police found not negligent in tragic OD death of Metro Vancouver teen

The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. says police officers were not negligent when they were initially unable to locate a Langley teenager as he overdosed from drugs.

Man, 53, stabbed multiple times over theft of his cell phone in Oshawa

A 26-year-old Ajax man has been charged with attempted murder after a male victim was stabbed numerous times outside an Oshawa convenience store last Saturday, in what investigators say started as a cell phone theft.

Man arrested after woman seriously injured in Newton Mearns house as cops probe 'disturbance'

The 41-year-old woman was raced to hospital.

Sweden: Multiple Dead as Gang-Related Shootings Continue

Two people were fatally shot outside a nightclub in Norrköping, Sweden, as gang violence continues to plague the country

More than 30 feared dead with 'no more survivors' of New Zealand volcano eruption

It's too dangerous for rescue teams to reach the island

5 dead, 8 missing in New Zealand volcano eruption

A volcano off the New Zealand coast erupted Monday with a towering blast of ash and scalding steam as dozens of tourists were exploring the moon-like surface, killing five people and leaving eight ...

New Zealand volcano eruption kills 5

The island volcano eruption also left 18 injured and several others stranded.

Deadly volcano eruption

A volcano off the New Zealand coast erupted Monday with a towering blast of ash and scalding steam as dozens of tourists were exploring its moon-like surface, killing five people and leaving eight others missing and feared dead, authorities said.

5 dead, many more missing in New Zealand volcano eruption

A volcanic island in New Zealand erupted Monday in a tower of ash and steam while dozens of tourists were exploring the moon-like surface, killing five people and leaving many more missing.

Scotland ‘only part of the UK’ where Brexit not the defining issue of GE2019

North of the border campaigning has been dominated by talk of a second Scottish independence vote.

SNP campaign focused on key constitutional issues of Brexit and independence

The SNP leader has sought to portray Boris Johnson as unfit to lead Britain.

SNP campaign focused on key constitutional issues of Brexit and independence

The SNP leader has sought to portray Boris Johnson as unfit to lead Britain.

Tories urge pro-UK voters to unite and back them in Scotland

Scottish Conservative leader Jackson Carlaw made the plea as he said the election is ‘on a knife edge’.

Spectre of coalition still hangs over Lib Dems nine years on

The agreement nine years ago could prove to be the party’s downfall in this year’s General Election.

TRS opposes Citizenship Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha and will do so in Rajya Sabha too

Their opposition could make the arithmetic slightly tricky for the BJP in the Upper House but still doesn't threaten the passage of the bill.

Citizenship Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha: Parties in favour of and against the legislation

While Congress and TMC led the charge against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill inside the Lok Sabha, the MPs of Indian Union Muslim League and All India United Democratic Front demonstrated in the Parliament premises and at Jantar Mantar.

Amid protests, Shah to table 'contentious' Citizenship Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha

The Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha earlier this year but lapsed with the term of the previous Lok Sabha in the first term of the Narendra Modi government in the Centre. 

Parliament Live: Congress divided country on basis of religion, says Amit Shah in Lok Sabha

Citizenship Bill in Lok Sabha Live Updates: Out of the present 375 MPs, 296 voted in favour of its introduction and 82 against it in the Lower House. 

Congress Opposes Citizenship Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha, Terms it ‘Unconstitutional’

Congress leader Manish Tewari said the foundation for the two-nation theory was laid in 1935 in Ahmadabad by Savarkar in a Hindu Mahasabha session and not the by Congress.

Indian Parliament's Lower House Passes Bill to Amend Arms Act Aimed at Curbing Illegal Manufacturing

New Delhi (Sputnik): Thousands of people are arrested annually across India for manufacturing and supplying illegal firearms, particularly those who have set up production centres in the country’s Uttar Pradesh and Bihar states, parts of which border Nepal and Bangladesh that have significant markets for such weapons.

Lok Sabha passes Arms (Amendment) Bill 2019, exempts sportspersons

Shah said that there is a provision for life imprisonment for those who snatch or loot arms and ammunition from police or defence forces.

Lok Sabha passes Arms (Amendment) Bill

Lok Sabha passes bill for stringent punishment to those possessing illegal arms, indulging in celebratory gunfire

Government moves further changes to Arms (Amendment) Bill

The Arms (Amendment) Bill allows for a person to have a maximum of two firearms, as against the present norm of three.

One person, one gun: Govt moves further changes to Arms Amendment Bill

The further amendment to the Bill seeks to provide special status for sportspersons. 'Many suggestions were received. I have moved an official amendment in this regard also,' he said. The Bill was tabled in Lok Sabha on November 29.

Arrests after police stop suspected drug deal taking place in West Bridgford

Five men were arrested

Man appears in court in connection with Dublin robbery

He is accused of using a broken glass bottle to threaten staff at a shop on Andrew Street yesterday.

Kampong Speu police arrest eight suspects over armed snatch thefts

Eight snatch theft suspects, including two women, who were armed with swords and sticks when committing crimes, were arrested by Kampong Speu police on Sunday in the province’s Chambak village in Samrong Tong district’s Voasar commune. Kampong Speu provincial police chief Sam Samuon told The Post on Monday that police arrested 11 suspects in a crackdown in Samrong Tong district.

Sweden: Multiple Dead as Gang-Related Shootings Continue

Two people were fatally shot outside a nightclub in Norrköping, Sweden, as gang violence continues to plague the country

Police bust alleged $1.6M car theft ring that exported high-end vehicles out of Canada

Four people have been charged after police busted a $1.6-million car theft ring that spanned across southern Ontario and allegedly exported high-end stolen vehicles out of Canada.

'Give citizenship to immigrants, but no voting rights for 25 years': Sanjay Raut

The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill was introduced in LS on December 9 by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

CAB not against minorities, Congress divided India on religious lines: Amit Shah in Lok Sabha

"Why do we need this Bill today? After Independence, had Congress not done partition on the basis of religion, then today we would have not needed this Bill. Congress did the partition on the basis of religion," Amit Shah said in the Lok Sabha.

Partition on basis of religion: Amit Shah's jibe at Congress

Introducing the bill, Shah said the Congress 'divided' the country on the basis of religion that is why it was necessary to bring the bill.

Amid protests, Shah to table 'contentious' Citizenship Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha

The Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha earlier this year but lapsed with the term of the previous Lok Sabha in the first term of the Narendra Modi government in the Centre. 

'Citizenship bill not even .001 per cent against minorities,' says Amit Shah

The Citizenship Bill 2019 seeks to grant Indian citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from Pak, B'desh, and Afghanistan.

Turkey Not in Hurry to Buy Fighters From Russia, Hopes to Get Them From US - Turkish Defence Minister

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated in November after a meeting with his US counterpart Donald Trump in Washington that Ankara might purchase US Patriot systems, but it considers the US requests to get rid of Russia's air defence systems S-400 an infringement of its sovereignty.

Turkey hopes to still receive F-35 stealth fighters from US

It is premature to talk about Turkey’s purchase of Russian fighter jets as Ankara still expects to receive American F-35 aircraft, Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar stated. “We must wait and see how things develop. Turkey is an independent state and it will do what it sees fit. If the US refuses to fulfil its obligations on the supply of F-35s, we can find other suppliers. Many planes are manufactured in the world, and finding an option is not a problem. But we want to cooperate with the United States because it is our partner”, Akar said on the television channel NTV. He added that Ankara has explained the situation to its American partners many times, and US President Donald Trump admits that it is the right thing. Earlier in December, US Senators Lindsey Graham and Chris Van Hollen sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo telling him that patience with Turkey had long expired and asking the administration to apply Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) sanctions. Last month…

Three front-line nations drifting into chaos

Let's hope that Washington has enough wisdom to keep Ukraine, Turkey and South Korea on our side.

Russian forces enter former Islamic State stronghold in Syria after U.S. pullback

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian forces have entered Raqqa, the former de facto capital of the Islamic State caliphate, in one of the starkest examples yet of how Moscow has filled the vacuum created by President Donald Trump’s decision to pull U.S. forces from northern Syria.

Locals in northern Syria back Turkey's presence in region

A survey released by Gallup shows that more than half of the locals back Turkey's offensive in northern Syria while expressing willingness to live under Turkish rule

"Powerful case" for inquiry into Birmingham pub bombings - Prime Minister

"I will look very hard at what we can do," he tells campaigns

Eleventh hour plea for soldiers who fired shots at Ballymurphy to come forward

The call was made during closing submissions at inquests into the disputed shootings of 10 people in west Belfast in August 1971.

11th-hour plea made for soldiers who fired shots at Ballymurphy to give evidence at inquests

A lawyer for the victim’s families told the court today: “It is not too late to tell the truth.”

Eleventh hour plea for soldiers who fired shots at Ballymurphy to come forward

The call was made during closing submissions at inquests into the disputed shootings of 10 people in west Belfast in August 1971.

Eleventh hour plea for soldiers who fired shots at Ballymurphy to come forward

The call was made during closing submissions at inquests into the disputed shootings of 10 people in west Belfast in August 1971.

Govt's Ksh400 Million Gamble That Backfired

A report tabled in Parliament from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reveals an extra...

Corruption trial of Angolan ex-president's son begins

The son of former Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos has appeared in court, at the start of his trial on corruption charges.

Healthcare management transferred to sub-national level

The government on Monday issued a sub-decree to delegate the management of healthcare provision to sub-national administrations, which will be effective as of January next year.

Corruption trial of Angolan ex-president’s son begins

The son of former Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos appeared in court on Monday, at the start of his trial on corruption charges.

South Sudan rivals to hold talks in Juba

The two protagonists are expected to discuss issues seen as critical to the realisation of the peace accord signed in September of last year.

Activist: How many classes must we skip for world to know we're suffering? | IOL News

Youths from developing countries are concerned about the planet's future and their respective governments' inadequacy at combating climate change.

Greta Thunberg highlights indigenous struggle at UN climate summit

Activi­sts argue that their commun­ities contri­bute almost none of fossil fuels emissi­ons drivin­g climat­e change­

Activist Thunberg turns spotlight on indigenous struggle at climate summit

MADRID (Reuters) - Teen activist Greta Thunberg turned a spotlight on the struggles of the world’s indigenous peoples against climate change on Monday, appearing at a U.N. summit alongside other young campaigners furious at the West’s failure to tackle the crisis.

UNICEF wants countries to prioritise children in climate action policies | IOL News

UNICEF and the Office of the Human Rights Commissioner have called on countries to sign a declaration that will ensure children ...

Greta asks media to focus on other young climate activists

Celebrity environmentalist Greta Thunberg is urging media to pay more attention to other young climate activists.

Will Algeria disrupt internet access as election day nears?

With protesters taking to social media to spread information about what is happening on the ground, the Algerian authorities repeatedly resorted to disrupting access to networks and social media platforms.

Algeria Youth Scorn 'Dinosaur' Old Guard Ahead of Polls

Algeria's contentious presidential election campaign is highlighting the deep gulf between young people at the heart of a street protest movement and an aging elite they see as clinging to power. The poll, set for Thursday, will see five candidates,

Iraqis rally against government after activist killed

Iraqis turned out Monday to mourn a prominent activist gunned down the previous evening, the latest violent episode in anti-government demonstrations in which more than 450 people have died.

Vandals damage cars in Arab neighborhood of east Jerusalem

BAGHDAD: Iraqis turned out Monday to mourn a prominent activist gunned down the previous evening, the latest violent episode in anti-government demonstrations in which more than 450 people have died. That came as Iraq's foreign ministry summoned four Western envoys over their condemnation of a deadly attack against protesters at the weekend. Iraq's capital and its

Lebanon’s Greek Orthodox Archbishop: Country Ruled by One Person, Armed Group

Sharp remarks by Greek Orthodox Archbishop Elias Aude on Sunday sparked a wave of counter reactions among Lebanon’s political and religious figures.   Aude celebrated a mass in downtown Beirut, marking the 14th anniversary of the assassination of law

Replacing the board won't fix crisis at Prasa, says Mbalula | IOL News

Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula said the crisis at Prasa could not be solved by replacing the current board with a new one.

We are placing Prasa under administration – Mbalula

The minister has dissolved the interim board with immediate effect and Bongisizwe Mpondo has been appointed administrator.

Task team established to fight congestion at Cape Town port | IOL News

Western Cape MEC for economic affairs David Maynier said he has established a task team to solve ongoing congestion in the Cape Town port.

Minister Senzo Mchunu announces massive cuts to ministers' perks, expenditure | IOL News

Public service and administration minister Senzo Mchunu announced wide amendments to the ministerial handbook.

