COP 25: India calls for speedier expansion of international solar alliance

Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said there was a need to speed up this alliance to trap solar energy in a big way

South Africa Calls For Robust Multilateral Response To Climate Change

South Africa on Monday called for a robust multilateral response to climate change in a way that would assist African and other developing countries to adapt to the associated loss and damage, Concise News reports.

Using Kyoto credits to meet Paris agreement 'misses the point': Garnaut

A reliance on "carryover credits" to meet an emissions reduction pledge will ultimately cost the economy more than taking decisive climate action, Ross Garnaut says.

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).

EU opens subsidies for electric battery push

BRUSSELS, Dec 9 — The EU’s powerful anti-trust authority today approved billions of euros in subsidies from seven member states as Europe seeks to make up lost ground in batteries. The move is part of a big push led by Germany and France to prepare Europe for the emergence of electric cars, as...

Six miscreants make vain bid to board cargo ship in Vizag

‘They fled after seeing a coast guard patrol vessel approaching them’

11 red sanders operatives nabbed at two places in Kadapa district

Accused resorted to stone pelting for several hours, say police

CCTV Captures Moment Driver Plunged into Indian Ocean at High Speed [VIDEO]

The incident was reported to have occurred at 4:20 a.m. with the Kenya Ferry Services (KFS) management stating that the...

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.

Three youth go on a robbing spree, arrested within 24 hours

They strike at six persons within eight hours

Prosecutor warns public after cluster of drug overdoses

READING, Pa. (AP) - A district attorney in southeastern Pennsylvania issued a public health warning Monday in the wake of a series of drug overdoses, some of them deadly, believed to involve the same substance.

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.

Maryland mom, grandmother charged after 9-month-old baby dies from drug overdose, officials say

A Maryland mom and grandmother are facing multiple charges after a 9-month-old Orchard Beach boy died from a drug overdose in July, authorities said.

We came to Bali to stop using drugs, Australian men tell court hearing

Melbourne nightclub figures William Cabantog, 35, and David Van Iersel, 38, face charges of cocaine possession, or alternative charges of abusing drugs for personal use.

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

They are both due in court later this month.

Wisconsin Guard leader to make changes after assault probe

The head of the Wisconsin National Guard says all recommendations made following an investigation into multiple reports of sexual assault and harassment will be implemented.

Pensacola Shooter Sent Anti-U.S. Tweets Before Naval Base Attack

Mohammed Alshamrani, a member of the Royal Saudi Air Force, killed three Americans when he opened fire at Naval Air Station Pensacola.

Pressure mounts on FBI to answer on Florida shooting

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, speaking at a Sunday evening press conference, said he was sure the gunman carried out an act of terrorism. He questioned whether it could have been prevented by better vetting of foreign military officers who train in the United States.

Saudi gunman tweeted against US before naval base shooting

Investigators are trying to establish whether killer, 2nd Lt Mhd Alshamrani acted alone or was part of a larger plot.

Boston's trauma to be dissected as marathon bomber appeals death sentence

This city's deepest wound - the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings that killed three and injured hundreds more - will be re-examined Thursday when lawyers for bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev seek to have his death sentence lifted because the jury pool was too traumatized to render a fair verdict. The then-19

Chris Panayiotou's father shot dead in Uitenhage, assistant raped | IOL News

Uitenhage police are investigating after the father of convicted murderer Christopher Panayiotou was shot dead in the early hours of Monday morning.

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.

Police looking for suspects in Kitchener robbery (3 photos)

It happened Sunday at a convenience store on Doon Village Road

19-year-old shot in leg during Everett-area invasion robbery

Two males reportedly entered the victim’s home and demanded money. Then shots were fired.

Father calls driver of car that fled scene in Brooklyn of daughter's death 'cowardly'

An off-duty officer was arrested and charged after a two-car crash in Brooklyn left a passenger dead and another person seriously injured.

8 soldiers killed in Afghan suicide bombing

The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Five Soldiers Killed in Suicide Attack In Helmand

At least five soldiers were killed and four others were wounded in a suicide attack in southern Helmand province on Monday, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said in a statement.

Shooting in the dark; Afghanistan's endless war pits brother against brother

KUNDUZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) - The 19-year-old Taliban deserter is haunted by the memory of the attack on a police checkpoint in northern Afghanistan in August.

Nigerian Army commander killed in Boko Haram bomb attack

A Nigerian Army commander was killed on Saturday after an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Marte, Borno State.

Shooting in the dark; Afghanistan's endless war pits brother against brother

The 19-year-old Taliban deserter is haunted by the memory of the attack on a police checkpoint in northern Afghanistan in August. Kneeling in the blood-soaked sand of the bunker as he and his comrades checked the bodies for weapons and ammunition, the young militant made a terrible discovery – one of

President Akufo-Addo attends ACP summit in Nairobi, Kenya

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Uhuru appointed to lead 79 countries

Leader of leaders

Buhari jets out to Egypt Tuesday

President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja on Tuesday for Aswan, Egypt to attend the Aswan Forum. The gathering is designed to set an agenda for sustainable peace and development in the continent. In a statement issued on

Buhari to spend three days in Egypt

President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja on Tuesday for Aswan, Egypt to attend a meeting designed to set “an agenda for sustainable peace and development in Africa.” Femi Adesina, presidential

Buhari Departs Abuja For Egypt Tuesday

President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja Tuesday for Aswan, Egypt to attend the Aswan Forum designed to set “An Agenda for Sustainable Peace and Development in Africa.”

Police find young woman reported missing

A young woman reported missing from a Queen St, Brisbane, apartment, has been found safe.

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 hunt missing man deemed to be 'risk to public'

An appeal has been launched for information that may lead police to the whereabouts of Derek Mackay, who was reported missing on Monday.

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.

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…

Yuletide Social Assistance Program to be established for barangay execs, workers

In appreciation of their hard work in providing frontline government services, President Duterte has called for the establishment of a “Yuletide Social Assistance Program” for barangay officials and workers this year.

Barangays urged to create ‘Christmas’ social assistance programs

President Rodrigo Duterte has enjoined all Sangguniang Barangays to establish a social assistance program for village officials and employees this Yuletide.

12 LGUs receive DOH-Calabarzon’s Gintong DALOY award

The Department of Health (DOH)-Calabarzon recently awarded the first “Gintong DALOY” (Damayan para sa Aksyong Linis, Oportunidad at Yamang pangkalusugan) Award to 12 local government units (LGUs) in Quezon province.

Responsibility over privilege, public schools teachers told

The continued clamor of teachers groups for more government support does not sit well with a group of private schools - noting that if they truly want to contribute to achieving quality education, public school teachers should “focus more on responsibility rather than privilege.”

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.

Gardaí appeal for help in locating woman, 31, missing from Dublin

Have you seen Nikita Mooney?

Man and woman arrested in connection with murder of man in Leixlip last year

A man and a woman have been arrested in connection with the murder of a man in Co Kildare over a ...

Mayo garda appeal issued over missing person

Gardai in Mayo are appealing for information to help them trace a missing person.

Man and woman arrested in connection with murder of Gerry Hutch's relative Clive Staunton in Leixlip, Co Kildare

The dad-of-one was originally from the Greek Street flats in Dublin’s inner city

Man and woman arrested over murder of man in Kildare in 2018

A man and a woman have been arrested in relation to the fatal shooting of a man in Leixlip, Co.Kildare that occurred last year.

Oman weather: Tropical depression deepens

The tropical depression has developed into to a deep tropical depression

Flying along Kenyan coastline now risky

Met department warns aviation industry as cyclonic activities take place.

NZ Volcano Erupts: At Least Five Dead, Authorities Warn to Brace for More

A volcano erupted in New Zealand on Monday, leaving five people dead and 50 more more unaccounted for, local police said.

One killed, several injured in New Zealand volcano eruption

At least one person was killed, several injured and others reported missing in New Zealand after a volcano erupted off the east coast of its North Island on Monday, spewing a plume of ash thousands of feet into the air.

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

Alert jail guard foils smuggle of contraband

AN ALERT Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) guard foiled an attempt to smuggle contraband inside Navotas City Jail (NCJ) by passing through steel grills of the extension facility yesterday before dawn in Navotas City.

Teen potheads caught smoking in police car

While most drug users would run away or cringe in fear at seeing a police car, this group of marijuana users in Quezon City turned one into a hotbox for their pot session.

Tiny phones hidden in Nike sneakers intercepted at Oklahoma detention facility

An Oklahoma inmate’s special Christmas delivery was thwarted last week after prison staff intercepted an early – and illegal – holiday gift: a pair of Nike shoes with six mini cellphones hidden inside a secret cavity.

Second man in Mountlake Terrace pot shop robbery sentenced

Bradford Johnson was sentenced to 12½ years in prison, for holding up employees at gunpoint.

WMPD: Employees find drugs, card scanner while cleaning West Monroe hotel

West Monroe police arrested two people Sunday after getting a call about suspicious activity at the Comfort Inn on Constitution Drive.

BofA Director Charged in Hong Kong After Scuffle With Police

(Bloomberg) -- A Bank of America Corp. anti-bribery and compliance director in Hong Kong was charged with assaulting a police officer after an altercation in a metro station over the weekend, according to a person familiar with the matter.The director, a 35-year-old American, was released on HK$10,000

Peaceful Hong Kong march marred by fire outside court, police say

Hong Kong: Hong Kong protesters set fire outside court buildings, threw petrol bombs and spray-painted graffiti on government buildings, marring what was otherwise a "generally peaceful" march over the weekend, police said on Monday.

Fire and petrol bombs after 'generally peaceful' Hong Kong march, police say

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong protesters lit a fire outside court buildings, threw petrol bombs and spray-painted graffiti on government buildings, following a “generally peaceful” march at the weekend, police said on Monday.

Number of people arrested since protests began breaks 6,000 mark

Police today announced that more than 6,000 people have been arrested since anti-government protests began six months ago Speaking to reporters at their regular 4pm press briefing this afternoon, Senior Superintendent Kong Wing-cheung of the...

Fire and petrol bombs after ‘generally peaceful’ Hong Kong march, police say

Hong Kong protesters lit a fire outside buildings, threw petrol bombs and spray-painted graffiti on buildings, following a “generally peaceful” march

Extinction Rebellion activists wearing gas masks block central London road

The protesters, outside Leicester Square Tube station, are demanding the next government tackles air pollution in the capital.

Extinction Rebellion activists wearing gas masks block central London road

The protesters, outside Leicester Square Tube station, are demanding the next government tackles air pollution in the capital.

Extinction Rebellion stages air pollution protests in London and Manchester

Demonstrators target key roads to demand government action to tackle deadly issue

Extinction Rebellion protesters in hi-vis jackets GLUE themselves to concrete blocks outside Leicester Square tube station as they campaign against air pollution in the latest of their '12 Days Of Crisis' stunts

As part of the group's latest stunt, a number of activists in gas masks, hard hats and hi-viz jackets have glued themselves to concrete blocks, on Cranbourne Street, in central London.

Fire and petrol bombs after ‘generally peaceful’ Hong Kong march, police say

Hong Kong protesters lit a fire outside buildings, threw petrol bombs and spray-painted graffiti on buildings, following a “generally peaceful” march

Brittain elects for jury trial

Alleged quadruple murderer John Brittain appeared briefly in Penticton court Monday morning, waiving his right to a previously-scheduled preliminary inquiry and announcing his intention to proceed straight to a jury trial in B.C. Supreme Court.

Dalian Atkinson death: Two police officers appear in court and will stand trial

Benjamin Monk is accused of the murder of the former Manchester City star and Mary Ellen Bettley-Smith denies assault

Murder trial ends in mistrial after lawyer involved in crash

DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) - The murder trial of a Massachusetts woman charged with killing her 81-year-old neighbor ended Monday when the judge called a mistrial because the defense attorney was struck by a car.

Laytown man found not guilty of threatening to murder ex-girlfriend's partner

Following a trial at the Central Criminal Court the jury of seven men and five women took two hours and 40 minutes to find Robert Lawlor not (NOT) guilty on all five charges against him.

Man found not guilty of attempted murder of love rival’s mother

Robert Lawlor acquitted of threatening ex-partner’s boyfriend and shooting a dog

The Tale of Harriet Tubman's Faith-Based Survival

She remained fearless as she rescued slaves.

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

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

The Cure For Ultraviolence

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

Compostela Valley is now Davao de Oro

DAVAO CITY - The Province of Compostela Valley will soon have its new name after majority of its constituents agreed to ratify Republic Act 11297 renaming it to Davao de Oro.

P Sihanouk villagers seeking intervention over land dispute

Nearly 300 people representing 9,095 families in Preah Sihanouk province on Monday filed a petition to the provincial administration seeking intervention in a long-running land dispute. The villagers submitted the petition after their initial request to hold a march to coincide with the 71st international Human Rights Day on Tuesday was rejected.

Abdullah’s Team Sees No Outcome from Election Meeting

Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah’s campaign team at a news conference on Monday said the meeting about the elections in Kabul was politically-motivated, which could not lead to a solution.

Abdullah’s Team Sees No Outcome from Election Meeting

Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah’s campaign team at a news conference on Monday said the meeting about the elections in Kabul was politically-motivated, which could not lead to a solution.

Preah Sihanouk villagers seeking intervention over land dispute

Nearly 300 people representing 9,095 families in Preah Sihanouk province on Monday filed a petition to the provincial administration seeking intervention in a long-running land dispute. The villagers submitted the petition after their initial request to hold a march to coincide with the 71st international Human Rights Day on Tuesday was rejected.

Airlines from three CPLP countries banned from Europe

Airlines from Angola, Sao Tome and Principe and Equatorial Guinea are on the 'black list' of 115 airlines banned from flying to the European Union (EU), released in Brussels on Monday.

Kingdom calls on Japan to increase number of direct flights to Siem Reap, Phnom Penh

Cambodia is requesting Japan to increase the number of direct flights from Japanese cities and provinces to Phnom Penh and Siem Reap, so as to contribute to increasing cooperation and tourist numbers between the two countries.

Concerned EU weighs response to Turkey-Libya border deal

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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.

Dutch reduce terror threat level for first time since 2013

The Dutch national anti-terrorism agency (NCTV) reduced on Monday the threat of a terror attack in the Netherlands for the first time since 2013, Reuters writes. "We still see jihadist attacks in the West every now and then", the NCTV said. "But the situa...

Eight Servicemen Killed in Southern Afghanistan Due to Car Bomb Explosion - Reports

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - According to sources, as cited by the Xinhua news outlet, the bomb was detonated by a suicide bomber.

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.

Russian troops enter Raqqa city for first time during Syrian War

BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:40 P.M.) – The Russian Armed Forces have entered the city of Raqqa for the first time during this nearly nine-year-long war, a number of activists in northern Syria reported on Monday. According to the reports, the Russian Armed Forces entered Raqqa to distribute humanitarian aid to the people in the war-torn city. The military delivered two thousand food kits to Raqqa residents. Military doctors have also arrived in the city, who are ready to provide assistance to all in need. “The infrastructure in Raqqa was completely destroyed during the liberation process conducted by the US-led international coalition,” an officer at the Russian Center for Reconciliation of Controversial Parties, Vladimir Varnavsky, told reporters. “Thousands of civilians became victims of indiscriminate air and artillery attacks,” Varnavsky added. “The city has not yet finished the work of clearing debris and clearing the area, and there is a shortage of clean water, medicine and food.”

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

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 …

Govt to set up Special Purpose Vehicle to monitor Kampung Baru redevelopment

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 — A Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) company will be set up to carry out the Kampung Baru redevelopment project, the Dewan Negara was told today. Federal Territories Minister Khalid Abdul Samad said so far, no developers had been appointed to carry out the project. He said the...

Perak Amanah supports any decision made on land ownership

IPOH, Dec 9 — Any decision to be made by the Perak state government in granting 999-year ownership or permanent titles to new villages, will have to be in line with Pakatan Harapan’s (PH) stance, said Perak Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) chairman Datuk Asmuni Awi. He said whatever decision made...

Call for import duty of fishing equipment to be abolished

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 — A Dewan Negara member today proposed the that the import duty on fishing equipment, such as net, fishing line and engines, to be abolished to help ease the burden of traditional fishermen. Senator Datuk Razali Idris said the price of most fishing equipment has increased by...

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...

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)...

Hong Kong police defuse bombs designed 'to kill and to maim'

Hong Kong police say they have defused two large homemade bombs packed with nails and designed “to kill and to maim people.” Police say the bombs found Monday evening were “complete, fully functional and ready to be used.” The bombs were radio-controlled, to be triggered with mobile phones. Police said they were made with a …

Hong Kong protest arrests surges past 6,000, say police

Police said they have also fired 10,000 rubber baton rounds during the six months of protests and that 493 officers have been injured.

