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Egypt football violence claims ‘At least 73′ lives, about 1000 people hurt.
More than 73 people have been killed in clashes between rival fans following a football match in the Egyptian city of Port Said according to Egyptian state television reports. The Egyptian deputy health minister says “it is the biggest disaster...
African Union (AU) inaugurates $200m Headquarters, donated by China.
The African Union inaugurated on Saturday its new high-rise headquarters in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa – built and donated by China at a cost of $200m. “The towering complex speaks volumes about our friendship to the African...
Cocaine worth $2,000,000 accidentally shipped to UN headquarters.
Two sacks of cocaine, worth around $2 million were accidentally delivered to the UN’s New York headquarters after apparently getting lost during shipment. The drugs were concealed in books inside bags that carried the United Nations famous...
BlackBerry CEOs resign
Blackberry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) has said its co-chief executives Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie have stepped down in a shake-up. Mr Lazaridis, who founded RIM in 1984, will become vice chairman. Mr Balsillie will continue to sit on...
Egypt pardons nearly 2,000 Mubarak detainees
Egypt’s military ruler has pardoned 1959 people convicted by military courts in the year since President Hosni Mubarak’s ouster, including activist Michael Nabil whose hunger strike had brought him close to death. The state Al Nil television...
Charles Taylor ‘worked’ for CIA in Liberia
US authorities say former Liberian leader Charles Taylor worked for its intelligence agencies, including the CIA, the Boston Globe reports. The revelation comes in response to a Freedom of Information request by the newspaper. A Globe reporter told...
Indian teacher shocked as $9.8bn is credited to his account.
Parijat Saha was left stunned when he checked his account balance online to find 490bn rupees ($9.8bn) credited to him. He was expecting an account balance of $200. The shocked school teacher confirmed the unexpected billions credited to his account...
Wikipedia shuts down for 24 hours
Wikipedia has taken its English-language (en.wikipedia.org) site offline to protest against proposed anti-piracy laws in the US. If you attempt to access the website, you would see a black screen and a political statement: “Imagine a world...
Wikipedia to blackout on Wednesday
The world’s most popular online encyclopedia, Wikipedia, is preparing to blackout for 24 hours beginning midnight Eastern Standard Time (EST) on Tuesday (Jan. 18th) until midnight on Wednesday to protest anti-piracy legislation under consideration...
