Author: Loneson Mondo

Popular Moroccan rapper ElGrande Toto was taken into custody on Monday evening, the AFP news agency reports quoting a judicial source. It followed complaints filed against him for public statements…

Nigeria: Government orders final seizure of assets of ex-oil minister

Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission says a federal high court has ordered the final seizure of properties owned by former petroleum resources minister Diezani Alison-Madueke. This is the latest…

Weather News

Mexico: Hurricane Roslyn batters coast killing three

At least three people have died after a powerful hurricane caused heavy rains, flash flooding and landslides in western Mexico. Roslyn, a category 3 hurricane, came ashore on Mexico’s Pacific…

Paraguay: Rebel leader Villalba killed in clash with army

The leader of a small but violent left-wing rebel group which has been terrorising rural communities in Paraguay has been killed in a clash with soldiers, officials say. Osvaldo Villalba…

Kenya: Prominent Pakistani journalist shot dead

An investigation has begun in Kenya after well-known Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif was shot dead by police at a roadblock on Sunday. He was “fatally wounded” while he was a…

Myanmar: 50 killed in air raid on Kachin rebels

An air raid targeting one of Myanmar’s biggest ethnic insurgent groups has killed at least 50 people and injured about 100, reports say. The death toll was given by Colonel…

Brazil: Politician throws grenades at police in Rio de Janeiro

A Brazilian politician is in custody after throwing grenades at police officers who came to his house in Rio de Janeiro state to arrest him. Roberto Jefferson, an ally of…

Iraq: Stunning ancient rock carvings found in Mosul

Archaeologists in northern Iraq have made an exciting discovery – unearthing beautiful rock carvings that are about 2,700 years old. They were found in Mosul by a US-Iraqi excavation team…

Pakistan: Former PM barred from holding public office