Eight people have died and 17 others have been injured following a stabbing incident outside a school in eastern China. A 21-year-old man was arrested at Wuxi Yixing Arts and Crafts Vocational and Technical College in the city of Wuxi…
Xi says he will work with Trump in last meeting with Biden
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has pledged to work with incoming President Donald Trump in his final meeting with current US leader Joe Biden. But president Xi also took the opportunity to state China’s objectives in what appears to be a…
Russia jails soldiers who killed entire family in Ukraine
A Russian court has sentenced two Russian soldiers to life in prison for killing a family of nine in occupied Ukraine, in a rare example of the country holding its troops to account for alleged war crimes. The entire Kapkanets…
Pelosi blames Biden for election loss as finger pointing intensifies
Former US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said Democrats might have fared better in Tuesday’s election if President Joe Biden had exited the race sooner. Pelosi – one of the most powerful politicians in Washington – told the…
At least 24 killed in Pakistan train station bomb blast, police say
At least 24 people have been killed and more than 40 injured in a bomb blast at a railway station in Quetta in southwestern Pakistan, officials say. Pakistan is grappling with a surge in strikes by separatist ethnic militants in…
Police arrest owner as dogs kills guard, Driver flees after setting officer on fire, Cleric bags life jail for raping minor and more
What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Police arrest owner as dogs kill security guard in Lagos (Punch) Operatives of the Lagos Police…
Canada’s largest port could see lockout of more than 700 workers
Employers at Canada’s largest port have said they would lock out their workers after a negotiating deadline with the union had passed, potentially disrupting key shipments of the country’s coal, potash and beef. The BC Maritime Employers Association said it…
Security guard jailed 3 months for stealing diesel
A Senior Magistrates’ Court in Gwagwalada FCT, has sentenced a 39-year-old security guard, David Anzawu to three months imprisonment for stealing 25 litres of diesel worth N33,750. Anzawa who lives in old Kutunku, Gwagwalada FCT, was convicted and sentenced for…
Lightning kills 14 at Uganda refugee camp
A lighting strike at a refugee camp in Uganda had killed 14 people, police say. They say the victims were attending a church service on Saturday evening when the lightning struck. Another 34 people were injured.An official told local radio…
Woman freed from car after 3 days as Spain flood deaths reach 211
Emergency forces in Spain were able to rescue a woman trapped inside a car alongside the dead body of her sister-in-law for three days following the deadly flash floods in Spain, where the death toll has now climbed slightly to…