West Africa, a new hub of global cocaine trafficking – Report
Dozens of cocaine packages piled up, weighing in at four tonnes and valued at $317 million -- the seizure by Liberian police in July was a stark symbol of west Africa's expanding role in the global cocaine trade.
US surgeons perform second pig-to-human heart transplant
Surgeons from the University of Maryland School of Medicine, in the United States, have successfully carried out a transplant of a genetically modified pig heart on a 58-year-old man.
Russia turning schools to parade grounds, teaching students to assemble guns
The Russian government is engaging school children in military drills including assembling guns, marching practice, throwing grenades, and shooting with real ammunition, CNN reports.
Hundreds protest economic hardship in Ghana
Ghanaians flooded the streets of the Ghanaian capital Accra on Saturday for a third day of anti-government protests linked to economic hardship that have led to dozens of arrests.
Taiwan factory fire kills five, injures 100
No fewer than five people have died and more than 100 others sustained injuries in a fire and subsequent explosions at a golf ball factory in southern Taiwan.
Sudan’s war has forced over 81,000 people to enter Ethiopia – UN
The number of people arriving in Ethiopia due to the conflict in Sudan has reached 81,095, according to the United Nations migration agency, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
