Iran said it struck jihadists on Monday in Syria with ballistic missiles and combat drones in retaliation for a deadly attack on an Iranian military parade, warning the “real punishment” was still to come. Last month’s shooting in the Iranian city of Ahvaz killed 24 people and was claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group. […] …
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Man murders ex-girlfriend and her mum
A man has appeared in court charged with the murders of his former partner and her mother. Janbaz Tarin is accused of stabbing Khaola Saleem, 49, and his ex-girlfriend Raneem Oudeh, 22, to death at their home in Solihull, in the West Midlands of England, shortly after midnight last Monday. The 21-year-old was remanded in custody […] …
Woman gets drunk on international flight, bares breasts
A female air traveller was arrested on landing as she was unruly during flight following a bout of drinks that made her drunk. She also exposed her breasts and performed lap dancing on male passengers — all in the full glare of other passengers who felt that her conduct was unbecoming. She cartwheeled down the aisle […] …
VIDEO: Pastor stops wedding party over bridesmaid’s twerking
A Zimbabwean pastor allegedly stopped a wedding party after one of the bridesmaids twerked while they were dancing. The pastor stopped the wedding party of the couple only identified as Emmerson and Yvonne after the bridal team did some dances, he perceived as seductive. In a video that has gone viral on social media, the […] …
Churches preaching prosperity may soon attract tax, Ghana president threatens
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has said that churches that specialise in prosperity preaching through which they acquire stupendous wealth may be slammed with tax. Akufo-Addo made the declaration as he delivered stinging criticisms about some churches which he accused of being everything but what a church should be, . The Ghanaian president, speaking at a […] …
Man mutilates self to look like a ghost
A Colombian man who goes with the social media appellation, Kalaca Skull, has had his nose cut off, ears mutilated and eyes tattooed on his face in a bid to make his face look like a skull. Kalaca Skull, whose real name is Eric Yeiner Hincapie Ramirez, has been undergoing extreme surgical procedures to make […] …
Rape victim’s abortion conviction overturned
An Indonesian Appeals Court has overturned a six-month jail sentence handed to a 15-year-old girl for aborting a pregnancy that resulted from being raped by her brother. In a decision slammed by human rights groups, a district court in Jambi province on the island of Sumatra in July found the girl guilty of illegal abortion […] …
Rival groups clash in suburbs of Libyan capital
Fierce clashes in Tripoli between rival groups linked to Libya’s unity government on Monday killed at least five people and wounded dozens, the health ministry said. Explosions and gunfire echoed across suburbs of the capital as the two factions faced off with tanks and pickups mounted with machineguns, residents and security sources said. The UN-backed […] …
Skimpily dressed ladies cause of unexplained accidents –Traffic agency director
Chief Supt. Joseph Owusu Bempah, the Tema Regional Commander of the Motor Traffic and Transport Directorate of the Ghana Police Service has blamed skimpy dressing by ladies, for some of the accidents that occur on the country’s roads. According to him, girls and women who wear body-hugging and tight-fitting clothes, are a distraction to drivers and […] …
Bride cancels wedding after guests refuse to pay to attend
A Canadian bride, simply identified as Susan, has cancelled her wedding after guests refused to pay to attend. Susan, who was due to tie the knot with her childhood sweetheart in a lavish $46,020 wedding had charged her guests, $1152 each to attend, an amount, most of her guests refused to pay. This led the couple […] …