Fire and petrol bombs after ‘generally peaceful’ Hong Kong march, police say

Hong Kong protesters lit a fire outside buildings, threw petrol bombs and spray-painted graffiti on buildings, following a “generally peaceful” march

Over 6000 arrests in Hong Kong protests, 16,000 tear gas rounds fired

Police also arrested 12 people on Monday suspected of preparing gasoline bombs

Number of people arrested since protests began breaks 6,000 mark

Police today announced that more than 6,000 people have been arrested since anti-government protests began six months ago Speaking to reporters at their regular 4pm press briefing this afternoon, Senior Superintendent Kong Wing-cheung of the...

Occupational safety, health awareness and practice are paramount

It is the sole responsibility of employers to ensure the safety and health of their employees by preventing their exposure to occupational risks

Treating sickle cell disease with hydroxyurea therapy - a game changer

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The climate crisis threatens gender equality in Africa

People who directly depend on the natural world for their livelihoods, like farmers and fishers, will be among the greatest victims of the climate crisis. In vulnerable hotspots, such as the arid lands of Kenya and Ethiopia, farming communities are already struggling with droughts and water scarcity that kill their cattle and threaten their very […]

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...

Court hostage is also part of state capture

Cartels subdue the legislature and pass laws that aim at securing their haven of rotten and unfair advantage to the detriment of the common good.

Stroppy Frogs

My train service, South Western Rail may be on strike for a month,  blast them, but comfort comes from the fact that we’re not nearly as strike-prone as the French.

Macron has failed to lift France's gloom

A nation distrustful of change cannot bring itself to look at the facts.

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.

Traffic jams cripple Paris as pension strikes halt trains

PARIS (AP) - Paris commuters inched to work Monday through massive traffic jams as strikes against retirement plan changes halted trains and subways for a fifth straight day.

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...

DCW Chief Swati Maliwal Urges Smriti Irani to Disburse ‘Nirbhaya’ Fund to States

The Union Home Ministry on December 5 sanctioned Rs 100 crores from 'Nirbhaya' Fund for setting up women help desks at police stations across the country.

Ombudsmen Vacancy At Tripura

State MGNREGA, Cell Rural Development Department, Government of Tripura invites application from eligible candidates for appointment of Ombudsmen under MGNREGA for six districts (West Tripura,...

MPs in RS demand hike in tea workers' wages, universal maternity benefits

Demanding the government protect goldsmiths, BJP leader Kailash Soni said traders of gold and silver are in distress due to "police harassment".

SC asks States for report on Food Security Act

The order came on a petition on the starvation death of a girl in Jharkhand in 2017

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

Culture of respecting women should be nurtured: Dalit leader

Four footballers drown in River Nile

The match that was slated for 3:00 PM at Buwenda playground in Mafubira sub-county, Jinja district was promptly cancelled

At least 700 shacks destroyed by floods, people trapped in Mamelodi

Communities across the city are in dire need of help after being affected by the flooding.

Flying along Kenyan coastline now risky

Met department warns aviation industry as cyclonic activities take place.

Floods, landslide in Uganda claims 26 lives - Red Cross

Some there have resisted the government’s attempts to have them relocated to lowlands elsewhere, saying they find it hard to vacate their ancestral lands.

Nigerian arrested for confining 3 female MUBS students

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It's so cold in China an entire river has frozen over

The cold weather in the country has also moved towards upper Thailand, claiming three lives yesterday in three provinces.

Wild weather in New Zealand leaves 1,000 tourists stranded

Almost 1,000 tourists were stuck in the New Zealand tourist town of Franz Josef on Monday after torrential rains closed roads.Several washouts a

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

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

Crimea appears to be thriving under the control of Putin’s Russia

Russia is now in charge and it is evident the country is committed to turning Crimea around.

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

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

Activists storm office of Malta's prime minister demanding resignation over murder investigation

The sister of murdered journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was involved in a tense stand-off with Maltese police on Tuesday after a group of protesters stormed into the prime minister’s office in Valletta, the capital, to demand his immediate resignation.

Malta protesters block entry to prime minister's office

Protesters demanding the immediate resignation of Malta's prime minister blocked an entrance to his office on Monday, the latest demonstrations over his handling of a journalist's murder.  The sit-in outside the side entrance of the offices of Prime Minister Joseph Muscat began shortly after 7:00 am and involved about 30 protesters. 

Iranian Soccer Fans Storm Club To Protest Departure Of Italian Coach

Dozens of angry fans of Iran’s famous Esteghlal soccer team stormed the offices of their club in the Iranian capital on December 9 and beat up a club official to protest the departure of Italian coach Andrea Stramaccioni.

JNU fee hike: Students lathi-charged by cops during protest march to Rashtrapati Bhavan

Heavy deployment of police was in place ahead of the students' march against the hostel fee hike.

Ready for more U.S. prisoner swaps: Iran

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday the Islamic republic is ready for a full prisoner exchange with the U.S.. “The ball is in the U.S.’ court”, he said in a tweet.The United St

Cherry Blossoms Prompt Full-Blown Scandal for Japan’s PM

It might be the most Japanese of political scandals: a furore over Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's guest list at a party to mark the annual cherry blossom season.

Finland’s Sanna Marin becomes world’s youngest serving PM

Former transport minister to head leftwing coalition after Antti Rinne’s resignation

Public trust in governments is at an all-time low, Australian National University finds

The most comprehensive study of Australians' political beliefs finds management of the economy and taxation are issues that benefited the Coalition at the election.

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

Britain faces most history-shaping election since WWII

LONDON (AP) - Britain is facing the most testing and significant period in its modern history since World War II.

Container ship caught in storm, at least 12 containers lost, Celtic sea

Container ship ELBCARRIER lost containers overboard in Celtic sea in the afternoon Dec 8, while en route from Rotterdam to Dublin Ireland, being caught in rough weather. 12 drifting containers were…

UPDATE: Five dead, many injured after New Zealand volcano eruption

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

Five dead, many injured after New Zealand volcano eruption

Five people were killed, 18 were injured and several more were left stranded after an island volcano popular with tourists erupted unexpectedly in New Zealand on Monday.

Volcano eruption in New Zealand kills five, several missing

Police say more casualties were feared as about 50 people were nearby minutes before the eruption.

New Zealand volcano eruption kills 5

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

Letter of the Day: Youth need suicide prevention now

Letter to the editor from Karen Leis

Letters to the editor Dec. 9

Letters to the editor — Bridger, Leis

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

Lawyer competence includes knowledge of Indigenous-Crown history: B.C. law society

All practising lawyers in B.C. will be required to take a six-hour online course covering these areas

Lawyer competence includes knowledge of Indigenous-Crown history: B.C. law society

All practising lawyers in B.C. will be required to take a six-hour online course covering these areas

'Science teacher, 32, sexted nude photos and videos to two 14 year-old boys'

Married mother-of-three Ashley Beasley reportedly targeted the youngsters while she was their teacher

The father of a missing 1-year-old girl was arrested on weapons charges in Connecticut 4 days after the baby's mother was found dead, Business Insider - Business Insider Singapore

Business Insider - Police say Jose Morales' arrest is not related to the disappearance of his daughter, Venessa, and that he has been cooperative with investigators.. Read more at businessinsider.sg

Lifeguard's spy cam for boys

Warning: The contents of this story may be disturbing to some readers.

Winnfield woman accused of selling raffle tickets in holiday scam

The Vernon Parish Sheriff’s Office recently arrested two suspects from Winnfield after for an alleged “holiday scam.”

Girl, 12, allegedly knocked unconscious outside school gates

Ordeal was filmed and circulated on Instagram

Amir arrives at Kigali

Kigali: The Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani arrived Monday in Kigali, capital of Rwanda.

Qatar state minister for foreign affairs arrives in Riyadh: QNA

DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatar’s minister of state for foreign affairs arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday, state news agency QNA said, for a preparatory meeting ahead of an annual summit of Gulf Cooperation Council leaders that could see a thaw in a 2-1/2-year Gulf crisis.

PM Imran to receive Bahrain's highest civil award: PM's special assistant

Premier is going on an official visit to Bahrain in mid-December where he will receive the award, says Zulfi Bukhari.

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.

Russian diplomat meets with Syrian-Kurdish opposition member

Russian Special Presidential Representative for the Middle East and Africa and Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov met with a delegation of the Syrian Opposition’s Kurdish National Council consisting of member of the Syrian Constitutional Committee Kamiran Hajo, as well as Ibrahim Barro and Ismail Hassaf, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. “The situation unfolding in Syria with an emphasis on the scenario in the northeastern districts of the country and progress on implementing the Russian-Turkish memorandum on mutual understanding adopted in Sochi on October 22 was discussed in detail during the conversation,” the ministry noted. “The sides discussed their positions on further promoting the political settlement process in Syria based on Resolution 2254 of the UN Security Council, including the results of the two sessions of the Syrian Constitutional Committee held in Geneva. That said, the need to regard the interests of all the ethno-confessional groups of the Syrian population was highlighted.”…

A new video game about the 2020 election lets you fight as Donald Trump, Andrew Yang, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, or Cory Booker, Business Insider - Business Insider Singapore

Business Insider - "Yang2020 Path To Presidency" will let players fight as Andrew Yang, Donald Trump, and more of the 2020 presidential candidates.. Read more at businessinsider.sg

A new video game about the 2020 election lets you fight as Donald Trump, Andrew Yang, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, or Cory Booker

Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang is the star of an upcoming video game featuring the frontrunners of the 2020 election – “Yang2020: Path To Presidency.” The game will let the 2020 candidates fight for the presidency, with a fictional story mode charting Yang’s path to office.

A new video game about the 2020 election lets you fight as Donald Trump, Andrew Yang, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, or Cory Booker

The Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang is the star of an upcoming video game featuring the front-runners of the 2020 election – “Yang2020 Path to Presidency.” The game will let the 2020 candidates fight for the presidency, with a fictional story mode charting Yang’s path to office.

A new video game about the 2020 election lets you fight as Donald Trump, Andrew Yang, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, or Cory Booker

"Yang2020 Path to Presidency" will let players fight as Andrew Yang, President Donald Trump, and more of the 2020 presidential candidates.

Vote in the UK’s general election and you could win CoD: Modern Warfare and more

The UK general election is just days away, and the games industry is urging gamers to vote

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.

Govt's Ksh400 Million Gamble That Backfired

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

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

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.

China says Uighur Muslims have 'graduated' from camps

Dec. 9 (UPI) -- China claimed ethnic Uighurs once held in detention centers in the western region of Xinjiang have all been released, while criticizing the United States for "attacks and smears."

On This Day: Senate report on CIA calls torture tactics 'deeply flawed'

On Dec. 9, 2014, a U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee report said the CIA's interrogation of terror suspects after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks was more brutal than it told the White House or public. The so-called "CIA torture report" called CIA tactics "deeply flawed."

Greta Thunberg, Megan Rapinoe, and Rudy Giuliani made Time magazine's Person of the Year shortlist for 2019, Business Insider - Business Insider Singapore

Business Insider - Time magazine's 2019 Person of the Year will be announced Wednesday on the "Today" show. Last year's winner were a group of journalists.. Read more at businessinsider.sg

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.”

Biden campaign attacks Trump policy on Saudi Arabia, North Korea

Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential campaign launched new attacks on Donald Trump on Sunday, advocating a reevaluation of U.S.-Saudi relations.

Lagos to eradicate wastes generated from construction, demolition

The Lagos State government has launched the Construction, Demolition and Disaster Waste (CDDW) of the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA)

Obaseki inaugurates EIRS, EDOSACA, Waste Mgt boards

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has inaugurated the newly constituted boards for the Edo State Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDs...

FG Hopeful Of Securing $500M AFDB Fund For Technology Innovation

The federal government is optimistic of securing a $500 million AFDB fund for technology innovation in the country, Trade and Industry Minister, Richard Adebayo has said.

FG targets $500 AfDB loan to boost technological innovation

The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Richard Adebayo, said the Federal Government has initiated moves to secure a $500 millon (AfDB) fund

DENR wants public, stakeholders to help solve garbage crisis

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) admitted that the government alone cannot solve the garbage problem and called on stakeholders and the public to join hands in addressing the crisis.

Perak Amanah supports any decision made on land ownership

IPOH, Dec 9 — Any decision to be made by the Perak state government in granting 999-year ownership or permanent titles to new villages, will have to be in line with Pakatan Harapan’s (PH) stance, said Perak Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) chairman Datuk Asmuni Awi. He said whatever decision made...

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...

Dr Mahathir to look into ‘deep state’ sabotaging the Pakatan government

Dr Mahathir to look into ‘deep state’ sabotaging the Pakatan government

PKR sec-gen says SPV 2030 dinner did not violate party discipline

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 9 — The ‘Shared Prosperity Vision’ dinner which was attended by several PKR leaders yesterday, did not violate the party discipline, said PKR secretary-general Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. However, he said, the content of the speech delivered during the dinner was...

Call for import duty of fishing equipment to be abolished

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 — A Dewan Negara member today proposed the that the import duty on fishing equipment, such as net, fishing line and engines, to be abolished to help ease the burden of traditional fishermen. Senator Datuk Razali Idris said the price of most fishing equipment has increased by...

Sowore: Wole Soyinka Centre protests 'impunity', postpones award to Osinbajo

In a protest against the treatment of Omoyele Sowore, the WSCIJ has postponed the presentation of an award to the Nigerian Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo.

Sowore: Wole Soyinka Centre postpones award to Osinbajo

Following the rearrest and continuous detention of Omoyele Sowore, the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ)

Wole Soyinka Centre postpones award to Osinbajo in protest against Sowore’s rearrest

The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) says it haVice President Yemi Osinbajo to protest the treatment of Omoyele Sowore,

Wole Soyinka withdraws Osinbajo award nomination over Sowore’s detention

THE Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) said it has withdrawn the presentation of award to the Nigerian Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo following the Department of States Services’ (DSS) invasion of the court and repression of freedom of speech...

Sowore: WSCIJ suspends award for Osinbajo - The Nation Newspaper

The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism has suspended the presentation of award to the Nigerian Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo ..

On This Day: Senate report on CIA calls torture tactics 'deeply flawed'

On Dec. 9, 2014, a U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee report said the CIA's interrogation of terror suspects after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks was more brutal than it told the White House or public. The so-called "CIA torture report" called CIA tactics "deeply flawed."

10 things you need to know today: December 9, 2019

The House Judiciary Committee hears from impeachment investigators, the FBI treats the Pensacola base attack as terrorism, and more

Reports: Library in China burned 'illegal' books

Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Reports in China that a library staff burned dozens of "illegal" books is drawing controversy in the country, but the articles and social media posts on the matter have been removed.

China says Uighur Muslims have 'graduated' from camps

Dec. 9 (UPI) -- China claimed ethnic Uighurs once held in detention centers in the western region of Xinjiang have all been released, while criticizing the United States for "attacks and smears."

At least one dead, several missing after volcano erupts on New Zealand's White Island

Dec. 9 (UPI) -- At least one person is dead and several others are missing after a volcano on a small New Zealand island erupted Monday, authorities said.

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.

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.

Quake rattles Tuscany, no injuries reported

ROME (AP) - An earthquake struck Tuscany north of Florence on Monday, sending frightened people into the street in the middle of the night, opening up cracks in walls and damaging a church.

5 dead, others missing after volcano erupts in New Zealand

Desperate efforts are underway to locate any additional survivors of a deadly volcanic eruption on New Zealand's White Island Monday, which killed at least five people and injured at least a dozen more.

Doha Declaration to promote rights of 1.5 billion people with disabilities worldwide

Qatar Foundation for Social Work (QFSW) launched the ‘Doha Declaration’ at the closing ceremony of the Doha International Conference on Disability and Development (DICDD) yesterday. The two-day conference, which has attracted over 1,500 policy-makers and practitioners, took place at the Qatar National Convention Center under the theme: “Leaving No One Behind”.

Pakistan Foreign Secretary’s remarks at 35th SAARC Charter Day Ceremony

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: A Ceremony was organized at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) in Islamabad on Monday in connection with the 35th SAARC Charter Day. The Ambassador from SAARC Member Countries and Senior Officials at MoFA attend the event. The Foreign Secretary of Pakistan Sohail Mahmood and Ambassador of Maldives Ahmed Saleem addressed the Ceremony. Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood’s remarks at the 35th SAARC Charter Day Ceremony Excellencies,

Vandals damage cars in Arab neighborhood of east Jerusalem

DUBAI: The quality of youth is said to determine the kind of future a nation will have. Experience shows that high levels of youth participation in a country’s workforce and political discourse can have a positive impact on societal development. Sadly, only a few Arab countries offer their youth these opportunities.

