American woman killed in Mali hotel attack

An American woman who died in the Mali terror attack at Radisson Blu hotel yesterday has been identified as Anita Datar. The 41-year-old was born in western Massachusetts and grew up in northern New Jersey. She graduated from Columbia University's Joseph Mailman School of International and Public Health and served two years in the Peace Corps in Senegal.

Chilling footage shows teen killer stalking maths teacher through school halls 'before raping and murdering her'

Haunting footage of a maths teacher's final moments before she was raped and killed show her alleged murderer following her down a school corridor.

The body of Colleen Ritzer, 24, was found dumped in woods behind Danvers High School in Massachusetts in October 2013.

Student Philip Chism, 16, is standing trial charged with rape, murder and robbery.

He is accused of twice sexually assaulting his maths teacher before slashing her throat with a box cutter.

He is later said to have bought a Wendy's meal with the dead teacher's credit card.

Police pay compensation to 7 women led into 'abusive' and 'deceitful' relationships with undercover officers

Living a lie: Bob Lambert and the son he fathered while spying on his mother

Scotland Yard apologised to seven women who were deceived into "abusive, deceitful, manipulative and wrong" relationships with undercover police officers.

The Metropolitan Police said it has reached a settlement with the women over civil claims relating to the "totally unacceptable" behaviour of a number of officers working for two now disbanded units.

Assistant Commissioner Martin Hewit said: "I acknowledge that these relationships were a violation of the women's human rights, an abuse of police power and caused significant trauma.

"I unreservedly apologise on behalf of the Metropolitan Police Service. I am aware that money alone cannot compensate the loss of time, their hurt or the feelings of abuse caused by these relationships."

A woman who had a child with a man she did not know was an undercover copbanked £425,000 from the Metropolitan Police.

Breaking Live Mali Radisson hotel sieg ( Live updates as gunfire and explosions heard during 'hostage situation')

Terror organisation carried out hotel massacre months ago

The Macina Liberation Front emerged in central Mali recently and has claimed responsibility for the attack in August in Sevare that killed 13 people.

There is growing speculation that MLF represents the new Boko Haram - the Islamist insurgent in Nigeria.

No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack however.

Houston toddler burned to death playing in oven while left home alone with her other young siblings: police

A 19-month-old Houston girl was burned to death by an oven when the toddler’s mother and her mom’s boyfriend left three children home alone, police said.

A juvenile court judge ordered the two other children and another one of their siblings, aged 3, 3, and 5, into foster homes Wednesday in a custody hearing a day after J’zyra Thomspon died, Texas Child Protective Services spokeswoman Estella Olguin told the Daily News.

No one from J’zyra’s family showed up for the hearing, Olguin said. Efforts to contact her relatives were unsuccessful.

Police officer in California ambushed and shot dead while sitting in his car; suspects taken into custody following manhunt

Three people, including a teen, were arrested after a police officer in California was ambushed and gunned down while sitting in his car in the department's parking lot, authorities said.

The shooting happened at about 11 p.m. Wednesday in Downey, located in southeast Los Angeles County. The victim, Ricardo "Ricky" Galvez, 29, was on duty but not in uniform at the time of the attack, according to authorities. The two attackers shot into Galvez's personal car before driving away, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Lt. John Corina said.

save Nigerian boy with eye cancer

 

I posted about this boy some weeks back and some doubted it's authenticity. Here are new photos of the boy and his dad holding today's newspaper to prove the boy is really sick for those that may have felt weary about helping. Hope this makes you feel more comfortable sending money to his family now. More photos and account details after the cut...

The 2nd-largest diamond ever found was just recovered from a mine in Africa

A small Canadian diamond company has announced the discovery of the world's second-biggest gem-quality diamond ever recovered.

Lucara Diamond Corp. said the 1,111-carat stone was found at its Karowe mine in north-centralBotswana.

The Type IIa diamond measures 65 millimetres by 56mm by 40mm.

The biggest gem-quality diamond ever found is the Cullinan diamond, a 3,106-carat stone found in the Premier mine in South Africa in 1905.

It was cut into several polished gems, the two largest of which are part of Britain's crown jewels.