‘Pay Back The Money’: ANC Calls For Charges Against DA & Former MMC

TSHWANE – The African National Congress (ANC) in Tshwane on Monday said former Roads and Transport MMC Sheila Senkubuge should be charged with electoral fraud and pay back the money she earned while working. The ANC released documents in which former Democratic Alliance (DA) officials claimed Senkubuge was not a South African citizen in 2015 […]

Turkey Returns 11 Jihadists to France

Turkish authorities have deported 11 French jihadists to France as part of a campaign to repatriate terrorists from the Islamic State group, BTA reported. After they arrive in France, the deportees are expected to be brought to justice in cases of involvement with a terrorist organization.

Turkey says it has deported 11 French terrorist suspects

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey said on Monday it had deported 11 French nationals back to France as part of a program to extradite what it says are foreign terrorist fighters.

Turkey says it has deported 11 French terrorist suspects

Turkey said on Monday it had deported 11 French nationals back to France as part of a program to extradite what it says are foreign terrorist fighters. Turkey's Interior Ministry, which made the announcement, gave no details. France's Foreign Ministry declined to comment, but diplomatic sources

Turkey repatriates 11 suspected Daesh members to France

Eleven terrorists of French nationality have been repatriated as part of Turkey's newly-introduced process of deporting former Daesh members who have taken...

Turkey deports 11 French suspected ISIL members

Turkey has deported 11 French nationals who are suspected of being members of the ISIL (ISIS) armed group.

Five People Were Killed and Many are still Missing after the New Zealand Volcano Eruption

Five people were killed in the eruption of a volcano in New Zealand. There are foreigners among the blocked tourists on White Island, but their nationality is still unknown.

Volcano Erupts in New Zealand, Tourists are Missing (VIDEO)

Hundreds of tourists were near New Zealand's island when a volcano erupted there, the Associated Press reported, citing country's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Some people have been injured and others are still missing.

New Zealand volcano eruption: One dead, more fatalities feared

New Zealand police said at least one person was killed and more fatalities were likely, after an island volcano popular with tourists erupted Monday, leaving dozens stranded. "I can confirm there is one fatality," said deputy commissioner John Tims. "There is a number still remaining on the island who are currently unaccounted for," he added, "at this stage, it is too dangerous for police and rescue services to go to the island."

New Zealand volcano: British citizens among those missing or injured as five people killed in White Island eruption

The rise of 'volcano tourism' – a disaster waiting to happen Subscribe for just £1 per week - 50% off Families of British tourists are searching for information about their loved ones feared to have been caught up in a volcanic eruption that is believed to have killed 13 people. Jacinda Ardern

5 dead, 8 missing in New Zealand volcano eruption

A volcano off the New Zealand coast erupted Monday with a towering blast of ash and scalding steam as dozens of tourists were exploring the moon-like surface, killing five people and leaving eight ...

Kenya story building collapse: 10 dead, 20 inured, 30 missing - Police

Nairobi Police Chief Philip Ndolo said four bodies were recovered from the scene Sunday including that of a child, while a fifth person died in a hospital. According to authorities, that brings the ov

Tassia collapse building death toll rises to 10 after 4 more bodies found

NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 9- The death toll from the building that collapsed in Tassia Estate in Embakasi Constituency has risen to 10 after more bodies were - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke

Screams and goodbyes as scores die in devastating India factory fire

At least 43 people were killed Sunday in a devastating fire that ripped through a bag factory in the congested old quarter of the Indian capital New Delhi, with survivors describing the screams of workers trapped inside.

Screams and goodbyes as scores die in devastating India factory fire

Police and fire officials said they had rescued at least 58 people and did not expect to find more bodies.

At Least 16 People Dead in Uganda Floods

Kampala - Flooding in Uganda has claimed at least 16 lives, the Red Cross said, as the region reels from weeks of rain.

Sowore: What Top Yoruba Leader Said About Activist’s Re-Arrest By DSS

The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland Gani Adams has described the re-arrest of activist Omoyele Sowore as a national tragedy. 

Sowore’s rearrest in court, national tragedy – Gani Adams

Gani Adams, has expressed his disappointment in the actions of operatives of the DSS, following the rearrest of Omoyele Sowore...

We don’t want another Boko Haram, IPOB - The Nation Newspaper

The Department of State Services (DSS) is doing its job, the Presidency said on Sunday in its reaction to the agency’s action in the Sowore saga.

Nigeria’s insistence on keeping journalist behind bars brings to mind Buhari’s time as a military ruler

On Friday, Nigeria’s Department of State Security (DSS), the country’s intelligence agency, rearrested Omoyele Sowore, the publisher of a US-based online news platform only hours after a court had granted him bail. Sowore, who is also an American, owns Sahara Reporters, a publication that focuses on Nigerian politics with a particular focus on corruption. He...

How Buhari encouraged Egyptian revolutionary protest in 2011 ― Falana

Mr. Femi Falana, SAN, has revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari had 2011 urged Nigerians to emulate and be prepared for a revolution

Arjun Kapoor’s Panipat Faces Protests At Several Places In Rajasthan; CM Ashok Gehlot Urges Censor Board To Intervene

The protest against film Panipat for portraying king Surajmal in bad light escalated when protesters smashed window glasses of the Inox cinema hall here on Monday. Also, the show at Raj Mandir, the re

Panipat: Protesters vandalise Jaipur theatre, claim Maharaja Surajmal shown in bad light

Rajasthan minister Vishvendra Singh, a descendant of Maharaja Surajmal, joined the protest and demanded an immediate ban on Panipat.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot asks Censor Board to take note of opposition to Panipat

The movie is based on the Third Battle of Panipat fought between the Maratha empire and Afghan king Ahmad Shah Abdali in 1761. Arjun Kapoor plays the role of Sadashiv Rao Bhau, commander of the Maratha army. Bharatpur king Surajmal is shown as having denied help to the Maratha army.

AICF crisis could blow the lid off its dark side

The crisis in the All India Chess Federation (AICF) is showing no sign of abating.President P.R. Venketrama Raja and secretary Bharat Singh Chauhan have been involved in an ugly battle, through mails,

Sonia Gandhi spends quiet 73rd birthday; wishes pour in for Cong president

Gandhi decided not to celebrate her birthday as she was saddened by rape incidents and assaults on women in various parts if the country

Anifah to apply for stay order in Kimanis by-election

KOTA KINABALU: Datuk Seri Anifah Aman's counsel will be applying for an urgent stay order to prevent Election Commission from holding the by-election for Kimanis parliamentary seat.

Orji Kalu will receive full salaries, allowances in prison – Senate

The convicted Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Kalu, according to the Senate, will continue to receive his salaries and all other allowances, even while serving in prison. The spokesperson of the Senate, Godiya Akwashiki made

Angela Kerins damages case against Dáil adjourned until January

High Court president Mr Justice Peter Kelly tells sides he has received no papers in advance

MACC needs to explain officer’s placement, says Perlis MB

KANGAR, Dec 9 — The Perlis government has urged the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to come up with a detailed explanation if it wants to place a senior MACC officer in the state, said Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Azlan Man. He said he needed to look at the suitability and response given...

Dewan Negara observes moment’s silence for late senators

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 — The Dewan Negara today observed a minute of silence and extended its condolences to family members of senator Datuk M. Sambanthan and senator Datuk Ong Chong Swen who died recently. Sambanthan who was also Indian Progressive Front (IPF) president died of a heart attack on...

Putin, Zelenskiy Meet In Bid To Bring Peace To Eastern Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, met in Paris for long-awaited talks on resolving the military conflict in eastern Ukraine.

Putin meets new Ukraine leader for first time

Both leaders met along with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Putin meets Ukraine's Zelenskiy for first time at Paris peace summit

Russian President Valdimir Putin met his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy for the first time on Monday at a summit in Paris that aimed at...

Putin meets new Ukraine leader for first time

Both leaders met along with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Paris summit seeks resolution to Ukraine war

A series of meetings are being held at the Elysee presidential palace to try to revive a 2015 peace deal that has been largely ignored.

Israel Sets New Election Date Amid Deadlocked Netanyahu-Gantz Talks, Parliament Crunch

The ongoing Israeli political crisis not only entails the repeated failure of both the biggest parties, Likud and the Blue and White alliance, to arrive at a common ground and form a parliamentary majority, but a criminal indictment of the sitting prime minister last week.

With Two Days Left, Deadlocked Israel Faces Repeat Vote

Israel edged closer to a third election within a year Monday as neither the embattled premier Benjamin Netanyahu nor his main rival appeared close to forming a government two days before a deadline. Right-winger Netanyahu and former army general Benn

Israeli parties agree on March 2 election if no government formed

Israel's two biggest parties agreed on Monday on a March 2 election date, barring a last-minute power-sharing deal, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...

If There Will be New Elections, They Will be Held on March 2, 2020

Elections would have automatically been set for March 10, but that falls out on the Jewish holiday of Purim.

Israeli Election to Be Held March 2 if Knesset Dissolves, Netanyahu, Gantz Agree

New date is eight days earlier than the original - March 10 - and alters a tradition enshrined in law, which stipulates that elections in Israel be held on Tuesday

Sowore: Groups seek US visa ban on AGF, DSS boss

Tobi Aworinde, Abuja A coalition of civil society organisations has petitioned the United States to protest the rearrest of the convener of the #RevolutionNow protests, Omoyele Sowore, by armed ...

Updated: Amnesty Int’l, SERAP threaten mass action over Sowore’s rearrest

Following the 'combative' rearrest of Convener of RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore, by the Department of State Services, DSS, at the....SERAP

SERAP faults presidency for comparing Sowore, Bakare with Boko Haram

SERAP, has condemned the presidency for comparing Omoyele Sowore and Olawale Bakare with Boko Haram militants. It maintained that...

UPDATED: Civil society gives FG 14-day ultimatum over Sowore

Friday Olokor, Abuja A coalition of over 200 civil society organisations on Monday issued a 14-day ultimatum within which President Muhammadu Buhari should show commitment to the rule of law fac...

Sowore: Whistleblowers' coalition condemns SSS invasion of court

The coalition urged President Muhammadu Buhari to punish the officials of the SSS and leadership of the agency for the invasion of a courtroom in an attempt to rearrest Mr Sowore.

Organisations demand release of 9 activists in Koregaon Bhima violence case

Noted journalist Nikhil Wagle, who was present at the press conference, said, "These cases were foisted by the previous Devendra Fadnavis government.

Gujarat: Congress workers clash with police during protest against recruitment exam ‘irregularities’

Police used water cannons and pushed Congress supporters into buses as they marched towards the Gujarat Vidhan Sabha

Hats off to KCR and Telangana police officers: Jagan Reddy on Hyderabad ‘encounter’

"If the hero in a movie kills someone in an encounter, we all clap and say the movie is good. If a daring person does that in real life...someone will come down from Delhi in the name of National Human Rights Commission and say this is wrong," Jagan Mohan Reddy said.

Telangana has become a haven for boozers: Aruna

Uncontrolled sale of liquor reason for growing crime against women: BJP leader

The big news: Amit Shah claims Citizenship Bill has no political agenda, and nine other top stories

Other headlines: The BJP won 12 out of 15 seats in the Karnataka bye-polls, and Delhi Police baton-charged JNU students protesting against fee hike proposal.

Bike-borne miscreants loot 50 kg onions from rickshaw puller in UP’s Gorakhpur

The incident took place on Sunday afternoon when the rickshaw puller was going to deliver the onions to a hotel. "Police is checking the CCTV footage and action will be taken on the basis of investigation," Superintendent of Police (city) Kaustabh said.

Delhi Fire tragedy: Court sends property owner, manager to 14-day police custody

The police have booked the two accused under section 304 and 308 of IPC at Sadar Bazar police station.

BJP MP Gautam Gambhir Writes to Delhi Government Over Anaj Mandi Fire Incident

The BJP lawmaker on Sunday had said that he did not want to get into politics, but somebody has to take responsibility for the fire incident.

Delhi's Anaj Mandi area fire: Search for missing Bihar teenager ends in morgue

Acquaintances and relatives of the teenager, hailing from Bihar's Samastipur, had been frantically searching for him since Sunday morning, saying he was present inside the ill-fated building.

Four killed as car hits roadside banyan tree

Driver dozed off at the wheel, say police

'Israel is history in the making and we want to be a part of it'

What brings a Texas pastor to Israel? Larry Huch, board member of Israel Allies Foundation, explains his connection to the Jewish state

Spurring International Action to Remember the ‘Forgotten’ Mideast Jewish Refugees

“For many reasons, awareness of our communities’ history is not at the level it should be. We welcome any opportunity to educate and engage diplomats and foreign dignitaries on the story of the ignored and forgotten Jewish refugees,” said JIMENA board member Nathaniel Malka.

Larry’s Letters: Israel “is built on the idea that Jews are supreme to everyone else.”

So if you have to compare Judaism and Islam to see which ideology is truly supremacist, Islam would win hands down.

