Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Photos from the religious crisis in Zamfara state (*viewer discretion advised*)




These are photos from the scene of the attack in Zamfara state yesterday. A student of the Abdu Gusau Polytechnic was beaten to a pulp for making a blasphemous comment about Prophet Muhammad. The home of a man named Tajudeen who rescued and helped to take the student to the hospital was razed by angry Muslims, killing 8 people. The school has been closed down indefinitely. See more pics after the cut.. 

The Philippines' new president is waging a drug war that has killed nearly 1,800 people

Protesters gather at Rizal Park during a rally to oppose the burial of the late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos at the Heroes' Cemetery in Manila, Philippines, Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016. It was the biggest gathering so far since President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the burial of Marcos with full military honors and with the opposition announcing its plan to file a petition with the Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
When Rodrigo Duterte, the Philippines' president, took office in June, he announced a sweeping crackdown on drug trafficking in the island nation.
In the seven weeks since, nearly 1,800 suspected drug dealers have been killed.
Under Duterte, 712 drug suspects had been killed in police operations since July 1, while 1,067 killings were carried out by vigilante groups during the same time frame, National Police Chief Ronald dela Rosa, told a Philippines Senate committee on Monday, according to The New York Times.
Senators have been questioning police on the killings as part of joint hearings by the Senate's Committee on Justice and Human Rights and the Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs. The senators also heard from witnesses accusing police of gunning down their family members for being involved in illegal drugs.

North Korea dictator Kim Jong-Un threatens nuclear strike on US/South Korea base, S/Korea rsponds


North Korean Supreme leader Kim Jong Un has threatened to start a nuclear strike after the United States and South Korean Military units started a joint massive military drill- named Ulchi Freedom Guardian  (UFG) near the U.S Embassy in Seoul, South Korea on Monday...

Lady pictured 'in bed' with Usain Bolt 'is widow of notorious Brazilian drug lord' (photos)


The 20-year-old student who shared pictures of herself in bed with Usain Bolt is the widow of a notorious Rio de Janeiro drug lord known as Diná Terror (pictured right) according to new reports.

Jady Duarte gained popularity on Monday after she shared photos showing Olympic champion Usain Bolt cuddling and kissing her while in bed. According to reports from Brazilian media, Jady Duarte is said to have two children with Douglas Donato Pereira aka Diná Terror, who was shot dead by police in March after being wanted for at least 10 violent crimes.

Nazi monsters revealed as chilling rogues gallery of mugshots unearthed for first time in 70 YEARS

Otto Skorzeny
Otto Skorzeny was an Austrian lieutenant colonel in the SS most famous for overthrowing Mussolini
A chilling album of mugshots that helped bring scores of Nazi war criminals to justice has been unearthed more than 70 years later.
The gallery of Hitler's henchmen involved in the Holocaust was assembled by anAllied intelligence officer whose job was to interrogate the monsters.
A vital part of the questioning was to get them to provide an authentic signature to compare it with handwriting of Nazi officials who signed off orders for war atrocities.
This key evidence which helped convict the war criminals was one of the main reasons why so many Nazis tried to burn millions of documents as the Allies advanced on Berlin towards the end of the Second World War.

How Police Gun Down a Deaf and Dumb Driver Who Was Trying to Communicate Using Sign Language


Daniel Harris was shot dead after being pulled over for speeding

An investigation has been launched after a police officer shot dead a deaf and mute driver who witnesses say was trying to communicate using sign language.

Daniel Kevin Harris was pulled over for speeding on Thursday after cops said he led them on a brief pursuit in Charlotte, North Carolina.

As the 29-year-old stopped close to his home a state trooper pulled his gun as Harris got out of his car.

Police say there was a "brief encounter" between the two men before the gun was fired but witnesses claim the father-of-one, who was unarmed, was shot almost instantly.

How Doctors Remove 40 Knives In a Man's Stomach In India


A man in India spent two months swallowing knives and had 40 of them surgically removed from his stomach, according to the doctor who led the operation.Dr. Jatinder Malhotra told CNN.

"He had a wild urge to consume metal. Even for us, the experienced surgeons, it was frightening,"We were so nervous... a small mistake could have taken the patient's life. In my 20 years of practice, I have never seen anything like it."He [the patient] says he swallowed some knives folded, and some unfolded. When we took out the knives -- some were found folded, some were open, and some had even started rusting and were broken," Malhotra said. 

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