South Africa Calls For Robust Multilateral Response To Climate Change

South Africa on Monday called for a robust multilateral response to climate change in a way that would assist African and other developing countries to adapt to the associated loss and damage, Concise News reports.

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).

Daughter claims Australian ex-PM urged silence on alleged rape

The daughter of former Australian prime minister Bob Hawke said he ordered her to keep quiet about her alleged rape by one of his political allies for fear it would damage his career, Australian media has reported. Rosslyn Dillon alleged she was raped three times by a late Labor member of parliament in the 1980s, The New Daily reported Saturday.

Daughter claims Australian ex-PM ordered her to keep quiet about rape

The daughter of former Australian prime minister Bob Hawke said he ordered her to keep quiet about her alleged rape by one of his political allies ...

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.

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.

‘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.

Second man in Mountlake Terrace pot shop robbery sentenced

Bradford Johnson was sentenced to 12½ years in prison, for holding up employees at gunpoint.

Winnfield woman accused of selling raffle tickets in holiday scam

The Vernon Parish Sheriff’s Office recently arrested two suspects from Winnfield after for an alleged “holiday scam.”

Deputy Allegedly Told Woman to ‘Lift Her Bra and Shake,’ Was Sexually Aroused During Another Search

A deputy in Bexar County, Texas is accused of executing a spate of sexually abusive searches. Floyd Berry Jr., 49, is charged with three count of a official oppression, a class A misdemeanor, according to KSAT. At least five alleged victims, each between the ages of 26 and 56, made allegations, authorities said. Two other claims remained under investigation.

Boston's trauma to be dissected as marathon bomber appeals death sentence

This city's deepest wound - the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings that killed three and injured hundreds more - will be re-examined Thursday when lawyers for bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev seek to have his death sentence lifted because the jury pool was too traumatized to render a fair verdict. The then-19

Stripper had sex with boyfriend's disabled Star Wars fan son then beheaded him

Roena Mills has been ordered to spend life behind bars after murdering boyfriend James White's son Bo

Marvin Gaye Family Claims In Court That Pharrell Williams Committed Perjury

Love it or hate it, the "Blurred Lines" case became a signature moment this past decade after Pharrell Williams, Robin Thicke, and a song publisher were ordered to pay nearly $5 million for infringing the copyright to Marvin Gaye's "Got To Give It Up." The 2015 jury verdict, largely upheld last year on appeal, signaled that even an international chart-topper wasn't immune from an allegation of plagiarism in a court of law. Quite a number of musicians have voiced displeasure with an outcome they believed could chill creativity. Pretty much everyone, though, figured the case was over. Well, it's not. On Friday, the Marvin Gaye family filed a motion that proves that no controversy will rest in peace especially when stars live in the public sphere. The filing points a California judge's attention to a Pharrell Williams interview published in early November by GQ Magazine. The hit maker discussed his behind-the-scenes production process and how when he finds something he likes, he "reverse

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).

Chris Cornell’s Widow Is Suing Soundgarden Over Missing Royalty Payments

Vicky Cornell is suing the remaining members of Soundgarden over missing royalty payments.

The English history of impeachment

It is a story of uncertainty, factionalism, and mob rule

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...

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.

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

Govt seeks apology from Congress MPs for alleged misbehaviour with Smriti Irani

In the previous sitting of the House on Friday, ruling BJP members had accused Congress MPs Dean Kuriakose and TN Prathapan of charging in an "attacking posture" towards Irani when she was speaking in the House.

‘Discussed weather’: Ajit Pawar on first meeting with Fadnavis after fallout

On Sunday, Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar shared the stage at the marriage ceremony of independent MLA Sanjay Shinde's daughter in Solapur district and were seen engaged in a 20-minute animated chat.

‘Threatening’ behaviour towards Smriti Irani: Apologise flatly, govt tells two Congress MPs

They face suspension for five days

Rohingya refugees demand justice at Myanmar World Court case

COX’S BAZAR (Reuters) - Rohingya Muslims demanded Myanmar be held to account at the United Nations’ top court in The Hague, where Myanmar leader and Nobel peace prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is set to defend the country against charges of genocide of the minority community.

Myanmar leader Suu Kyi departs for genocide hearings amid fanfare at home

YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar leader and Nobel peace prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi departed on Sunday for the U.N’s top court in The Hague to defend the country against charges of genocide of its Rohingya Muslim minority.

Kosovo files IS terror charges against man, wife and mother

Kosovo prosecutors filed terrorism charges Monday against three ethnic Albanians who returned to the small European country in May after allegedly joining the Islamic State group in Syria. Prosecutors said the three are a man, his wife and his mother.

Criticism of Handke's Nobel Prize grows over denial of Bosnian war crimes

Ahead of the Nobel Literature Prize ceremony, condemnation grew Monday over the awarding of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Literature to Austrian writer Peter...

Kosovo, Albania to boycott Nobel Literature award ceremony

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) - Kosovo and Albania say they will boycott the Nobel Literature Prize ceremony Tuesday to protest the award being given to Austrian writer Peter Handke who both countries link to the war in the former Yugoslavia.

Beleaguered DR Congo rainforest attacked on all sides

Kisangani, DR Congo: Lush rainforest covers millions of hectares of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a central part of Earth's natural defence against global warming -- but it is under severe threat from a perfect storm of mismanagement and corruption.

Beleaguered DR Congo rainforest attacked on all sides

An array of global and local NGOs are in a tense fight to save the rainforest, which lost an area twice the size of Luxembourg last year alone, according to Global...

The Environmental Catastrophe in Your Joint

“Trespass grows,” which feed the marijuana black market, do great damage to the planet.

Boom in seahorse poaching spells bust for Italy’s coastal habitats

Ocean species endangered as black market trade devastates marine life across Puglia region

Israeli fish farmers give peckish migratory pelicans a free lunch

Migratory pelicans have long raided Israeli fish farms, which try to deter them with loudspeakers, laser beams and by firing blank rounds from rifles. In their desperation, they have come up with another way: offering the birds a free lunch.

Electricity vandals throw nine Anambra communities into darkness

EEDC on Monday said that about nine communities were affected by the power outage resulting from vandalism of Enugwu-Ukwu 33KV line.

Electricity vandals throw nine Anambra communities into darkness

EEDC on Monday said that about nine communities were affected by the power outage resulting from the vandalism of the Enugwu-Ukwu 33KV line

NNPC seeks support in curbing oil pipelines vandalism

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation on Monday called on Nigerians and security agencies to join its effort at curbing the menace

NNPC seeks support in curbing oil pipelines vandalism

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)  on Monday called on Nigerians and security agencies to join its effort at curbing the menace of oil....

PICTURES: Over 100 SADA tricycles burnt in WA

Over 100 tricycles belonging to the defunct Savannah Accelerated Authority (SADA) now  Northern Development Authority (NDA) have been burnt in Wa, the Upper West Regional capital. The tricycles that have been abandoned in the open at the controller fuel station, were reported to have been burnt on Monday morning according to MyNewsGh.com sources. It is believed to have been caused by wild fire in view of the impending dry season accompanied by the harmattan winds and took fire fighters several hours to bring the inferno under control but most of them were burnt beyond repairs. Sale of tricycles The Northern Development Authority started the sale of tricycles that were purchased under the defunct Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA).

Pound Sterling hits Fresh 31-Month High vs. Euro on Survation Poll

The British Pound hit a fresh 31-month high against the Euro Monday after two polls showed gains for the Conservative Party

Tories hold 10-point lead over Labour three days before election

Party leaders have launched a final push to get voters to back them as election week begins.

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 […]

U.K.’s poll campaign enters final stage

Johnson is hoping the election will hand his ruling Conservatives a majority to push Brexit with the EU

What the final Welsh poll of the General Election 2019 campaign shows as Labour faces historic shock

It could be a historic night for the Conservatives

Torrential rains in Uganda, 26 killed, says Red Cross

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - At least 26 people have been killed in floods unleashed by heavy rains in different parts of Uganda, the Red Cross said on Monday as authorities urged people in affected areas to relocate.

Torrential rains in Uganda, 26 killed, says Red Cross

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - At least 26 people have been killed in floods unleashed by heavy rains in different parts of Uganda, the Red Cross said on Monday as authorities urged people in affected areas to relocate.

Floods, landslide in Uganda claims 26 lives - Red Cross

Some there have resisted the government’s attempts to have them relocated to lowlands elsewhere, saying they find it hard to vacate their ancestral lands.

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.

Flying along Kenyan coastline now risky

Met department warns aviation industry as cyclonic activities take place.

Extinction Rebellion stages air pollution protests in London and Manchester

Demonstrators target key roads to demand government action to tackle deadly issue

Extinction Rebellion activists wearing gas masks block central London road

The protesters, outside Leicester Square Tube station, are demanding the next government tackles air pollution in the capital.

Extinction Rebellion activists wearing gas masks block central London road

The protesters, outside Leicester Square Tube station, are demanding the next government tackles air pollution in the capital.

Extinction Rebellion protesters in hi-vis jackets GLUE themselves to concrete blocks outside Leicester Square tube station as they campaign against air pollution in the latest of their '12 Days Of Crisis' stunts

As part of the group's latest stunt, a number of activists in gas masks, hard hats and hi-viz jackets have glued themselves to concrete blocks, on Cranbourne Street, in central London.

Eight-year-old climate activist climbs lamp post to protest outside COP25

Greta Thunberg may have found her successor.

Marijuana Allegations Brings Call for Probe Into Serb President

(Bloomberg) -- A top aide of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic requested an investigation into his boss and his brother in a bid to clear them from opposition-led allegations that they’re linked to an illegal marijuana farm.Opposition parties are struggling to make a dent in the dominant position of

Why a journalist’s murder is shaking the Maltese government

The investigation into journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder inspired protests against Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, who will resign in January.

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.

Why did the Sun publish a far-right conspiracy theory?

The tabloid swiftly deleted its dubious exclusive linking Labour to a shadowy ‘network’ of postmodern hard-left extremists, says author Daniel Trilling

Greta Thunberg, Megan Rapinoe, and Rudy Giuliani made Time magazine's Person of the Year shortlist for 2019, Business Insider - Business Insider Singapore

Business Insider - Time magazine's 2019 Person of the Year will be announced Wednesday on the "Today" show. Last year's winner were a group of journalists.. Read more at businessinsider.sg

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.

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

'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.

At least 700 shacks destroyed by floods, people trapped in Mamelodi

Communities across the city are in dire need of help after being affected by the flooding.

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.

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…

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

Five men were arrested

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'

Man and woman arrested in connection with murder of man in Leixlip last year

A man and a woman have been arrested in connection with the murder of a man in Co Kildare over a ...

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs arrives in Riyadh ahead of GCC Summit

Riyadh: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs H E Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi arrived today in Riyadh to chair Qatar's delegation participating in the 145th ministerial preparatory meeting for the GCC 40th Leaders' Summit, hosted by Saudi Arabia.

Qatar state minister for foreign affairs arrives in Riyadh: QNA

DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatar’s minister of state for foreign affairs arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday, state news agency QNA said, for a preparatory meeting ahead of an annual summit of Gulf Cooperation Council leaders that could see a thaw in a 2-1/2-year Gulf crisis.

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

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

Agreement on arrival of Iranian pilgrims signed

The accord came as Bentin received the Iranian dignitary in his office in the holy city, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said.

R.Kelly’s Manager Ex-Tour Manager To Testify In Court

R. Kelly's former tour manager, Demetrius Smith, will testify on the singer's marriage to Aaliyah in one of his federal trials but he doesn't want to see Kelly thrown in prison.

R Kelly’s former manager set to testify about the singers marriage to Aaliyah

The singer is reportedly set to be prosecuted for bribery

Prosecutors Say Harvey Weinstein Allegedly Violated Release Conditions

Harvey Weinstein may be in more trouble, as prosecutors are now saying he violated the conditions of his release. As a result, prosecutors are aski...

Deputy Allegedly Told Woman to ‘Lift Her Bra and Shake,’ Was Sexually Aroused During Another Search

A deputy in Bexar County, Texas is accused of executing a spate of sexually abusive searches. Floyd Berry Jr., 49, is charged with three count of a official oppression, a class A misdemeanor, according to KSAT. At least five alleged victims, each between the ages of 26 and 56, made allegations, authorities said. Two other claims remained under investigation.

Judge accused of having threesome in her chambers with lawyers

A Female judge has been accused of using her courtroom to have group sex with lawyers. Dawn Gentry,38, from Kentucky, US.

Israeli Police Searching for Vandals Who Damaged 40 Cars in East Jerusalem - Photo, Video

TEL AVIV (Sputnik) - Israeli police are investigating acts of vandalism that took place in the Arab quarter of Jerusalem, with at least 40 vehicles being damaged, police said on Monday. 

160 Palestinian cars vandalised in suspected hate crime: Police

More than 160 cars were vandalised in a Palestinian neighbourhood of Jerusalem with anti-Arab slogans scrawled nearby, Israeli police said Monday, in a suspected hate crime.

160 Arab cars vandalized in Jerusalem

Cars in Arab neighborhood of Shuafat in Jerusalem vandalized with anti-Arab slogans, have their tires slashed.

Vandals damage cars in Arab neighborhood of east Jerusalem

JERUSALEM (AP) — Vandals slashed the tires of over 160 vehicles and sprayed slogans such as “Arabs=enemies” in a Palestinian neighborhood of Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem, Israeli police said Monday. Elsewhere, Palestinian residents of the volatile West Bank city of Hebron staged a general strike to protest the construction of a new Jewish settlement there.Masked suspects operated under the cover of darkness to vandalize the cars in east Jerusalem's Shuafat neighborhood and spray-painted Hebrew graffiti on a nearby wall, police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said. He said the authorities were treating the incident as criminal with “nationalistic motives.

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.

Man bags two-year jail term for stealing boxers

One Tobechukwu Anyanwu has been sentenced to two years imprisonment for stealing 34 pieces of boxers. According to reports, the 24-year-old was arraigned for stealing male underpants. He was sentenced by A Magistrate Court in Isolo,

Man Bags Jail Term For Stealing Boxers

For stealing boxers, a 24-year-old man, Tobechukwu Anyanwu has been sentenced to two years imprisonment by a Magistrate Court in Isolo, Lagos.

2 men in court for allegedly stealing car worth N2.5 million

Two men, Godwin Amuzie and Godspower Imafidon, who allegedly stole a Honda Accord car valued at N2.5 million on Monday appeared before a court...

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.

20 hours delay in FIR, no witness: Court lets off Delhi doctor accused of raping patient

The court said that the victim, who had alleged that the incident took place on December 4, 2012, lodged a complaint next day after about 20 hours, to which there was 'no explanation'.

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.

Telangana HC orders bodies of Hyderabad accused to be preserved till December 13

The Telangana High Court on Monday ordered to preserve the bodies of the accused in the Telangana doctor's rape and murder case till December 13.

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.

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.

Ease of Doing Business: Karnataka to pick lessons from New Zealand

Karnataka aims to see an increase in economic growth and job opportunities with an improvement in ease of doing business. Officials must work towards bringing Bengaluru to the forefront in ease of doing business index.

Need to mutually solve climate change, strive for holistic growth: Kovind

The President made the remarks at the Lakshmipat Singhania-IIM Lucknow National Leadership Awards ceremony here.

FG Hopeful Of Securing $500M AFDB Fund For Technology Innovation

The federal government is optimistic of securing a $500 million AFDB fund for technology innovation in the country, Trade and Industry Minister, Richard Adebayo has said.

Universities great hubs of ideas, but not ivory towers: President Ram Nath Kovind

As Utkal University celebrates completion of 75 years of its existence, President Kovind said, it is time to take stock of its achievements and the areas where further improvements are possible.

DCW Chief Swati Maliwal Urges Smriti Irani to Disburse ‘Nirbhaya’ Fund to States

The Union Home Ministry on December 5 sanctioned Rs 100 crores from 'Nirbhaya' Fund for setting up women help desks at police stations across the country.

Ex-Rep. Scott Taylor to seek old Virginia seat

Former Rep. Scott Taylor (R-Va.) will drop his challenge to Sen.

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

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.

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

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.

Public trust in governments is at an all-time low, Australian National University finds

The most comprehensive study of Australians' political beliefs finds management of the economy and taxation are issues that benefited the Coalition at the election.