GENESIS 26:4

Why are the children of Avraham compared to the stars? The poetess Chana Senesh was born in Hungary in 1921 and in 1939 she emigrated to what was then the British Mandate of Palestine. Senesh was a brave heroine who volunteered to leave her beloved Palestine in 1944 in order to fight with the partisans…

Palestinian PM Calls Jesus a “Palestinian Guerrilla Fighting Occupation”

Shtayyeh conveyed the greetings of President Mahmoud Abbas to the people of Birzeit, saying “The tree that we light today is our tree, as Maryam Al-Batool (Mary the virgin) is the only woman mentioned in the Qur’an by name so she is our lady.”

The Wait Is Over: DOJ Inspector General Report On Alleged Obama-Era FISA Abuses Against Trump Team Drops Today

Well, the day has arrived. The long-awaited report from Michael Horowitz, the Department of Justice’s inspector general, on the alleged FISA abuses that occurred under the Obama administration will be released. We already have some tidbits that this report doesn’t corroborate the allegation that the Obama White House spied on the Trump campaign, but it will conclude that there were deviations from department policy concerning the process in obtaining these warrants. Okay, let’s play on that for a minute. That’s still not good. The liberal media will chalk this up as a win for them because President Trump’s accusation won’t be legitimized or something. There’s still an ongoing pattern of FBI officials going off the reservation in order to get what they want. We know they didn’t want Trump to be president. We know disgraced former FBI Director James Comey took memos he had about the meeting she had with the president and gave them to a friend who leaked them to The New York Times. This was done on purpose; it was…

Watchdog Expected to Find Russia Probe Valid

The Justice Department's internal watchdog was to release a highly anticipated report Monday that is expected to reject President Donald Trump's claims that the Russia investigation was illegitimate and tainted by political bias from FBI leaders. it also is expected to document errors during the investigation that may animate Trump supporters.

Watchdog report: FBI’s Russia probe justified, no bias found

A watchdog report on the Russia probe finds no evidence of political bias, despite performance failures, according to a summary obtained by The Associated Press.

Watchdog report: FBI’s Russia probe justified, no bias found

A watchdog report on the Russia probe finds no evidence of political bias, despite performance failures, according to a summary obtained by The Associated Press.

DOJ watchdog finds no bias in launch of Trump-Russia probe, but uncovers ‘significant’ FBI errors

The Justice Department’s inspector general, in a long-awaited review concerning the origins of the Russia investigation, determined that the FBI complied with policies in launching the politically explosive probe -- but also flagged "significant concerns with how certain aspects of the investigation were conducted and supervised."

US, Taliban Not Agreed on Reduction of Violence: Sources

Sources close to the Doha talks said the United States and the Taliban negotiators—on their third day of negotiations--have yet to agree on the terms of a reduction of violence, ceasefire a

U.S.-Taliban talks resume, raising prospect of an end to America's longest war

A Western official told NBC News that Washington had "ambitious timelines" for the talks and was pushing to secure a deal by the end of December.

Ghani Calls for Regional, Int’l Support for Afghan Peace

President Ashraf Ghani on Monday addressed the eighth ministerial conference of the “Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process” in Turkey and emphasized the need for a political solution to the confli

Ghani Calls for Regional, Int’l Support for Afghan Peace

President Ashraf Ghani on Monday addressed the eighth ministerial conference of the “Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process” in Turkey and emphasized the need for a political solution to the confli

Iran says ready for more US prisoner swaps

Trump thanke­d Iran for what he called a 'very fair negoti­ation' after an Americ­an schola­r was releas­ed on Saturd­ay

Buhari challenges NNMA laureates on policy making

President Muhammadu Buhari has challenged the Nigeria National Merit Award, NNMA to create an enabling environment for body of laureates to channel

FG recording successes in fight against corruption — TUGAR

The Technical Unit on Governance and Anti-Corruption Reforms, TUGAR, Monday, stated that despite the slow judicial process in Nigeria, the...

Businessman tasks Nigerians on fighting corruption

 Mr Zubair Idris the Project Manager, Wadata Communications Nigeria Limited, has called for active participation of Nigerians in the fight against...

Power sector privatisation, grand scheme to defraud Nigeria ― Lawan

The Nigerian Senate President, Ahmad Lawan stated that the privatization of the power sector was a grand scheme conceived with intention to defraud Nigeria.

AFN: Shehu-Gusau vows to unravel corrupt practices

Ibrahim Shehu-Gusau, embattled President, Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN has said the body will work diligently to unravel all corrupt practices.

New Zealand volcano eruption: One dead, more fatalities feared

New Zealand police said at least one person was killed and more fatalities were likely, after an island volcano popular with tourists erupted Monday, leaving dozens stranded. "I can confirm there is one fatality," said deputy commissioner John Tims. "There is a number still remaining on the island who are currently unaccounted for," he added, "at this stage, it is too dangerous for police and rescue services to go to the island."

One dead in New Zealand volcano eruption, more fatalities likely

WELLINGTON: New Zealand police said at least one person was killed and more fatalities were likely, after an island volcano popular with tourists erupted Monday, leaving dozens stranded.

1 dead as NZ volcano erupts, more fatalities likely

Around 100 people were near New Zealand's White Island volcano when it erupted suddenly on Monday, leaving authorities scrambling to treat the injured and find those unaccounted for.

Five People Were Killed and Many are still Missing after the New Zealand Volcano Eruption

Five people were killed in the eruption of a volcano in New Zealand. There are foreigners among the blocked tourists on White Island, but their nationality is still unknown.

New Zealand volcano eruption leaves at least five dead after tourists seen in crater caught up in explosion

Police Deputy Commissioner John Tims said 23 people had been taken from White Island in the country's Bay of Plenty, some of whom are injured

Powercor report advocates for eight-fold increase of ageing wooden pole replacements

Powercor report advocates for eight-fold increase of ageing wooden pole replacements.

5 dead, many more missing or injured after New Zealand volcano erupts

A volcanic island in New Zealand erupted Monday in a tower of ash and steam while dozens of tourists were exploring the moon-like surface, killing five people and leaving many more missing. Police said the site was still too dangerous hours later for rescuers to search for the missing. Police…

South Africa hit by massive power cuts as floods disrupt supply

Worst outages in a decade after heavy rains cause power stations to fail

New Zealand launches criminal investigation into deadly volcanic eruption

New Zealand police said on Tuesday they were launching a criminal investigation after a volcanic island erupted with ash and steam on Monday, killing five people, injuring more than 30 and leaving eight people missing, presumed dead. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said reconnaissance flights showed no

Screams and goodbyes as scores die in devastating India factory fire

At least 43 people were killed Sunday in a devastating fire that ripped through a bag factory in the congested old quarter of the Indian capital New Delhi, with survivors describing the screams of workers trapped inside.

Corruption biggest hurdle in progress: Sarwar

LAHORE: Punjab Governor Chaudhry Sarwar on Monday said corruption is the biggest hurdle in the country’s progress and prosperity.In his message on the International Anti-Corruption Day which is

Corruption biggest hurdle in country's progress: Chaudhry Sarwar

Corruption biggest hurdle in country

Anti-corruption drive will bring prosperity to Pakistan: PM Imran

Premie­r lauds Punjab govt for launch­ing anti-corrup­tion app

NAB chairman urges ministers to avoid making predictions about investigations

Javed Iqbal urges parliament to play its due role in eliminating corruption.

BRT, Malam Jabba references are ready: NAB chairman

The bureau

Six Wounded as Four Rockets Hit Military Base Near Baghdad International Airport

Iraq has been gripped by massive demonstrations that have swept across the country since early October. The protesters are demanding the government's resignation, economic reforms, improved living standards and social welfare and an end to corruption.

Four rockets hit military base near Baghdad airport

BAGHDAD — Four Katyusha rockets hit a military base near Baghdad International Airport early on Monday, wounding at least six soldiers, Iraqi security officials said. It was the latest incident in a series of rocket attacks in recent weeks. Iraqi security forces discovered a rocket launcher and some defused rockets nearby after searching the area …

Four Rockets Hit Military Base Near Baghdad Airport

Six soldiers were wounded by the Katyusha strikes, and Iraqi forces discovered a rocket launcher and defused rockets nearby

Iraqis rally against government after activist killed

Iraqis turned out Monday to mourn a prominent activist gunned down the previous evening, the latest violent episode in anti-government demonstrations in which more than 450 people have died.

Vandals damage cars in Arab neighborhood of east Jerusalem

BAGHDAD: Iraqis turned out Monday to mourn a prominent activist gunned down the previous evening, the latest violent episode in anti-government demonstrations in which more than 450 people have died. That came as Iraq's foreign ministry summoned four Western envoys over their condemnation of a deadly attack against protesters at the weekend. Iraq's capital and its

Sabah govt views seriously re-emergence of polio, says Shafie

KOTA KINABALU, Dec 9 — The Sabah government views seriously the re-emergence of polio in the state, the first for the country after almost 30 years, and will do its level best to ensure that it will not spread, Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal said. He said the re-emergence of the...

Minister: Polio virus probably brought in from outside Malaysia

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 9 — The polio virus which infected a three-month-old Malaysian boy from Tuaran, Sabah is suspected to have come from outside Sabah, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad. He said there were two possibilities how the polio virus, which had been eradicated 27 years ago,...

First polio case in 30 years reported in Malaysia

First polio case in 30 years reported in Malaysia

Health Ministry springs to action after first confirmed polio case in nearly 30 years

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 — The Health Ministry has mobilised available measures to contain the possible re-emergence of the polio virus that was eradicated in Malaysia almost three decades ago. After confirming the infection of a three-month-old boy in Tuaran, Sabah, the ministry tested 661 people in...

Malaysia reports first case of polio since 1992

A three-month-old Malaysian infant has been diagnosed with polio, the first case reported in the country in nearly three decades, a top health official said on Sunday.

Trouble brews in post-election Sri Lanka

Two weeks after the election of hardliner Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Sri Lanka, the prospects for justice and reconciliation between the different communities on the island lie in tatters. The victory of Gota, as he is commonly known, sent shockwaves across the Tamil-dominated northeast - where memories of his brother Mahinda Rajapaksa's brutal presidency, marked by mass atrocities and enforced disappearances, remain fresh. 

Sri Lanka shakes up intelligence agency after Easter attacks

COLOMBO, Dec 9 — Sri Lanka has for the first time named a military officer to head the country’s main intelligence agency, which was blamed for failing to prevent Islamist extremist bombings in April that killed 259 people. The head of the State Intelligence Service (SIS) was replaced by...

Ethiopia’s Peace Prize Challenge

As Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed collects this year’s Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, his country is at a crossroads. In one direction lies a democratic transition, via a successful general election scheduled for May 2020. The other path would lead the country to instability, ethnic violence, and possibly a return to repressive authoritarianism. For the last decade, Ethiopia has experienced strong, broad-based economic growth. The government has built on those gains, investing in infrastructure development and expanding social services, such as health care and education. Moreover, since April 2018, when Ahmed peacefully took power following the unexpected resignation of his predecessor, the government has been restoring political and economic freedoms. Ahmed lifted the country’s state of emergency, ordered the release of thousands of political prisoners, allowed exiled dissidents to return, removed bans on political parties, and unblocked previously censored media.

'We demand proof, not promises': Papuans urge Jokowi to bring justice to Paniai tragedy

Five people, including four high school students, were allegedly shot and killed by Indonesian Military (TNI) soldiers on Dec. 8, 2014, during a protest in Paniai.

Modi’s New India Citizenship Law Sparks Panic and Protests

(Bloomberg) -- India’s parliament is set to approve legislation preventing Muslim migrants from neighboring countries from receiving citizenship -- the next step in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s hardline Hindu nationalist program and one that’s seen to go against the nation’s secular constitution.The

'Sudden' volcano eruption in New Zealand kills five, several missing

WHAKATANE, New Zealand (Reuters) - At least five people were killed, up to 20 injured and several reported missing after a volcano that is a tourist attraction suddenly erupted off the coast of New Zealand’s North Island on Monday.

'Sudden' volcano eruption in New Zealand kills five, several missing

WHAKATANE, New Zealand (Reuters) - At least five people were killed, up to 20 injured and several reported missing after a volcano that is a tourist attraction suddenly erupted off the coast of New Zealand’s North Island on Monday.

New Zealand volcano eruption: One dead, more fatalities feared

New Zealand police said at least one person was killed and more fatalities were likely, after an island volcano popular with tourists erupted Monday, leaving dozens stranded. "I can confirm there is one fatality," said deputy commissioner John Tims. "There is a number still remaining on the island who are currently unaccounted for," he added, "at this stage, it is too dangerous for police and rescue services to go to the island."

UPDATE: Five dead, many more missing in eruption of New Zealand volcano | IOL News

A volcanic island in New Zealand erupted Monday in a tower of ash and steam while dozens of tourists were exploring the moon-like ...

Five killed, several injured as volcano erupts in New Zealand

Five people have died and several others are injured after a volcano erupted off the coast of New Zealand's North Island

'Sudden' volcano eruption in New Zealand kills five, several missing

WHAKATANE, New Zealand (Reuters) - At least five people were killed, up to 20 injured and several reported missing after a volcano that is a tourist attraction suddenly erupted off the coast of New Zealand’s North Island on Monday.

