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Hurricane Harvey: Landlords Still Demanding Rent From Victims

According to reports, some landlords in Houston have been demanding rent from victims of Hurricane Harvey whose homes have been flooded and uninhabitable. Victims who are just struggling to piece their...

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Man Kills 5-Year-Old Girl, Dumps Body In Septic Tank

A 24-year-old man has been arrested by Thailand police for allegedly slashing the throat of a 5-year-old girl and dumping her body in an old septic well, at a deserted house in Kanchanaburi’s Sisawat...

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Country Music Legend Don Williams Dies At 78

Country music legend Don Williams has reportedly died at the age of 78. Known as country music’s gentle giant, Williams died on Friday after a short illness, a statement on his website said. He earned...

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22-Year-Old Man Beats Mum, Grandparents, Caretaker To Death

A 22-year-old man has been charged by the police with murdering his mother, his grandparents and their caretaker in a horrifying attack at their family home. The Massachusetts Jazz drummer and recent...

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Seven Shot Dead As Gunman Invades Home In Texas

Eight people have been reportedly shot dead, including the gunman, who invaded a Texas home on Sunday during a football watch party. Police officers responded to calls of shots fired at a single-family...

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Hurricane Irma Hits Northern Florida

Hurricane Irma weakened to a tropical storm Monday morning as it was grinding across northern Florida, drenching the Tampa Bay region and lashing buildings with 85 mph winds after hammering the...

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Hurricane Irma Live Updates: Millions Are Without Power in Florida as Storm...

Days after Irma began its assault on the Caribbean and southern Florida, the storm was still churning north on Monday, causing fresh damage in areas where many Floridians had sought refuge over the...

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Hurricane Irma: Horrific Storm Could Have Cost $150bn More Damage

The estimates for the damage which the horrific Hurricane Irma would inflict on Florida kept mounting as it made its devastating sweep across the Caribbean. It was poised to be the costliest US storm...

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3 Nigerians Arrested In Germany For Fake Marriages

One man and two women along with, all Nigerians and two other German women have been arrested following the raid of 41 homes and offices in Germany’s capital Berlin. According to Fox reports, the...

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Hurricane Irma: Macron Visits French Territory Of St Martin

President Emmanuel Macron of France, on Tuesday evening, travelled to the Caribbean Islands in the French territory of Saint Martin amidst looting and lawlessness that sprung up from the remains of...

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Chinese Parents Of 7 Daughters Buy Son For Over N4m

A Chinese couple with seven daughters has been reported to have spent more than 90,000 yuan (£10,345 or N4.7m) buying a son from strangers in order to carry on their family name. The couple, Mr. and...

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379 Terrorism Arrests Made In Britain In 12 Months – Report

The British Police has revealed that it made 379 arrests for terrorism offences in 12 months, particularly the ones that were linked to the London Bridge, Westminster and Manchester Arena terrorist...

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Many Injured In London Underground Train Explosion

Many passengers were badly burnt following a possible explosion on a London Underground train, eyewitnesses said on Friday, as emergency services said they were responding to an “incident”. According...

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Russia Unveils Statue Of Man Who Invented AK-47

Officials and Orthodox priests in Russia, on Tuesday, unveiled a statue in Moscow of inventor Mikhail Kalashnikov, whose iconic AK-47 assault rifle has claimed countless lives worldwide. A priest...

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Video: Dubai To Become First City With Flying Taxis

Dubai staged a test flight on Monday for what it said would soon be the world’s first drone taxi service under an ambitious plan by the United Arab Emirates city to lead the Arab world in innovation....

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Women Now Allowed To Drive Cars In Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia has said it would allow women to drive, the last country in the world to do so, sparking euphoria and disbelief among activists. The ultra-conservative kingdom, where social restrictions...

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Video: Cannibal Couple Suspected Of Killing, Eating Up To 30 People In Russia

In what was a chance discovery of a cellphone on a street that led investigators in the southwestern Russian city of Krasnodar, a husband and wife, dubbed by local media the “cannibal couple,”...

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Playboy founder, Hugh Hefner Dies At 91

American icon and founder of multi-million Playboy magazine, Hugh Hefner has died at the age of 91. The business mogul reportedly died on Wednesday from natural cause. “Hugh M. Hefner, the American...

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Opposition Leader, Navalny Detained By Russian Police

Alexei Navalny, Russian opposition leader was detained by police as he left his Moscow home Friday to attend a pre-election rally in a provincial town. The country’s presidential election holds in...

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Notorious 34-Year-Old Nigerian Drug Dealer Arrested In Thailand (Photos)

Police in Thailand have arrested one Charles Ndubuisi Umemma for obtaining and possessing narcotic called “ice” with intent to sell and send to Australia. The 34-year-old Nigerian was arrested during a...

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