Mine blast kills five in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region: governor
Agence France-Presse Five people were killed, including two children, when their vehicle hit a Russian mine in Ukraine’s eastern Kharkiv region, the governor said on Monday. “A car hit an…
Samsung workers begin three-day strike over pay
Reuters Samsung Electronics workers began a three-day strike for better pay on Monday, with their union pointing to further action should South Korea’s biggest conglomerate continue to fall short of…
Dad arrested for allegedly frustrating police efforts to access home engulfed by fire that killed 3 children in Sydney
Agence France-Presse SYDNEY – Australian authorities have accused a Sydney father of trying to stop rescuers from saving his family in a “horrifying” home fire that killed two boys and…
Hurricane Beryl intensifying as it nears Houston, warning of ‘deadly storm’
Reuters Hurricane Beryl strengthened as it neared the Texas coast on Sunday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said, forcing the closure of major oil ports, flight cancellations and a…
Indonesia landslide kills 11 people,19 still missing
Agence France-Presse At least 11 people are dead and 19 more are missing after heavy rains caused a landslide near an illegal gold mine on Indonesia’s central island of Sulawesi,…
Nigeria’s anti-graft, EFCC asks North Africa countries to watch-list Kogi ex-governor, Yahaya Bello
Olayomi Koiki ABUJA – Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has asked INTERPOL in three North African countries of Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria to watch-list the immediate…
French left celebrates as far right faces surprise defeat
BBC PARIS – France’s far-right National Rally was widely expected to win this snap election, but projections say they have been beaten into second or even third place. A left-wing…
Kenyan activists stage concert for protest victims
Agence France-Presse NAIROBI – Hundreds of Kenyans gathered Sunday in the capital Nairobi for a memorial concert following deadly protests over tax hikes that saw the country’s leader scrap a…
Suspected ritualist in Nigeria’s Kwara State arrested while trying to kill boy, 10, lured into his room, police say
Opeyemi Olamilekan KWARA, Nigeria – A suspected ritualist has been arrested during an attempt to kill a 10-year-old boy in Nigeria’s western Kwara State, police said. The Kwara State Police…
Tinubu re-elected ECOWAS chairman
Matthew Onocheta Abuja – Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has been re-elected for another one-year tenure as Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of…