(BBC) Prayers have been held across the United States after the killing of nine people at a historic African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina. The suspect, Dylann Roof, 21, was detained during a traffic stop in Shelby, North Carolina. After a court appearance on Thursday, Mr Roof waived his right to extradition and was flown […]
(Reuters) His uncle worried he was cooped up in his room too much. The few images of him found easily online suggest he had a fascination with white supremacy, publicly embracing its symbols. And for his birthday this year, his father bought the young man a pistol, the uncle said. Dylann Roof, a 21-year-old white […]
Efforts initiated by the European Union (EU) Leaders to check lingering crisis associated with the transit of migrants to the continent via sea, has begun to manifest as the body pleaded Monday to the United Nations (UN) to dismantle the syndicates that responsible for the illegal human movement. EU Foreign Policy Chief, Federica Mogherini at […]
By Oludare Sunday Fase, Washington, DC – Nigeria’s former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that President Goodluck Jonathan’s defeat during the just concluded presidential election is good for Africa even as he claimed that African leaders were happy with the results of the election. Speaking at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington DC, […]
Some leaders including the German, Angela Merkel, French Francois Hollande and Spanish Mariano Rajoy have visited the scene of Tuesday, Germanwings plane crash. During the visit, the leaders were briefed on their mission at the crash site of the Airbus A320 – flight 4U 9525 flying from Barcelona to Duesseldorf, but came down after an […]
PARIS — As officials struggled Wednesday to explain why a jet with 150 people on board crashed amid a relatively clear sky, an investigator said evidence from a cockpit voice recorder indicated one pilot left the cockpit before the plane’s descent and was unable to get back in. A senior French military official involved in […]
Security forces in Democratic Republic of Congo arrested a U.S. diplomat along with pro-democracy activists, journalists and musicians on Sunday following a news conference in the capital Kinshasa, a government spokesman and witnesses said. The event was held by activists from Congo, Senegal and Burkina Faso at a cultural center and was attended by around […]
The United States (US) Air Force has confirmed missing of 11 of its men after an Army UH-60 Black Hawk crashed during a training mission in the Florida Panhandle Tuesday night. Spokesperson at Eglin Air Force Base, explained that the helicopter, with four aircrew and seven Marines, reportedly got missing around 8:30 p.m. (Tuesday night), […]
A United States (US) Ambassador to South Korea, Mark Lippert’s face has been slashed by a militant Korean nationalist at a breakfast meeting in Seoul. Although, Ambassador Lippert, was not seriously hurt, yet received cut on his left hand, with blood splashing over the breakfast table. The attacker was however overpowered by the security officers […]
An Egyptian court has ordered the release on bail, of the remaining Al Jazeera journalists – Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed, jailed for allegedly supporting the proscribed Muslim Brotherhood. Fahmy with dual citizenship (Egypt and Canada) were jailed last year’s June along with another colleague, an Australian, Peter Greste, who was equally freed last week. […]
Iraqi failed woman suicide bomber, Sajida al-Rishawi and two convicted females have been executed in Jordan for killing of one of its air force pilots by Islamic State (IS) insurgents. The bomber believed to be an operative of al-Qaeda like Ziyad Karboli, also of Iraqi national according to Jordanian Spokesman, Mohammad al-Momani, were hanged early […]
The AirAsia jet that crashed into the Java Sea in December, killing all 162 people on board, was being piloted by the plane’s co-pilot, not its captain, Indonesian officials said at a news briefing today. Mardjono SiswoSumarno, chief investigator at the National Transportation Safety Committee, said the cockpit voice recording indicated that the co-pilot, French […]
It was a pleasure to welcome Secretary John Kerry to Nigeria. We had a candid and constructive discussion about a broad range of issues. Nigeria is a vibrant democracy and the largest trading partner of the United States in Africa, with more than $18 billion in bilateral trade. Our countries and peoples share a mutual admiration […]
King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud, who insulated Saudi Arabia from the Islamist and democratic forces roiling the Middle East in the name of maintaining stability, died at age 90. A statement made available on Friday by Royal House said his brother, Salman had become king. Before the announcement, Saudi television cut to Koranic verses, […]
Gunmen have attacked the Paris office of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, killing 11 people and injuring 10, French officials say. Witnesses spoke of sustained gunfire at the office as the attackers opened fire with assault rifles before escaping. President Francois Hollande said there was no doubt it had been a terrorist attack “of exceptional […]
The health of indisposed King of Saudi Arabia Kingdom, Abdullah bin Abdulaziz who has been on supportive breathing process, due to pneumonia is gradually getting stable. In a statement by the Royal court Saturday, King Abdulaziz arrived and was admitted at the King Abdulaziz Medical City in Riyadh two days ago, for a medical test […]
After three months of shooting to death an unarmed black teenager, Michael Brown in the United States (US) town of Ferguson, the culprit white Police officer, Darren Wilson has resigned his appointment from service. Wilson’s Lawyers confirmed the resignation Sunday, saying their client (Wilson) who had been on administrative leave since the killing, had told […]
(Reuters) – Missouri’s governor ordered hundreds more National Guard troops on Tuesday to the St. Louis suburb rocked by rioting after a white policeman was cleared in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager, while the local mayor said the governor did not do enough to protect businesses from looting. Attorneys for the family […]
Nearly five million people living illegally in the US can escape deportation under sweeping changes to the immigration system. “Come out of the shadows and get right with the law,” urged President Barack Obama in a televised address. Republicans say the action, without Congress, is beyond his authority and relations will now be poisoned. There […]
After 13 years of fatal destruction of its original towers in the 9/11 terrorists’ attack saga, the New York’s World Trade Center has re-opened for business and renamed “One World Trade Center.” The workers in different firms of the 104-storey skyscraper have started moving into the building which re-construction gulped estimated $3.8bn and lasted for […]
