The death toll from Monday’s military crackdown on Sudanese protesters has crossed 100 mark, according to medics close to the opposition. The soaring casualties followed the recovery of 40 bodies from the Nile on Tuesday. They were taken to an unknown destination by pick-up trucks belonging to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. That brings the … Read more
Israel’s first lady, Nechama Rivlin, 73, died on Tuesday morning after battling with a respiratory disease for years, the Presidential Residence announced. She died at Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva. Three months ago, Rivlin underwent a lung transplant. Rivlin suffered from pulmonary fibrosis and required the constant use of a portable oxygen tank, which was … Read more
A medical charity group, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has revealed that there are close to 6,000 migrants trapped in different detention camps in Libya who need to be evacuated to Europe “as soon as possible.” Doctors Without Borders, known as Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in French, is an international humanitarian medical non-governmental organisation of French … Read more
No fewer than four people have been killed and several others injured after a man believed to be an associate of an outlaw motorcycle gang newly released from prison allegedly went on a shooting spree in Darwin’s city centre on Tuesday, police and government officials said. The alleged attacker, a 45-year-old man, has been arrested and … Read more
Israel’s presidential Residence has announced that its first lady, Nechama Rivlin, 73, died on Tuesday morning after battling with respiratory disease for years, She died at Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva. Three months ago, Rivlin underwent a lung transplant. Rivlin suffered from pulmonary fibrosis and required the constant use of a portable oxygen tank, which … Read more
U.S. tennis star Serena Williams, has emerged as the first athlete to make Forbes’ list of the World’s Richest Self-Made Women. According to the publication, the 23-time Grand Slam champion made the list as a result of her estimated fortune of $224m (£177m). The majority of William’s fortune has been made as a result of … Read more
Following the fast of the Muslim faithful popularly known as Ramadan, the fasting month has been revealed to end on Monday night, June 3rd. Ekohotblog understands that the month of Shawwal will begin and with it the festival of Eid al Fitr, also known as Eid ul Fitr on Tuesday, June 4th,2019. This is coming … Read more
A Grade 10 pupil has been reportedly stabbed to death by his fellow schoolmate in one high school in Turffontein. According to the Gauteng Department of Education, the incident happened just outside Forest High school. It’s believed the pupil was stabbed by two Grade 8 pupils. The pupil’s body is still at the scene. Gauteng … Read more
A Texas-based televangelist is facing scrutiny following a recent TV interview in which he defended his use of three private jets and referred to the public as “a bunch of demons” that he needed to avoid while preparing his sermons. Kenneth Copeland, head of Kenneth Copeland Ministries, was confronted by reporter Lisa Guerrero of “Inside … Read more
At least four people have been reported killed on Monday when a bomb tore through a bus in Kabul. According to an official, it is marking the second day straight that attackers have targeted a bus. The vehicle was taking workers home from a government watchdog agency ahead of the Eid holidays marking the end … Read more
Not fewer than 14 people, among them five children, were killed on Monday when a van ran into a lorry in south-western Pakistan, an official said. The accident, in which six other people were injured, occurred near Qila Saifullah district in the province of Balochistan. “At least 14 people including a woman and five children … Read more
A senior Iranian commander has dismissed the United States’ aggressive posturing against Iran, reasoning that any potential confrontation in the Persian Gulf would instantly increase oil prices to over 100 dollars per barrel, something that Washington and its allies would not be able to endure. Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi, a top military adviser to … Read more
Pope Francis apologised to the Roma people on Sunday for the Roman Catholic Church’s “discrimination” against them as he wrapped up a visit to Romania. Making up around 10 percent of Romania’s 20 million people, many Roma are marginalised and live in poverty and have suffered centuries of discrimination and insults. “I ask forgiveness in … Read more
The U.S. now wants to know the social-media user names of people applying for visas as part of stepped up screening of foreign visitors and immigrants. The change, which was first announced last year and taking effect this month, follows on a 2017 order by President Donald Trump requiring heightened vetting for visa applicants, … Read more
Twelve people have died, including the suspected gunman, after a shooting occurred at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center on Friday afternoon, according to police. Six additional victims were taken to the hospital with injuries, Virginia Beach Police Chief James Cervera told reporters during a press conference Friday evening. An emergency services spokesperson would not comment … Read more
President Donald Trump escalated his abrupt tariff threats against Mexico on Friday, triggering alarm about the likely economic fallout, spooking global markets and raising the prospect of US trade wars on multiple fronts. Trump unexpectedly announced his readiness to levy tariffs on all Mexican imports, beginning at five percent starting June 10 and rising monthly … Read more
Tens of thousands gathered Saturday for a mass by Pope Francis on his second day in Romania with the ceremony in a predominantly ethnic-Hungarian part of the Transylvania region set to be the highlight of his trip. The mass has been keenly awaited for reasons of both faith and national identity in majority Orthodox Romania … Read more
A plastic bag ban comes into force in Tanzania on Saturday, as Africa leads efforts to stem the tide of plastic blighting the farthest reaches of the globe, and depths of the ocean. Tanzania is banning the importation, production, sale and use of plastic bags, becoming the 34th African country to implement such restrictions, according … Read more
Tunisian authorities were on Saturday stopping 75 migrants saved at sea from coming ashore, according to a rights group and the captain of the ship which rescued them. The migrants were adrift in international waters in a boat with a broken engine when an Egyptian tug boat brought them aboard, the captain said on condition … Read more
Mexico’s president said Saturday he thinks US officials are prepared to negotiate on President Donald Trump’s threat to use tariffs as a tool to fight illegal migration across the border. “There is willingness on the part of US government officials to establish dialogue and reach agreements and compromises,” President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador told a … Read more