'Sudden' volcano eruption in New Zealand kills five, several missing

WHAKATANE, New Zealand (Reuters) - At least five people were killed, up to 20 injured and several reported missing after a volcano that is a tourist attraction suddenly erupted off the coast of New Zealand’s North Island on Monday.

New Zealand volcano eruption: One dead, more fatalities feared

New Zealand police said at least one person was killed and more fatalities were likely, after an island volcano popular with tourists erupted Monday, leaving dozens stranded. "I can confirm there is one fatality," said deputy commissioner John Tims. "There is a number still remaining on the island who are currently unaccounted for," he added, "at this stage, it is too dangerous for police and rescue services to go to the island."

UPDATE: Five dead, many more missing in eruption of New Zealand volcano | IOL News

A volcanic island in New Zealand erupted Monday in a tower of ash and steam while dozens of tourists were exploring the moon-like ...

Five killed, several injured as volcano erupts in New Zealand

Five people have died and several others are injured after a volcano erupted off the coast of New Zealand's North Island

Warren says all-women Democratic presidential ticket can beat Trump

* Candidate says she’d consider Kamala Harris as running mate * Warren: Trump has destroyed US leadership – I’ll restore itElizabeth Warren believes an all-women Democratic presidential ticket can beat Donald Trump next year.The Massachusetts senator made her views plain in an interview with the Associated

Warren says all-women Democratic presidential ticket can beat Trump

Candidate says she would consider Kamala Harris as potential running mate and would be ‘open’ to Joe Biden

2020 Watch: Buttigieg on the defensive, Biden's strategy

NEW YORK (AP) — Presidential politics move fast. What we're watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign:___Days to Iowa caucuses: 56Days to general election: 330___THE NARRATIVEThe Republican president is likely to be impeached, but Democrats are further away from rallying behind one nominee (or two) than they've ever been, even after California Sen. Kamala Harris' sudden departure. The top tier still features four — former Vice President Joe Biden; South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg; Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders; and Massachusetts Sen.

2020 Watch: Buttigieg on the defensive, Biden's strategy

NEW YORK (AP) - Presidential politics move fast. What we're watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign:

Democrats' December debate lineup could be all white, but diversity isn't only about race

The fact that no black candidate has qualified for the Los Angeles debate is no reflection on a diverse party that made Barack Obama president.

Libya arms embargo being systematically violated by UN states

Jordan, Turkey and UAE singled out for ‘routinely and blatantly’ supplying weapons

Turkey will always defend its interests, Defense Minister Akar says

Turkey is in favor of dialogue with regional actors when it comes to the Eastern Mediterranean, Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said Monday, adding that the...

Turkey is blackmailing Greece with Libya Agreement: Greek FM

Greece’s Foreign Minister, Nikos Dendias called out the recent agreement between Turkey and Libya as a product of blackmail, during an interview on Sunday with ANT1 TV.

Turkey expects EU Council to have constructive, objective stance

Turkey expects the European Council to have a constructive attitude, apart from political motives, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said Monday. “We...

Graft trial for Syrian President Assad’s uncle opens in Paris

Brussels: European Union foreign ministers debated Monday how to respond to a controversial agreement between Turkey and Libya that could give Turkey access to a contested economic zone across the Mediterranean Sea. The maritime border deal, endorsed by the Turkish parliament last week, has fueled tensions in Turkey’s long-running dispute with Greece, Cyprus and Egypt over oil

Just 100,000 People ‘Making Noise’ About Sowore’s Rearrest – Femi Adesina

The Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity, Femi Adesina, says millions of Nigerians are not bothered about the rearrest of Omoyele Sowore, convener of Revolution Now.

Femi Adesina: Millions of Nigerians not bothered about Sowore’s rearrest

Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, says millions of Nigerians are not bothered about the rearrest of Omoyele Sowore, convener of Revolution Now. Adesina spoke on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television programme,

Just less than 100, 000 Nigerians are sympathetic to Sowore—Adesina

FEMI Adesina, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Monday says less than 100, 000 Nigerians are actually concerned about continuous detention of Omoyele Sowore, Publisher of Sahara Reporters, contrary to popular believe that Nigerians are dissatisfied with actions of the Federal Government and the Department of State Security (DSS).

Millions of Nigerians not bothered about Sowore’s rearrest —Presidency

Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The Presidency has said that millions of Nigerians are not bothered about the rearrest of SaharaReporters Publisher, Omoyele Sowore, at the Federal High Court in Abuja la...

Sowore: CISLAC tackles Presidency over comment on 100, 000 Nigerians

The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has tackled the Special Adviser to the President On Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, over...

Vandals damage cars in Arab neighborhood of east Jerusalem

BAGHDAD: Iraqis turned out Monday to mourn a prominent activist gunned down the previous evening, the latest violent episode in anti-government demonstrations in which more than 450 people have died. That came as Iraq's foreign ministry summoned four Western envoys over their condemnation of a deadly attack against protesters at the weekend. Iraq's capital and its

Iraqis rally against government as Baghdad summons Western envoys

Iraqis turned out Monday to mourn a prominent activist gunned down the previous evening, the latest violent episode in anti-government demonstrations in which more than 450 people have died.

Iraqis rally against government after activist killed

Iraqis turned out Monday to mourn a prominent activist gunned down the previous evening, the latest violent episode in anti-government demonstrations in which more than 450 people have died.

Iraq military complex housing US forces slammed by rockets, says army

Several rockets slammed into an Iraqi military complex that hosts US forces next to Baghdad International Airport on Monday, wounding six Iraqi troops, the military said in a statement. Security forces found launchers with rockets that had not been fired properly, indicating a larger attack was planned, the military said.

Six Wounded as Four Rockets Hit Military Base Near Baghdad International Airport

Iraq has been gripped by massive demonstrations that have swept across the country since early October. The protesters are demanding the government's resignation, economic reforms, improved living standards and social welfare and an end to corruption.

Prayed for a happy Telangana, says Governor

Tamilisai Sounderarajan accorded a ‘purnakumbh’ welcome by Yadadri temple priests

Thalassemia wards mooted at Red Cross units across the State

Governor lays foundation for exclusive building for Thalassemia ward in Warangal

Girl trafficked 25 years ago urges police to trace her parents

She settled at Kanchivanam in Tamil Nadu, and attended ‘Spandana’ programme

‘Make public draft law on Sabarimala’

All India Sabarimala Action Council threatens to approach Centre

Sonia Gandhi turns 73, wishes pour in

Ms. Gandhi, however, is not celebrating her birthday in the wake of rape incidents in various parts of the country and concerns over women’s security.

Jordan jails man over plot to attack Israel embassy

A Jordanian court on Monday sentenced a man to eight years in prison for allegedly plotting to attack the Israeli embassy in Amman last year.

Man jailed over plot to attack Israeli embassy

A Jordanian court on Monday sentenced a man to eight years in prison for allegedly plotting to attack the Israeli embassy in Amman last year. The state security court ruled that Khaled Abu Raya ...

Jordan jails man over plot to attack Israel embassy

Man who plotted to attack Israeli embassy in Amman sentencd to 8 years in prison.

Terror Roundup: Two Separate Stabbing Attempts in Hebron

Other terror-related incidents that took place in Israel yesterday included a rabbi who was pulled out of his vehicle and beaten by Arabs in front of his kids in the central city of Lod.

Palestinian ex-prisoners recall torture in Israeli detention

Ramallah, Occupied West Bank - It was supposed to be a normal Wednesday for Samer Arbeed and his wife, Noura, picking up and dropping off the children, eating leftovers for lunch, and working on a sink-load of dishes.

SERAP faults presidency on Sowore - The Nation Newspaper

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) on Sunday faulted the presidency for comparing Omoyele Sowore and Olawale Bakare with

SERAP faults presidency for comparing Sowore, Bakare with Boko Haram

SERAP, has condemned the presidency for comparing Omoyele Sowore and Olawale Bakare with Boko Haram militants. It maintained that...

Updated: Amnesty Int’l, SERAP threaten mass action over Sowore’s rearrest

Following the 'combative' rearrest of Convener of RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore, by the Department of State Services, DSS, at the....SERAP

FG planning to charge Sowore with terrorism, says Falana

Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, says the federal government is planning to charge Omoyele Sowore, convener of the #RevolutionNow movement, with terrorism. 

Sowore: Groups seek US visa ban on AGF, DSS boss

Tobi Aworinde, Abuja A coalition of civil society organisations has petitioned the United States to protest the rearrest of the convener of the #RevolutionNow protests, Omoyele Sowore, by armed ...

EFCC seized N643.9m, secured 22 convictions in Kano – Magu

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said on Monday that its Kano Zonal office seized N643.9 million this year.

EFCC seizes over N643.9m, $706.8m in Kano

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday says that the Kano Zonal office has seized over N643,942 million in

EFCC secures conviction of 111 fraudsters in Southeast in 11 months

EFCC says it has obtained the conviction of 111 fraudsters in the South East between January and November, 2019, secured the final forfeiture of N1.5billion

EFCC secures 84 convictions in Edo - The Nation Newspaper

The Benin Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it has secured 84 convictions from January...

EFCC Uyo Zone secures over 60 convictions - The Nation Newspaper

The Uyo Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) said it has secured over 60 convictions in Court against corrupt...

Three held in Oman for drugs

The Royal Oman Police in Dhofar have arrested three people.

Habitual offender caught with country-made pistol

The Shivajinagar police on Saturday arrested a 22-year-old habitual offender for allegedly carrying a country-made pistol and two live cartridges. Based on a tip-off, the police intercepted him near R

Two Held On Suspicion Of Terror Offences In Dover

The pair are to be held for extended questioning after being arrested as part of an "intelligence-led" operation.

Customs busts drug trafficking syndicate, seizes RM5m worth of ketamine

NILAI, Dec 9 — The Customs Department believes that an international drug trafficking syndicate has been crippled with the arrest of four men, including a local resident, in two separate raids in Selangor earlier this month. Customs deputy director-general (enforcement and compliance) Datuk Abdul...

Kampong Speu police arrest eight suspects over armed snatch thefts

Eight snatch theft suspects, including two women, who were armed with swords and sticks when committing crimes, were arrested by Kampong Speu police on Sunday in the province’s Chambak village in Samrong Tong district’s Voasar commune. Kampong Speu provincial police chief Sam Samuon told The Post on Monday that police arrested 11 suspects in a crackdown in Samrong Tong district.

‘War crime’: Gov’t slams use of child soldiers after clash kills 16-year-old rebel

Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar on Monday denounced rebels of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) for recruiting child soldiers in their armed struggle, saying such an act is a war crime and

The Children of ISIS Don’t Belong in Cages, Either

The world is failing innocent victims of the war on terrorism.

'We demand proof, not promises': Papuans urge Jokowi to bring justice to Paniai tragedy

Five people, including four high school students, were allegedly shot and killed by Indonesian Military (TNI) soldiers on Dec. 8, 2014, during a protest in Paniai.

India gang-rape shootings revives extrajudicial killing fears

Human rights campai­gners warned of a deepen­ing cultur­e of impuni­ty as police take the law into their own hands

Extrajudicial killing fears as Indians cheer Hyderabad 'shootout'

The shooting of four gang-rape and murder suspects by Indian police has highlighted the scourge of extrajudicial killings in a nation grappling with high levels of sexual crimes and a notoriously slow judicial process.

N. Korea believed to test new rocket engine to provoke US

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A day after North Korea said it had performed a "very important test" at its long-range rocket launch site, there is wide speculation that it involved a new engine for either a space launch vehicle or a long-range missile.

N. Korea believed to test new rocket engine to provoke US

While no rocket or weapons launch from North Korea was detected over the weekend, many foreign experts speculate that North Korea tested a new high-thrust engine, which is needed to launch bigger, more powerful rockets.

Satellite images show North Korea tried out rocket engine in 'very important' test: Report

Satellite imagery captured before and after North Korea conducted what it called a "very important" test at its missile launch site suggested it had tested a rocket engine, experts said on Monday. It was the latest of a series of weapons tests and statements from Pyongyang, as its year-end deadline for Washington to soften its stance in denuclearisation talks draws near.

NK tried out rocket engine in 'very important' test

Satellite imagery captured before and after North Korea conducted what it called a "very important" test at its missile launch site suggested it had tested a rocket engine, experts said on Monday.

North Korea Resumes Insults of 'Erratic Old Man' Trump

Kim Jong Un has warned he may take a 'new path' if the United States fails to address his demands

Riyadh Gears up to Host 40th GCC Summit on Tuesday

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz will chair in Riyadh on Tuesday the 40th Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit. Riyadh has previously hosted the GCC summit on eight occasions. GCC Secretary General Dr. Abdullatif Al-Zayani

40th GCC summit: The beginning of reconciliation?

