CALABAR, NIGERIA – Suspected Serial Killer Akaninyene, an indigene of Obot Akara, was arrested yesterday in Creektown following intelligence that linked him to the disappearance and murder of a recent victim. Security operatives, acting on the tip, tracked him to an isolated hut he built inside a forest in Abanyama, Ukim Ita Community, Creektown. On...
NAIROBI– Uganda has closed its border with neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo with immediate effect to try to limit the spread of Ebola, Uganda’s government said on Wednesday. The border will be closed for four weeks, except for Ebola response teams, humanitarian and security operations, and food and cargo transport, senior health official Diana Atwine...
Israel pounded Lebanon with more than 120 air strikes on Tuesday in one of the heaviest days of bombing in weeks, Lebanese security sources said, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his military was deepening its operations in the country. The bombing raids further strained a ceasefire announced on April 16 that was meant...
BUGGENHOUT –A train crashed into a school minivan at a level crossing in the Belgian town of Buggenhout on Tuesday, killing four people including two special needs pupils, authorities said. As well as the 12- and 15-year-old students, the crash killed the minibus driver, aged 49, and a female chaperone, aged 27. Five other schoolboys...
LAS VEGAS – K-pop sensation BTS scored the top honour of Artist of the Year on Monday at the fan-voted American Music Awards in Las Vegas, marking their second win of the prestigious award. The globally popular boy band, which recently returned to the world stage after completing South Korea’s mandatory military service, won the...
LONDON – Britain on Tuesday targeted Russian-linked cryptocurrency platforms, banks, and financial networks it said were used to bypass sanctions, freezing their assets and barring UK firms from processing payments and holding correspondent banking ties. The measures focus on what London described as “shadow financial systems” underpinning Russia’s war economy, including the Kremlin-backed A7 network,...
PARIS – Seven people have died in France, directly or indirectly due to the heat wave, French Junior Energy Minister Maud Bregeon said on Tuesday, a day after the national weather service recorded the hottest May day in French history. Five of the seven fatalities were people drowning in lakes, rivers, or beaches, Bregeon said....
EDINBURGH, Scotland – A wildfire broke out on Arthur’s Seat, the extinct volcano overlooking Scotland’s capital Edinburgh, on Monday, May 25, spreading extensively across the landmark which is popular with walkers and tourists. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said it was called to the scene at around 6:50 p.m. (1650 GMT) on Monday. Police...
BUNIA – Doctors operating on the front lines of the fight against Ebola in Congo, already grappling with shortages of basic supplies, are now also having to deal with attacks on their facilities and fleeing patients as the virus spreads rapidly. At least three such incidents have occurred in the northeastern province of Ituri, where...
LONDON, Former Scottish National Party chief executive Peter Murrell pleaded guilty on Monday to embezzling more than £400,000 ($540,000), admitting diverting funds from the party to buy items such as cars, a motorhome and luxury goods. Murrell is the former husband of ex-SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon, who suddenly resigned in 2023, shortly before she was...
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