An explosion outside a courthouse in the Turkish Aegean city of Izmir has killed at least two people, including a police officer, and wounded several others, according to a statement by the governor of the city. Two attackers were killed in a gunfight with the security forces following the blast caused by a car bomb,… Read More Two dead, six injured as explosion occur outside courthouse in western Turkey
It is one of the perks of being a member of the archaic hereditary UK monarchy that you have armed guards watching over you at all hours. But that apparently almost backfired for the Queen when she decided to take a late-night walk around the palace grounds and came close to being shot. The Queen… Read More I almost shot the Queen – former Buckingham Palace guard
A car bomb in eastern Baghdad claimed by Islamic State killed six civilians and wounded 15 on Thursday, police and medics said. The Amaq news agency, which supports Islamic State, said a parked car loaded with explosives in the al-Obeidi area had targeted a gathering of Shi’ite Muslims, whom the ultra-hardline Sunni group considers apostates.… Read More Car bomb attack kill 6, injures 15 in Baghdad
Chicago detectives questioned four African-Americans, two men and two women, on Wednesday in connection with the beating of a man with mental health issues who, on a Facebook Live video shot by his assailants, was shown cowering in a corner with his mouth taped shut, officials said. At least one of the attackers on the… Read More Chicago police arrest four for physically assaulting a mentally challenged man on Facebook Live
Fire on Wednesday night gutted the depot of the Nigerian Bottling Company office on Abak Road, Uyo. Eyewitnesses told newsmen on Thursday that goods worth millions of Naira were lost in the inferno. One of the eyewitnesses, Mr Ekong Charles, said that the fire started from where the pallets were packed and engulfed the entire… Read More Fire razes NBC depot in Uyo
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