Sixteen inmates were killed and five were wounded in a prison fight in the northern Mexican state of Zacatecas, authorities said on Wednesday, in one of the worst outbreaks of violence in the country’s troubled penal system since President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador took power. The fight broke out on Tuesday afternoon at the Regional … Read more
Pro-Iran demonstrators left the besieged US embassy in Baghdad on Wednesday after the Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary force ordered them to withdraw a day after their dramatic incursion. Outraged US air strikes killed 25 Hashed fighters over the weekend, thousands of Iraqi supporters of the largely Iranian-trained Hashed had encircled and vandalised the embassy compound on … Read more
An Angolan court has ordered the freezing of assets held by former President Eduardo dos Santos’ daughter Isabel, state news agency Angop reported on Tuesday. Report says it is the latest high-profile case in government’s anti-corruption drive. The asset freeze followed an injunction application by the state, which is seeking to recover around 1 billion … Read more
A wild leopard has killed a two-year-old boy outside his home in a village in central Nepal, a local officer said on Tuesday. The boy was left alone outside his home on Monday when the animal pounced on him, said Rudra Prasad Pangeni, chief district officer of Tanahu district. “The leopard dragged him one kilometre … Read more
The British police have arrested five men in various parts of England on suspicion of terrorism on Monday. The arrests occurred in Manchester in the north-west, in Peterborough in eastern England and in London, police said. Some of the suspects, aged between 19 and 23, are accused of preparing a terrorist act. All five are … Read more
No fewer than 10 persons were killed in Iran on Tuesday when the bus they were travelling in careened into a canyon west of Tehran, state news agency IRNA reported. “Ten people died in the incident and 11 were transferred to the nearest hospital,” emergency services spokesman Mojtaba Khaledi. The accident occurred at 5:00 am … Read more
Mali authorities and the United Nations have conducted investigations into the alleged disappearance of over 20 civilians in the war-torn West African country this month, security and government officials said Monday. There are few details regarding the incident, but rumours spread on social media have alleged that the group of people went missing after an … Read more
Al-Shabaab Islamist militants have claimed responsibility for Saturday’s massive car bomb in the Somali capital Mogadishu that claimed 81 people’s life, including two Turkish citizens. Saturday’s attack hit a busy checkpoint in the southwest of the city, killing 81 people, including a dozen university students, in the country’s deadliest assault in two years. Scores more … Read more
Tunisian President, Kais Saied, has extended the state of emergency in the country to another month beginning January 1, 2020. The Tunisian presidency made this known in a statement on Monday. “The decision was made after consultations with outgoing Prime Minister Youssef Chahed, who is running the government affairs and President of the Assembly of … Read more
A volunteer firefighter died on Monday while fighting bushfire that was raging across eastern Australia, the Rural Fire Service reported. The service said in a statement on Twitter that the firefighter died when his fire truck overturned at Jingellic, 70 kilometres east of the New South Wales town of Albury. It is the third death … Read more
Tropical Cyclone Sarai has left two people dead and more than 2,500 needing emergency shelter in Fiji on Sunday. The cyclone damaged houses, crops and trees, cut power and forced the cancellation of several international flights, stranding holidaymakers visiting the island nation, which is a major tourist draw. National Disaster Management Office director, Vasiti Soko, … Read more
The Liberian government has said that it would not allow an anti-government protest in the capital Monrovia before the end of January, as opposition groups insisted it would go ahead. Opponents have called for the protest in the capital Monrovia on Monday as the impoverished country grapples with a deep economic crisis. But the ministry … Read more
Dozens of protesters gathered outside the Beirut home of Lebanon’s new prime minister on Saturday, calling for Hassan Diab’s resignation less than 10 days after he was appointed. Lebanon is without a cabinet and in the grips of a deepening economic crisis after a two-month-old protest movement forced Saad Hariri to stand down as prime … Read more
Seventy-three people died in a car bombing on Saturday morning in the Somali capital Mogadishu, the head of the Medina hospital, Mohamed Yusuf, told dpa. Some 54 injured victims were brought to the hospital for treatment, he said. Eyewitnesses spoke of a scene of devastation after a truck at a checkpoint exploded in a busy … Read more
A massive car bomb exploded in a busy area of the Somali capital Mogadishu on Saturday, leaving more than 20 persons dead, police and witnesses said. “The blast was devastating, and I could confirm more than 20 civilians killed, there were many more wounded, but the toll can be higher,” police officer Ibrahim Mohamed told … Read more
A passenger plane of British Airways from London to Islamabad on Friday made an emergency landing with no passengers injured, local airport authorities said in a statement. The Boeing B787-8 Dreamliner’s pilots requested permission to land at Heydar Aliyev International Airport amid warnings of heavy fog in the Pakistani capital. READ ALSO: https://ekohotblog2.com/2019/12/27/faan-arrests-man-climbing-moving-plane-in-lagos/ According to … Read more
To help the West African country strengthen its capacity building in law enforcement, the Chinese government donated 100 police vehicles to Ghana on Monday. Speaking at the hand-over ceremony held in the capital Accra, Chinese ambassador to Ghana Wang Shiting, said the vehicles will play an important role in fighting crimes and protecting both Ghanaian … Read more
Iraqi anti-government protesters have blocked roads and bridges in Baghdad and the country’s south on Thursday after torching several buildings overnight. The protesters oppose the entire political class and have vented their anger against leaders who are negotiating to nominate an establishment insider as the next prime minister. “The government is hostage to corrupt parties … Read more
Public television reported that sirens sound of rocket fire from Gaza cut short a rally by Israeli Prime Minister,Benjamin Netanyahu Wednesday evening as he campaigned for his party’s primaries the following day. It was the second time in recent months that rocket fire cut short one of his meetings. “A projectile was fired from the … Read more
Jihadists in Burkina Faso have killed 35 civilians, mostly women, when they simultaneously attacked a town in the north and its military base in one of the deadliest assaults in nearly five years of jihadist violence in the West African country. Seven soldiers and 80 jihadists also died in the double attack Tuesday in Arbinda … Read more