Doha, Qatar - As leaders prepare to convene the 40th Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit on Wednesday, a possible resolution to the blockade on Qatar that has lasted more than two years will dominate discussions, analysts say.

The Real Test for the GCC: Dealing with Qatar's Crisis Skilfully

This is a Gulf week par-excellence, as the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which was founded in 1981 with security as its primary concern, will hold it fortieth summit under exceptional circumstances. The Saudi capital Riyadh is considered the Counci

Qatar’s Emir Unlikely to Attend Gulf Summit in Riyadh

(Bloomberg) -- Qatar’s emir isn’t likely to attend the Gulf Cooperation Council heads of state summit starting Tuesday in Saudi Arabia, according to people familiar with the matter who confirmed progress toward mending a drawn-out regional rift while tempering expectations of a breakthrough this week.Sheikh

Turkish envoy underlines tremendous progress in bilateral ties with Qatar

Doha: The Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to the State of Qatar, H E Fikret Ozer, underlined that the bilateral relations between Turkey and Qatar achieved tremendous progress in recent years in all areas of cooperation, on the basis of the strategic partnership.

Game Set Match For Yediyurappa Government: BJP To Get Simple Majority In Karnataka As Party Sweeps Bypolls

BJP leads in 12 out of 15 seats, Congress-JD(S) routed

Karnataka Bypoll Results 2019 Live: Big win for Yediyurappa, BJP sweeps 12 of 15 seats

Karnataka Bypoll Results Today Live Updates: The BJP has taken lead in 12 seats while the Congress is ahead on two seats.

K'taka bypolls: With 12 seats Yediyurappa retains govt, Cong sees fallout

Modi called the by-polls in Karnataka "extraordinary", one which would decide whether the BJP government would stay or go.

Karnataka bypolls: Counting begins to decide BJP's fate

The counting of votes for the by-elections on 15 assembly seats in Karnataka that went to polls on December 5 is underway at 11 centres in the state. The election results will have a bearing on the

BS Yediyurappa celebrates with son as trends show BJP leading in K'taka by-polls

Earlier Yediyurappa had confidently said that BJP will win at least 13 seats and the government will be 'safeguarded'.

Democratic candidate Warren discloses details of past legal work, showing $2 million in compensation

Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren released information on Sunday about her past legal work, showing nearly $2 million in compensation from dozens of clients, as a dispute intensified with her rival Pete Buttigieg over transparency.

It’s Not Because She’s a Woman

In early October, Elizabeth Warren hit her stride. Her stock in the Democratic primary had been climbing steadily since midsummer, and as Joe Biden continued to lag, the Massachusetts senator became the first presidential hopeful to overtake him as front-runner in the RealClearPolitics polling average.She

Democrats' December debate lineup could be all white, but diversity isn't only about race

The fact that no black candidate has qualified for the Los Angeles debate is no reflection on a diverse party that made Barack Obama president.

Biden looks to rural Iowa to catch fast-rising Buttigieg

STORM LAKE/OELWEIN, Iowa (Reuters) - As Joe Biden on Saturday finished an eight-day bus tour through the crucial early nominating state of Iowa, one realization loomed large: His biggest challenge to clinching the Democratic presidential nomination may be coming from Pete Buttigieg, a Midwest mayor less than half his age.

You are what you watch: How media consumption is driving impeachment divisions

First Read is your briefing from "Meet the Press" and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.

ICPC discovers projects in Imo without contract agreement

A team of the federal constituency Project tracking in Imo state, led by the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, ICPC.

EFCC secures 1,900 convictions, recovers N794bn in 4 years — Magu

Mr Ibrahim Magu, the Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Commission (EFCC), says the commission has so far secured 1,900 convictions and recovered...

We inherited N100b debts not N30b, says AbdulRazaq

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday said that his administration inherited a sum of N100 billion debts from the former government of...

EFCC recovers N300m, convicts 60 persons in A-Ibom

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,  zonal Office in Akwa Ibom State said it has so far recovered N300 million this year and convicted...

FG to sign MoU on Ajaokuta Steel in January 2020 — Minister

The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Mr Olamilekan Adegbite has said that the Federal Government will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)...

Limited water availability raising concerns across the region

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Barbados-based Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum (CariCOF) is warning that limited water availability will become a major concern for the region by February next year due to evolving long term drought in several...

1.9 billion people at risk from mountain water shortages, study shows

Rising demand and climate crisis threaten entire mountain ecosystem, say scientists

Severe drought — Once mighty Victoria Falls dries to a trickle

The worst drought in a century in south-central Africa has slowed the world's largest waterfalls - situated across the Zimbabwe and Zambia border - down to a trickle.

Weatherman Issues Update on Cyclone Belna

In a statement sent to newsrooms, the Kenya Meteorological Department admitted that...

Risk rooted in colonial era weighs on Bahamas’ efforts to rebuild after Hurricane Dorian

It's now officially the end of hurricane season, but the rebuilding of the Bahamas continues, slowed by the risks imposed by a history of colonialism and class division.

Iraqis rally against government as Baghdad summons Western envoys

Iraqis turned out Monday to mourn a prominent activist gunned down the previous evening, the latest violent episode in anti-government demonstrations in which more than 450 people have died.

Vandals damage cars in Arab neighborhood of east Jerusalem

BAGHDAD: Iraqis turned out Monday to mourn a prominent activist gunned down the previous evening, the latest violent episode in anti-government demonstrations in which more than 450 people have died. That came as Iraq's foreign ministry summoned four Western envoys over their condemnation of a deadly attack against protesters at the weekend. Iraq's capital and its

Iraqis rally against government after activist killed

Iraqis turned out Monday to mourn a prominent activist gunned down the previous evening, the latest violent episode in anti-government demonstrations in which more than 450 people have died.

Iraq military complex housing US forces slammed by rockets, says army

Several rockets slammed into an Iraqi military complex that hosts US forces next to Baghdad International Airport on Monday, wounding six Iraqi troops, the military said in a statement. Security forces found launchers with rockets that had not been fired properly, indicating a larger attack was planned, the military said.

Six Wounded as Four Rockets Hit Military Base Near Baghdad International Airport

Iraq has been gripped by massive demonstrations that have swept across the country since early October. The protesters are demanding the government's resignation, economic reforms, improved living standards and social welfare and an end to corruption.

Youths stop Rep’s speech at PDP woman leader’s burial

Leke Baiyewu, Abuja A member of the House of Representatives from Kogi State, Mr Zacharias Idris, has decried his rejection at the burial of the Peoples Democratic Party’s woman leader, Salome Abu...

Ekiti poll: Fayemi tasks police on killing

Fayemi of Ekiti has directed the police to fish out the killers of one Dotun Kosedake who was shot during Saturday’s local government election in the state.

The Oraifite killings - The Nation Newspaper

Why an intra-communal feud turned bloody in Oraifite community in the Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State last week is a puzzle the authorities

Fayemi tasks police to fish out ‘killers’ during council poll

Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, has directed the police to fish out the killers of one Dotun Kosedake who was shot dead ...

Sowore: What Top Yoruba Leader Said About Activist’s Re-Arrest By DSS

The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland Gani Adams has described the re-arrest of activist Omoyele Sowore as a national tragedy. 

Ganduje appoints Sanusi as new Emirate Council chair for two years

Ted Odogwu, Kano Kano State governor, Dr  Abdullahi Ganduje, on Monday appointed Emir Mohammed Sanusi, as the pioneer Chairman of the new State Council of Emirs for a period of two years. The...

Ganduje appoints Emir Sanusi Kano council chiefs chairman

Kano State governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has appointed Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II as the pioneer chairman of the state council of Chiefs. Governor Ganduje also directed conveyance of inaugural council meeting of the chiefs with immediate effect. The appointment which takes effect from Monday, the 9th Day of December 2019 will last for […]

After creating new emirates, Ganduje appoints Sanusi as head of Kano chiefs

Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano state, has appointed Muhammadu Sanusi II, emir of Kano, as the head of the council of chiefs. In November, a high court in the state sacked four

Kano gov, Ganduje appoints Emir Sanusi chairman Council of chief

The Governor of Kano, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has appointed Ganduje Muhammadu Sanusi II, Emir of Kano Emirate, as Chairman Kano State Council of Chiefs. 

JUST IN: Ganduje appoints Emir Sanusi to head Kano Council of Chiefs

The Kano State Governor Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has appointed His Highness, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, Emir of Kano Emirate, as Chairman ...

New Zealand volcano erupts: 5 dead, many missing after eruption on White Island, officials say

At least five people are dead after a volcano erupted Monday on New Zealand’s White Island, officials said.

Britons feared missing after volcano erupts in New Zealand

White Island erupted with a large plume of ash and steam on Monday.

Britons feared missing after volcano erupts in New Zealand

White Island erupted with a large plume of ash and steam on Monday.

Spitting volcano keeps search parties off New Zealand island, death toll rises to six

WHAKATANE, New Zealand (Reuters) - Fearing a volcano could erupt again, search parties were unable to set foot on New Zealand’s White Island for eight people still missing on Tuesday, as police raised the death toll to six from the eruption a day earlier.

New Zealand: Two British women injured in hospital as five killed after volcanic island erupts

British nationals are among those missing or injured after a volcanic island in New Zealand erupted, killing at least five people.

Dr Mahathir to look into ‘deep state’ sabotaging the Pakatan government

Dr Mahathir to look into ‘deep state’ sabotaging the Pakatan government

Communism claims a ploy to tarnish democratic process, says minister

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 — Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Senator P. Waytha Moorthy has expressed disappointment over allegations made by a Terengganu Umno member that communist elements have infiltrated the government. In a statement today, he said such claims are clear efforts to...

Suaram wants to engage with home minister for human rights, says buck stops with him

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 — The home minister should meet and engage with civil society groups on human rights as many related problems fall under his ministry, watchdog Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram) said today. Suaram executive director Sevan Doraisamy said this year has been a busy one for the...

Defeat in Johor is a clear message to Pakatan, says Anwar

Defeat in Johor is a clear message to Pakatan, says Anwar

Anwar’s party faces full-blown schism

Anwar’s party faces full-blown schism

Kidnap suspect commits suicide in Dhaka

Police have recovered the body of a kidnap suspect from a house in Dhaka’s Sutrapur area.

Woman dies after being set ablaze by husband in Jhang

JHANG: A case was registered against a suspect and his accomplices after he allegedly set ablaze his wife in Ahmed Sial, a city in Jhang district, police said on Monday.The case was registered b

Woman dies after being set ablaze in Jhang; police register FIR against husband

According to the medical report, the victim had sustained burns across 90 per cent of her body.

Pakistani woman dies after being set on fire by husband

The victim, a resident of Kabirwala tehsil, was doused in petrol and set on fire by her husband and others on December 6.

Woman set on fire in Bihar after failed rape bid

A young woman was allegedly set on fire by a neighbour after she resisted his attempt to rape her, a police officer said here on Monday.

Kidnappers kill four on Abuja highway - The Nation Newspaper

Kidnappers fleeing a clampdown by men of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command shot and killed four persons along Kawli-Kaita highway

Kidnappers kill four on Abuja highway - The Nation Newspaper

Kidnappers fleeing a clampdown by men of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command shot and killed four persons along...

Police dismantle kidnappers’ camps, arrest suspect in FCT

The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory on Monday said it has dismantled kidnappers camps and arrested a suspect

Wanted notorious kidnapper arrested for abduction of two teenagers in Katsina

The Katsina State Police Command on Monday says it has arrested a wanted notorious kidnapper, Aliyu Sani in connection with the abduction of two...

2023: Don’t Expect Us To Hand Over To You, Arewa Youths Tell Southwest

The Arewa Youths Consultative Forum (AYCF) has said the South-West should not expect the North to hand over power to the region. 

Turkey Intercepts Almost 3,250 EU-Bound Migrants Over Past Week – Reports

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The bulk of the apprehensions were made in regions adjacent to Turkey’s land border with Greece and Bulgaria, as well as Turkey’s western coast, which is a common departure point for migrants seeking to reach the Greek Aegean Islands.

Turkey says it has deported 11 French terrorist suspects

Turkey said on Monday it had deported 11 French nationals back to France as part of a program to extradite what it says are foreign terrorist fighters. Turkey's Interior Ministry, which made the announcement, gave no details. France's Foreign Ministry declined to comment, but diplomatic sources

Turkey says it has deported 11 French terrorist suspects

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey said on Monday it had deported 11 French nationals back to France as part of a program to extradite what it says are foreign terrorist fighters.

Unemployment high on list of Arab youth’s major concerns

ANKARA: Turkey sent 11 French “foreign terrorist fighters” back to France on Monday, the Turkish interior ministry said. “Eleven French citizens have been deported to their home country,” it said in a statement. Ankara has lambasted Western countries for refusing to take back their citizens who left to join the Daesh group in Syria and Iraq. It says it has some 1,200 foreign

Turkey deports 11 French suspected ISIL members

Turkey has deported 11 French nationals who are suspected of being members of the ISIL (ISIS) armed group.

