Sudan’s last elected leader calls on Britain to help build democracy on the Nile
When Sudanese dictator Omar al-Bashir was arrested by his own generals and thrown into Khartoum’s notorious Kobar prison last month, one man knew exactly how he felt. But Sadiq al-Mahdi, Sudan’s last democratically elected prime minister, was not especially sympathetic. Click Here: online rugby store malaysia “For me it was very… exhilarating,” Mr Mahdi told The Daily Telegraph. “They’ve…
Sweden may seek extradition of Julian Assange as it reopens investigation into rape allegations
Swedish prosecutors may seek extradition of Julian Assange from the United Kingdom in connection with allegations of sexual assault. The decision means Sajid Javid, the Home Secretary, may have to decide whether to extradite him to Sweden or to the United States, where he is wanted on suspicion of hacking into a Pentagon computer. Eva-Marie Persson, Sweden’s deputy…
Pope’s alms-giver criticised by Matteo Salvini after switching on electricity for homeless squatters
Matteo Salvini has criticised the Vatican after Pope Francis’s official alms-giver, a Polish cardinal known for his acts of charity, restored power to a building occupied by hundreds of homeless people in Rome. Cardinal Konrad Krajewski at the weekend climbed down a manhole and turned on a switch that restored electricity to the building, saying…
Eight al-Qaeda linked militants charged with LGBT murders in Bangladesh
Click:Nail polish Bottles Eight members of an al-Qaeda affiliated terrorist group have been charged with the murder of two pioneering Bangladeshi LGBT advocates. Xulhaz Mannan and Mahbub Tonoy, both 35, were hacked to death with machetes in April 2016 after a mob gained entry into Mannan’s house in Dhaka by pretending to be parcel couriers. Mannan was…
Death toll in Gwadar hotel attack raised to five
The death toll of an attack on a luxury hotel in Pakistan rose to five people on Sunday, as prime minister Imran Khan confirmed the assault was an act of terrorism. Police officials said that in addition to the five victims, the four gunmen who stormed the Pearl Continental hotel in the southwestern coastal town…
Paris is too ugly for now for an Amelie sequel, says French film’s director
The director of Amélie, the hit film which became a planetary ode to Paris, says he wouldn’t make a sequel because the City of Lights has become "ugly now" due to constant "construction sites everywhere”. Click Here: bapehoody Jean-Pierre Jouyet’s 2001 whimsical urban fairytale about a young girl’s quest for love in an idealised depiction…
Colombia’s new narcos set up intricate extortion racket in vacuum left by disbanded Farc
The windows are painted black inside the wooden shack by the river in Guarumu, a tiny village in northern Colombia. The floor is stained heavily with blood and there is a stench of rotting flesh leaking from what used to be the kitchen. Farmers, shopkeepers and miners are among locals to have been tortured to death…
Missing eyes and hands the grim scars of ‘yellow vests’ protests
David Delearde held his hand to his lips as he smiled, masking four teeth missing on the right side of his face. Click Here: toulon rugby shop melbourne “I’m embarrassed showing my mouth now,” said the French 31-year old stone mason who specialises in restoring historic monuments. To his great chagrin, he has had to…
Critically endangered kakapo parrot gets pioneering brain surgery
A critically endangered kakapo parrot is making a “remarkable” recovery after a crack team of veterinary surgeons performed life-saving brain surgery in a world first. Vets from across New Zealand adapted techniques previously only used on humans to correct a skull abnormality that left parts of the parrot’s brain exposed. The 56-day-old chick, known as…
At least 65 migrants drown as boat capsizes off coast of Tunisia
At least 65 migrants drowned on Friday when their boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off the Tunisian coast after they had left Libya hoping to reach Europe, the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said. The state-run Tunis Afrique Presse agency gave a death toll of at least 70 people. It was one the deadliest shipwrecks involving migrants…