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Philippines ex-police chief accused of drug offences, bribery

Philippines ex-police chief accused of drug offences, bribery

The former head of the Philippines Police, Gen. Oscar Albayalde, has been named in a criminal complaint by his own force over drugs raid that he oversaw six years ago. Albayalde was the chief enforcer of President Rodrigo Duterte’s `bloody’ campaign against drugs. He was accused of violating drugs laws, bribery and falsification of documents, […]

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appears in London court

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appears in London court

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appeared in a London court on Monday for a hearing on whether he should be extradited to the United States to face spying charges. Assange, dressed in a navy suit and light blue jumper, raised his fist to supporters in the public gallery. He was cleanly shaven in contrast to the […]

How U.S. ‘Mind Your Own Business Act’ may send Zuckerberg to jail

How U.S. ‘Mind Your Own Business Act’ may send Zuckerberg to jail

By Rasheed Sobowale The management of the social media giant company, Facebook Inc. was shaken in 2018 when it was hit by “The Cambridge Analytica” scandal. As a recall, the scandal was centred on the allegation by the Observer that Facebook allowed a research firm, Cambridge Analytica to extract personal data from millions of users’ […]

Kanye West reportedly called rap “Devil’s Music”; almost quit hip-hop

Kanye West reportedly called rap “Devil’s Music”; almost quit hip-hop

Kanye West’s pastor, Adam Tyson, is still making the media rounds, revealing more about the rapper’s recent journey in his faith. Most recently, Tyson spoke with Apologia Studios and alleged that Kanye once referred to rap as “the devil’s music” and that he contemplated quitting the genre. “One time, he told me that he wasn’t […]

Egypt unveils biggest ancient coffin in over a century

Egypt unveils biggest ancient coffin in over a century

Egypt on Saturday unveiled the details of 30 ancient wooden coffins with mummies inside discovered in the southern city of Luxor in the biggest find of its kind in more than a century. A team of Egyptian archaeologists discovered a “distinctive group of 30 coloured wooden coffins for men, women and children” in a cache […]