Armed robbers on Tuesday attacked a bullion van belonging to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), at Hawan Kibo hills, near Riyom in Plateau, killing two policemen attached to the van as escorts. The spokesman of Plateau Police Command, Mr Terna Tyopev, told newsmen in Jos that the van was ambushed by the robbers. He… Read More Two policemen killed as armed robbers attack CBN bullion van in Plateau
At least 10 members of a Mexican criminal gang have been abducted by unknown gunmen at a restaurant in a Pacific Coast resort, officials say. The incident took place in the early hours of Monday in Puerto Vallarta in the western state of Jalisco. Police are trying to locate four women who were part of… Read More Mexican drug lord, El Chapo’s son among gang members abducted by gunmen in Mexico
Google on Tuesday launched Google Duo, pitting it directly against Apple Inc’s FaceTime, which allows video calls only between Apple devices. Duo will also compete with Microsoft Corp’s video-calling app Skype, Facebook Inc’s Messenger and even its own Hangout app. Duo comes with a unique feature called “knock knock”, which lets a person to see… Read More Google launches video call app
U.S. officials said on Monday that 15 inmates from the Guantanamo prison were transferred to the United Arab Emirates, the single largest transfer of Guantanamo detainees during President Barack Obama’s administration. The transfer of the 12 Yemeni and three Afghan citizens brings the total number of detainees down to 61 at the U.S. naval base… Read More U.S. announces largest transfer of inmates from Guantanamo prison
A Saudi-led coalition air strike hit a hospital operated by Medecins Sans Frontieres in northern Yemen on Monday, killing at least 11 people and wounding 19, the aid group said. Medics at the scene of the attack, in the Abs district of Hajja province, could not immediately evacuate the wounded because war planes continued to… Read More Saudi-led airstrikes hit MSF hospital in Yemen
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