US STRIKES KILL COLOMBIAN FISHERMAN, SPARK DIPLOMATIC ROW WITH BOGOTÁ
Agency Report The family of Alejandro Carranza, a fisherman from Colombia’s Caribbean coast, is demanding justice after he was killed in a U.S. military strike...
DOZENS KILLED AS PAKISTAN–AFGHANISTAN BORDER CLASHES ENTER SECOND WEEK
By Aishat Momoh. O. Dozens of soldiers and civilians have been killed in intensified border clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan, as hostilities entered their second...
FLORIDA MOTHER FACES 41 COUNTS OVER SHOCKING CHILD EXPLOITATION OF 11-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER
A woman in St. Petersburg, Florida, has been arrested and charged with 41 counts related to the alleged exploitation and abuse of her 11-year-old daughter....
NATIONWIDE STRIKE GROUNDS FLIGHTS, DISRUPTS TRANSPORT IN BELGIUM OVER GOVERNMENT SAVINGS PLAN
Agency Report A nationwide strike over a government savings plan brought air travel and public transport to a standstill in Belgium on Tuesday, as tens...
WORLD NEWS: MADAGASCAR’S NATIONAL ASSEMBLY VOTES TO IMPEACH PRESIDENT
Madagascar’s lower house of parliament voted Tuesday to impeach President Andry Rajoelina for desertion of duty, in a session dismissed by the presidency as “devoid...
JUST IN: FORMER PREMIER LEAGUE REFEREE DAVID COOTE PLEADS GUILTY TO CHILD INDECENCY CHARGE
Agency Report Former Premier League referee David Coote has pleaded guilty to creating an indecent image of a child during a court appearance on Tuesday....
LIBYAN AUTHORITIES ARREST TWO NIGERIANS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Agency Report Two Nigerians have been arrested by Libyan security operatives for alleged possession of commercial quantities of hard drugs, including hashish and hallucinogenic pills,...
GREECE PARALYSED BY STRIKE OVER PROPOSED 13-HOUR WORKDAY
By Aishat Momoh. O. Transport and public services across Greece were disrupted on Tuesday as major unions staged a nationwide 24-hour strike to protest government...
THREE POLICE OFFICERS KILLED, 12 INJURED IN ITALY HOUSE EXPLOSION DURING EVICTION
By Aishat Momoh. O. Three police officers were killed and 12 people injured in Italy overnight following a powerful explosion at a house during an...
ANCELOTTI EYES HISTORY AS BRAZIL’S FIRST FOREIGN COACH AHEAD OF WORLD CUP
By Aishat Momoh. O. Carlo Ancelotti says he is ready to make history as the first foreign-born coach to win the World Cup, as he...