Finland’s Sanna Marin becomes world’s youngest serving PM

Former transport minister to head leftwing coalition after Antti Rinne’s resignation

Australians' faith in government hits record low

SYDNEY: Australians have less trust in government than at any point on record and are more worried about climate change, according to a ...

Let's consider important issues when voting

© EDITOR— Zimbabwe is a small country with a small population of about 15 million people, most of whom are young, vibrant and energetic, but with no employment. It's a peaceful country compared to sister nations in southern Africa. 

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.

Thalassemia wards mooted at Red Cross units across the State

Governor lays foundation for exclusive building for Thalassemia ward in Warangal

Prayed for a happy Telangana, says Governor

Tamilisai Sounderarajan accorded a ‘purnakumbh’ welcome by Yadadri temple priests

Efforts to reduce plastic during Paryaya of Admar Mutt

Efforts would be made to reduce the use of plastic during the Paryaya period (2020-22) of Admar Mutt here. M.B. Puranik, President of the Sri Krishna Seva Balaga, told presspersons today that it was t

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

Culture of respecting women should be nurtured: Dalit leader

Tamil Nadu village auctions panchayat seats to raise money for temple

It seems like the people of Nadukuppam village panchayat have decided to raise money for social welfare and other development works by auctioning off the panchayat posts, instead of electing their leaders.

'Death by Shooting': Pakistan PM Imran Khan's Supporters Call Against Nawaz Sharif in London

One protester called loudly for Sharif's death by shooting while another called for Taliban-style bombing of the Avengield apartment.

Awaran women arrested last month have returned home, says BNP-M leader

The development comes days after BNP-M chief Akhtar Mengal staged protest in the National Assembly.

Paragon case: Court extends Saad Rafique, Salman Rafique's judicial remand till Dec 23

Judge Jawadul Hassan also allowed former railways minister Saad Rafique to attend NA

Out on Bail, Honeypreet Insaan Meets Dera Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim In Sirsa Jail

The meeting between Honeypreet Insaan and Gurmeet Ram Rahim in Sirsa jail continued for about one and a half hours.

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, 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.

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 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. 

Compassionate dentist honoured with Caring Dentist of the Year award

A Tipperary dentist who went out of his way to treat a victim of domestic violence has been named Caring Dentist of the Year.

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

Online account linked to Saudi gunman in Pensacola attack quoted Osama bin Laden

The Saudi national who killed three at a Naval base in Florida may have tweeted a quote by al Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden prior to the shooting.

Trump, Saudi Arabia stay close after Pensacola shooting

President Donald Trump appears to be maintaining his support of Saudi Arabia in the wake of a deadly shooting at a U.S. naval base allegedly perpetrated by a Saudi national -- a crime the FBI presumes is an act of terrorism.

Saudi military training under review after US shooting

US lawmakers call for a halt of the program after Saudi officer killed three Americans.

FBI: Pensacola base shooting 'act of terror'

The motive behind a 21-year-old gunman's attack on Naval Air Station Pensacola still remains undetermined, but the FBI is treating it as an act of terror, a member of the agency said.

The FBI is now investigating the Pensacola Navy base shooting as act of terrorism

Three young troops were killed and eight people were injured when 21-year-old 2nd Lt. Mohammed Alshamrani of the Royal Saudi Air Force opened fire.

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

Pakistan FM Shah Mahmood Qureshi’s Statement at 8th Heart of Asia Ministerial Conference

ISTANBUL, Turkey: The Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi attended the 8th Ministerial Conference of the Heart of Asia – Istanbul Process held in Istanbul on December 9, 2019 under the theme “Peace, Partnership, Prosperity”. Foreign Minister of Pakistan Shah Mahmood Qureshi’s Statement at 8th Ministerial Conference Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process Distinguished Foreign Minister of Turkey, Honorable Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan, Excellencies,

FM Qureshi boycotts Indian minister’s speech at Istanbul conference

Quresh­i walks out of Heart of Asia confer­ence in protes­t agains­t Occupi­ed Kashmi­r clampd­own

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

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

Pakistan FM Shah Mahmood Qureshi’s Statement at 8th Heart of Asia Ministerial Conference

ISTANBUL, Turkey: The Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi attended the 8th Ministerial Conference of the Heart of Asia – Istanbul Process held in Istanbul on December 9, 2019 under the theme “Peace, Partnership, Prosperity”. Foreign Minister of Pakistan Shah Mahmood Qureshi’s Statement at 8th Ministerial Conference Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process Distinguished Foreign Minister of Turkey, Honorable Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan, Excellencies,

FM Qureshi boycotts Indian minister’s speech at Istanbul conference

Quresh­i walks out of Heart of Asia confer­ence in protes­t agains­t Occupi­ed Kashmi­r clampd­own

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

Fox News Host Pete Hegseth Suspended from Twitter for Tweeting Saudi Terrorist's Motivations | Breitbart

Fox News Host Pete Hegseth became the latest journalist to be suspended from Twitter after attempting to draw attention to the tweeted motivations of Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani, the Saudi Arabian national responsible for the Pensacola terror attack.

Twitter stands by temporarily suspending Fox's Hegseth for posting Pensacola terrorist's manifesto

Twitter is standing by its decision to temporarily suspend Fox & Friends host Pete Hegseth after he posted the Pensacola terrorist's manifesto on the social media platform.

FBI: Pensacola base shooting 'act of terror'

The motive behind a 21-year-old gunman's attack on Naval Air Station Pensacola still remains undetermined, but the FBI is treating it as an act of terror, a member of the agency said.

Saudi gunman tweeted against US before naval base shooting

Investigators are trying to establish whether killer, 2nd Lt Mhd Alshamrani acted alone or was part of a larger plot.

Saudi gunman tweeted against US before base shooting

The Saudi gunman who killed three people at the Pensacola naval base had apparently gone on Twitter shortly before the shooting to blast US support of Israel and accuse America of being anti-Muslim, a U.S. official said Sunday as the FBI confirmed it is operating on the assumption the attack was an act of terrorism.

Russian diplomat meets with Syrian-Kurdish opposition member

Russian Special Presidential Representative for the Middle East and Africa and Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov met with a delegation of the Syrian Opposition’s Kurdish National Council consisting of member of the Syrian Constitutional Committee Kamiran Hajo, as well as Ibrahim Barro and Ismail Hassaf, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. “The situation unfolding in Syria with an emphasis on the scenario in the northeastern districts of the country and progress on implementing the Russian-Turkish memorandum on mutual understanding adopted in Sochi on October 22 was discussed in detail during the conversation,” the ministry noted. “The sides discussed their positions on further promoting the political settlement process in Syria based on Resolution 2254 of the UN Security Council, including the results of the two sessions of the Syrian Constitutional Committee held in Geneva. That said, the need to regard the interests of all the ethno-confessional groups of the Syrian population was highlighted.”…

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...

Libya arms embargo being systematically violated by UN states

Jordan, Turkey and UAE singled out for ‘routinely and blatantly’ supplying weapons

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

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.

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...

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...

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. 

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.

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

Five men were arrested

Farm burglar who stole quad bikes and vehicles in 'prolific' spree has found God

Jeffrey Bevan stole quad bikes, tools and pick-ups in a spree of thievery but told a judge he has now found God, and feels ashamed of what he did.

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.

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 . . .

Harare Hospital not closed

Harare Central Hospital is not closed and is still providing services to patients needing emergency care just like all the other four central hospitals.This is ...

Hundreds in B Meanchey survive snake bites

The Banteay Meanchey provincial Department of Health said this year had seen more than 300 people saved from snake bites after seeking timely treatment from state hospitals across the province. As a precaution, department director Keo Sopheatra called on people bitten by snakes to seek treatment from state hospitals rather than private clinics or traditional healers.

Hundreds in Banteay Meanchey survive snake bites

The Banteay Meanchey provincial Department of Health said this year had seen more than 300 people saved from snake bites after seeking timely treatment from state hospitals across the province. As a precaution, department director Keo Sopheatra called on people bitten by snakes to seek treatment from state hospitals rather than private clinics or traditional healers.

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.

‘Aathmeeyudu’ owns up improvement of hostels in Narayanpet

Officials from other departments deputed to find gaps and find solutions to bridge them

Water problem could lead toWorld War III, says expert

‘Disaster will strike India if governments do not heed the wake-up call’

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

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

Scientists urge Ethiopia to protect groundwater

Groundwater is seen as having major potential for Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa’s climate change strategies – time to protect it, scientists urge.

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.

Beleaguered DR Congo rainforest attacked on all sides

Kisangani, DR Congo: Lush rainforest covers millions of hectares of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a central part of Earth's natural defence against global warming -- but it is under severe threat from a perfect storm of mismanagement and corruption.

‘Threatening’ behaviour towards Smriti Irani: Apologise flatly, govt tells two Congress MPs

They face suspension for five days

Govt seeks apology from Congress MPs for alleged misbehaviour with Smriti Irani

In the previous sitting of the House on Friday, ruling BJP members had accused Congress MPs Dean Kuriakose and TN Prathapan of charging in an "attacking posture" towards Irani when she was speaking in the House.

Ministers draw ire of Rajya Sabha Chairman for absence

Last week, Mr. Naidu had pulled up members for skipping meetings of the Parliamentary Standing Committees.

BJP, AAP war of words over Azad Mandi fire continues

Union Minister announces probe into accident, demands higher compensation

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.

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.

TPS constable accused of Tasering break-and-enter suspect after he surrendered

A 51-year-old Toronto police officer has been charged in connection with an October incident where a break-and-enter suspect was allegedly shocked three times with a conducted energy weapon and kicked after he surrendered.

Shop workers tied up during terrifying armed robbery in Preston

Detectives are investigating following a robbery in Broughton on Sunday night.

Texas man accused of carving name into girlfriend’s face

SAN ANTONIO — A Texas man is behind bars after police said he repeatedly punched his girlfriend, then used a knife to carve his name into her face.

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

Suspects questioned by Mayo gardaí after brothel discovery

​​​​​​​OPERATION Quest – a national garda operation targetting the illegal sex trade – has resulted in a number of people in Mayo being questioned on suspicion of paying money for sex.

Mayo garda appeal issued over missing person

Gardai in Mayo are appealing for information to help them trace a missing person.

Woman missing from Castlebar found safe and well

Gardaí said no further action was required.

Lessons learned from man’s death have improved safety, inquest hears

Tony McDermott died during loading incident at warehouse in Co Kildare

Man (28) arrested over double ATM theft in Antrim

A 28-year-old man has been arrested over the theft of a double ATM from a Tesco supermarket in Antrim town last week.

Benton man arrested on suspicion of fourth OWI

A Benton man was arrested Sunday on suspicion of operating while intoxicated, fourth offense according to a news release.

Deadly shooting under investigation in St. Pete

Police in St. Petersburg are investigating a deadly shooting that happened early Monday morning.

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...

Ryan Cole pleads not guilty in arraignment hearing in Port Charlotte

Ryan Cole, the man accused of stabbing to death 15 year old Khyler Edman had an arraignment hearing today and plead not gu

Off-duty police officer due in court to face manslaughter charge in deadly Brooklyn crash

An off-duty officer was arrested and charged after a two-car crash in Brooklyn left a passenger dead and another person seriously injured.

Algeria seeks heavy sentences for ex-PMs accused of corruption

The Algerian prosecutor's office has requested 20-year prison sentences for several former politicians accused of corruption, including two prime ministers who served under former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, local media reported.

Algeria seeks heavy sentences for ex-PMs accused of corruption

The Algerian prosecutor's office has requested 20-year prison sentences for several former politicians accused of corruption, including two prime ministers who served under former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, reports say.

Algerian ex-politicians face jail terms

Two Bouteflika-era prime ministers are among those facing 20-year sentences.

French far-left leader gets suspended jail term for shoving police

A French court on Monday handed a suspended jail term of three months to far-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon over his conduct during a raid on his party offices last year, when he shoved a police officer and a prosecutor.

Flashy Nairobi governor pleads not guilty to graft charges

Governor Mike, the latest top official to be hauled in on corruption charges in Kenya, is accused of having benefitted from irregular procurement and payments of...

Good governance matters

The stakes are too high for the government to quietly settle the case, as Garuda is publicly listed. Transparency matters, for without it the government would put its reputation on the line both at home and overseas.

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

NAB prepares BRT, Malam Jabba references, says chairman NAB

National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman retired justice Javed Iqbal said on Monday that the accountability watchdog has tightened its noose around plunderers of

References in Peshawar BRT, Malam Jabba land scams ready, says NAB chief

ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal on Monday said that the accountability watchdog has prepared references against alleged malfeasance in Peshawar Bu

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...

Desmond Tutu’s Family Hopes To Have Him Back Home This Week

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu’s family is hoping he’ll be discharged from the hospital this week. The struggle icon was hospitalised at a Cape Town hospital last week for a recurring infection.

Tutu discharged from hospital, instructed to rest

Tutu, who turned 88 in October, has been open about his fight against prostate cancer.

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...

20TH Ordination: I was deaf,dumb as a growing child – Fr.Emakpor

Parish Priest of St. Theresa Catholic Church, Osubi in Okpe Local Government Area of Delta State, Very Rev. Fr. (Dr.) Edmund Tansi Emakpor, who says

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.

LHC to hear Maryam Nawaz's petition for removal of name from ECL today

December 09: Russian company Gazprom is set to initiate the feasibility study in the first quarter of 2020 for laying down undersea pipeline starting from Persian Gulf to Pakistan, India and Bangladesh initially that will ultimately end to China after touching Myanmar and Thailand, a senior official of the Petroleum Division privy to the development told The News.

LHC to hear Maryam Nawaz's petition for removal of name from ECL today

December 09: Prime Minister Imran Khan, while reiterating commitment to the Charter of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation on Sunday, said that Pakistan was a firm believer in the strength and potential of regional cooperation for individual, national and regional development. Read More

News regarding joint patrolling by Pak-Iran forces incorrect: ISPR

News regarding joint patrolling by Pak-Iran forces incorrect: ISPR.

News regarding joint patrolling by Pak-Iran forces incorrect: ISPR

News regarding joint patrolling by Pak-Iran forces incorrect: ISPR.

FG to sign MoU with Russian firm on Ajaokuta January - Minister

The Federal Government will sign the Memorandum of Understanding with a Russian firm for the resuscitation of the multi-billion naira Ajaokuta Steel Rol...

Hontiveros asks for cybersecurity audit of 'China-controlled' NGCP

Senator Risa Hontiveros says: 'Ang chairman Chinese, halos lahat ng contractors Chinese, ang systems software made in China, at ang training sa China. Pero dapat magtiwala at maniwala tayo na ito ay 'Filipino-run'?'

Robredo report on administration’s drug war not meant to disparage anyone

Vice President Leni Robredo has no intention to discredit anyone from the administration upon the release of her findings on the drug war after the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, her spokesperson assured.

Hontiveros renews call for hospitals to comply with anti-deposit law

Opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros on Sunday renewed her call for all hospitals to comply with the anti-hospital deposit law, warning that those who continue violating it would be penalized.

DOJ: Gov’t ready to run water supply if water concessionaires bail

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra assured the public on Monday that the government is ready to take over the water supply duties for Metro Manila in the event that the two water concessionaires Manila Water Co., Inc. and Maynilad Water Services decide to halt their services.

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.

Parts of Assam tense as Amit Shah gears up to table CAB

We are ready to die but will never accept the Bill, one of the protesters shouted in front of television cameras in Dhemaji district. 

Citizenship Amendement Bill: Massive anti-NRC rally in Kolkata

A country cannot be run by fear of losing citizenship, say protesters

Manipur to be included in Inner Line Permit system to gain ‘exemption’ from Citizenship Bill

The state government ordered offices to celebrate by putting up pictures of Narendra Modi and Amit Shah.

Tripura: Two anti-CAB strikes paralyse life in state, over 1,000 detained

Examinations in government colleges had to be postponed, while train services and road transport were hit.

Anti-Citizenship Amendment Bill strike, protests disrupt life in Tripura

Situation peaceful and several protesters arrested, police said

Africom confirms Russian air defense system downed US drone in Libya

U.S. Africa Command (Africom) has confirmed that an unarmed American drone over the Libyan capital last month was shot down by Russian air defenses, reported Reuters. Africom dropped three headlines via Reuters in the overnight, revealing how the surveillance drone was shot down over Tripoli. The headlines specify Russian military contractors have operated alongside east Libya-based commander Khalifa Haftar in Libya’s bloody civil war. The contractors used Russian missile defense systems last month to shoot down a US drone. Africom’s Gen. Stephen Townsend told Reuters in a statement that he believes the Russian air defense operators “didn’t know it was a US remotely piloted aircraft when they fired on it.” “But they certainly know who it belongs to now and they are refusing to return it. They say they don’t know where it is, but I am not buying it,” Townsend said.

