Nigerian police: Lagos blacksmith's illegal gun factory busted
A factory of a blacksmith was a cover for manufacturing and selling arms to criminals, police say.
2023-10-18 20:19
Somalia's violin novice to TV orchestra triumph in four years
Audiences are lapping up televised orchestra performances reviving Somali music for a new generation.
2023-10-15 08:20
Carlee Russell, who admitted to faking her own kidnapping in Alabama, was found guilty in the hoax and sentenced to a year in jail
Carlee Russell, the Alabama woman who admitted to faking her own kidnapping, has been found guilty of two misdemeanor charges related to the case, according to CNN affiliates WBMA and WVTM.
2023-10-12 10:54
Haiti: Where aid delivery depends on talking to 300 gangs
The Red Cross describes how it delivers health care and aid in Haiti, where gangs hold sway.
2023-10-12 01:56
LEGO’s New Braille Bricks Are Here—Just in Time for Blindness Awareness Month
LEGO’s new bricks in honor of Blindness Awareness Month form braille symbols with the toy’s classic studs.
2023-10-10 05:29
Gang removed hundreds of kidneys to sell to wealthy clients, Pakistan police say
Police in eastern Pakistan have smashed an illegal organ harvesting ring, arresting eight people for surgically removing kidneys from hundreds of patients for wealthy people needing a transplant, authorities said Monday.
2023-10-03 16:26
Pakistan police bust organ trafficking ring that took kidneys from hundreds
The alleged leader is accused of illegally harvesting kidneys from more than 300 people in Pakistan.
2023-10-03 03:58
Reverse migration: Why I'm moving from France to Algeria
Journalist Maher Mezahi writes that despite his immigrant father's cynicism, he fell in love with Algeria.
2023-10-01 07:46
DNA testing leads to exoneration of California man imprisoned nearly 3 decades on kidnapping and sexual assault convictions
After a California man spent nearly three decades in prison for kidnapping, sexual assault and robbery convictions, new DNA testing has revealed he was innocent of those crimes, a prosecutor announced.
2023-09-27 14:50
Seán Quinn: Even my family doubted me over Lunny attack involvement
Ex-billionaire says suggestions he had role in executive's abduction are "character assassination".
2023-09-12 13:45
Vincent Van Quickenborne: Belgian justice minister apologises for 'Pipigate' scandal
Vincent Van Quickenborne has received criticism after guests at his birthday urinated on a police van.
2023-09-08 03:57
Investigative genetic genealogy leads police to a suspect in series of California kidnappings and sexual assaults
A man suspected of a series of suspected sexual assaults in Sacramento, California, over a decade ago, was identified and arrested through the use of investigative genetic genealogy, officials announced Tuesday.
2023-09-07 10:18