BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 1600 structures were affected while other significant damages were recorded in a wild fire which broke out in the Canadian city of Fort McMurray. Premier of the Province, Ms Alberta Rachel Notley, who confirmed the outbreak, said the fire was still on the move, with more communities, […]
NAIROBI, KENYA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rescue and humanitarian workers have found alive, a six-month-old girl trapped in the debris of a collapsed building, four days after the disaster, in Nairobi, Keyan capital. The toddler, Dealeryn Saisi Wasike, had since been reunited with her father, Ralson Saisi Wasike. Kenya Red Cross confirmed that the lucky baby […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In a renewed opposition to the China’s trade policy, Republican Presidential candidate hopeful, Mr. Donald Trump has accused China of “raping” US and spreading corruption in the world. Trump made the accusation Sunday, at a rally in Indiana, declaring that China was to be held responsible for the greatest stealing […]
Iraq Shia Muslim activists have stormed the country’s Parliament in protest against present deadlock in approving a new cabinet. In the protest, supporters of fellow (Shia) Cleric Moqtada Sadr accessed the parliament via barricades of the protected Green Zone in Baghdad, after many of the lawmakers failed to convene for a vote. Following the development, […]
Many left-wing demonstrators have attempted to stop a right-wing ruling party conference scheduled to hold in the city of Stuttgart, Germany. There is a plan by Alternative fur Deutschland (AfD) party to re-brand itself as openly anti-Islamic during the meeting. Already, AfD is planning to outlaw both wearing of burqa and construction of minarets in […]
Republican US Presidential hopeful, Donald Trump’s two party’s rivals – Ted Cruz and John Kasich have announced they will co-ordinate strategies against him. One of the highpoints of the horse trading is that Cruz is billed to reduce campaign in the Oregon and New Mexico primaries obviously to help Kasich. Again, Kasich is expected to […]
US President, Barrack Obama has again warned that it might take its ally, UK 10 years to negotiate trade deals with US if it leaves EU. Obama who gave the warning in an interview with BBC reiterated “It could be five years from now, 10 years from now before we were able to actually get […]
A Bangladesh University Professor Rezaul Karim Siddique has been hacked to death by suspected terrorists. The Police claimed killing of 58 years-old Professor of English was similar to assassination of several secular bloggers and atheists by suspected extremists. Siddique, who teaches at the Rajshahi University in the country’s North-West, was allegedly attacked with machetes as […]
Norwegian mass murderer, Anders Behring Breivik’s suit, challenging the Norwegian state on “inhuman treatment” has been upheld by court. In a suit which hammered on human rights abuse, Breivik argued that some of the treatment towards him amounted to “inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment”. In her ruling Wednesday, Justice Helen Andenaes Sekulic held that […]
From 350, the death toll of powerful Saturday Ecuador earthquake has risen to 413 people. According to Government, search for survivors by several rescue workers continues Tuesday. President Rafael Correa said during a visit to the worst-affected region that the cost of rebuilding is likely to run into billions of dollars, He lamented that the […]
Death toll of a powerful earthquake that struck Ecuador last weekend has risen to about 350. As government confirmed the latest casualty figure, survivors are making desperate moves to rescue family members with bare hands. Rescue teams from Switzerland, Spain and several Latin American countries have arrived to join in the search effort. Over 2,000 […]
The death toll in late Saturday Ecuador earthquake has risen to 233. Ecuador’s President, Rafael Correa confirmed the latest on casualty via his twitter handle, while flying back from a visit to Italy which he cut short to attend to the disaster. About 10,000 troops and 3,500 police have been deployed to the affected areas, […]
At least, 41 people have been killed in a powerful earthquake, measuring 7.8 magnitudes in Ecuador. Vice-President, Jorge Glas confirmed that the quake struck at 18:58 local time on Saturday (23:58 GMT) near the northern coastal town of Muisne. Consequently, severe damage has been reported in many areas, with a bridge destroyed at South as […]
Belgium Transport Minister Jacqueline Galant has his resigned appointment, following mounting accusations that she ignored security lapses at the Brussels airport before the bloody attacks of March 22, in which over 30 people were killed. Since the sad event, opposition parties have since been calling for the Minister’s sack. In addition to the call, the […]
The world’s largest privately-owned coal mining firm, Peabody Energy, has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US, owing to crash in coal prices, which has left it insolvent to pay its huge debts. The firm disclosed that the move was aimed at reducing debt and that all its mines and offices would continue to operate. […]
Plot to impeach the embattled Brazilian President; Ms Dilma Rousseff deepens as two former coalition partners have declared they will vote for her removal from the office over claims that she allegedly manipulated government accounts. The President is being accused of juggling the treasury’s accounts to make her administration’s economic performance appear bouyant than it […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The European Union (EU) is planning to force the largest companies to provide detail information on their tax profiles. In line with this, the Britain’s EU Commissioner, Lord Hill, is set to present the rules, which will affect multinational firms with over €750m (£600m) in sales. In the presentation, the […]
Almost five years after his regime led other forces to topple his almost three decades administration, US President Barack Obama has again admitted that failing to prepare for what follows after the ousting of former Libyan strongman, Col. Muammar Gaddafi was the worst mistake of his government. Obama made the regret during questions and answers […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Four out of the six suspects arrested Friday over the recent attacks in Brussels and Paris have been charged with terrorism. The suspects include: Mohamed Abrini 31, wanted in connection with the attacks in Paris which killed 130 people November last year. The prosecutors affirmed that Abrini has admitted to […]
The US Presidential primaries are getting more unpredictable by day, as both the leading Republican and Democratic aspirants – Mr. Donald Trump and Mrs. Hillary Clinton lost in Wisconsin and Midwestern States respectively. While Trump’s Republican co-aspirant, Ted Cruz decisively won the Wisconsin exercise, his Democratic counterpart, Mrs. Clinton lost to fellow Democratic rival, Bernies […]
