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…
Gunmen storm five-star hotel in Pakistan port city of Gwadar
Four insurgents armed with rifles and grenades attacked a luxury hotel in the southwestern coastal town of Gwadar on Saturday, triggering an intense, hours-long shootout in which one hotel guard and all the attackers were killed, officials said. In a statement, the military said troops quickly responded to the attack on the Pearl Continental hotel…
Men ordered not to look at women during Ramadan in Iran as hardliners tighten control amid nuclear deal row
Men in Iran have been ordered not to look at women during Ramadan as part of a round of draconian restrictions imposed by the increasingly isolated regime. In a sign of frustration with growing civil discontent and economic pain caused by US sanctions, hardliners in Iran’s government are forcing through unusually strict social diktats to…
Hong Kong lawmakers brawl over controversial extradition law
Hong Kong’s legislature descended into chaos Saturday morning as brawls broke out between politicians debating a controversial extradition law that will extend Beijing’s reach into the former British colony. At least one member of the legislature was removed from the chamber on a gurney after fainting in the midst of chaos, where legislators tussled and…
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…
Russia and Ukraine presidents accuse each other of betraying victory over Nazis on Victory Day anniversary
The presidents of Russia and Ukraine have accused each other of betraying the Soviet victory over the Nazis as their countries celebrated the end of the Second World War. In a speech at this year’s grandiose Victory Day military parade on Red Square on Thursday, Vladimir Putin said the “lessons of the past war are…
Xi Jinping demands political loyalty from Chinese police with Tiananmen anniversary and trade tension
Xi Jinping, China’s president, is demanding the police demonstrate “political loyalty” to the ruling Communist Party as sensitive anniversaries approach and trade tensions with the US rise. Police officers must closely adhere to Communist Party thinking, and ensure that its “lines, principles, policies and major decisions and plans are implemented to the letter,” said Mr Xi,…