Libya arms embargo being systematically violated by UN states

Jordan, Turkey and UAE singled out for ‘routinely and blatantly’ supplying weapons

Cheney warns disengagement in Mideast benefits Iran, Russia

Cheney’s backing of a muscular military response in the Mideast starkly contrasts Trump’s promises to pull America from what he calls the Mideast’s “blood-stained sands.”

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

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…

Once propped up by Qatari high-rollers, Saudi city prays for truce

Al-Ahsa (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) - Jackhammers and cranes gather dust at half-built Qatari-funded hotel sites in a Saudi city hit hard by an abrupt diplomatic rupture, but signs of thawing cross-border ties are reviving economic hopes. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has downplayed the dispute with

Once propped up by Qatari high-rollers, Saudi city prays for truce

Jackhammers and cranes gather dust at half-built Qatari-funded hotel sites in a Saudi city hit hard by an abrupt diplomatic rupture, but signs of thawing cross-border ties are reviving economic hopes.

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.

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

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

JNU protest: Police resort to lathicharge after clash with students

Police resorted to lathicharge after a clash with protesting Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students during protest march over fee hike.

JNU fee hike: Students lathi-charged by cops during protest march to Rashtrapati Bhavan

Heavy deployment of police was in place ahead of the students' march 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 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.

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.

Fireworks at 4am mark 10 years since quad bikers killed on on rail tracks fleeing Go Outdoors burglary

Trevor Davies and David Cooper were killed instantly when they were struck by a train

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.

Young mum was 'stabbed dead while trying to break up a fight between two men'

‘She tried to get in the middle and she got stabbed.'

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.

Serial rapist Joseph McCann handed 33 life sentences after attacking 11 women and children

McCann embarked on a 'fortnight of terror'

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.

KWS adopts new policies to fight corruption

NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 9 - Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala has emphasised the need for the operationalisation of the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) code - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke

Martires: One out of 40 households has had experience with corruption

Ombudsman Samuel Martires has revealed that one out of every 40 households in the country has had an experience with corruption activities.

We’ll fight corruption with full powers of law – ICPC

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission on Monday said it would fight corruption according to the full

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

Premie­r lauds Punjab govt for launch­ing anti-corrup­tion app

We came to Bali to stop using drugs, Australian men tell court hearing

Melbourne nightclub figures William Cabantog, 35, and David Van Iersel, 38, face charges of cocaine possession, or alternative charges of abusing drugs for personal use.

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

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

MOBO-nominated drill rappers are jailed for total of nine years for running county lines drugs network that shipped heroin and crack cocaine to the Home Counties

Cassiel Wuta-Ofei, 27, known by his stage name, Scribz, and Malki Martin, 24, who goes by ASAP, were sentenced to a total of nine years behind bars for operating a heroin and cocaine drugs network.

Supermarket upskirter who was pinned down by victim’s boyfriend gets jail

SINGAPORE: A man who took upskirt videos of a woman at the supermarket was caught in the act and pinned down on the floor by the victim’s boyfriend.

Ben Turok made sacrifices that helped SA attain freedom - Ramaphosa | IOL News

President Cyril Ramaphosa has mourned the loss of Struggle stalwart and former parliamentarian Professor Ben Turok.

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

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

Africa's Nobel Prize winners: A list

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Tuesday will receive the 2019 Nobel Prize for Peace for his "decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighbouring Eritrea".

Pieter du Toit: Four years on and Zuma’s dismissal of Nene still grates

If there’s anything that the government and party of former president Jacob Zuma will be remembered for – apart from corruption, mismanagement and theft – it will be the brazen manner in which the capture clique attempted to hijack National Treasury on December 9, 2015, writes Pieter du Toit.

World Church Leaders Worried Over Women Abuse And Attacks On Foreigner In SA

World church leaders extremely troubled with the rise of women abuse and attacks on foreign nationals in South Africa. A delegation of the World Council of Churches is in the country to talk about social justice mission. The meeting commenced with President Cyril Ramaphosa in Benoni on Monday morning. The world church leadersmet with Ramaphosa […]

It's like they want to do something to him - Jowie's mother worried after he could not be found at Kamiti

Where is my son? - Jowie Irungu's mother

Questions Raised as Jowie Mysteriously Disappears From Prison

According to her statement, the officer in charge informed them that the suspect in Monica Kimani's murder had been...

Second suspect in Syombua murder faces court

Suspect to undergo mental tests before taking plea.

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.

More than 2,000 koalas dead after Australian bush fires

Experts said the blaze has ravaged koala habitat so rapidly that 'we will probably never find the bodies'.

Wild Koala Population ‘Will Never Recover’ From Australian Bushfires

An expert fears Australia's wild koala population will never recover after the crippling bushfires tore through their habitat

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 ...

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.

Iran working on improving Zakzaky’s health via diplomatic channels

Iran is constantly working on the case of Nigeria’s top Shia cleric Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky through diplomatic contacts with the Nigerian government.

Nigeria, Iran in fresh talks over El-Zakzaky

Nigerian and Iranian governments are holding fresh talks on the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Seyed Abbas Mousavi, on Sunday,...

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

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

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.

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

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.

Kidnap suspect commits suicide in Dhaka

Police have recovered the body of a kidnap suspect from a house in Dhaka’s Sutrapur area.

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.

Why a journalist’s murder is shaking the Maltese government

The investigation into journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder inspired protests against Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, who will resign in January.

Activists storm into Maltese government HQ demanding PM's resignation

VALLETTA (Reuters) - Activists staged a protest in government headquarters for five hours on Monday to demand the immediate resignation of Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat amid an investigation into the 2017 car bomb killing of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.

Marijuana Allegations Brings Call for Probe Into Serb President

(Bloomberg) -- A top aide of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic requested an investigation into his boss and his brother in a bid to clear them from opposition-led allegations that they’re linked to an illegal marijuana farm.Opposition parties are struggling to make a dent in the dominant position of

Activists storm into Malta PM's office to demand his resignation

Activists have barged into the building that houses the office of Malta's Prime Minister Joseph Muscat to demand his immediate resignation amid an investigation into the 2017 killing of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.

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

ACP nations will defend multilateral trading systems – Kenyatta

NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 9 - President Uhuru Kenyatta today said the African, Caribbean and Pacific group of nations will strongly defend multilateral trading systems in order to protect themselves from unfair trade practices. President Kenyatta said

Pakistan Foreign Secretary’s remarks at 35th SAARC Charter Day Ceremony

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: A Ceremony was organized at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) in Islamabad on Monday in connection with the 35th SAARC Charter Day. The Ambassador from SAARC Member Countries and Senior Officials at MoFA attend the event. The Foreign Secretary of Pakistan Sohail Mahmood and Ambassador of Maldives Ahmed Saleem addressed the Ceremony. Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood’s remarks at the 35th SAARC Charter Day Ceremony Excellencies,

KWS adopts new policies to fight corruption

NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 9 - Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala has emphasised the need for the operationalisation of the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) code - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke

South Africa Calls For Robust Multilateral Response To Climate Change

South Africa on Monday called for a robust multilateral response to climate change in a way that would assist African and other developing countries to adapt to the associated loss and damage, Concise News reports.

Uhuru appointed to lead 79 countries

Leader of leaders

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 . . .

Closing arguments begin in hearing for N.B. officers involved in fatal shooting

FREDERICTON — Closing arguments are underway today in an arbitration hearing for two police officers from Bathurst, N.B., involved in a fatal shooting almost five years ago.

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.

Maryland cop charged with multiple counts of rape, suspended without pay

Baltimore County Police Officer Anthony Michael Westerman, 25, has been charged with two counts of second-degree rape and three counts of second-degree assault

Hunt for ex-Sydney man over child abuse

A global hunt is on involving police from three countries for a high-profile man accused of abusing boys at a refuge he ran in Sydney in the 1980s.

Court slams N1m bail on estate agent over alleged fraudulent property sale

 A 59-year-old man, Agbomabini Kolawole, who conspired with others and obtained N8 million under false pretences from a woman to sell a building to her....

2 men in court for allegedly stealing car worth N2.5 million

Two men, Godwin Amuzie and Godspower Imafidon, who allegedly stole a Honda Accord car valued at N2.5 million on Monday appeared before a court...

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

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 […]

Benue: ICPC Arraigns Ortom’s Aide Over Alleged N4.7b Contract Scam

Stephen Amase, the principal private secretary to Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom, and a former Commissioner for Works, Manger T Emmanuel, have been arraigned by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC) over alleged N4.7billion fraud.

Man jailed for 14 sexual offences after police seize his computer and iPhone

Thomas Inglis admitted the charges

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.

UK serial rapist Joseph McCann given 33 life sentences for horrific attacks

Convicted burglar McCann (34) had been freed after a UK probation service error.

'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.

Guinea-Bissau's president backs ex-PM Sissoco Embalo in run-off vote

The campaign for the second round is scheduled to start on December 13 and end on December 27.

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.

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.

President Iohannis: I want mayors to be elected in two rounds

President Klaus Iohannis on Monday argued that mayors must be elected in two rounds and stressed that a real partnership between central and...

Will Finland Get World's Youngest Prime Minister?

If backed by the parliament and the president, Sanna Marin will become not only Finland's but the world's youngest prime minister, besting Ukraine's 35-year-old Oleksiy Honcharuk.

Stripper had sex with boyfriend's disabled Star Wars fan son then beheaded him

Roena Mills has been ordered to spend life behind bars after murdering boyfriend James White's son Bo

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

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

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.

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.

Jewellery, watch and bank card stolen in village burglary

A number of items - including a bank card, jewellery and a watch - were stolen following a burglary in a village near Sudbury.

Man (28) arrested over double ATM theft in Antrim

A 28-year-old man has been arrested over the theft of a double ATM from a Tesco supermarket in Antrim town last week.

Shop workers tied up during terrifying armed robbery in Preston

Detectives are investigating following a robbery in Broughton on Sunday night.

Thief jumps into canal in Wednesfield

A thief jumped into a canal in an attempt to flee police in Wednesfield.

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.

That impeachment hearing protester was actually an InfoWars reporter and Pizzagate conspiracy theorist

It took a few weeks, but the impeachment hearings finally saw their first protester.House Judiciary Committee Chair Jarrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) had just gaveled a hearing on the findings of the Intelligence Committee's impeachment investigation into order when a protester silenced his opening statement

That impeachment hearing protester was actually an InfoWars reporter and Pizzagate conspiracy theorist

It took a few weeks, but the impeachment hearings finally saw their first protester. House Judiciary Committee Chair Jarrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) had just gaveled a hearing on the findings of the Intelligence Committee's impeachment investigation into order when a protester silenced his opening statement. "Jerry Nadler and the Democrat party are committing treason in this country," the protester alleged, going on to claim that "Trump is innocent!" as he was pulled out of the room. NEW: Pro-Trump protester disrupts impeachment hearing, is escorted out by Capitol Police: pic.twitter.com/vuEFv7BVHB — Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) December 9, 2019 The protester's shouts to Nadler about how "Americans are sick of your impeachment scam!" was especially ironic given that he turned out to be Owen Shroyer, a known conspiracy theorist. Shroyer works for the right-wing program InfoWars, and is known for pushing the Pizzagate conspiracy that led a man to open fire in a Washington, D.C. pizzeria because he thought it was the center…

A protester from the conspiracy site InfoWars interrupted the latest impeachment hearing as soon as it began, shouting 'Trump is innocent!'

"We know who committed the crimes and it wasn't Trump. Trump is innocent!" the pro-Trump InfoWars protester yelled as he was escorted out of the room.

Trump impeachment hearing: Pro-Trump Infowars host who called for Obama to be lynched thrown out of inquiry

A host on the far-right US conspiracy and disinformation website InfoWars has been removed from the latest impeachment hearing by police, after interrupting House Judiciary Committee chairman Jerry

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.

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.

'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.

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.”

USR PLUS Alliance, joint candidates in local elections

The Save Romania Union - Freedom, Unity and Solidarity Party (USR PLUS) Alliance will have joint candidates in the local elections, with each...

USR PLUS Alliance, joint candidates in local elections

The Save Romania Union - Freedom, Unity and Solidarity Party (USR PLUS) Alliance will have joint candidates in the local elections, with each...

34-year-old lawmaker set to become Finland's prime minister

Finland's ruling Social Democratic Party council voted to name Marin over rival Antti Lindtman to take over the government's top post.

Finnish minister Sanna Marin to become world's youngest PM

Marin, 34, has been a lawmaker since 2015 and served as until this week as the minster for transport and communications.

Finnish minister set to become country's youngest prime minister at age of 34

Sanna Marin will also become the world’s youngest sitting PM, according to Finland’s biggest newspaper.

Natan Sharansky receives Israel's prestigious Genesis Prize

JERUSALEM — Former Soviet dissident Natan Sharansky has been awarded Israel’s prestigious 2020 Genesis Prize for a lifetime of work promoting political and religious freedoms, organizers announced Tuesday. The $1 million award is granted each year to a person recognized for outstanding professional achievement, contribution to humanity and commitment to Jewish values. Following a tradition …

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.

Africa's Nobel Prize winners: A list

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Tuesday will receive the 2019 Nobel Prize for Peace for his "decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighbouring Eritrea".

'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

Ron Lauder Launches $25 Million Effort to Fight Anti-Semitism

World Jewish Congress President Ronald Lauder is pledging $25 million of his own money to launch a new organization aimed at...

Haley: Killer ‘hijacked’ Confederate flag meaning for some

Haley told conservative political commentator and Blaze TV host Glenn Beck that the flag had meant “service, and sacrifice and heritage” to some.

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.

Judd Gregg: Send them home

OPINION: The excesses of President Trump and his opponents in the Democratic Party need to be curbed.

Whom Does President Trump Remind You Of?

Uncouth he may be, but he’s not unfamiliar.

General Election 2019: when do polling stations open and close in the North West – and how to find your nearest place to vote

This Thursday, the UK will head to the polls for the first December general election since 1923.

How to vote in the 2019 general election 

There are two weeks left until the 2019 general election polling day.

What to do if you have lost or not received your polling card for general election

You need to first check if you are registered to vote

Can you take dogs into polling stations?

Get ready for #dogsatpollingstations.

A guide to postal votes and proxy votes for the 2019 general election

The 2019 general election campaign is in full swing, and polling day is drawing closer.

Dutch reduce terror threat level for first time since 2013

The Dutch national anti-terrorism agency (NCTV) reduced on Monday the threat of a terror attack in the Netherlands for the first time since 2013, Reuters writes. "We still see jihadist attacks in the West every now and then", the NCTV said. "But the situa...

Netherlands reduces terror threat level after six years

AMSTERDAM, Dec 9 — The Dutch national anti-terrorism agency (NCTV) has downgraded the threat of a terror attack in the Netherlands for the first time since 2013. The NCTV said it had reduced the threat level by one notch, to 3 on a scale of 1 to 5, meaning an attack is “conceivable”. The...

Netherlands reduces terror threat level after six years

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch national anti-terrorism agency (NCTV) has downgraded the threat of a terror attack in the Netherlands for the first time since 2013.

Mayors Ask Trump to Import More Refugees to U.S. for ‘Cultural Diversity’

In a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo last month, about 88 mayors — from Denver, Colorado to Columbia, South Carolina — urged Trump to end his latest executive order

EU Failing to Fight Against Illegal Migration is a Big Problem for Italy - Lega Party's MP

Italy’s Lega party still has high ratings despite the break-up of the ruling coalition. Italy's previous government collapsed in August when Matteo Salvini, then-deputy prime minister, called for a no-confidence vote on the government and the prime minister in pursuit of a snap general election.

Plymouth man denies bleach attack on mother and toddler

Defendant accused of throwing liquid over pair is to face trial in May

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.

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

Serial rapist Joseph McCann handed 33 life sentences after attacking 11 women and children

McCann embarked on a 'fortnight of terror'

Morecambe rapist Stephen Gilyeat gets extended jail term for attacks on two schoolgirls

A child rapist snared two young victims by chatting to them on a social media app, a court has heard.

