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.
Earthquake kills more than 3,800 in Turkey, Syria
A major earthquake struck Turkey and Syria on Monday, killing more than 3,800 people and flattening thousands of buildings as rescuers dug with bare hands for survivors. Dozens of nations pledged aid after the 7.8-magnitude quake, which hit as people were still sleeping and amid freezing weather that has hampered emergency efforts. Multi-storey apartment buildings […]
How Nigerian pastor’s wife was shot 12 times in US
A Republican councilwoman, Eunice Dwumfour, has been shot dead in front of her home in New Jersey, United States of America.
China making claims on our territory: Philippines raises concern on Beijing’s aggressive behavior in SCS
Beijing’s unending quest to dominate the South China Sea has put irked the Philippines and other nations countries, including Vietnam, Malaysia and Brunei, who have overlapping claims while Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr raised the issue at World Economic Forum in Davos and said that the major issue of concern is China making claims on […]
Missing schoolboy died by suicide – police
A schoolboy, who went missing and was later found dead, committed suicide, local police said on Thursday at a news conference held in east China’s Jiangxi Province.
Tyre Nichols funeral draws civil rights leaders, US vice president
Family and friends of Tyre Nichols will pay their final respects on Wednesday to the Black 29-year-old father whose fatal encounter with Memphis police last month transformed him into the new face of the U.S. racial justice movement.
