Sir Nicholas Winton, who organised the rescue of 669 children destined for Nazi concentration camps, has died aged 106. Sir Nicholas, then a stockbroker, arranged for trains to carry Jewish children out of occupied Prague. The prime minister described him as a “great man” and the chief rabbi praised his “exceptional courage”. He died on… Read More Holocaust ‘hero’, Sir Nicholas Winston dies aged 106

Saudi Arabian billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has said he will donate his entire $32bn (£20bn; €29bn) fortune to charity. Prince Alwaleed, 60, is one of the world’s richest people. He said he had been inspired by the Gates Foundation, set up by Bill and Melinda Gates in 1997. The money would be used to… Read More Saudi Arabian billionaire prince to donate $32 billion fortune to charity

A wave of attacks by Islamic State (IS) militants in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula has left at least 50 people dead, security and medical sources say. Near-simultaneous raids were launched on at least five military checkpoints and a police station in and around Sheikh Zuweid on Wednesday morning. Clashes were continuing in the area hours later,… Read More ISIS militants attack the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt

Nigeria’s total debts stood at 12.06 trillion naira ($63.5 billion) at the end of March this year, up from 11.2 trillion naira in December 2014, the Debt Management Office (DMO) said on Wednesday. Nigeria, Africa’s top economy and largest oil producer, has been hammered by the 50 percent fall in global oil prices as crude… Read More Nigeria hits $63.5 billion debt- DMO

Tragedy struck on Wednesday in Irawe area of Ojo , Lagos, after a canoe conveying fourteen school children capsized. Six of them reportedly drowned, while eight of them including the driver were rescued. The incident occurred after a fibre canoe reportedly ran into the passenger boat at about 9am. As at time of writing this… Read More Six children drown, eight rescued as boat capsizes in Lagos State

A hardline Islamist rebel group in Syria has released a video showing its fighters shooting dead a group of alleged Islamic State (IS) militants. Reversing the imagery of beheadings by the jihadist group, Jaysh al-Islam members wearing orange outfits are seen killing 18 men dressed in black. The video says they are being shot in… Read More Syrian rebels filmed shooting ISIS militants