Suspect In Pelosi Attack Was On Suicide Mission – Court
The man accused of attacking the husband of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with a hammer told police he also planned to target several other politicians as part of a “suicide mission,” according to court documents filed Tuesday. David DePape, 42, was arrested last week after he allegedly broke into the couple’s mansion intending to tie up Pelosi and break...
After 43 Years In Office, Obiang Wins By 94 Percent As President Of Equatorial Guinea
President of Equatorial Guinea Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo has won his re-election bid for a sixth term as president of the West African country. Obiang received 94.9% of the votes cast, election officials announced on Saturday, putting turnout for the vote at 98%. The two opposing candidates, Andrès Esono Ondo and Buenaventura Monsuy Asumu, each received around 9,700 and 2,900 of...
I Share In Your Pain, Putin Tells Mothers Of Soldiers Killed In War With Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday told a group of mothers whose sons are fighting in Ukraine that he shares the pain of those who have lost family members in the conflict. The meeting took place ahead of Mother’s Day, which Russia will mark on Sunday, and amid mounting anger from Russian soldiers’ families after a chaotic military draft. “I want...
Man, 85 Sets Self Ablaze In India Over Language Imposition
An octogenarian man burned himself to death in southern India in protest at what he called New Delhi’s attempts to impose nationwide usage of Hindi, a language mostly spoken in the north, police said Sunday. Language is an emotive issue in India where hundreds of languages and dialects are spoken, but English serves as the main official medium while state...
Comoros Ex-Leader, Sambi Bags Life Imprisonment Over Treason
A former President of Comoros, an island nation off Mozambique, Ahmed Abdallah Sambi has been found guilty of treason for selling passports to people from the Middle East and sentenced life imprisonment by a state security court. The country's former leader was charged with treason and the court said it found him guilty of selling Comorian passports to people in...
Kenya: President Ruto Suspends Four Electoral Commissioners Who Rejected His Win
Kenya's President William Ruto on Friday ordered the suspension of four independent electoral commissioners who disputed his win in the August presidential election and set up a panel to inquiry to investigate if they should be removed, the presidency said . This comes as the national assembly urges Ruto to form a tribunal against the Commissioners — Juliana Cherera, Justus...
Pakistan: Schools Shutdown Over Fear Of Attack By Taliban Fighters
Local schools in some suburbs in Pakistan on Tuesday closed from academic activities over fear of attacks as jailed Taliban fighters took hostage of a police station, an invasion which has lingered for three days. More than 30 members of the Tehreek–e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) group separate from the Afghan Taliban but with a similar hardline Islamist ideology overpowered their jailers...
Pope Francis Urges End To ‘Senseless’ War In Ukraine At Christmas Message
Pope Francis on Sunday appealed for an end to the “senseless” war in Ukraine, in his traditional Christmas Day message broadcast around the world. The head of the Catholic Church addressed thousands of people gathered in St Peter’s Square, some of them holding Ukrainian flags, before delivering the “Urbi et Orbi” blessing (“to the city and the world”). A call to...
Pakistan: 30,000 Candidates Participate In Police Recruitment Test For For 1,167 Slots
Over 30,000 youths gathered on Saturday at Pak stadium, Karachi to write police recruitment test for Islamabad’s police force jobs available for only 1167 people. While stadia are generally flooded with people for sporting events, musical concerts or political gatherings, it was entirely different on the last day of 2022 as youths gathered at the Pakistani national stadium battling for...
Putin Orders Ceasefire In Ukraine For Orthodox Christmas
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine on Orthodox Christmas, celebrated this week by both countries, according to the Kremlin. This is the first time Russia introduced a full ceasefire in Ukraine since the launch of the offensive in February last year. The announcement comes following a request for a ceasefire during the religious holiday from...
