Judges clear dissident politician Diane Rwigara on charges of inciting insurrection and document forgery. A Rwandan court acquitted Diane Rwigara, a critic of veteran President Paul Kagame, on charges that included inciting insurrection and the forgery of documents. Rwigara, 37, was arrested in September 2017 after her attempt to run in Rwanda’s presidential election was denied on grounds she allegedly forged […]

Oil exports were also suspended during the severe weather on Wednesday. Torrential rain has brought much of Libya’s second city of Benghazi to a standstill, closing major roads and shutting its airport. Water flooded the passenger terminal and parts of the car park at Benina airport on Wednesday. Osama Alfargany, Benina Aiport’s vice president, told Reuters news agency that “the […]

Port Authority commissioner swears at police officers As 2018 draws to a close, some may look back upon the year as one in which examples of rudeness and other bad behavior abounded. Many may recall an incident on March 31, in which Caren Z. Turner, a former adviser to Hillary Clinton, made national headlines when she was captured on video, […]

“Merry Christmas from President Trump – taking away nutritional support for 755,000 struggling Americans,” Chelsea Clinton said. The Trump administration passed a new legislation called the farm bill on Thursday which will require Americans to fulfill further work requirements in order to apply for food stamps. The president has long voiced his intentions to make it more difficult to receive […]

The disgraced England footballer had planned to write to teams appealing for a contract, The Daily Star reports. But the the 31-year-old ex-Manchester City midfielder was reportedly talked out of the idea by his family. However, he still hopes to sign for another professional club when he's freed next year. Johnson could be freed in March after serving half of his six-year […]

Welcome to the REAL Marwen: How one man, beaten nearly to death and left with few memories, struggled to relearn the world by creating his own – building a miniature town, a heroic alter-ego and a fantasy that inspired Steve Carell’s new feature film Mark Hogancamp, 56, was brutally beaten by five men in 2000 after telling his assailants in […]

The Calgary police homicide unit is investigating the death of a woman at a northwest Calgary motel Friday. Police said at about 7:10 a.m. they were called to the Red Carpet Inn at 4635 16 Ave. N.W. for a report of a suspicious death. Calgary police Staff Sgt. Martin Schiavetta told reporters police found a woman in her 40s dead […]

Police said the bus carrying college students and teachers drove off a highway in a mountainous area. A bus carrying college students and teachers veered off a highway in a mountainous area of southwestern Nepal and plunged into a river, killing at least 21 people and injuring 15 others, officials said. The bus was returning to the town of Ghorahi from an educational […]

The move was announced as thousands of families prepare for the arrival of a puppy for Christmas this week. Dog-lover Theresa May hopes it will bring an end to terrible welfare conditions found in puppy farming. New laws will outlaw third party sales of puppies and kittens, making it harder for high-volume breeders – who have little regard for the […]

Ladbrokes have reduced the odds from 10/1 to 5/1 that the mild temperatures will smash the 15C record set in 1920. Sadly, the cosy temperatures are thought to be accompanied with rain as there is a 3/1 chance it will be the wettest Christmas we've seen so far. Jessica Bridge of Ladbrokes said: "Unfortunately it now looks like we're going to have […]