Tension mount in Onitsha Main Market, Anambra state (Nigeria) as operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) stormed the market after arresting seven traders at the Enugu International Airport for alleged money laundering. It is reported that the development sparked fears especially among importers and operators of Bureau de Change in the market. […] More
Zimbabwe is reportedly facing widespread food shortages, with the situation said to be critical in the country’s rural areas. At least 16% of the country’s estimated 13 million population face food insecurity, according to a new report from the United Sates-funded Famine Early Warning Systems Network (Fewsnet). Vast areas of southern and western Zimbabwe suffered crop […] More
Paranormal investigators featured on a hit reality TV show died following a hostage standoff with police in Nevada, police said Thursday. The Sparks Police Department identified Mark Constantino and his estranged wife Debby Constantino — who appeared on the Travel Channel’s “Ghost Adventures” series — as the victims in Tuesday afternoon’s incident in Sparks […] More
At least 717 pilgrims have been killed in a stampede at the annual Hajj pilgrimage and 863 injured in crush at Mina outside Mecca, Saudi Arabia’s civil defence directorate said, as the death toll continued to rise. The directorate said at least 863 other pilgrims were injured in Thursday’s stampede, which took place in Mina, […] More
A top US executive at Volkswagen has admitted that his company “totally screwed up”. It cheated on emissions test and now says 11 million cars worldwide are affected. The company is spending 7 billion so far on the scandal. Source: Goodmorning America Volkswagen shares have tumbled more than 20%, their biggest ever one-day fall, as […] More
A permanent birth control implant is now under scrutiny, years after it was approved by the FDA. Complaints are pouring in by the thousands prompting experts to take a closer look at the permanent birth control device. Complaints about unwanted and sometimes serious side effects including headaches, depression and heavy bleeding have been reported by […] More
A federal jury on Monday convicted a man of murder for pushing his wife to her death off a cliff as they hiked in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park to celebrate their wedding anniversary, rejecting his claim that her fall was a tragic accident. It took the jury about 10 hours to find Harold Henthorn, […] More
Burkina Faso’s army chiefs and French President Francois Hollande on Monday ordered coup leaders to lay down their arms as troops headed from the provinces towards the capital Ouagadougou. France had condemned the military coup in Burkina Faso and urged its residents in the country to stay indoors. The former colonial power called for the […] More
Boats working to rescue 9 fisherman from life raft after boat starts taking on water in Frobisher Bay off Nanuvut, Canada. The 9 crew members of Atlantic Charger are alive, in raft, awaiting vessel. Atlantic Charger owner, Brad Watkins confirmed that all 9 crew members will be transported to the province once rescued but no […] More
Authorities say the pilot of a plane that crashed near a Central California military base ejected in midair and safely parachuted to the ground. Kings County Fire Chief Bill Lynch tells The Sentinel newspaper in Hanford that the pilot walked to emergency responders after reaching the ground Monday afternoon. The newspaper reports that the plane […] More