Hunsur voters not impressed by promise of a new district

The BJP candidate A.H. Vishwanath’ dream of carving out an area of political sphere for himself by creating a new district of Hunsur by bifurcating Mysuru has failed to enamour the voters. Mr. Vishwan

Karnataka bypoll: Hunsur bucks the trend, hands out defeat to BJP

Popularity of Cong. candidate H.P. Manjunath and absence of chemistry between BJP’s A.H. Vishwanath and the electorate are said to be the chief reasons for the defeat

Congress wins battle in Hunsur

Its candidate H.P. Manjunath romps home with an impressive margin of 39,727 votes

Negative campaign did me in, says Vishwanath

He cites ‘shifting’ of JD(S) votes to Cong. as another reason

Yediyurappa firms up strength as BJP sweeps Karnataka bypoll

Party wins 12 out of 15 seats; Siddaramaiah, Gundu Rao quit Congress party posts

Johnson Says He May Find a Way to ‘Lie in Front of Bulldozers’ to Oppose Heathrow's 3rd Runway

Campaigners oppose Heathrow's expansion because of its contribution to air pollution and global warming. There are also concerns over the possible demolition of homes as well as the overall cost to the public purse.

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).

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 ...

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.

Extinction Rebellion protesters in hi-vis jackets GLUE themselves to concrete blocks outside Leicester Square tube station as they campaign against air pollution in the latest of their '12 Days Of Crisis' stunts

As part of the group's latest stunt, a number of activists in gas masks, hard hats and hi-viz jackets have glued themselves to concrete blocks, on Cranbourne Street, in central London.

He Suffers From Serious Memory Lapses, Raila Reacts On Mudavadi Autobiography

Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader and AU High Representative for Infrastructure Raila Odinga has addressed the remarks made by Amani National Congress (ANC) leader Musalia Mudavadi.Odinga ha

He is suffering from memory lapses – Raila on Mudavadi’s new book

The book accuses Raila of playing tricks on NASA co-principals

Raila: Leave 2022 poll talk out of BBI

He says the top priority for him and Uhuru is to cure electoral anxiety.

Let's discuss BBI, not fight

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

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…

12 LGUs receive DOH-Calabarzon’s Gintong DALOY award

The Department of Health (DOH)-Calabarzon recently awarded the first “Gintong DALOY” (Damayan para sa Aksyong Linis, Oportunidad at Yamang pangkalusugan) Award to 12 local government units (LGUs) in Quezon province.

Yuletide Social Assistance Program to be established for barangay execs, workers

In appreciation of their hard work in providing frontline government services, President Duterte has called for the establishment of a “Yuletide Social Assistance Program” for barangay officials and workers this year.

Barangays urged to create ‘Christmas’ social assistance programs

President Rodrigo Duterte has enjoined all Sangguniang Barangays to establish a social assistance program for village officials and employees this Yuletide.

DENR wants public, stakeholders to help solve garbage crisis

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) admitted that the government alone cannot solve the garbage problem and called on stakeholders and the public to join hands in addressing the crisis.

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.

Body armour for specialist Police vehicles

New Zealand Police has taken delivery of three Armoured Special Purpose Vehicles. The vehicles are unmarked and look like standard Toyota Land cruisers.

Delhi Anaj Mandi fire: Police conducts 3D laser scan of building to recreate scene

A team from the Forensic Science Laboratory also visited the site and collected samples from the four-storey Anaj Mandi building.

Farm burglar who stole quad bikes and vehicles in 'prolific' spree has found God

Jeffrey Bevan stole quad bikes, tools and pick-ups in a spree of thievery but told a judge he has now found God, and feels ashamed of what he did.

Jharkhand polls: CRPF unit alleges animal-like treatment, claims given drinking water from water canon

An assistant commandant-rank company commander of 222nd battalion of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has written to the state authorities and his headquarters in Delhi.

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.

PM Imran to receive Bahrain's highest civil award: PM's special assistant

Premier is going on an official visit to Bahrain in mid-December where he will receive the award, says Zulfi Bukhari.

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs arrives in Riyadh ahead of GCC Summit

Riyadh: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs H E Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi arrived today in Riyadh to chair Qatar's delegation participating in the 145th ministerial preparatory meeting for the GCC 40th Leaders' Summit, hosted by Saudi Arabia.

Agreement on arrival of Iranian pilgrims signed

The accord came as Bentin received the Iranian dignitary in his office in the holy city, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said.

Amir issues Amiri decisions, decrees

Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, yesterday issued Amiri Decision No. 58 of 2019 appointing Hussain Ahmed Muhammad Ibrahim Al Hamid, as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United Republic of Tanzania.

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

Off-duty police officer due in court to face manslaughter charge in deadly Brooklyn crash

An off-duty officer was arrested and charged after a two-car crash in Brooklyn left a passenger dead and another person seriously injured.

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.

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.

Second man in Mountlake Terrace pot shop robbery sentenced

Bradford Johnson was sentenced to 12½ years in prison, for holding up employees at gunpoint.

Suspect in hookah lounge stabbing held without bail

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A purported member of the Almighty Latin Kings gang was held without bail Monday after pleading not guilty to murder in the stabbing death of a man at a Rhode Island hookah lounge.

Lagos NDLEA new commander promises state free of hard drugs

Mr Ralph Igwenagu, the new commander, National Law Drug Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for Lagos State, has said that he will ensure tha

NNPC seeks support in curbing oil pipelines vandalism

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation on Monday called on Nigerians and security agencies to join its effort at curbing the menace

NNPC seeks support in curbing oil pipelines vandalism

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)  on Monday called on Nigerians and security agencies to join its effort at curbing the menace of oil....

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...

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...

Two Nigerian Soldiers, Policeman Killed As ISWAP Releases Fresh Video

The Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) has released a new video showing the execution of two Nigerian soldiers and a policeman, Concise News reports.

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

Unconfirmed reports say an army commander is killed in a Borno bomb attack

An improvised explosive device (IED) reportedly killed a Nigerian Army commander after it exploded near his vehicle during a military patrol in Marte, Borno state. The incident was said to have occurred on Saturday, December 7.

Boko Haram: Troops rescue 31 women, children in Borno

The Nigerian Army has said that its troops have rescued 31 persons comprising 14 women and 17 children at Mantari, Malam Masari and Gabchari Villages in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State. ...

Troops rescue 31 women, children from Boko Haram terrorists in Borno

Army says its troops have rescued 31 persons comprising 14 women and 17 children at Mantari, Malam Masari and Gabchari Villages in Bama Local Government Area (LGA) of Borno.

Tourists stranded as storms batter New Zealand

MOUNT HUTT: Almost 1,000 tourists were stranded in New Zealand's South Island on Monday (Dec 9) after wild storms cut highways, washed away ...

Wild weather in New Zealand leaves 1,000 tourists stranded

Almost 1,000 tourists were stuck in the New Zealand tourist town of Franz Josef on Monday after torrential rains closed roads.Several washouts a

Volcano Erupts in New Zealand; 5 Dead, Many Missing

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

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.

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

The eruption sent a plume of steam and ash about 12,000 feet (3,660 meters) into the air.

Marianne Williamson falls for fake news story about Trump pardoning Charles Manson

Marianne Williamson seemingly fell for a fake news story Sunday night that involved President Trump pardoning Charles Manson, the murderous cult leader who died in 2017.

Marianne Williamson assails Trump for pardoning Charles Manson's corpse (he hasn't)

Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson posted a tweet late Sunday condemning Donald Trump for posthumously pardoning Charles Manson, the cult leader jailed for life after his followe…

Fox News dedicated a segment to QAnon, and supporters of the conspiracy theory are happy for the attention

On "Watters' World," the Fox News host Jesse Watters told a political-science professor that one of his good friends was a QAnon supporter.

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.

Trump impeachment hearing: Pro-Trump Infowars host who called for Obama to be lynched thrown out of inquiry

A host on the far-right US conspiracy and disinformation website InfoWars has been removed from the latest impeachment hearing by police, after interrupting House Judiciary Committee chairman Jerry

Cost of liver transplant in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Currently liver transplant is being performed by three different Public and Private Hospitals within the jurisdiction of Human Organ Transplant Authority (HOTA) Islamabad as after the 18th Constitutional amendment, the domain of Federal HOTA was curtailed to the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) only, the National Assembly was informed on December 9. In a written reply submitted in the House, the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination told that three hospitals including Army Liver Transplant Unit (ALTU) at Military Hospital Rawalpindi, Shifa International Hospital Islamabad, and Quaid-e-Azam International Hospital Islamabad are performing liver transplant. The minister told that these hospitals comprise of health-care professionals and experts having the best liver transplant facilities in Pakistan, and the cost for liver transplant there is approximately Rs 5 million. Also Read: 100,000 thalassemia & 10 million Hepatitis C patients exist in Pakistan The House…

100,000 thalassemia & 10 million Hepatitis C patients exist in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Estimatedly 100,000 thalassemia patients exit in Pakistan while 10 million people are suffering from Hepatitis C at present, the Minister for National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination told the National Assembly. Responding to a question by Nusrat Wahid of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the minister apprised the House in written that the exact number of thalassemia patients in Pakistan is not known as no national baseline survey has ever been conducted but it is estimated that 100,000 thalassemia major patients exist in the Country. No Thalassemia Prevention Programme at Federal Level The minister told that the federal government does not have a Thalassemia Prevention Programme but in Punjab an effective Thalassemia Prevention Programme is functioning which includes genetic counseling services, extended family screening and prenatal testing and screening. Also Read: Cost of liver transplant in Pakistan

Pakistan’s population growth rate highest among neighboring Countries

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The National Assembly was told that with population of 218.326 million (projected) in 2019, Pakistan has become the 5th most Populous Country in the world, and its population growth rate is the highest among the neighboring Countries. In reply to a question by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) MNA Ms. Mehnaz Akber Aziz, the Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination told that in 2017, Pakistan was the 6th Most Populous Country in the world. The minister told that according to Housing & Population Census Report 2017, Pakistan’s population was 208.7 million, with population growth rate of 2.4% per annum. The national health services minister further told that on basis of the World Bank (WB) Report ‘Pakistan@100-Sharing the Future 2047’ published during March 2019, the Country Director World Bank claimed that with the present growth rate, Pakistan’s population will be 376 million after next 28 years, i.e. in 2047. Also Read: About 200,000 Pakistani pilgrims to perform…

GITAM plans to set up National Orthopaedic Learning Centre

CME programme on total knee arthroplasty organised

Quack gave consultations at govt. hospital

Had childhood dream of becoming a doctor, Sanjay Singh told police

Palestinians in Bethlehem look beyond religious tourism

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) - For decades, the people of Bethlehem have watched tour buses drive up to the Church of the Nativity, disgorge their passengers for a few hours at the traditional birthplace of Jesus, and then return to Israel.

Palestinians in Bethlehem look beyond religious tourism

BETHLEHEM, Palestinian Territory - For decades, the people of Bethlehem have watched tour buses drive up to the Church of the Nativity, disgorge their passe

Palestinians in Bethlehem look beyond religious tourism

BETHLEHEM, Palestinian Territory - For decades, the people of Bethlehem have watched tour buses drive up to the Church of the Nativity, disgorge their passe

Russia, UN, Syria Rebuild Pagan Temple of Baal in Palmyra: Third Pre-Messiah Gateway

The site hosted many monumental projects including the Temple of Bel (or Ba’al). The temple was built on the site of a prior pagan temple dating back to the third millennium BCE.

PA Villagers Enraged: Jews Bought Parcels in Arab Development Project

Abu Samra uploaded an ad in Hebrew announcing "A golden opportunity to buy land in Judea and Samaria!" above a map of the land plots available for purchasing from the Arab project.

Harry Dunn’s family expected to go back to US this week

Spokesman Radd Seiger said the 19-year-old’s parents were going through ‘untold mental anguish’.

Harry Dunn’s family expected to go back to US this week

Spokesman Radd Seiger said the 19-year-old’s parents were going through ‘untold mental anguish’.

Harry Dunn’s family expected to go back to US this week

Spokesman Radd Seiger said the 19-year-old’s parents were going through ‘untold mental anguish’.

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.

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.

Tis Hazari clash: SC seeks placing of HC orders related to lawyers-Delhi police tiff

The bench, also comprising Justice Indira Banerjee, said it would like to see what orders have been passed by the high court which is dealing with the issue.

SC to hear PIL over setting up SIT into Hyderabad encounter case tomorrow

Telangana police said on Friday that the accused were killed in an exchange of fire with police

Supreme Court to Hear Today Pleas Against Revocation of Article 370

The development comes after the top court had in November said it would hear all the pleas related to Article 370.

Question paper leak: HC quashes punishment for constable

Treatment meted out to three, whose names were dropped by CBI, was different

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

Brazil cattle passing through feedlots grows 2% - DSM

SAO PAULO, Dec 9 (Reuters) - The number cows slaughtered in Brazil after spending 90 days in feedlots is estimated to have grown by 2% to about 5.3 million head in 2019, a survey of Brazil's cattle market by Dutch nutrition company DSM showed on Monday.The number will continue to grow as Brazilian ranchers seek more efficient ways to raise and finish livestock, DSM executives said at a media presentation, adding that an estimate for 2020 will be released in February.(Reporting by Ana Mano)

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

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

Imported onions reach Dindigul market

Farmers begin cultivation of shallots

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.

WHO refutes Prakash Javadekar, says, ‘we wish air pollution didn’t kill people, but it does’

The environment minister had earlier claimed in Parliament that there was no established link between air pollution and a shorter life span.

Onion Prices Ease In Delhi As Produce Arrives From Afghanistan, Turkey Along With Local Crop

Wholesale prices of onion were quoted in between Rs 50-75 per kg at Delhi’s Azadpur mandi on Monday.

Imported onions reach Dindigul market

Farmers begin cultivation of shallots

Priyanka Lambasts Centre Over Rising Petrol, Onion Prices, Says Govt is in Sleeping Mode

"The inflation has made the life of common man worse, prices of onion have crossed Rs 200 in some parts and petrol has crossed Rs 75, but the BJP government is in sleeping mode", stated Priyanka.

Man suffers cardiac arrest in queue to get subsidised onion

With the onion prices touching Rs 180 per kilo in retail market, people have been making a beeline to the Rythu Bazaars where the government is selling onions at a subsidised price of Rs 25 per kilo.

Do Andhra Pardesh ration cards carry Jesus Christ's image?

According to the government, the dealer in East Godavari district had been using different images on ration cards while printing them. For example, in 2016 the dealer had printed ration cards with Satya Saibaba on it.

Policeman 'thrashed baton in violent, uncontrolled and dangerous manner' before hitting student on head during London protests leaving him needing emergency surgery, tribunal hears

Alfie Meadows, 29, said he saw an officer 'thrashing around' with the weapon before he was struck exactly nine years ago in London, when he suffered a head injury requiring emergency surgery.

Former student tells hearing of 'excruciating pain' at hands of police

Alfie Meadows had more than 100 staples in head after being hit by baton at 2010 protest

American seen wrestling with ID-less off-duty cop in viral video charged with assault

An American banker seen in a now-viral video grappling with a man who turned out to be an off-duty police officer in an MTR station was charged with common assault and assaulting an officer today The incident happened on Saturday at Causeway Bay...

Garda denies assaulting RTÉ cameraman at Dublin protest

Sean Lucey accused of hitting Colm Hand, who was covering ‘anti-Islamisation’ event

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.

Mafia relaxes laws on homosexuality as long as gay men don't 'parade it' | IOL News

The mafia have relaxed their rules on homosexuality, a top Italian prosecutor has revealed.

The English history of impeachment

It is a story of uncertainty, factionalism, and mob rule

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.

Haley: Killer ‘hijacked’ Confederate flag meaning for some

Haley told conservative political commentator and Blaze TV host Glenn Beck that the flag had meant “service, and sacrifice and heritage” to some.

California nativity scene displaying Jesus in a cage causes stir

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

Zarif: Iran fully ready for prisoner swap, ball in US court

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said Tehran was "fully ready" for a full prisoner exchange with the United States.

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 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.

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.

Bangladesh army chief begins four-day historic visit to Myanmar

TOKYO: Japan is weighing inviting Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani for a state visit, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday, as local media reported the trip was likely to happen this month. Japan has been trying to forge a possible mediator role as tensions rise between its ally Washington and Tehran. Local media has reported in recent days that Rouhani is likely to visit

Russian President Vladimir Putin Arrives in French Capital Paris for Normandy Four Talks - Video

The Normandy Format was created in 2014 to resolve the conflict in Eastern Ukraine. The representatives of the Normandy Four states: Germany, Russia, Ukraine and France, will participate in the talks. Their last previous meeting took place three years ago, in October 2016.

Russia, Ukraine leaders to meet in Paris

French- and German-mediated talks seek to end 5-year conflict in eastern Ukraine

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.

