A suspected suicide attack at a government office in north-west Pakistan has killed at least 22 people, police say. The bomb went off outside the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) office in the town of Mardan. A faction of the Pakistani Taliban said it carried out the attack, which left more than 30 others… Read More At least 22 dead as suicide bomb attack hits Pakistan
Belgian police have arrested two people suspected of planning attacks in Brussels on New Year’s Eve. Raids took place on Sunday and Monday in Brussels and the provinces of Flemish Brabant and Liege. Police seized military clothing and computer equipment in the raids, but no weapons or explosives. Belgium has been on high alert since… Read More Two arrested over New Year attack plot in Belgium
Motörhead band frontman, Lemmy, performing at a concert Motörhead Band frontman, lead singer and bassist Lemmy has died of cancer, his bandmates announced. He was aged 70. Ian ‘Lemmy’ Kilmister, who was also a member and sometime vocalist of the band Hawkwind in the 1970s, found that he was suffering from “an extremely aggressive” form… Read More Motörhead Band frontman, Lemmy dies at 70
China’s governing body has passed its first-ever counter-terrorism bill, which it says will help address rising terror threats at home and boost international security. An Weixing, an official with the public security ministry, told journalists on Sunday that terror attacks were a rising issue in China. “Terrorist attacks have caused heavy losses of people’s lives… Read More China passes first counter-terrorism bill into law
Two suspected members of a four-man armed robbery gang have been arrested by officers of the Lagos State Police Command, Ikeja, during a robbery operation at Gowon Estate, Egbeda area of the state. The two suspects simply identified as Akeem Abu and Banabas Ebijimi were arrested while attempting to cut the burglary proof of a… Read More Two robbery suspects arrested in Lagos
An officer killed three of his colleagues in a shooting on Monday at a police headquarters in Ponce, Puerto Rico, investigators said. The suspect, identified as 50-year-old Officer Guarionex Candelario, is in custody, police said. “There are no words to describe this tragedy where three colleagues have lost their lives. Our condolences for the families,”… Read More Police officer kills three colleagues in Puerto Rico
Japan and South Korea have reached an agreement over the long-standing issue of “comfort women,” a term that describes sex slaves used by the Japanese military during World War II. Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said his government will give 1 billion yen ($8.3 million) to a fund to help those who suffered. South Korean… Read More Japan and South Korea make deal regarding ‘comfort women’
Ellsworth Kelly, one of America’s great 20th-century abstract artists, died on Sunday at his home in Spencertown, New York. He was aged 92. His death was announced by Matthew Marks of the Matthew Marks Gallery in Manhattan. Mr. Kelly was a true original, forging his art equally from the observational exactitude he gained as a… Read More Abstract arts master, Ellsworth Kelly, dies at 92
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