Man hurled racist insults at Exeter McDonalds worker

Exeter magistrates court heard that it was 'an unpleasant incident which was racially aggravated'

Britain’s Worst Ever Serial Rapist, a 'Classic Psychopath', Told by Judge He Will One Day Be Free

In the early hours of 6 May 2019 Joseph McCann was arrested while hiding up a tree near Congleton, outside Manchester. His capture brought to an end to the serial rapist’s two-week reign of terror across England.

Serial rapist Joseph McCann handed 33 life sentences after attacking 11 women and children

McCann embarked on a 'fortnight of terror'

'Classic psychopath' and serial rapist Joseph McCann given 33 life sentences

Over 15 days, he abducted, raped and assaulted victims aged between 11 and 71 in Watford, London and the North West on England.

Serial rapist Joseph McCann given 33 life sentences for horrific attacks

He must serve a minimum term of 30 years.

Delhi Court Accepts Robert Vadra’s Plea To Travel Abroad For Medical Treatment 

A Delhi Court on Monday (9 December) allowed Robert Vadra, businessman and Congress interim Chief Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law, to travel to Spain for medical treatment and business purposes.

Delhi court allows Robert Vadra to travel abroad

A Delhi court on Monday allowed Robert Vadra, the son-in-law of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, to travel abroad for medical treatment and business purposes.

Plea in Supreme Court seeks psychological help for Jammu and Kashmir children

Many detained during lockdown: activist

Delhi HC refuses to pass directions to Centre to link social media with Aadhaar

The Centre apprised the court that the government is under consideration and also got some suggestions from law commission.

Supreme Court's five-judge Constitution bench to begin hearing on pleas against abrogation of Article 370

A 5-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice N V Ramana will commence the hearing on a batch of petitions including that of private individuals, lawyers, activists and political parties like National Conference, Sajjad Lone-led J&K Peoples Conference and CPI (M) leader Mohd Yousuf Tarigami.

EFCC receives 580 petitions, convicts 27 - Premium Times Nigeria

The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), Kaduna Zonal Office, has received over 580 petitions and convicted 27 from January to date.

EFCC recovers N300m, convicts 60 persons in A-Ibom

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,  zonal Office in Akwa Ibom State said it has so far recovered N300 million this year and convicted...

EFCC Uyo Zone secures over 60 convictions - The Nation Newspaper

The Uyo Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) said it has secured over 60 convictions in Court against corrupt...

EFCC secures 1,900 convictions, recovers N794bn in 4 years — Magu

Mr Ibrahim Magu, the Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Commission (EFCC), says the commission has so far secured 1,900 convictions and recovered...

EFCC secures conviction of 111 fraudsters in Southeast in 11 months

EFCC says it has obtained the conviction of 111 fraudsters in the South East between January and November, 2019, secured the final forfeiture of N1.5billion

PD: Phoenix woman stabs Uber car used by boyfriend to escape assault

A woman chased her boyfriend and stabbed the Uber car he used to escape from her.

Man, 53, stabbed multiple times over theft of his cell phone in Oshawa

A 26-year-old Ajax man has been charged with attempted murder after a male victim was stabbed numerous times outside an Oshawa convenience store last Saturday, in what investigators say started as a cell phone theft.

Serial rapist Joseph McCann handed 33 life sentences after attacking 11 women and children

McCann embarked on a 'fortnight of terror'

UPS Truck Chase-Shootout

Family and friends honored on Monday a UPS driver who was killed in a shootout between Florida police and the robbery suspects who had hijacked his delivery truck. Loved ones filed by Frank Ordonez's open casket at a Miami funeral home to pay respects to the 27-year-old driver. Some UPS employees

Driver strikes mom and kid in East Harlem, killing 3-year-old boy

Bertin DeJesus was in his stroller when a Ford F-150 driven by a 59-year-old man struck him and his mom near First Avenue and 116th Street about 9:35 a.m.

Tamil Nadu Human Rights Commission seeks report on suicide bid by Salem youth humiliated by cops

The SHRC has sought a report from the Salem Superintendent of Police

Mahila mithra committees planned to check crime against women

Responsible citizens will be roped in for concerted action, says SP

Telangana has become a haven for boozers: Aruna

Uncontrolled sale of liquor reason for growing crime against women: BJP leader

Telangana encounter: High Court asks for bodies of rape suspects to be preserved for four more days

The court ordered that the bodies will have to be transferred to a Hyderabad hospital in air-conditioned ambulances.

NHRC team quizzes MRO and revenue staff

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) team on Monday questioned four MROs and other revenue officers who conducted panchanama of the four accused in the Disha rape and murder case, who were killed i

Is Russia using its frozen-conflict playbook in Ukraine?

As Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy meet for the first time Monday, many wonder what Moscow's long-term goal is in

Peace in sight? Paris summit seeks solution for Ukraine war

The summit notably includes the first face-to-face meeting between Zelenskiy, a comic actor and political novice, with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Russia, Ukraine to revive peace process, exchange prisoners

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's president are meeting for the first time at a summit in Paris to find a way to end the five years of fighting in eastern Ukraine.

Foreign Policy: What the West gets wrong about Russia's intentions in Ukraine

Moscow never wanted an annexation – it just wanted a bargaining chip. Understanding that is the key to settling the conflict once and for all.

Russia, Ukraine to revive peace process, exchange prisoners

President Vladimir Putin of Russia and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy of Ukraine sat down together for the first time at the French presidential palace along with the leaders of France and Germany for talks focused on reviving a 2015 peace agreement for eastern Ukraine that has largely stalled.

London Bridge terror attack: Ex-convict sprayed fire extinguisher into Usman Khan's eyes so that man with narwhal tusk could stab him

A former convict who tackled the London Bridge terrorist has revealed how he used a fire extinguisher in an attempt to blind Usman Khan so that a man wielding a narwahl tusk could stab him.

Jaden Moodie murder: suspect accused of ‘preposterous’ claims

Ayoub Majdouline has said his clothes were stolen and worn by an attacker of the 14-year-old

11th-hour plea made for soldiers who fired shots at Ballymurphy to give evidence at inquests

A lawyer for the victim’s families told the court today: “It is not too late to tell the truth.”

Eleventh hour plea for soldiers who fired shots at Ballymurphy to come forward

The call was made during closing submissions at inquests into the disputed shootings of 10 people in west Belfast in August 1971.

Britain’s Worst Ever Serial Rapist, a 'Classic Psychopath', Told by Judge He Will One Day Be Free

In the early hours of 6 May 2019 Joseph McCann was arrested while hiding up a tree near Congleton, outside Manchester. His capture brought to an end to the serial rapist’s two-week reign of terror across England.

The GOP wall: Why Republicans won't walk away from Trump

Analysis: Politics and the media have changed since the time a group of GOP lawmakers went to the White House to tell Nixon he was finished.

Juan Williams: Pelosi is my politician of the year

OPINION: The Speaker has guided the impeachment process masterfully and outmaneuvered Trump.

Judd Gregg: Send them home

OPINION: The excesses of President Trump and his opponents in the Democratic Party need to be curbed.

‘Toxic’ Mueller Impeachment Article Threatens to Split Dems

When Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on Thursday that House Democrats would proceed with articles of impeachment, she did so in the language of duty, history, and the Constitution. “This has nothing to do with politics,” she said. “It’s about the Constitution of the United States.”In almost the same breath

Chris Wallace Schools Ken Starr: Trump Impeachment ‘Much Bigger’ Than Clinton’s Sex Lies Were

Fox News anchor Chris Wallace on Monday dressed down Kenneth Starr, the Clinton impeachment-era independent counsel, objecting to Starr’s insistence that the current allegations against President Donald Trump are “narrow” and “slanted.”During a break in Monday’s House impeachment hearing, Wallace addressed

Horn hears frustration from constituents over impeachment

U.S. Rep. Kendra Horn faced frustrated constituents on Sunday at a town hall meeting, where people voiced anger over impeachment and the lack of accomplishments the divided government has produced this year. “As an independent voter, I think you’re in a lot of trouble if you vote for this impeachment,” Susan Jaslow, of Edmond, told Horn. Ronda Peterson, of Edmond, who identified herself as a conservative, said Congress had been consumed all year with impeaching President Donald Trump. “We want Congress to get back to work for the American people, please,” Peterson said. Horn, D-Oklahoma City, who had earlier reiterated her position that she hasn’t made up her mind on impeachment, told Peterson,

‘Toxic’ Mueller Impeachment Article Threatens to Split Dems

When Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on Thursday that House Democrats would proceed with articles of impeachment, she did so in the language of duty, history, and the Constitution. “This has nothing to do with politics,” she said. “It’s about the Constitution of the United States.”In almost the same breath

Nadler: If Trump Is Not Removed From Office, He “Will Do Everything He Can To Make It Not A Fair Election”

Yes, this is actually happening

Judd Gregg: Send them home

OPINION: The excesses of President Trump and his opponents in the Democratic Party need to be curbed.

Juan Williams: Pelosi is my politician of the year

OPINION: The Speaker has guided the impeachment process masterfully and outmaneuvered Trump.

The Children of ISIS Don’t Belong in Cages, Either

The world is failing innocent victims of the war on terrorism.

The Cure For Ultraviolence

The cases of Usman Khan and Lisa Marie Smith point to the problems with deradicalization.

‘War crime’: Gov’t slams use of child soldiers after clash kills 16-year-old rebel

Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar on Monday denounced rebels of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) for recruiting child soldiers in their armed struggle, saying such an act is a war crime and

Human rights advocates are fighting to overturn laws which allow 10-year-olds to be locked away

Current laws allow children just 10 years old to be locked away in the ACT.

China: Concentration Camp Victims 'Graduated' from 'Vocational' School

A Chinese government propaganda newspaper declared that "all" the victims of China's Muslim concentration camps had "graduated."

HC declines to order linking of social media accounts with Aadhaar, PAN

The bench said linking of accounts with social media platforms with Aadhaar, PAN or any other identity document requires framing of policies or amendment in existing laws by the central government

HC declines to order linking of FB, Twitter, WhatsApp accounts with Aadhaar, PAN

​​A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar said linking of accounts with social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook and WhatsApp, with Aadhaar, PAN or any other identity document requires framing of policies or amendment in existing laws by the central government and this exercise cannot be done by the court.

Delhi HC refuses to pass directions to Centre to link social media with Aadhaar

The Centre apprised the court that the government is under consideration and also got some suggestions from law commission.

Don’t rush into bad law: Giving India the data protection law it deserves

The process to develop a data protection law has been slow and opaque, and the rumours coming out of the government are not encouraging that the bill will deliver the privacy protections that Indians need and deserve.

SC Order In Dileep Case: Some Pertinent Questions

Seminal question which arose for consideration by the apex court in the appeal preferred with special leave against the Order of a single judge of the High Court of Kerala in P.Gopalakrishnan...

Trump family member to kick off re-election campaign in Butler County

HAMILTON — Butler County Republicans will set the stage in February for President Donald Trump’s re-election bid at the county GOP’s biggest fundraiser of the year by featuring a member of the Trump family.

Grandson of late President Bush runs for Congress in Texas

Pierce Bush, a grandson of former President George H.W. Bush, launched a Texas congressional run on Monday and aligned himself with President Donald Trump, who his late grandfather blasted as a “blowhard" and voted against in the 2016 campaign. In an interview with The Associated Press, he pushed

You are what you watch: How media consumption is driving impeachment divisions

First Read is your briefing from "Meet the Press" and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.

Conservative scorecard now a factor in race for NY-27

The state Conservative Party's new legislative scorecard gives Sen. Rob Ortt bragging rights while putting Sen. Chris Jacobs a bit on the de

Horn hears frustration from constituents over impeachment

U.S. Rep. Kendra Horn faced frustrated constituents on Sunday at a town hall meeting, where people voiced anger over impeachment and the lack of accomplishments the divided government has produced this year. “As an independent voter, I think you’re in a lot of trouble if you vote for this impeachment,” Susan Jaslow, of Edmond, told Horn. Ronda Peterson, of Edmond, who identified herself as a conservative, said Congress had been consumed all year with impeaching President Donald Trump. “We want Congress to get back to work for the American people, please,” Peterson said. Horn, D-Oklahoma City, who had earlier reiterated her position that she hasn’t made up her mind on impeachment, told Peterson,

Russia doping whistleblower welcomes ban, urges review of Olympic results

The former head of Russia's anti-doping agency, who fled Moscow after turning whistleblower, on Monday welcomed a four-year ban from major sporting events imposed on his country.

Russia's Response to Olympic Ban: 'Chronic Anti-Russian Hysteria'

The World Anti-Doping Agency said clean athletes from Russia may compete in the 2020 Olympic games but not under the Russian flag or any other symbols of the Russian state.

