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Just in: Tiger Woods hospitalised after car crash
US golfer Tiger Woods was hospitalized Tuesday after a car crash in which his vehicle sustained “major damage,” the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s department said.
Woods, the sole occupant, was removed from the wreckage by…
Wife of Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’ arrested at US airport
US authorities arrested the wife of jailed Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman on Monday at an airport outside of Washington on narcotics smuggling charges, the Justice Department said.
Emma Coronel Aispuro, 31, faces one…
Pandemic used as ‘pretext’ to crush dissent —UN chief
UN chief Antonio Guterres on Monday criticised countries that are using the pandemic to justify cracking down on dissent, reining in the media and suppressing criticism.
Speaking at the opening of the United Nations Human Rights…
Italian Ambassador killed in eastern DR Congo
Italy’s ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo was killed on Monday during a fact-finding mission to the country’s troubled east, a senior diplomat told AFP.
The envoy, Luca Attanasio, “died of his wounds” after a convoy…
India restates commitment to free, fair global trade, hails Okonjo-Iweala’s appointment as WTO DG
India said she remains committed to free and fair global trade, expressing delight with the emergence of Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the Director General of the World Trade Organization, (WTO).
The commitment of the Asian country…
Nigerian Sentenced to Prison in US for $11 Million Global Fraud Scheme
A Nigerian, Obinwanne Okeke has been sentenced to 10 years in prison by an American court over a fraud of $11 million.
A press release on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia on Tuesday…
37 killed as Indian bus plunges into canal
No fewer 37 passengers were killed when a bus plunged into a canal in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday, police told AFP as recovery efforts continued.
The accident happened when the bus, which was carrying…
UN warns Myanmar junta of ‘severe consequences’
The United Nations has told Myanmar's military junta that "the right of peaceful assembly must fully be respected".
In a phone call, UN Special Envoy Christine Schraner Burgener warned that "any form of heavy handed response is…
Scores dead after ‘overloaded’ boat sinks in Congo River
At least 60 people have drowned after a barge capsized and sank on the Congo River.
Officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo say the figure could be more.
Three-hundred people have been rescued but possibly 200 others…
International fraudster, Invictus risks 20 years in jail as US Court delivers judgment today
A Virginia Court in the United States will today sentence an international fraudster, Obinwanne Okeke also known as Invictus for alleged internet fraud.
Invictus who was once listed on the Forbes Africa 30 Under 30 risks a…