Gunmen opened fire at a rock concert in a Moscow suburb Friday, killing at least 40 people, wounding 100, and setting off an inferno in the theatre, authorities said. Attackers dressed in camouflage uniforms entered the building, opened fire, and threw a grenade or incendiary bomb, according to a journalist for the RIA Novosti […]
Niger Republic said 23 of its soldiers were killed in a “terrorist” ambush near the borders with Burkina Faso and Mali in a western region prone to jihadist attacks. Niger is ruled by military leaders who seized power in a July coup, citing a worsening security situation as justification for the power grab. But […]
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the final forfeiture of 36 exotic cars, allegedly stolen from Canada to Nigeria. Justice Deinde Dipeolu made the final forfeiture order, while granting an application filed and argued by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Listed as respondents in the suit are: Wilmon Autos […]
Police in Portugal said Saturday they have arrested a member of Italy’s Camorra crime group who had been on the run for more than 20 years. The unidentified 69-year-old man was detained in northern Portugal, police said in a statement. He had been sentenced to 15 years in jail but fled before starting his […]
The Economic Community of West African States recorded over 3,500 terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Republic in 2023 which resulted in nearly 7,000 deaths. ECOWAS Commission, however, said the regional bloc was establishing a terrorism force to address the challenge. The Commissioner of Political Affairs, Peace and Security, ECOWAS Commission, Amb. […]
A man fatally stabbed two women at a university in the western Mexico city of Guadalajara on Wednesday, a state prosecutor said. The assailant was described as a man around 20 years old. He burst onto the campus of Centro Universitario UTEG carrying a knife and a hatchet, which he used to smash several […]
Iran executed a “staggering” total of at least 834 people last year, the highest number since 2015 as capital punishment surged in the Islamic republic, two rights groups said Tuesday. The number of executions, which Iran has carried out by hanging in recent years, was up some 43 percent on 2022. It marked only […]
Ghana’s president has said he will not decide whether to sign a controversial anti-LGBTQ bill into law until the Supreme Court rules on a legal challenge. Last week lawmakers approved the bill which seeks to severely curtail LGBTQ rights, drawing condemnation from rights activists despite gaining wide support in the conservative West African state. […]
Haiti’s government declared a state of emergency and a nighttime curfew on Sunday in a bid to quell a wave of violence sparked by a gang assault on the capital city’s main prison that allowed thousands of inmates to escape. The government said in a statement that the state of emergency and 6:00 pm […]
At least 15 civilians were killed and two others injured during a “terrorist” attack on a Catholic church during Sunday mass in northern Burkina Faso, a senior church official said. “We bring to your attention a terrorist attack which the Catholic community of Essakane village was the victim of today, February 25, while they […]
