A Chinese woman nicknamed the “Queen of Ivory” has been arrested in Tanzania and charged with smuggling at least 706 elephant tusks that authorities say are worth about $2.5 million. Yang Feng Glan, 66, is thought to be the most notorious ivory trafficker arrested in East Africa in the last decade. She ran a sophisticated… Read More ‘Queen of Ivory’ arrested in Tanzania
A Saudi employer chopped off the right arm of an Indian domestic worker after she complained to police that the employer was mistreating her, the woman’s sister said on Friday. Kasthuri Munirathinam, 58, was employed by a Saudi household in Riyadh three months ago, her sister S. Vijayakumari said. Vijayakumari said the family was told… Read More Saudi employer chops off Indian maid’s arm
Six people were killed in clashes on Friday across Gaza and 30 others were injured, according to Gaza medical sources, as tensions between Israelis and Palestinians continu to grow. Five of those injured are in critical condition, the sources said. The clashes in Gaza follow what has appeared to be a wave of attacks on… Read More Six killed, thirty injured in clashes in Gaza
A confrontation between students in a parking lot at Northern Arizona University turned deadly early on Friday when, police say, a freshman pulled a gun and shot four male students, killing one. What led the suspect, identified by university police as Steven Jones, 18, to open fire around 1:20 a.m. Friday remained unclear. University police… Read More Gunman shoots four people in Northern Arizona University
The French military carried out airstrikes overnight against ISIS targets in Raqqa, French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian tweeted on Friday. Last month, France announced it would expand its campaign against ISIS, which had been limited to Iraq, to include ISIS positions in Syria. France’s first strikes were carried out in late September. Iranian state… Read More ISIS terrorists kill an Iranian military commander
Fifa president Sepp Blatter is appealing against his 90-day ban from football’s world governing body. The 79-year-old Swiss has been suspended from all duties while Fifa’s ethics committee investigates corruption claims against its leader. He was suspended on Thursday along with secretary general Jerome Valcke and vice- president Michel Platini. Platini will contest the ban… Read More Suspended FIFA President, Sepp Blatter, appeals against bab
A new study has warned that a third of all men currently under the age of 20 in China will eventually die prematurely if they do not give up smoking. The research, published in The Lancet medical journal, says two-thirds of men in China now start to smoke before 20. Around half of those men… Read More New study shows that one third of Chinese young men will die of smoking
Following the ongoing travails of Nigeria’s former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, over allegations of money laundering and bribery brought against her by the United Kingdom, UK, National Crime Agency, the family of Rear-Admiral Allison Madueke (Retd), husband of the former minister has finally released a statement to set the records straight. The… Read More Diezani was never arrested – Alison-Madueke family; releases statement
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