Paris attacks mastermind (Abdelhamid Abaaoud ) killed in siege French police confirm

Mastermind: Abdelhamid Abaaoud

The mastermind behind the Paris terror attacks is dead after his body was found "riddled with bullets" in the apartment at the centre of yesterday's armed siege.

Abdelhamid Abaaoud was identified by forensics efforts after yesterdays six-hour stand-off between terror suspects and police on the St Denis area of Paris.

The 28-year-old Belgian extremist was shot dead by a police sniper.

The Paris prosecutor Francois Molins revealed his body was found inside the apartment "riddled with bullets".

He was first hit by the sniper bullet then blown up by several grenades.

Terror suspects in the flat fired 5000 rounds during the operation during which Abaaoud's cousin Hasna Ait Boulahcen, 26, blew herself up.Mr Molins confirmed: "Abdel Hamid Abaaoud has just been formally identified, after comparing fingerprints, as having been killed during the raid.

18 Graphic Photos from the bank robbery at Agbara Lagos Nigeria this morning

This morning armed robbers stormed a bank in Agbara and engaged the police in a gun battle. One person was killed, not sure if its an armed robber or a security guard. See more exclusive photos after the cut...

Germany terror alert: Horrific Hanover plot to let off 'several bombs' inside stadium revealed in secret documents

Evacuation: The HDI Arena was cleared following the alert

The full horror of a planned terrorist attack on a football stadium in Hanover have been revealed in secret security documents.

The city's HDI Arena was dramatically evacuated just two hours before an international football match between Germany and Holland.

German newspaper Bild claims to have obtained secret documents passed between security services which triggered the terror alert.

The Federal Ministry of the Interior was handed a memo warning multiple explosions were planned inside the stadium after kick-off.

Events Abuja: GREEN CONCERT ABUJA @greenconcertabj

G.R.E.EN – Global Rebirth & Emergence of Exemplary Nigerians:

This is a maiden event of the green concert created to usher Abuja residents  to the festive  yuletide season ‘’LIVE IN PEACE’’.
 Project green seeks to unite Nigeria in the face of the current economic situation through, drama fashion comedy and music the #green concert holds a lot of potentials 
 this event was put together by orchard world event limited the coordinators of national youth summit.(Golden Heart Foundation)

France launches massive airstrikes on ISIS in Syria

France responded with fury to the terror attacks on Paris, unleashing a series of airstrikes that destroyed an ISIS command post and a training camp in Syria on Sunday, officials said.

A victim under a blanket lays dead outside the Bataclan theater in Paris on November 13.Photo: AP

The “massive” operation pounded sites in and around the ISIS stronghold of Raqqa, and involved 12 aircraft — including 10 fighter jets — launched simultaneously from bases in Jordan and the United Arab Emirates, a French official said.

The air fleet dropped 20 bombs in total. One target was used as a “command post, jihadist recruitment center and arms and munitions depot,” the French Defense Ministry said in a statement.

A second target “held a terrorist training camp,” it said.

ISIS insisted it suffered no casualties and said the 20 targets were “abandoned sites,”the Guardian reported.

Meanwhile, an international manhunt was under way for a suspected eighth attacker, who escaped the three hours of carnage that killed 129 people at six sites in and around Paris on Friday.

The Group 'Anonymous' declares war on Islamic State after Paris attacks: 'We will hunt you down'

Hacker group Anonymous have declared war against ISIS after the attacks in Paris on Friday night.
Posting a video on YouTube, the group said it would use its knowledge to "unite humanity" and warned the terrorists to "expect us".
Behind their signature mask, a spokesperson said: "Anonymous from all over the world will hunt you down.

Ronda Rousey Knocked Out By Holly Holm In 'Unthinkable' UFC Loss

The "unthinkable" has happened: Former women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey has been defeated.

In what’s been called "the biggest upset" in Ultimate Fighting Championship history, Rousey was knocked out by 34-year-old Holly Holm in the second round of their title bout in Melbourne on Sunday.

Holm, a former world champion boxer from New Mexico, delivered a powerful kick to Rousey’s head 59 seconds into the second round. The blow sent Rousey toppling to the canvas.

According to the Agence France-Presse, the 28-year-old California native, who had been undefeated through 12 UFC fights prior to Sunday's bout, appeared to be "close to unconsciousness as she hit the deck."