ABUJA (Reuters) – Gunmen killed two policemen in Nigeria’s northern state of Jigawa in a shootout after they responded to a distress call over an abduction, a police spokesman said on Monday. Gangs have been terrorising areas of northern Nigeria in recent years, forcing thousands to flee and perpetrating mass kidnappings for ransom. A resident […]
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An Australian man has pleaded guilty to abducting four-year-old Cleo Smith and holding her at his home for 18 days. © Wa police Police released a photo of Cleo Smith after her rescueCleo vanished from her family’s tent while on a camping trip in Western Australia last October. Her disappearance gripped the country and sparked a
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Crush took place as Cameroon beat Comoros 2-1 in Yaounde. Dozens more were reported to have been injured and were taken to a nearby hospital. African soccer authorities ‘investigating’ incident © Provided by DW Cameroon’s progress at the African Cup of Nations was overshadowed by a stampede outside the stadium that killed at least six people
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By Margaret Davis and Sophie Corcoran A 26-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after allegedly mowing down a knife attacker who had stabbed a woman in the street. The driver ran over a 41-year-old man in Maida Vale, west London at around 9am on Monday in an apparent bid to stop the
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For two years, Bulgaria has blocked North Macedonia’s bid to open accession talks with the EU because of a historical row. But with new governments in Skopje and Sofia, there is hope that compromise can be reached. © Reg. Nordmazedonien Dimitar Kovacevski (right), prime minister of North Macedonia, greets Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov (left) in
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A musician onboard a luxury cruise liner that diverted to the Bahamas to avoid a US arrest warrant over unpaid fuel bills says its 700 crew and passengers were shocked to learn the vessel was fleeing “like a pirate ship”. © Getty ImagesA US court issued an arrest warrant for the Crystal Symphony cruise ship
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Watford have sent their commiseration message to the duo of William Troost-Ekong and Maduka Okoye, following Super Eagles exit from the Africa Cup of Nations. Troost-Ekong captained Nigeria in their quest for a fourth AFCON title against the Carthage Eagles while Okoye was between the sticks. Okoye was beaten in the second by Youssef Msakni’s
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Former Al Ahly head coach Hossam El-Badry has indicated interest to fill the vacant seat of the Ghana national team. The Ghana Football Association sacked Serbian coach Milovan Rajevac after their disappointing Africa Cup of Nations. The Black Stars finished bottom of their group losing to Comoros Island in their last group game. Read Also:Milovan
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A man who worked on the front lines of preventing gun violence in Baltimore, Maryland, was shot and killed on Wednesday night in a quadruple shooting on E. Monument Street, in the McElderry Park neighborhood. Video Player is loading. Pause Current Time 0:20 / Duration 11:16 Loaded: 2.67% Unmute 0 LO Caption Full screen Gun violence: An American
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One woman was killed and three people injured in a shooting at Heidelberg University on Monday. © Provided by DW Police said the incident occoured near the ‘Neuenheimer Feld’ neighborhood Police said at a press conference Monday evening that a man entered a university lecture hall with a double-barreled shotgun and another firearm as a class
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