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...

Russia opposes initiative on expanding Normandy format

The leaders of the Normandy Four states – Ukraine, France, Germany, and Russia – are scheduled to meet in Paris, France, on December 9.

South Africa steps up power cuts after flooding hits major plant

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s state energy company Eskom is cutting up to 6,000 megawatts (MW) of power from the national grid after heavy rain and flooding triggered failures at its Medupi plant, disrupting supplies to businesses and households across the country.

South African Electricity Utility Reveals Cause Of Worsening Power Crisis

South African electricity utility Eskom on Monday blamed rains for worsening rolling power blackouts that have continued for five days running, Concise News reports.

South Africa hit by massive power cuts as floods disrupt supply

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

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

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

Water problem could lead toWorld War III, says expert

‘Disaster will strike India if governments do not heed the wake-up call’

Greta Thunberg, Megan Rapinoe, and Rudy Giuliani made Time magazine's Person of the Year shortlist for 2019, Business Insider - Business Insider Singapore

Business Insider - Time magazine's 2019 Person of the Year will be announced Wednesday on the "Today" show. Last year's winner were a group of journalists.. Read more at businessinsider.sg

Biden campaign attacks Trump policy on Saudi Arabia, North Korea

Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential campaign launched new attacks on Donald Trump on Sunday, advocating a reevaluation of U.S.-Saudi relations.

10 things you need to know today: December 9, 2019

The House Judiciary Committee hears from impeachment investigators, the FBI treats the Pensacola base attack as terrorism, and more

Biden campaign attacks Trump policy on Saudi Arabia, North Korea

(Reuters) - Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential campaign launched new attacks on Donald Trump on Sunday, advocating a re-evaluation of U.S.-Saudi relations and calling North Korea’s apparent weapons test a “rebuke” to the U.S. president in a statement to Reuters.

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.'

Ready for more U.S. prisoner swaps: Iran

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday the Islamic republic is ready for a full prisoner exchange with the U.S.. “The ball is in the U.S.’ court”, he said in a tweet.The United St

Zarif: Iran fully ready for prisoner swap, ball in US court

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said Tehran was "fully ready" for a full prisoner exchange with 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.

Kosovo files IS terror charges against man, wife and mother

Kosovo prosecutors filed terrorism charges Monday against three ethnic Albanians who returned to the small European country in May after allegedly joining the Islamic State group in Syria. Prosecutors said the three are a man, his wife and his mother.

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 opens mountain spa, ski resort in tourism push

Tourism is excluded from the heavy sanctions the U.N. Security Council has imposed on the North over its nuclear weapons program.

North Korea opens ski resort in effort to boost tourism

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un opened a new mountain spa and ski resort that’s intended for people to enjoy “high civilization under socialism” in another example of the

North Korea opens mountain spa, ski resort amid tourism drive

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un opened a new mountain spa and ski resort that's intended for people to enjoy 'high civilization under socialism' in another...

North Korea opens mountain spa, ski resort in tourism push

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un opened a new mountain spa and ski resort that's intended for people to enjoy "high civilization under socialism" in another example of the country using tourism exemptions in sanctions to build revenue for its broken economy.

North Korea opens mountain spa, ski resort in tourism push

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un opened a new mountain spa and ski resort that's intended for people to enjoy high civilization under socialism in another example of the country using tourism exemptions in sanctions to build revenue for its broken economy.

Jury Rules You Can Call Elon Musk A Pedo Guy

It took a federal jury in Los Angeles less than an hour to throw out a $US190 ($278) million defamation case against Elon Musk. Calling someone a “pedo guy” to an audience of millions of Twitter followers isn’t an accusation, the jury decided, because words are tricky little devils that can mean a lot of things...

Elon Musk's win over Vernon Unsworth was a miscarriage of justice, according to Unsworth's lawyer

Jurors ruled that Elon Musk calling British cave diver Vernon Unsworth "pedo guy" on Twitter did not qualify as defamation.

Elon Musk's win over Vernon Unsworth was a miscarriage of justice, according to Unsworth's lawyer

The lawyer for British cave diver Vernon Unsworth has tweeted his indignation after Elon Musk won a defamation case on Friday for calling Unsworth “pedo guy.”

Marvin Gaye Family Claims In Court That Pharrell Williams Committed Perjury

Love it or hate it, the "Blurred Lines" case became a signature moment this past decade after Pharrell Williams, Robin Thicke, and a song publisher were ordered to pay nearly $5 million for infringing the copyright to Marvin Gaye's "Got To Give It Up." The 2015 jury verdict, largely upheld last year on appeal, signaled that even an international chart-topper wasn't immune from an allegation of plagiarism in a court of law. Quite a number of musicians have voiced displeasure with an outcome they believed could chill creativity. Pretty much everyone, though, figured the case was over. Well, it's not. On Friday, the Marvin Gaye family filed a motion that proves that no controversy will rest in peace especially when stars live in the public sphere. The filing points a California judge's attention to a Pharrell Williams interview published in early November by GQ Magazine. The hit maker discussed his behind-the-scenes production process and how when he finds something he likes, he "reverse

Attorney General To Law Enforcement Critics: Good Luck Getting A Cop When You Need One

Attorney General Barr to America: Fuck you, you ungrateful bastards. You're on your own. Attorney General Bill Barr...

Zim police will shoot to kill machete gold miners: Govt

Justice, legal and parliamentary affairs minister, Ziyambi Ziyambi has warned machete-wielding artisanal miners against terrorising mining areas Minister Ziyambi’s comments come after

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.

Army Personnel on Election Duty in Indian State Kills Company Commander Before Shooting Himself Dead

New Delhi (Sputnik): The issue of suicide and ‘fratricide’ - when a soldier or police officer kills a fellow service member in the Indian armed forces was recently raised in the Lower House of the Indian Parliament, with the government citing policies undertaken to check such incidents.

Court remand police officer in prison over alleged murder of truck driver in Ondo

37-year-old trigger happy police sergeant Idowu Omosuyi who murdered a truck driver at a checkpoint in Uso, Owo area of Ondo

Forensic investigations begin, Delhi Anaj Mandi fire echoes in Parliament

Union Minister announces probe into accident, demands higher compensation

EXTRA: Kano resident changes name to Muhammadu Buhari

A 38-year-old man in Kano state has changed his name to Muhammadu Buhari, the name of the president.

Senator Danjuma Goje says he won’t contest election at any level again

A serving Nigerian senator, Muhammadu Danjuma Goje, has announced that he will not contest for any elective office in the future. Goje, a former governor of Gombe state, made the disclosure on Sunday, December 8.

Top Northern Senator Vows Never To Contest Election In Nigeria Again

Senator representing Gombe Central in the Nigerian Senate, Muhammad Danjuma Goje, has announced that he will not contest elections in the future.

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.

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 ...

Man held for raping, smashing head with stone of 5-year-old tribal girl in Maharashtra's Nagpur

The body of the girl, who was missing since December 6, was found on an agriculture farm in Linga village in Kalmeshwar taluka, some 25 kms away from Nagpur.

'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.

Woman, 23, 'set on fire by neighbour after she fought off his rape attempt'

The victim is fighting for her life after she suffered 50 per cent burns when she was doused with kerosene and set alight at her home in Bihar in east India

Telangana has become a haven for boozers: Aruna

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

As Tihar hunts for hangman, Tamil Nadu cop applies for executioner’s job to ensure justice for Nirbhaya

After reading about a lack of executioner in Tihar jail to hang the Nirbaya case convicts, S Subash Srinivasan volunteered to take up the role.

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.

Let's consider important issues when voting

© EDITOR— Zimbabwe is a small country with a small population of about 15 million people, most of whom are young, vibrant and energetic, but with no employment. It's a peaceful country compared to sister nations in southern Africa. 

China and America: A political war!

This news reminded me of the American writer George Friedman, who said that America’s strategy with China would not be direct confrontation, but would be rooted in the spirit of democracy and economic liberalism as opposed to the political weight of central decisions made in Beijing.

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

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

Shooting in the dark; Afghanistan's endless war pits brother against brother

The 19-year-old Taliban deserter is haunted by the memory of the attack on a police checkpoint in northern Afghanistan in August. Kneeling in the blood-soaked sand of the bunker as he and his comrades checked the bodies for weapons and ammunition, the young militant made a terrible discovery – one of

Shooting in the dark; Afghanistan's endless war pits brother against brother

KUNDUZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) - The 19-year-old Taliban deserter is haunted by the memory of the attack on a police checkpoint in northern Afghanistan in August.

8 soldiers killed in Afghan suicide bombing

The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Five Soldiers Killed in Suicide Attack In Helmand

At least five soldiers were killed and four others were wounded in a suicide attack in southern Helmand province on Monday, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said in a statement.

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

The Truth About a Hamas Supporter that Might Become England’s Prime Minister on Thursday

On Thursday, December 12, Great Britain will hold their general elections. The leader of the Labour Party (England's version of the Democrats) is a man named Jeremy Corbyn. In the following tongue in cheek video, the Israel Advocacy Movement breaks down why his rise in the polls is so dangerous.  

How the Temple’s Destruction Created Competitors Instead of Teammates

Jewish educator Charlie Harary explains the connection between the Jewish destiny and the destruction of the Temple.

Hamas Chief Arrives in Turkey on First Leg of Foreign Tour

During his first trip beyond Egypt since 2017, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh is also scheduled to visit Malaysia, Russia, Qatar, Lebanon, Mauritania and Kuwait, Palestinian sources tell Turkish state media.

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.”

Emergency crews on scene of rollover crash in Dayton

DAYTON — Emergency crews are on the scene of a crash near the intersection of Hoover Avenue and Brooklyn Avenue in Dayton that left an SUV overturned off the road. 

Man found shot to death outside Knoxville apartment, KPD opens homicide investigation

KPD responds to a call about a man's body at a Knoxville apartment complex.

1 extricated after car collides with tree in SW Miami-Dade

SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - Rescue crews have transported a driver to the hospital after their car crashed into a tree in Southwest Miami-Dade. Miami-Dade...

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.

Deadly shooting under investigation in St. Pete

Police in St. Petersburg are investigating a deadly shooting that happened early Monday morning.

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.

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

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.

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

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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.

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 ...

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.

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

The English history of impeachment

It is a story of uncertainty, factionalism, and mob rule

Whom Does President Trump Remind You Of?

Uncouth he may be, but he’s not unfamiliar.

Judd Gregg: Send them home

OPINION: The excesses of President Trump and his opponents in the Democratic Party need to be curbed.

The Cure For Ultraviolence

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

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

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

FTC confirms Cambridge Analytica were wrong'uns

Face(book) the music

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.

Why did the Sun publish a far-right conspiracy theory?

The tabloid swiftly deleted its dubious exclusive linking Labour to a shadowy ‘network’ of postmodern hard-left extremists, says author Daniel Trilling

Marvin Gaye Family Claims In Court That Pharrell Williams Committed Perjury

Love it or hate it, the "Blurred Lines" case became a signature moment this past decade after Pharrell Williams, Robin Thicke, and a song publisher were ordered to pay nearly $5 million for infringing the copyright to Marvin Gaye's "Got To Give It Up." The 2015 jury verdict, largely upheld last year on appeal, signaled that even an international chart-topper wasn't immune from an allegation of plagiarism in a court of law. Quite a number of musicians have voiced displeasure with an outcome they believed could chill creativity. Pretty much everyone, though, figured the case was over. Well, it's not. On Friday, the Marvin Gaye family filed a motion that proves that no controversy will rest in peace especially when stars live in the public sphere. The filing points a California judge's attention to a Pharrell Williams interview published in early November by GQ Magazine. The hit maker discussed his behind-the-scenes production process and how when he finds something he likes, he "reverse

Court hostage is also part of state capture

Cartels subdue the legislature and pass laws that aim at securing their haven of rotten and unfair advantage to the detriment of the common good.

Shrewsbury woman, 21, charged over Co-op robbery

A 21-year-old Shrewsbury woman has been charged with robbing a Co-op store and possessing a fake gun.

Shop workers tied up during terrifying armed robbery in Preston

Detectives are investigating following a robbery in Broughton on Sunday night.

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.

Policeman to stand trial for murder over Dalian Atkinson death

A police officer from Shrewsbury accused of murdering former Aston Villa star Dalian Atkinson will stand trial in September next year alongside a colleague who denies assaulting the ex-footballer.

Man jailed for 14 sexual offences after police seize his computer and iPhone

Thomas Inglis admitted the charges

2023: APC Chieftain Speaks On Igbo Producing Buhari’s Replacement

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Osita Okechukwu has called on the ruling party to zone the presidential seat to the South-East. 

Buhari’s appointee Okechukwu wants APC, PDP to adopt Igbo presidency in 2023

One of the only ways to save Nigeria's democracy from threats is for the APC and the PDP to adopt presidential candidates from the south east zone, Osita Okechukwu, an appointee of Muhammadu Buhari, has said.

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.

Edo crisis: Oshiomhole cannot resolve problems he created - Idahosa

A former political Adviser to former Governor Adams Oshiomhole, Mr. Charles Idahosa, has said that it was laughable for Oshiomhole to s...

Senator Danjuma Goje says he won’t contest election at any level again

A serving Nigerian senator, Muhammadu Danjuma Goje, has announced that he will not contest for any elective office in the future. Goje, a former governor of Gombe state, made the disclosure on Sunday, December 8.

Man caught trying to enter Parliament building, detained

He was detained by the security personnel and handed over to Delhi Police.

Police get three days’ custody of gang-rape accused

The All Women Police Station (West) on Monday got three days custody of P. Manikandan, 30, suspected to be the main accused in the gang-rape of a class XI girl in Coimbatore. The Mahila Court-cum-Spec

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.

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

Three youth go on a robbing spree, arrested within 24 hours

They strike at six persons within eight hours

HC allows Centre more time to file reply on plea for drafting Uniform Civil Code

Senior advocate Vikas Singh, appearing for Upadhyay, said the government has to make its stand clear, whether it has recommended for drafting a UCC to the Law Commission or not.

HC extends date for Centre's reply on plea for drafting Uniform Civil Code

The court allowed the oral prayer of central government standing counsel Anil Soni and listed the matter for hearing on March 2, asking the Centre to file its reply to the petition

Supreme Court to hear DMK plea challenging validity of local bodies’ poll notification

It deserves to be set aside for defying reservation procedure, Apex Court told

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.

WATCH LIVE: House Judiciary Committee holds public impeachment hearing

The House Judiciary Committee will hold its second public hearing regarding the Trump impeachment investigation at 9 a.m. on Monday morning. Daniel Goldman, the Judiciary Committee lawyer for the Democrats, and Stephen R. Castor, the Judiciary Committee lawyer for the Republicans, will be presenting evidence about the president's actions.

Watch Live: House Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on Impeachment

The House Judiciary Committee holds its second hearing on the impeachment inquiry on Monday at 9 a.m.

What to expect from Monday's House Judiciary Committee impeachment summation hearing

Republican and Democratic lawyers are set to present impeachment evidence at the House Judiciary Committee's latest hearing. The House Judiciary Committee on Monday will hold its second public hearing in the impeachment inquiry into President Trump. The hearing will kick off with opening statements by Democratic counsel Barry Berke and Republican counsel Stephen Castor; from there, Democratic counsel Daniel Goldman will lay out the evidence for impeaching Trump, while Castor will lay out the evidence against, The New York Times reports. They'll be using evidence gathered by the House Intelligence Committee. The Republican and Democratic lawyers will have 90 minutes to present evidence, per Vox, at which point committee members will be able to ask questions. Politico in previewing the hearing notes that "lawmakers will have their crack at a congressional staffer, which can create a unique dynamic. They can be much more firm, direct and, to be frank, rude with someone who works on the Hill." The hearing is expected…

Trump impeachment: judiciary hearing could bring Mueller into play

Bipartisan lawyers testified on findings by the special counsel and intelligence committee in second public session * Opinion: Pelosi is bungling the impeachment inquiryMarching toward the impeachment of Donald Trump, Democrats on Monday heard testimony that could result in material from the special

This week: House impeachment inquiry hits crucial stretch

The House inquiry is set to hit a tipping point this week, as Democrats prepare to unveil articles of impeachment against President Trump. 

Estonia, Latvia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Lithuania, Romania - lowest flu vaccination rate among the elderly

The lowest influenza vaccination coverage rates among the elderly - more than 65 years old - in the European Union were recorded in Estonia,...

Dutch reduce terror threat level for first time since 2013

The Dutch national anti-terrorism agency (NCTV) reduced on Monday the threat of a terror attack in the Netherlands for the first time since 2013, Reuters writes. "We still see jihadist attacks in the West every now and then", the NCTV said. "But the situa...

