Russia’s defence ministry on Saturday attacked the United States plans to maintain and boost the American military presence in eastern Syria as “international state banditry” motivated by a desire to protect oil smugglers and not by real security concerns. U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Friday U.S. would send armoured vehicles and troops to […]

Hong Kong medical workers plan to rally in the heart of the city’s financial center on Saturday, angry at perceived police brutality during more than four months of sometimes violent anti-government protests. Pro-democracy activists have attacked police with petrol bombs, rocks and lasers shone in their eyes. One officer was slashed in the neck with […]

By Rasheed Sobowale An Indian party leader, Kamlesh Tiwari has been reported to have been shot once and stabbed 15 times at his home in Naka Hindola area in Lucknow, India. Tiwari’s murder was alleged to be a result of certain provocative statements he had made in the past. The Hindu Samaj Party leader was […]

The ongoing protests in Chile took a form on Friday afternoon when more than one million Chileans took people stormed the Chile capital city, Santiago’s streets. This was a remarkable day in the protests as the capital was brought to a standstill after a week of widespread and at times violent unrest over inequality. The […]

A 47-year-old youth caseworker for Wood’s Homes was fatally stabbed early Friday morning while she was on the job caring for an 18-year-old client in Calgary, CTV News Calgary reports. Deborah Onwu was identified by police as the victim at around 2:45 a.m on Friday. READ ALSO: Nigerian teacher in UK relates experience after being […]

U.S. Attorney General William Barr faced growing criticism from Democrats on Friday after the Justice Department said it had intensified its politically charged review of the origins of the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. A person familiar with the matter late on Thursday confirmed that the inquiry had become a criminal investigation, […]

Ivan Archivaldo Guzman, the leader of Los Chapitos wing of the Sinaloa Cartel and also El Chapo’s son, was behind the assault on security forces that prompted the release of his half-brother from a house in the city of Culiacan last week, a top Mexican official said. The men’s father is Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, […]

  Pope Francis has asked for forgiveness for the theft of indigenous statues from a church near the Vatican, and says they have been recovered, undamaged. ‘`As bishop of the diocese [of Rome], I ask forgiveness” for what happened, Francis has said during a session of the Vatican’s summit on the Amazon, according to reports […]

The mummified body of a woman, whose corpse is believed by authorities to have been left in her apartment for 15 years, was discovered in the Spanish capital, Madrid, officials on Friday said. The woman’s niece had informed the Police, they added, who then called in firefighters and public officials to break down the apartment […]

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday accused China of curtailing “rights and liberties” in Hong Kong and blasted U.S. company Nike and the National Basketball Association for falling in line with Beijing in a disagreement over free speech. In a major policy speech on China that touched on an array of disputes ahead of […]

A hunter in the US state of Arkansas has died after being gored by a deer he had just tried to kill. Thomas Alexander, 66, was hunting near the Ozark mountains when he shot the deer and watched it collapse. Assuming the animal was dead, Mr. Alexander went to check on the body – at […]

Prominent activist Jawar Mohammed does not rule out challenging his erstwhile ally, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, in next year’s election, he told Reuters on Friday, after days of demonstrations by his supporters resulted in 16 deaths. Jawar’s ability to organize street protests helped propel Abiy to power last year, ushering in sweeping political and […]

  Two people have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and conspiracy to traffic after 39 people were found dead in a refrigerated lorry in Essex. The man and woman, both 38, from Warrington, Cheshire, were taken into custody after warrants were carried out, Essex Police said. ALSO READ: China calls for ‘severe punishment’ over 39 […]

China called on Britain on Friday to seek “severe punishment” for those involved in the deaths of 39 people, believed to be Chinese nationals, found in a truck container near London, while British police quizzed the driver on suspicion of murder. Post-mortem examinations of 11 of the deceased began as police and forensic experts sought […]

A lovesick 18-year-old man has broken into a prison in the north-western German town of Vechta to visit a former girlfriend and convince her to come back to him. READ ALSO: Accused German synagogue shooter admits crime A  prison spokeswoman made this known on Thursday. The girlfriend, 18, had terminated their relationship by phone shortly […]