WADA’s Decision is Stupid and Incomprehensible - Russian Boxing Federation Secretary-General

Earlier today, the WADA Executive Committee unanimously approved a recommendation by its Compliance Review Committee to ban Russia from hosting and competing in major international sporting events for four years after it allegedly tampered with laboratory data.

U.S. officials 'repeatedly lied about Afghanistan war for 18 years and hid the fact it was unwinnable', according to bombshell Washington Post report dubbed 'the Pentagon Papers of today'

In a lengthy article published on Monday, the Post claims that top officials knew the military's chances were slim but that they routinely hid the grave reality.

Russian Court Backs Release Of American Cartoonist Charged With Drug Smuggling

The Moscow City Court has upheld a lower court's decision to release U.S. citizen Gaylen Grandstaff from custody until the Prosecutor-General's Office clarifies its arguments in the drug-smuggling case against him.

PA Releases Tortured Jewish Convert Jailed Since Yom Kippur

As punishment, besides the beatings, he was denied food and water, and as a result "I fainted three times and they took me to a hospital.”

Palestinian ex-prisoners recall torture in Israeli detention

Ramallah, Occupied West Bank - It was supposed to be a normal Wednesday for Samer Arbeed and his wife, Noura, picking up and dropping off the children, eating leftovers for lunch, and working on a sink-load of dishes.

Palestinian PM Calls Jesus a “Palestinian Guerrilla Fighting Occupation”

Shtayyeh conveyed the greetings of President Mahmoud Abbas to the people of Birzeit, saying “The tree that we light today is our tree, as Maryam Al-Batool (Mary the virgin) is the only woman mentioned in the Qur’an by name so she is our lady.”

Terror Roundup: Two Separate Stabbing Attempts in Hebron

Other terror-related incidents that took place in Israel yesterday included a rabbi who was pulled out of his vehicle and beaten by Arabs in front of his kids in the central city of Lod.

GENESIS 26:4

Why are the children of Avraham compared to the stars? The poetess Chana Senesh was born in Hungary in 1921 and in 1939 she emigrated to what was then the British Mandate of Palestine. Senesh was a brave heroine who volunteered to leave her beloved Palestine in 1944 in order to fight with the partisans…

Nyeri Deputy Speaker On The Spot For Assaulting Youth, Police Issue Warrant Of Arrest

A viral video circulated on social media of Nyeri County Deputy Speaker Samuel Kariuki assaulting a youth has angered netizens and prompted the intervention of the police authorities.In the captur

Police hunting for Deputy Speaker after he was caught beating up a young man at Ruto's event

The speaker is said to have left the country last night

Ngunjiri Wambugu's Appeals Force Police Into Action

The brutal beating caught Ngunjiri's attention forcing him to call upon the police officers to take action on the...

Man who threw tear gas in Wajir gets bail

His three accomplices are still at large.

Uhuru is for us all, Ruto tells Kieleweke

Ruto asks Jubilee leaders to reject politics of hate, chaos and division.

IAEA Got No Invitation From North Korea to Visit Nyongbyon Nuclear Test Site - Grossi

VIENNA (Sputnik) - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has not received any invitation from Pyongyang to visit the Nyongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Centre, the new director-general of the organisation, Rafael Grossi, has said in an interview.

North Korea resumes insults of 'erratic old man' Trump

A senior North Korean official called President Donald Trump a "heedless and erratic old man", resuming insults of the American leader that were set aside during a rare thaw in relations.

'Old man' Trump is 'bluffing' says North Korea: KCNA

North Korea on Monday accused US President Trump of

Japan PM Abe discussing Japan visit by Iranian President Rouhani

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday that Tokyo is in discussions about a visit to Japan by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani this month, an attempt to try to resolve Iran’s nuclear impasse with the United States.

Japan PM Abe says visit by Iran’s Rouhani being arranged

Abe, who has developed friendly ties with Trump, traveled to Iran in June in an unsuccessful effort to encourage Iran and the U.S. to hold talks to reduce tensions.

Police dismantle kidnappers’ camps, arrest suspect in FCT

The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory on Monday said it has dismantled kidnappers camps and arrested a suspect

Kidnappers kill four on Abuja highway - The Nation Newspaper

Kidnappers fleeing a clampdown by men of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command shot and killed four persons along...

Kidnappers kill four on Abuja highway - The Nation Newspaper

Kidnappers fleeing a clampdown by men of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command shot and killed four persons along Kawli-Kaita highway

Wanted notorious kidnapper arrested for abduction of two teenagers in Katsina

The Katsina State Police Command on Monday says it has arrested a wanted notorious kidnapper, Aliyu Sani in connection with the abduction of two...

ISWAP executes two soldiers, policeman in new video

INSURGENTS believed to be members of the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP), released a video showing the execution of two

French strike chaos deepens in crucial week for Macron

France's transport chaos deepened amid an ongoing nationwide strike and mass protests over pension reforms, ramping up tensions at the start of a crucial...

French strike chaos deepens in crucial week for Macron

France's transport chaos deepened Monday on the fifth day of a nationwide strike over pension reforms, ramping up tensions at the start of a crucial week in President Emmanuel Macron's battle with trade unions.

Macron has failed to lift France's gloom

A nation distrustful of change cannot bring itself to look at the facts.

No let-up in Macron's duel with unions on fifth day of strikes

Trade unions called for more street protests after nationwide strikes aimed at forcing President Emmanuel Macron to abandon his pension reforms caused chaos on France's transport networks for a fifth day on Monday. The week ahead will test whether Macron can deliver the social and economic change

The student movements at the vanguard of Chile's protests are allied with former student leaders now serving in Congress

Chile’s months-long uprising was led by student activists protesting neoliberal reform, galvanized around the seemingly trivial issue of public transit fare-hikes.

12 things to know about Reinhard Bonnke - The Nation Newspaper

The demise of Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke who is well known and loved by majority(especially in Africa) came so sudden that shocked...

Reinhard Bonnke, Christian evangelist called 'the Billy Graham of Africa,' dead at 79

Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke, a German-born preacher nicknamed "the Billy Graham of Africa" for his record-setting crusades, died Saturday at 79.

Mourn Reinhard Bonnke’s demise, CAN President directs churches

The President, Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Revd. Samson Ayokunle has directed all churches in the country to mourn Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke...

California nativity scene displaying Jesus in a cage causes stir

Claremont United Methodist church installation shows Jesus, Mary and Joseph as caged immigrant family

Nativity Scene Shows Holy Family Separated, Caged at Border

The Claremont United Methodist Church has erected a Nativity scene showing the Holy Family separated and in cages at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Investigators want motorists’ videos of UPS truck shooting

MIAMI (AP) — The Florida Department of Law Enforcement appealed Monday for anyone who witnessed or has video of last week’s shootout between police and...

Suspect chased by Milwaukee police dies in crash

Milwaukee police say a 28-year-old man has died after crashing his car during a police chase.

Hyderabad rape-murder: Watch the CCTV footage that helped police solve crime

CCTV footage from near a toll plaza where a Hyderabad woman doctor was gang-raped was a crucial lead that helped the police identify the four men who brutalised the woman and later killed her.

Madison woman found slumped over wheel of running car, arrested on OWI charges, police say

A Madison woman was arrested on suspicion of fourth-offense OWI after she was found slumped over the wheel of a running car, police said.

PD: Phoenix woman stabs Uber car used by boyfriend to escape assault

A woman chased her boyfriend and stabbed the Uber car he used to escape from her.

Sowore: APC Blasts PDP, Atiku For Condemning Activist’s Re-Arrest

The APC has berated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for attacking the Department of State Services (DSS) over a court invasion. 

Sowore: APC accuses Atiku of spreading falsehood - The Nation Newspaper

Tony Akowe, Abuja The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday night accused former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar of spreading falsehood about the event leading the rearrest of the founder of #RebolutionNow, Omoyele Sowore by operatives of the Department of State Services in Friday at the Federal High Court in Abuja. National Publicity Secretary of the […]

We don’t want another Boko Haram, IPOB - The Nation Newspaper

The Department of State Services (DSS) is doing its job, the Presidency said on Sunday in its reaction to the agency’s action in the Sowore saga.

APC Invented Hate Speech In Nigeria, Ruling Party Chieftain Admits

A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Joshua Alobo, has claimed that his party originated hate speech. 

Just less than 100, 000 Nigerians are sympathetic to Sowore—Adesina

FEMI Adesina, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Monday says less than 100, 000 Nigerians are actually concerned about continuous detention of Omoyele Sowore, Publisher of Sahara Reporters, contrary to popular believe that Nigerians are dissatisfied with actions of the Federal Government and the Department of State Security (DSS).

Temperatures set to soar into 40s in NSW heatwave

Firefighters are trying to contain dozens of bushfires across NSW before temperatures soar later this week.

NSW fires: state faces 'lethal' conditions as temperatures forecast to soar past 40C

RFS commissioner says despite lower wind speed on Tuesday, high temperature and low humidity will make it a ‘difficult day’ with the New South Wales bushfires

Australia burns grasslands to minimise looming bushfire risk

More than 100 fires are ablaze in New South Wales and Victoria states

Australia braces for heatwave as more than 100 fires burn

An estimated two million hectares have burned -- the size of some small countries -- across a region spanning hundreds of kilometres.

Australia braces for more fires as extreme temperatures predicted

Thousands of firefighters were fortifying containment lines on Monday as temperatures were forecast to soar, increasing the danger of a fresh wave ...

Man suffers 'serious and possible life changing injuries' in Dublin collision

Gardaí said the emergency services attended the scene of a two-car collision on the Corballis Rd at around 6.40am this morning.

Man dies after being hit by school bus on main road between Aberdeen and Dundee

A man has died after being struck by a bus on the main road between Aberdeen and Dundee.

Police latest after woman injured by double decker bus in Torquay

It happened in Torquay on Saturday night.

Man in ‘serious’ condition after being hit by car on busy Dunfermline road

A man is said to be in a "serious" but not life threatening condition after being struck by a car on a busy Dunfermline road on Sunday evening.

Woman dies swimming off Antrim coast

Another woman who got into difficulty taken to hospital; understood women were part of swim group

5-Year-Old Carries Baby in Subzero Cold After They Are Abandoned, Police Say

A 5-year-old, wearing just socks and light clothing, carried an 18-month-old through subzero temperatures in the Yukon Flats of Alaska after the power went out at the home where they had been left alone, according to the authorities.The power failure scared the older child, who then carried the baby

These Homes for Mentally Ill Adults Have Been Notoriously Mismanaged. Now, One Is a Gruesome Crime Scene.

Oceanview Manor Home for Adults, a psychiatric group home at the center of a yearslong legal battle over the rights of people with mental illness, is now the scene of a criminal investigation involving the death of a resident and the arrest of another.

Spitting volcano keeps search parties off New Zealand island, death toll rises to six

WHAKATANE, New Zealand (Reuters) - Fearing a volcano could erupt again, search parties were unable to set foot on New Zealand’s White Island for eight people still missing on Tuesday, as police raised the death toll to six from the eruption a day earlier.

New Zealand: Two British women injured in hospital as five killed after volcanic island erupts

British nationals are among those missing or injured after a volcanic island in New Zealand erupted, killing at least five people.

New Zealand launches criminal investigation into deadly volcanic eruption

New Zealand police said on Tuesday they were launching a criminal investigation after a volcanic island erupted with ash and steam on Monday, killing five people, injuring more than 30 and leaving eight people missing, presumed dead. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said reconnaissance flights showed no

Minister Senzo Mchunu announces massive cuts to ministers' perks, expenditure | IOL News

Public service and administration minister Senzo Mchunu announced wide amendments to the ministerial handbook.

Replacing the board won't fix crisis at Prasa, says Mbalula | IOL News

Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula said the crisis at Prasa could not be solved by replacing the current board with a new one.

Kenya spent Sh437m in Amina's lobby for AU job

Kenya spent Sh437.7 million in its failed bid to capture the African Union Commission chairmanship.

We are placing Prasa under administration – Mbalula

The minister has dissolved the interim board with immediate effect and Bongisizwe Mpondo has been appointed administrator.

No reason that employment has come down, says Gangwar

In response to remarks on demonetisation and the job cuts it caused these years, Labour and Employment Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar said the government is implementing the Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1979 to mitigate hardships caused by migration.

Turkish military, allied militants launch heavy attack in northeast Syria

BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:00 P.M.) – The Turkish Army, alongside their allied militants, launched a fresh attack on the Abu Rasin area of the Al-Hasakah Governorate this afternoon. According to reports from northeast Syria, the Turkish Army and their allied militants launched several artillery shells and rockets towards the Syrian Democratic Forces’ (SDF) positions near the town of Zarqan. As a result of this attack by the Turkish Army and their allies, one civilian was killed in the town of Tal Al-Ward. The Syrian Democratic Forces and Syrian Arab Army (SAA) have yet to respond to this latest attack by the Turkish Army.

