Russia Stiffens Penalty For Surrender, Replaces Top General
Russia on Saturday toughened penalties for soldiers voluntarily surrendering or refusing to fight, with up to 10 years imprisonment, and it replaced its top logistics general after a series…
11 Killed By Cattle Rustlers In North Kenya
At least 11 people, including eight police and a local chief, have been killed in drought-stricken northern Kenya by cattle rustlers whom they had been chasing, police said Sunday.…
23 Dead As Boat Sinks In Bangladesh
At least 23 people were killed and several dozen more were missing on Sunday after a boat capsized in a river in Bangladesh, police said. “We have recovered 23…
Iran vows ‘no leniency’ against wave of women-led protests
Iran’s judiciary chief vowed no leniency Sunday against the wave of unrest that has rocked the country since the death of young Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini in the custody…
UK Man Held In Ukraine ‘Stabbed’, Forced To Sing Russian Anthem
A British man freed from captivity in east Ukraine in a prisoner swap told Sunday how his captors stabbed him in the back and forced him to sing the…
Actor sentenced to life imprisonment for killing mother
Canadian actor Ryan Grantham has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to killing his 64-year-old mother, Barbara Waite, in 2020. The 24-year-old, who acted role of…
China’s ex-justice minister sentenced to death over $16m corruption
Former Chinese justice minister Fu Zhenghua who led numerous campaigns against corruption has been sentenced to death for bribery involving over $16 million. Fu pleaded guilty in July to…
16-year-old girl shot after attempted theft from popcorn store in US
A 16-year-old girl, Za’Lill D’Chelle Patterson was shot in the leg when she attempted to steal from a popcorn store inside Northpark Mall in Ridgeland, Mississippi, United States. The…
Putin’s threats must be taken seriously, says UK
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s speech on Wednesday was a worrying escalation and the threats he made must be taken seriously, British foreign office minister Gillian Keegan told Sky News.…
Protests Spread Across Iran Over Death Of Woman In Outfit Controversy
Protests spread to 15 cities across Iran overnight over the death of the young woman Mahsa Amini after her arrest by the country’s morality police, state media reported on…
Putin deploys more troops for Ukraine war, threatens nuclear retaliation
Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president, has ordered troop mobilisation for Ukraine, warning that Russia will strike back with full force should the West continue its “nuclear blackmail”. Putin delivered the…
Indian girl dies after allegedly being raped, set on fire
The girl was a Dalit, the lowest rung in the Hindu caste system who suffer disproportionately high levels of sexual violence in a country with high rates of crime…
Zambia Road Crash Kills 23 Church Women
Twenty-three women members of a Zambian church died on Monday when their speeding vehicle ran off the road in the north of the country, police said. They riding in…
Priests kidnapped, church burned in Cameroon attack
Five priests, a nun and two churchgoers were kidnapped by attackers who set fire to a church in western Cameroon, the Catholic Church said Sunday, the latest violence in…
27 Person Killed In China Bus Crash
A bus crash killed 27 people in southwest China on Sunday, police said, the country’s deadliest road accident so far this year. The accident took place on a highway…