by Anna Verdon LAD Bible An eight-year-old boy has been left with leg injuries after being attacked by three sharks while on holiday in The Bahamas. His horrified dad said the terrifying incident was like ‘a scene out of Jaws‘. British schoolboy, Finley Downer, was on holiday with his family when the attack took […]
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Today’s Headlines Fragile cease-fire between Israel, Gaza militants holding GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A fragile cease-fire deal to end nearly three days of fighting between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza held into Monday morning — a sign…Read More China extends threatening military exercises against Taiwan BEIJING (AP) — China said Monday it […]
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Diana Theodore, 72, was discovered at her house in the Caribbean, tied up beneath her bed in a pool of blood By Colin Maximin Daily Telegraph A British pensioner has been found dead under her bed at her home in the Caribbean, prompting police to launch a murder investigation. The body of Diana Theodore, 72, […]
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BRASILIA, Aug 6 (Reuters) – Brazil’s federal police on Saturday arrested five more men in an investigation into the murder of British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira in the Amazon rainforest in June. Police said in a statement that seven arrest warrants were issued for illegal fishing in the Vale do Javari […]
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By Sarah Wu TAIPEI, Aug 8 (Reuters) – Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen told visiting St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves on Monday that she was moved by his determination to visit Taiwan, despite China’s recent military exercises around the self-ruled island. “Prime Minister Gonsalves has expressed in recent days that the […]
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By Marc Frank and Nelson Acosta HAVANA, Aug 7 (Reuters) – Cuba appeared to make progress on Sunday bringing under control a fire at its main oil storage facility that has killed one firefighter, drawing on help from Mexico and Venezuela to fight the raging flames. A lightning strike on Friday ignited one of […]
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One of Brazil’s greatest Jiu Jitsu champions of all time, Leandro Lo, has been declared brain dead after being shot in the head in a São Paulo club. Lo was one of the most successful Jiu Jitsu athletes of all time, having won the World Championships eight times. Witnesses said Lo and his friends were […]
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by Katy Watson BBC News, Cauca Valley Corinto has the vibe of a bustling town just like any other – motorbikes zip up and down the main streets, residents amble along the pavements and shop owners hover outside their premises, beckoning in customers. But stop on any street corner and there is a more threatening […]
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By Leo Sands BBC News Colombian President Gustavo Petro has called for a fresh global strategy to combat illegal drugs trafficking. Speaking at his inauguration, the country’s first ever left-wing leader declared the “war on drugs” a failure. Hundreds of thousands of people died in Colombia’s decades-long civil war, fuelled in part by the narcotics […]
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By Efrem Gebreab BBC News Packed with close to 400 parishioners, Sunday mass on 24 July was like any other at the Assembly of God on the outskirts of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, Pastor Samuel Lucien says. Warning: This article contains descriptions from the beginning which some readers may find upsetting. All until, just after […]
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