A man was shot by Secret Service officers on Friday near a security checkpoint close to the White House after he apparently brandished a weapon, a law enforcement source said. The suspect was shot in the abdomen and taken into custody, according to sources. Witness told investigators they saw the suspect approaching officers with a… Read More Armed man shot, arrested near White House
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe “Bogie” Ya’alon resigned on Friday morning in the midst of a government shake-up that would have seen him replaced. “I have lately found myself in difficult moral and professional controversies with the Prime Minister, a number of other ministers, and some members of Knesset,” Ya’alon said at a Tel Aviv press… Read More Israeli defense minister resigns amidst controversies
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Friday sentenced a former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration Safety Agency, Mr. Raymond Temisan Omatseye, to five years in prison over a N1.5bn contract scam. Omatseye was arraigned before the court over alleged bid rigging and N1.5billion contract scam filed against him by the Economic and… Read More Court sentences former NIMASA boss to five years imprisonment
A heartbroken groom woke up the morning after his wedding to find his bride had passed away beside him. Krzysztof Michalowski had married Mariola Orzechowska just hours before the discovery on Saturday morning. Although the cause of death has not yet been established it is known Mariola suffered epilepsy and it is believed she may… Read More Bride dies on the night of her wedding
San Francisco’s police chief, Greg Suhr, resigned under pressure from the city’s mayor on Thursday, just hours after an officer’s fatal shooting a black woman sparked new outrage in a city whose storybook beauty has been overshadowed recently by high-profile police killings. The police department and Suhr have faced mounting criticism and protests for months… Read More San Francisco police chief resigns following shooting of black woman
Machete-wielding assailants hacked to death a homeopathic doctor and critically injured a university teacher in western Bangladesh in what police suspect was the latest in a series of attacks by hardline groups in the country. The attackers on Friday rode a motorcycle, which they used to block another motorbike driven by their victims in the… Read More Homeopathic doctor hacked to death in Bangladesh
The medical aid charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has suspended its activities in part of the Central African Republic after one of its drivers was killed in an attack on a convoy. The incident happened on Wednesday in Kouki, some 400km (250 miles) north of the capital Bangui, the group said. “A well-identified MSF convoy… Read More MSF driver killed as convoy attacked in Central African Republic
Over 100 people have been killed by floods and landslides across Ethiopia that started last month, government officials say. At least 20,000 families have been made homeless, according to the UN, while local officials say there are a number of people still missing. Meteorologists have blamed this year’s particularly powerful El Nino weather phenomenon for… Read More Over 100 dead as floods and landslides hit Ethiopia
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