Syrian Army, Russian military enter strategic area in northern Raqqa

BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:40 P.M.) – Syrian Arab Army (SAA) units, accompanied by Russian military police, entered a new strategic area that overlooks the Aleppo-Hasakah Highway after the withdrawal of the Turkish Army and their militant allies. According to a military report from northern Syria, the Syrian Arab Army and Russian military police entered the strategic silo town of Sharkrak, which is adjacent to the international highway (M-4) in the northern countryside of Al-Raqqa. The reports said that the deployment of the Syrian Army units around the silos came after the withdrawal of the Turkish army and their allied militants in the ‘Ayn ‘Issa District of the Al-Raqqa Governorate. Previously, Sharkrak was under the control of the Turkish Army and their allies after they captured the area from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). However, per an agreement between Turkey and Russia, the Syrian Arab Army and Russian military were given access to this area for the first time in several years.

Syrian Army launches heavy attack across southern Idlib

BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:30 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) artillery and missile teams unleashed a heavy attack across the southern countryside of the Idlib Governorate this morning. According to a military report from the nearby Hama Governorate, the Syrian Army heavily targeted several front-lines towns and villages in southern Idlib, with a primary focus on Al-Badriyah and Al-Huwayjah. With the Syrian and Russian air forces mostly grounded due to poor weather conditions, the SAA has increased their strikes in order to weaken the jihadist forces in the Idlib countryside. The report added that the Syrian Army is now targeting the jihadist defenses in the western countryside of the Aleppo Governorate; these strikes are targeting the Kafr Naha and Al-Zahra’a areas. While the Syrian Arab Army controls most of Aleppo city, the jihadist rebels continue to hold onto some areas at the outskirts of the provincial capital.

Unknown gunmen attack Syrian intelligence checkpoint in Daraa

BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P.M.) – A group of unknown gunmen carried out an attack on a checkpoint belonging to the Syrian Air Force Intelligence in eastern Daraa this morning. According to local reports, the gunmen, who were suspected to be members of a Free Syrian Army (FSA), Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) or Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) sleeper cell, opened fire on the checkpoint before fleeing in an unknown direction. The reports said there were casualties among the Syrian Air Force Intelligence personnel; however, the total dead and wounded is unknown. These attacks by the FSA, HTS, and ISIS sleeper cells have decreased over the last four months, thanks in large part to the increase of Syrian Army troops in the Daraa Governorate. However, with the absence of Syrian military personnel in some of the reconciled towns in the Daraa Governorate, it has been difficult to crackdown on these sleeper cells.

Breaking: Russian military choppers resume heavy attack on jihadist mountain stronghold

BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 A.M.) – Minutes ago, the Russian Air Force’s attack choppers resumed their strikes on the jihadist mountain stronghold of Kabani. According to an army source in the Al-Akrad Mountains of northeastern Latakia, the Russian military choppers launched a heavy attack on Kabani and its surroundings, causing a number of explosions that could be heard throughout this rugged region. This latest string of strikes by the Russian Air Force comes after a short absence of aerial attacks over Syria because of the poor weather. While the Russian Air Force was grounded, however, the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) 4th Armored Division kept up the pressure on the jihadist rebels by launching several rockets and artillery shells towards the latter’s positions in Kabani.

Poll: Donald Trump Edges Out Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg in Arizona

A new poll shows President Trump is in a virtual statistical tie with Democrat White House contenders Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg in Arizona. 

Biden looks to rural Iowa to catch fast-rising Buttigieg

STORM LAKE/OELWEIN, Iowa (Reuters) - As Joe Biden on Saturday finished an eight-day bus tour through the crucial early nominating state of Iowa, one realization loomed large: His biggest challenge to clinching the Democratic presidential nomination may be coming from Pete Buttigieg, a Midwest mayor less than half his age.

You are what you watch: How media consumption is driving impeachment divisions

First Read is your briefing from "Meet the Press" and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.

It’s Not Because She’s a Woman

In early October, Elizabeth Warren hit her stride. Her stock in the Democratic primary had been climbing steadily since midsummer, and as Joe Biden continued to lag, the Massachusetts senator became the first presidential hopeful to overtake him as front-runner in the RealClearPolitics polling average.She

Democrats' December debate lineup could be all white, but diversity isn't only about race

The fact that no black candidate has qualified for the Los Angeles debate is no reflection on a diverse party that made Barack Obama president.

'Hats Off,' Andhra CM Reddy Lauds 'Encounter Killings' in Telangana Rape, Murder Case

Reddy, who is a close friend of KCR, said that the brutal incident was a shame on part of the society that needs to be questioned.

Hats off to KCR and Telangana police officers: Jagan Reddy on Hyderabad ‘encounter’

"If the hero in a movie kills someone in an encounter, we all clap and say the movie is good. If a daring person does that in real life...someone will come down from Delhi in the name of National Human Rights Commission and say this is wrong," Jagan Mohan Reddy said.

'Hats off to KCR, cops': Jagan Reddy lauds Telangana encounter

In some countries, the Andhra CM claimed, perpetrators of such crimes would be instantly shot dead.

Hats off to KCR, TS police, says Jagan

‘Killing of accused in the Disha case case has been widely hailed’

Telangana has become a haven for boozers: Aruna

Uncontrolled sale of liquor reason for growing crime against women: BJP leader

SACP Congress To Follow Up On Implementation Of Resolutions

The South African Communist Party (SACP) plans to start its special national congress on Monday with discussions focussing on whether the party is prepared to contest the next general elections and if its leaders are permitted to serve in cabinet. The congress is planning to review the pmplemtation of resolutions taken since the SACP’s national […]

SACP set to rally behind Ramaphosa's ANC leadership | IOL News

The SACP looks set to rally behind President Cyril Ramaphosa's leadership of the ANC.

Task force submits 2nd set of proposed constitutional amendments to House panel

The Inter-Agency Task Force on Constitutional Reforms (Task Force CORE) insisted its proposed constitutional amendments will strengthen political parties as public institutions, prohibit turn-coatism (balimbing), make the anti-political dynasty provision of the Constitution self-executing, advocate for finance reform through the creation of a democracy fund, and extend the terms of local government officials to five years with one reelection.

Mixed views over political party registration

© THE recent feud between MDC Alliance and Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) over a new political outfit, MDC Zimbabwe exposes the absence of a legislation regulating local political parties.

Jharkhand Assembly election | Congress subverted mandate in Karnataka; people taught it a a lesson: PM Modi

PM Modi claimed that the Congress-JMM-RJD alliance in Jharkhand would plunge the State into “instability and uncertainty” if voted to power

Woman seeks help to bring back husband’s body

She suspects mystery over his sudden death

‘I’m desperate’: Mother posts her daughter’s rape case online after year-long investigation

A mother in Jeneponto regency, South Sulawesi, has posted about her child’s rape case on social media as the police have not yet brought the alleged perpetrator to justice after a year of investigation.

Mystery Surrounds Sudden Death Of Kijana Wamalwa’s Son As Family Rubbishes Drug Abuse Claims

The late vice president Kijana Wamalwa's son, William Makali, is dead.Robert Wamalwa, the deceased's uncle, confirmed the reports saying Makali died on Sunday evening at their Milimani home in Kit

Mumbai: Chopped-up remains of girl found in suitcase. Father was the murderer

Foul smell emanating from the suitcase of a man traveling in an auto in Thane near Mumbai, led to the revelation of a spine-chilling crime. Choosing to stay with the man of her choice, cost a woman her life - once again.

18 yo Pregnant M’sian Teen Mercilessly Beaten By BF’s Gang As He Refused To Take Responsibility

Even though she was five months pregnant, the victim was completely trashed and left by the road dripping with blood. Reported in Harian Metro, the 18-year-old teen was tortured by her own boyfriend, also 18, along with his two friends in the alley behind Vocational College Setapak, Kuala Lumpur. The…

Body pulled from water in Dalmuir Park near Clydebank as Cops lock down area

THE body of a man has been found in Dalmuir Park. Police have confirmed that the body was found in water in the Clydebank park this morning. A spokesperson from the cops said: “Police Scotlan…

Body discovered in the River Tay

Family of missing Perth pensioner informed

Body found in search for Perth pensioner Michael McGannon missing overnight as cops treat death as ‘unexplained’

A BODY has been found in the search for Perth pensioner Michael McGannon – who disappeared overnight in torrid conditions. Cops launched a search for the 73-year-old, who had last been seen a…

Police recover body from water in search for missing Perthshire pensioner

The 73-year-old was last spotted leaving his home in North Muirton on Saturday evening and has been reporting missing since.

Forensic officers scour scene of ‘unexplained’ death two days after man’s body was found in Glasgow lane

FORENSIC officers are still at the scene of an “unexplained” death two days after a man’s body was found in a Glasgow lane. Cops confirmed a 40-year-old man had passed away after they were called t…

Jo Swinson admits revoking Article 50 'doesn't look likely' as Lib Dems unveil second ref plan

Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson has admitted the best chance of stopping Brexit is through a second referendum rather than pursuing the party's divisive policy of revoking Article 50.

SNP campaign focused on key constitutional issues of Brexit and independence

The SNP leader has sought to portray Boris Johnson as unfit to lead Britain.

Campaign highlights: DUP attacks Boris Johnson while Labour reveals budget plans

Shadow chancellor John McDonnell said he will deliver a budget on February 5 that will end austerity ‘once and for all’.

Campaign highlights: DUP attacks Boris Johnson while Labour reveals budget plans

Shadow chancellor John McDonnell said he will deliver a budget on February 5 that will end austerity ‘once and for all’.

SNP campaign focused on key constitutional issues of Brexit and independence

The SNP leader has sought to portray Boris Johnson as unfit to lead Britain.

Village Love Triangle Turns Fatal After Jealous Man Kills Lover’s Other Boyfriend

A love triangle involving three villagers turned fatal after one of the men killed his rival. He also severely battered the woman at the centre of the

Mother, 25, who was stabbed to death near her home 'while trying to break up a road rage fight' as police quiz man, 27, on suspicion of murder

The victim, named locally as Levi Davis, pictured, who is thought to be a mother-of-two, was knifed in Wellingborough Road, Rushden, Northamptonshire, at around 8.30pm.

‘He Did NOT Commit Suicide” – More Details Emerge On Zim Man Who Brutally Murdered Wife In Pretoria & Wrapped Body In Plastic

Three weeks ago, the country was rocked by the news of a Zimbabwean man, who brutally murdered his wife Netsai Makore, in Pretoria, South Africa.

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Thabani Mzolo who is facing a charge of murder of Zolile Khumalo

Nigerian arrested for confining 3 female MUBS students

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Gang who planned major organised crime involving guns in Glasgow jailed for more than 18 years

Richard Carty, Ezekial Aremu and Cade Johnson were found in possession of pistols, fake council uniforms and counterfeit cash after they were arrested in a dramatic armed swoop outside the Forge shopping centre

Gun gang nicked by armed cops at Glasgow Forge with fake money and Royal Mail and council disguises jailed for 18 years

MEMBERS of a gang which was planning a major crime in Glasgow involving guns and Royal Mail uniforms were today jailed for a total of 18 years and three months. Ezekial Aremu and Cade Johnson were …

Serial rapist Joseph McCann given 33 life sentences

"Classic psychopath" Joseph McCann has been handed 33 life sentences and a minimum term of 30 years for a string of horrific sex attacks on 11 women and children.

Serial rapist Joseph McCann given 33 life sentences

"Classic psychopath" Joseph McCann has been handed 33 life sentences and a minimum term of 30 years for a string of horrific sex attacks on 11 women and children.

Britain’s Worst Ever Serial Rapist, a 'Classic Psychopath', Told by Judge He Will One Day Be Free

In the early hours of 6 May 2019 Joseph McCann was arrested while hiding up a tree near Congleton, outside Manchester. His capture brought to an end to the serial rapist’s two-week reign of terror across England.

Iran ready for more prisoner swaps with US, not negotiations

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran is ready for more prisoner swaps with the United States, the Cabinet spokesman said Monday even as he reiterated the Iranian leadership's stance that there will be no other negotiations between Tehran and Washington.The remarks by the spokesman, Ali Rabiei, were the first after a prisoner exchange over the weekend saw Iran free a Chinese-American scholar from Princeton who had been held for three years on widely criticized espionage charges.The scholar, graduate student Xiyue Wang, was freed in exchange for Iranian scientist Massoud Soleimani who had faced a federal trial in Georgia over charges he violated sanctions by trying to have biological material brought to Iran.

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Iran is ready for more prisoner swaps with the United States, the Cabinet spokesman said Monday even as he reiterated the Iranian leadership's stance that there will be no other negotiations between Tehran and Washington. The remarks by the spokesman, Ali Rabiei, were the first after a prisoner

Iran says ready for more US prisoner swaps

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