Ahmadi Spiritual Leader condemns New Zealand attack
His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa, has strongly condemned the terrorist attack that took place earlier in New Zealand on Friday. A statement issued in Accra from Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad said “on behalf of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community worldwide, I express my deepest […]
NMC demands action from police on assault of New Times Reporters
The National Media Commission (NMC) has demanded immediate action from the Police Administration against the officers who assaulted journalists of the New Times Corporation. A statement signed by the Chairman of the NMC, Yaw Boadu-Ayeboafo, said the offending officers should be arrested without waiting for the victims to identify them. “There should be no difficulty […]
Man tries to smuggle tortoises disguised as chocolate
German customs officers confiscated three protected tortoises after a man tried to smuggle them into the country disguised as a dessert. The 69-year old was stopped at Schönefeld Airport in Berlin after arriving on a flight from Cairo. Asked about the contents of a patisserie box, he claimed the objects inside were chocolate. The authorities, […]
Slovakia charges man with ordering journalist's murder
Slovakia has charged a man with ordering the murder last year of investigative journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancee, prosecutors said on Thursday, a case that triggered mass protests and the prime minister’s resignation. Special prosecutors named the suspect only as Marian K. during a televised news conference that marked a major step forward in […]
Israel launches Gaza strikes after rockets fired at Tel Aviv
Israeli military aircraft bombed Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip early on Friday, hours after two rockets were launched at Tel Aviv in the first such attack since a 2014 war. Following the overnight exchanges, sirens sounded again in Israeli border towns after dawn broke. The Israeli military said its Iron Dome defence system intercepted […]
African nun scolds bishops on their errors at Vatican abuse summit
An African nun scolded Roman Catholic bishops on Saturday for many mistakes in handling the sexual abuse crisis, saying the Church had to acknowledge its “mediocrity, hypocrisy and complacency”. Sister Veronica Openibo, a Nigerian who has worked in Africa, Europe and the United States, spoke with a soft voice but had a strong message for […]
Trial of Vietnamese woman accused of killing Kim Jong Nam to continue
A Vietnamese woman will continue her trial for the murder of Kim Jong Nam, the half-brother of North Korea’s leader, after Malaysian prosecutors rejected a request from Vietnam to free her on Thursday. The Vietnamese government had made the call after Doan Thi Huong’s co-accused, Indonesian woman Siti Aisyah, was released on Monday. Huong and […]
College student falls to his death from hotel balcony while vacationing in Cancun
A college student on spring break died after he fell from the seventh floor of his hotel balcony in Cancun, authorities in Mexico said. Ahmed Altaii, 19, of Dearborn, Michigan, was vacationing with his girlfriend, Heidi Newman, when the incident happened Saturday night, the Mexican Municipal Secretariat of Public Security and Transit told NBC-affiliate WDIV. […]
Too 'ugly' to be raped — Italy's top court opens probe into sentence
Italy’s top court has opened a probe into a sentence by an Ancona appeals court that found the victim in a rape case was “too ugly to be raped,” according to Italian news agency ANSA. The sentence, which was issued by three female judges, said the rape of a 22-year-old Peruvian woman by two men […]
Trump 'not worth' impeaching – Nancy Pelosi says
While some of her members are already clamoring for Congress to begin impeachment proceedings, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says President Donald Trump is “just not worth it.” In an interview with the Washington Post published Monday, Pelosi said, “I’m not for impeachment.” Pelosi, who was House minority leader when President Bill Clinton was impeached by […]
Russian passenger jet makes emergency landing in Baku over bomb threat
A Russian Ural Airlines jet bound for Moscow from Bahrain and with 225 people aboard made an emergency landing in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Monday, Baku airport confirmed to Euronews. The pilot suspected a bomb might be on board the plane and requested an emergency landing at the nearest airport to have checks carried out, the […]
Mayor of Bologna claims 'spaghetti bolognese' is 'fake news'
A row has erupted in Bologna, after the mayor of the Italian city criticised the dish “spaghetti bolognese”, calling it “fake news”. Virginio Merola took to Twitter to deny the existence of the classic dish, traditionally comprised of a meat sauce and spaghetti. Ahead of the opening of FICO Eataly World, the world’s largest food […]
President Bouteflika arrives back in Algiers amid protests
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has reportedly arrived back in the country after spending two weeks in a Swiss hospital. The president’s plane flew into Boufarik military airport where he was ferried away in a car convoy. Since having a stroke in 2013 he has rarely been seen in public. His trip to Geneva ostensibly for […]
Woman accused of killing Kim Jong Un's half brother is freed after charge is dropped
An Indonesian woman held for two years on suspicion of killing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s half brother was freed from custody Monday after prosecutors unexpectedly dropped the murder charge against her. Siti Aisyah cried and hugged her Vietnamese co-defendant, Doan Thi Huong, before leaving the courtroom. She told reporters that she had only […]
