Month: April 2019

The US authorities have launched a manhunt for a human rights activist accused of leading a violent raid of North Korea’s embassy to Spain, according to a federal arrest warrant that was unsealed on Friday.  Adrian Hong is the alleged ringleader of a seven-strong team behind February’s dramatic storming of the embassy who, claim the…

A second powerful cyclone has struck Mozambique demolishing homes, killing at least three and threatening "massive flooding" in the days ahead. Cyclone Kenneth, a category 3 hurricane with sustained winds of 120 mph, hit the north of the country on Thursday only six weeks after Cyclone Idai caused widespread destruction in the centre of the…

The discovery of a series of decapitated seals left on Brittany’s beaches has shocked France and prompted a police manhunt for their killers. “People are horrified,” Julien, a resident of Concarneau in Finistère, told the Telegraph. “Whoever is killing seals and cutting off their heads has got to be truly sick.” Gautier Paris, the detective…

A 26-year-old Brazilian model has collapsed on the catwalk in front of horrified onlookers and died after he reportedly tripped on the straps of his sandals. Tales Soares stumbled while turning at the end of the stage during his performance at Sao Paulo Fashion Week in Brazil on Saturday night. The audience had thought Soares’…

Victims of a mass execution in Saudi Arabia were made to give false confessions obtained under torture, according to media reports. The kingdom on Tuesday beheaded 37 citizens, nearly all from its Shia minority, with one crucified after death. The United Nations said at least three were minors when charged. Court documents seen by CNN…

Gunmen in Pakistan have shot and killed a polio worker – the third death this week linked to the country’s latest vaccination drive, government officials said. The latest attack happened on Thursday in the south west city of Chaman, which borders Afghanistan, when two female vaccination workers were targeted as they carried out an immunisation programme. Nasreen Bibi, 35, was killed instantly, while a 24-year-old woman…

Frankfurt University has been rocked by student protests over an academic conference on the Muslim practice of women wearing headscarves. Students accused the university of promoting Islamophobia with the conference, which is scheduled to take place next month. The protests come despite the fact the conference is set to feature Islamic theologians and women who…

One of the ringleaders of the Sri Lankan bomb attacks was the son of a wealthy spice tycoon who became “brainwashed” by his radical younger brother, the Telegraph can disclose. The first images emerged on Wednesday of Inshaf Ahamed Ibrahim, the Sri Lankan suicide bomber and alleged mastermind of the atrocity which killed 359 people.…

A group of French cattle farmers is suing the state over the mysterious death of hundreds of cows, which they believe are the victims of harmful electromagnetic fields. Local vets are at a loss to explain the deaths. Stéphane Le Béchec, 51, a Breton farmer in Allneuc, has lost 200 cows who died of unknown…

Vladimir Putin has offered Russian citizenship to residents of Moscow-backed breakaway republics in war-torn eastern Ukraine, infuriating Kiev. Coming just days after comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy was elected president of Ukraine, the move is widely seen as a test of the new leader, who the Kremlin hopes will take a softer stance on the frozen conflict.…