Finland's Marin to become world's youngest prime minister at 34

Finland's Social Democrats elected Sunday a 34-year-old former transport minister to the post of the prime minister, making her the youngest head of...

Netherlands reduces terror threat level after six years

AMSTERDAM, Dec 9 — The Dutch national anti-terrorism agency (NCTV) has downgraded the threat of a terror attack in the Netherlands for the first time since 2013. The NCTV said it had reduced the threat level by one notch, to 3 on a scale of 1 to 5, meaning an attack is “conceivable”. The...

Austria: Government declines to implement glyphosate ban for 2020

Austria's government said Monday it would not implement a ban on the controversial herbicide glyphosate, despite MPs having voted for it to come into effect on January 1. In a letter to the speaker of parliament, Chancellor Brigitte Bierlein said the European Commission had not been given the necessary notification about the measure and it therefore could not enter into force.

Fintiri swears-in newly elected LG Chairmen in Adamawa

Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa has sworn in 21 newly elected council chairmen in Adamawa. Speaking at the ceremony on Monday in Yola

Adamawa: Elected council chairmen take oath of office

The newly elected chairmen for the 21 local government councils of Adamawa State have been sworn in.The chairmen, whose victories were...

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.

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 ...

Top Northern Senator Vows Never To Contest Election In Nigeria Again

Senator representing Gombe Central in the Nigerian Senate, Muhammad Danjuma Goje, has announced that he will not contest elections in the future.

What do the leading parties think will swing your vote online?

Polling day looms and the political parties are stepping up their online campaigns to encourage as many voters to back them on Thursday.  What is fascinating about this campaign is that parties have followed very different campaigns online, some staying consistent throughout while others shifted on a daily or weekly basis.  But, at this late stage, it is fairly safe to assume that the parties have finalised their online strategies. So what do the leading parties think will swing your vote online?

Lib Dems criticised for 'sneaky and misleading' Devon election letter

The party say they have done nothing wrong - what do you think?

Britain’s young people are radicalised and registered. Will this be our election?

Our generation is even more politicised than in 2017, and the spike in registration is a reason to hope that change is coming, says gal-dem opinions editor Micha Frazer-Carroll

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.

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.

Edo crisis: Oshiomhole cannot resolve problems he created - Idahosa

A former political Adviser to former Governor Adams Oshiomhole, Mr. Charles Idahosa, has said that it was laughable for Oshiomhole to s...

Senator Danjuma Goje says he won’t contest election at any level again

A serving Nigerian senator, Muhammadu Danjuma Goje, has announced that he will not contest for any elective office in the future. Goje, a former governor of Gombe state, made the disclosure on Sunday, December 8.

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.

2023: APC Chieftain Speaks On Igbo Producing Buhari’s Replacement

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Osita Okechukwu has called on the ruling party to zone the presidential seat to the South-East. 

Top Northern Senator Vows Never To Contest Election In Nigeria Again

Senator representing Gombe Central in the Nigerian Senate, Muhammad Danjuma Goje, has announced that he will not contest elections in the future.

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

He was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

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.

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.

Over 9 million facing food shortages in African Sahel: Sources

The number of people requiring urgent food aid in 16 countries across Africa's Sahel region more than doubled this year to some 9.4 million amid an increase in violence and insecurity, officials and experts said Monday. Three countries, Nigeria, Niger and Burkina Faso, are facing crisis conditions, at phase three of five on the scale used by the Food Crisis Prevention Network, which includes government and United Nations representatives as well as NGOs.

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

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

Cyclone alert lifted for French island of Mayotte

The French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte was bracing for a major cyclone.

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.

Scientists urge Ethiopia to protect groundwater

Groundwater is seen as having major potential for Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa’s climate change strategies – time to protect it, scientists urge.

Mexico rejects US trade deal proposals on steel, aluminum

Mexico's foreign minister said Sunday the country would not accept a US proposal for steel and aluminum production under the new trade deal, saying it would leave Mexico at a disadvantage.

Mexico rejects US trade deal proposals on steel, aluminum

Mexico's foreign minister said Sunday the country would not accept a US proposal for steel and aluminum production under the new trade deal, saying it would leave Mexico at a disadvantage. During a meeting with senators to discuss details of negotiations for the United States-Mexico-Canada treaty

Mexico president says senators OK’d changes to USMCA trade pact

MEXICO CITY, Dec 9 — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said today that the country’s senators have accepted proposed changes to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement as US lawmakers mull ratifying the trade pact. Speaking during his regular morning news conference, Lopez Obrador...

Dozens of States Want to Keep America’s Broken Climate Promise

States still aiming to meet U.S. climate commitments will reduce emissions 20 to 27 percent below their all-time high by 2025, a new report card shows.

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

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

Indian Army Fires American Origin Ammunition from M-777s Near Pakistan Border

New Delhi (Sputnik): The 155 mm satellite-guided artillery rounds for Howitzers were ordered from the US following the February 2019 military standoff between India and Pakistan, which erupted following a suicide attack on an Indian military convoy killing at least 40 soldiers.

Pakistan Army Rejects Reports of Joint Border Patrolling with Iran

New Delhi (Sputnik): Pakistan’s public broadcaster, Radio Pakistan and the country’s leading newspaper Dawn, had reported joint patrolling along its border with Iran. Islamabad has started fencing the common border with Iran to de-escalate tensions that arose in the past, due to attacks on the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

Pakistani FM, Saudi envoy discuss regional issues

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan army spokesperson on Monday rejected media reports suggesting that Pakistani and Iranian security forces conducted joint border patrolling. “News published by Dawn today ('Pak-Iran Forces jointly conduct border patrolling') is factually incorrect,” Director-General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Maj. Gen. Asif Ghafoor, said in a tweet. He added

Pakistan and Iran conduct joint border patrolling

CHAGAI, Pakistan: The Pakistani and the Iranian border forces on Sunday conducted the joint patrolling along the border near Taftan in Chagai district, said a report by Eurasia Diary. Official sources said that Pakistan’s Levies Force & Frontier Corps and the Iranian border guards carrying their national flags participated in the patrolling. The joint patrolling commenced from border pillar number 76 and ended at number 88 near the Taalap area. The Officials of the two sides shared their experiences with each other. “This was a synchronized patrolling from both sides along the border between Pakistan and Iran. Authorities of both neighboring countries observed the border to identify suspected movements by each side and report to the other with the aim to overcome the threats”, the Assistant Commissioner of Taftan Najeebullah Qambrani told media.

A changing world

Some conflicts leave relatively small footprints; others cause ripples in the space-time continuum.

Angus man, 44, assaulted his ex after she finished their relationship on Valentine’s Day

Neil Wares, 44, of Peffers Place, Forfar, was placed on a nine-month community payback order with supervision, and made the subject of a one-year non harassment order.

Angus domestic abuser who said he’d rather go to jail than do unpaid work told sentencing ‘not a negotiation’

An Angus domestic abuser has been put on an electronic tag after being told by a sheriff that court sentencing “isn’t a negotiation”.

'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.

UK serial rapist Joseph McCann given 33 life sentences for horrific attacks

Convicted burglar McCann (34) had been freed after a UK probation service error.

Serial rapist Joseph McCann given 33 life sentences for horrific attacks

He must serve a minimum term of 30 years.

Katureebe advises Fresh Kid to balance talent and education

The young celebrity started singing as the judicial officers enjoyed his thrilling music despite being composed in Luganda.

20TH Ordination: I was deaf,dumb as a growing child – Fr.Emakpor

Parish Priest of St. Theresa Catholic Church, Osubi in Okpe Local Government Area of Delta State, Very Rev. Fr. (Dr.) Edmund Tansi Emakpor, who says

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

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

BREAKING: Ondo sacks 51 workers who shunned screening exercise

Peter Dada, Akure The Ondo State Government said it has removed names of 51 workers from its payroll following the failure of the affected workers to show up for the recently conducted screening...

Mugodhi Apostolic sect faces fresh divisions

Mugodhi Apostolic Church, one of the largest Apostolic sects in Zimbabwe, faces fresh divisions after one of its senior pastors approached the High Court challenging the validity of the church’s constitution, saying it was not properly enacted.

Charity: Over 110 children killed in 2 Yemeni areas in 2019

CAIRO — Over 110 Yemeni children were killed between January and October in the key port city of Hodeida and a southwestern province, an international charity said Monday. Save the Children said in a report that 56 children were killed and 170 wounded as a direct result of fighting in Hodeida, despite a cease-fire there …

Charity: Over 110 children killed in 2 Yemeni areas in 2019

Over 110 Yemeni children were killed between January and October in the key port city of Hodeida and a southwestern province, an international charity said Monday. Save the Children said in a report that 56 children were killed and 170 wounded as a direct result of fighting in Hodeida, despite a cease-fire

Syrian sisters ask world community to help war victims

Two Syrian siblings have been using social media to call on the international community to help victims of war in their country. Forced by Syrian regime...

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

Russian troops enter Raqqa city for first time during Syrian War

BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:40 P.M.) – The Russian Armed Forces have entered the city of Raqqa for the first time during this nearly nine-year-long war, a number of activists in northern Syria reported on Monday. According to the reports, the Russian Armed Forces entered Raqqa to distribute humanitarian aid to the people in the war-torn city. The military delivered two thousand food kits to Raqqa residents. Military doctors have also arrived in the city, who are ready to provide assistance to all in need. “The infrastructure in Raqqa was completely destroyed during the liberation process conducted by the US-led international coalition,” an officer at the Russian Center for Reconciliation of Controversial Parties, Vladimir Varnavsky, told reporters. “Thousands of civilians became victims of indiscriminate air and artillery attacks,” Varnavsky added. “The city has not yet finished the work of clearing debris and clearing the area, and there is a shortage of clean water, medicine and food.”

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

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 role of geopolitics in GCC unity

All current member states are monarchies, two absolute monarchies (Saudi Arabia and Oman), three constitutional monarchies (Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain) and one federal monarchy (United Arab Emirates).

Germany’s relations with Qatar not limited to business: Envoy

The Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the State of Qatar, H E Hans-Udo Muzel said that friendship and cooperation between the two countries is not limited to business, as Berlin is partnering with Doha in many other fields to jointly tackle the challenges of the future, saying that Qatar is an important partner for his country during its non-permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council in 2019-2020, sharing a common vision of a multilateral framework based on a rules-based world order.

National Day has significant meanings in minds of citizens and residents: Qatar Post Chairman

Doha: The Chairman and Managing Director of Qatar Postal Services Company Faleh Mohammed Al Nuaimi, said that the celebration of the National Day has significant meanings in the minds and hearts of all citizens and residents of the State of Qatar.

Using Kyoto credits to meet Paris agreement 'misses the point': Garnaut

A reliance on "carryover credits" to meet an emissions reduction pledge will ultimately cost the economy more than taking decisive climate action, Ross Garnaut says.

Dozens of States Want to Keep America’s Broken Climate Promise

States still aiming to meet U.S. climate commitments will reduce emissions 20 to 27 percent below their all-time high by 2025, a new report card shows.

COP 25: India calls for speedier expansion of international solar alliance

Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said there was a need to speed up this alliance to trap solar energy in a big way

South Africa Calls For Robust Multilateral Response To Climate Change

South Africa on Monday called for a robust multilateral response to climate change in a way that would assist African and other developing countries to adapt to the associated loss and damage, Concise News reports.

EU opens subsidies for electric battery push

BRUSSELS, Dec 9 — The EU’s powerful anti-trust authority today approved billions of euros in subsidies from seven member states as Europe seeks to make up lost ground in batteries. The move is part of a big push led by Germany and France to prepare Europe for the emergence of electric cars, as...

Jawan kills Chhattisgarh Armed Force commander, shoots self

According to a preliminary report, the SSP said, the two had a tiff over something around 6.30 am, following which the jawan opened fire.

Army Personnel on Election Duty in Indian State Kills Company Commander Before Shooting Himself Dead

New Delhi (Sputnik): The issue of suicide and ‘fratricide’ - when a soldier or police officer kills a fellow service member in the Indian armed forces was recently raised in the Lower House of the Indian Parliament, with the government citing policies undertaken to check such incidents.

NHRC says Delhi Anaj Mandi fire was catastrophe waiting to happen, asks for detailed report

Describing the Anaj Mandi fire incident as a “catastrophe” waiting to happen, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on December 9 issued notices to the Delhi government, the city’s police chief

‘No one bothers about rules’: NHRC sends notice to Delhi government after Anaj Mandi fire

The Delhi Police had on Sunday evening arrested the owner, identified as Rehan, and his manager Furkan.

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

Laytown man found not guilty of threatening to murder ex-girlfriend's partner

Following a trial at the Central Criminal Court the jury of seven men and five women took two hours and 40 minutes to find Robert Lawlor not (NOT) guilty on all five charges against him.

Robert Lawlor found not guilty of threatening to murder ex-girlfriend's partner

Robert Lawlor nodded his head and mouthed, 'thank you' in the direction of the jury as the court registrar read out the verdicts one by one.

Man found not guilty of attempted murder of love rival’s mother

Robert Lawlor acquitted of threatening ex-partner’s boyfriend and shooting a dog

Man pleads not guilty to murder by reason of insanity

A 20-year-old Egyptian man has pleaded not guilty to murdering a Japanese national in Dundalk nearly two years ago by reason of insanity.

Man pleads not guilty to murdering Japanese national

Mohamed Morei on trial over death of Yosuke Sasaki in Dundalk in January 2018

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.…

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

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.

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.

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 […]

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 bail variation application

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

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

A Non-Aggression Agreement between Israel and the Arab Countries

The United States is trying to assist Israel to reach an agreement with four Arab countries that will eventually lead to full normalization with them. Several Arab countries still fear full normalization with Israel due to Palestinian opposition, but behind the scenes, they are advancing relations with Israel.

Erdogan accuses some Arab countries of being supportive of Israeli attacks against Palestine

BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:20 P.M.) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivered a speech on Monday at he meeting of Ministers of Social Affairs of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Istanbul. During the meeting, the Turkish President accused some Arab countries of being supportive of Israeli attacks over the last few months, and Erdogan explained that the situation in Palestine is getting worse by the day. He continued by saying: “The Islamic world, which constitutes a quarter of the world’s population, does not have an effect equal to the size of its capabilities.” “We often feel that we stand alone when we object to the persecution of Palestine and Jerusalem.” He pointed out that global imperialism continues the policy of “divide and rule” against Islamic countries. The OIC Conference adopts several goals, the most important of which are to remove obstacles to increasing investments among OIC member countries, to encourage investments within the organization, and to increase the ease of doing business…

Hamas Chief Arrives in Turkey on First Leg of Foreign Tour

During his first trip beyond Egypt since 2017, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh is also scheduled to visit Malaysia, Russia, Qatar, Lebanon, Mauritania and Kuwait, Palestinian sources tell Turkish state media.

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.

Chairman of Republicans in Israel: Trump Frustrated with Lack of Government in Israel

Only two days are left for Israel's parliament, the Knesset, to put forward a candidate that will be able to form a government. Otherwise, the Knesset will dissolve itself, prompting another general vote, the third in under a year.

EU Failing to Fight Against Illegal Migration is a Big Problem for Italy - Lega Party's MP

Italy’s Lega party still has high ratings despite the break-up of the ruling coalition. Italy's previous government collapsed in August when Matteo Salvini, then-deputy prime minister, called for a no-confidence vote on the government and the prime minister in pursuit of a snap general election.

Finland's new young female prime minister breaks the mold

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Finland's next government is breaking the mold in multiple ways.Sanna Marin, the 34-year-old transport minister, was tapped over the weekend by the ruling Social Democratic Party to be Finland's new prime minister. When she takes the reins of the country, most likely on Tuesday, she will become the world’s youngest sitting head of government.In another unusual development, Marin will head a coalition with four other parties that are all led by women — three of whom are in their early 30s. Her own biography also breaks the mold: Raised by a single mother, she has described feeling discriminated against in Finland when her mother was in a relationship with another woman.

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

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

Finland Politics

Finland's next government is breaking the mold in multiple ways. Sanna Marin, the 34-year-old transport minister, was tapped over the weekend by the ruling Social Democratic Party to be Finland's new prime minister. When she takes the reins of the country, most likely on Tuesday, she will become

Sanna Marin to be PM of Finland, world's youngest head of govt at 34 years

Finland, like much of the West, has seen a rise in right-wing populists and the nationalist Finns Party did well in April election, though centrist and left-wing parties won most votes

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

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...

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.

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