Paralysed star athlete fulfills dream of going back to track
Tre Lawson, 17, was a track field athlete on his way to a promising career with several scholarships lined up to study at a university in the US because of his athletic prowess. But after a tragic accident two years ago that left him paralysed from the waist down all those dreams evaporated. Lawson suffered […]
Uganda hits back at Trump over U.S. tourist kidnapping
Uganda hit back at President Donald Trump on Wednesday, dismissing his warning that the assailants who kidnapped an American tourist last week must be brought to justice “before people will feel safe” visiting the East African nation. “We don’t need his lecture,” government spokesman Ofwono Opondo said in a video shared on Twitter. Authorities also […]
South Africa reports farm outbreak of African swine fever – OIE
South Africa has detected an outbreak of African swine fever on a farm in North West province, the Paris-based World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Wednesday, citing a report from the South African agriculture ministry. The outbreak killed 32 out of a herd of 36 pigs on a farm in the Ditsobotla district, […]
Albania: Armed robbery and deadly shootout at Tirana airport
Police in Albania are investigating after a gang of thieves broke into Tirana International Airport and grabbed bags of cash as they were about to be loaded onto a plane. As they tried to escape, police gave chase along back roads. In an exchange of fire, one of the gang was killed, according to a […]
New York City declares health emergency amid measles outbreak in Brooklyn
New York City on Tuesday declared a public health emergency amid a measles outbreak in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn. Mayor Bill de Blasio said that the city would require unvaccinated individuals living in certain areas in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, to receive the measles vaccine in response to one of the largest measles outbreaks in […]
Antonio Candreva: Football star pays girl's school lunch fees after tuna-and-crackers meal
An Italian football star has offered to pay the lunch fees of a schoolgirl in Verona, whose story of being handed a substitute school lunch of tuna and crackers after her parents fell behind on payments has gone viral in Italy. The story was first reported earlier this week in L’Arena, a local news outlet […]
Romanian ex-president Iliescu faces crimes against humanity charges
Romania’s former President Ion Iliescu has been charged with crimes against humanity over his role in the revolution that brought down the country’s communist regime. The 89 year old former two time president was charged on Monday. 862 were killed in the aftermath of the 1989 revolution that brought down communist leader Nicolae Ceausescu. Prosecutors […]
16 Saudis barred from U.S. for role in Khashoggi's murder
The State Department on Monday publicly barred 16 individuals from entering the U.S. for their roles in the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. “In cases where the Secretary of State has credible information that officials of foreign governments have been involved in significant corruption or gross violations of human rights,” the statement read, […]
Massive police search on Romania's Black Sea coast after 130 kg of cocaine washes ashore
More than 130 kilograms of cocaine have washed on Romanian shores, prompting a massive police search operation that included helicopters and more than 300 officers on Romania’s coast along the Black Sea on Sunday, police said. The search is unprecedented, the spokesman of the Constanta police, Georgian Dragan, told AFP. He added that it also […]
Istanbul Airport – planned to be world's biggest – officially opens
Turkish Airlines completed a huge exercise to transfer operations to Istanbul’s brand new airport over the weekend. The move to the vast new transport hub – simply called Istanbul Airport – began early on Friday. If later planned phases of construction are completed as planned, airport executives claim it will become the world’s largest airport […]
