A fire broke out at Trump Tower on Saturday, leaving one man dead and six firefighters injured, the New York City Fire Department said. Police identified the man killed as Todd Brassner, 67, a resident of the building’s 50th floor. He was taken to the hospital in critical condition but later died, said spokeswoman Angelica […]
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At least three people died when a vehicle ploughed into busy cafe and restaurant terraces in the German city of Muenster on Saturday. The driver shot himself dead after the incident. Images on social media showed smashed and upturned tables and chairs strewn accross the pavement outside an eaterie in the centre of the picturesque medieval […]
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Former Russian spy Sergei Skripal is no longer in a critical condition and his health is improving rapidly, the hospital treating him in England said on Friday. Skripal, 66, who as a colonel in Russian military intelligence betrayed dozens of agents to Britain’s foreign spy service, was found unconscious on a bench in the city […]
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A Court in Manhattan on Thursday sentenced Abdullahi Shuaibu, 53, who worked at the UN in 2013, to two years in prison after an exhaustive plea agreement with the court. It was a stunning defeat for the prosecutor who had asked that Shuaibu be sentenced to five years under the indictment. Shuaibu pleaded guilty to one […]
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Park Geun-hye, who was in 2016 impeached as South Korean president, has been sentenced to 24 years in jail with a fine of ₩18 billion ($17 million). A court found Park guilty of bribery in a scandal that exposed webs of corruption between political leaders and the country’s conglomerates. The court ruled that Park colluded […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday received a Letter of Credence from the Ambassador of Italy to Nigeria, Dr. Stefano Pontesilli. The President received the letter when he met with the Italian envoy at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. He also received Letters of Credence from the Ambassador of Spain to Nigeria, Mr Marcelino Ansorena, and […]
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Jacob Zuma, former president of South Africa, is to be arraigned in court on Friday over a $2.5 billion arms deal, which saw one person being jailed in 2005. Claims are that Zuma through his former financial adviser Schabir Shaikh demanded bribes from a French arms company in the 1990s deal. The charges against Zuma […]
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Sierra Leone’s opposition challenger Julius Maada Bio secured his first term in office as a civilian Wednesday when he was declared the winner of a controversial presidential run-off. Bio, a former soldier who briefly led a military junta more than two decades ago, won 51.81 percent of ballots in last month’s election, according to official […]
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All four crew members in a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter are presumed dead after it crashed during a training flight in southern California, an official said. The crash occurred on Tuesday afternoon at 2:35 pm (2135 GMT) near El Centro, according to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, a unit of the U.S. Marine Corps stationed […]
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Gunshots erupted at YouTube’s offices in California Tuesday, sparking a panicked escape by employees and a massive police response, before the shooter — a woman — apparently committed suicide. Police said three people had been hospitalized with gunshot injuries following the shooting in the city of San Bruno, and that a female suspect was found dead […]
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