Category: World
AK-47 attack on Brazil mayor was set-up to boost election campaign, police say
As campaign strategies go it was unorthodox and illegal: buy an AK-47, hire a pair of phony hitmen, and stage a fake assassination attempt against [more…]
New footage shows Delta plane flipping over in fiery crash landing in Toronto
Footage has emerged of the fiery plane crash at Toronto’s Pearson airport on Monday, showing the Delta Air Lines jet skidding along the runway and [more…]
Six soldiers in Guyana injured in clash with suspected Venezuela-based gang
Six soldiers in Guyana have been injured after armed men in neighboring Venezuela opened fire, in an attack expected to further heighten tensions between the [more…]
Javier Milei faces impeachment calls after Argentina cryptocurrency collapse
Opposition politicians in Argentina have called for the impeachment of President Javier Milei after he touted a cryptocurrency which quickly collapsed and reportedly led to [more…]
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels capture eastern DRC’s second-largest city
M23 rebels have captured and occupied Bukavu, the second-largest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Congolese government has confirmed, days after [more…]
Brazil asks UN to ditch proposed levy on global shipping
Brazil has asked the UN to throw out plans for a new levy on global shipping that would raise funds to fight the climate crisis, [more…]
Shakira cancels Lima concert after being hospitalised during global tour
Shakira cancelled her concert in the Peruvian capital on Sunday after being hospitalised with abdominal pain, a setback that comes days after she launched her [more…]
Brother of British national held in Nigeria says UK has ‘turned its back’
The brother of a British national being held in Nigeria after falling victim to extraordinary rendition has accused the UK government of turning its back, [more…]
At least 48 people killed in Mali goldmine collapse
At least 48 people have been killed in the collapse of an illegally operated goldmine in western Mali, authorities and local sources have said. Mali [more…]
Muhsin Hendricks, world’s ‘first openly gay imam’, shot dead in South Africa
Muhsin Hendricks, considered the world’s “first openly gay imam”, has been shot dead near the southern city of Gqeberha, South African police have said. The [more…]
