Woolwich murder suspect Michael Adebolajo has been assaulted in prison, according to Sky sources. It was gathered that Adebolajo lost two of his teeth during a violent confrontation. Adebolajo, 28, of Romford, Essex, and Michael Adebowale, 22, of Greenwich, London, are both charged with the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby in May. A statement from […]

London – Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, a towering figure in post-war British and world politics, and the first woman to become British prime minister, has died at the age of 87, her spokeswoman said Monday.Thatcher served from 1979 to 1990 as leader of the Conservative Party. She was called the “Iron Lady” for […]

Two bomb explosions rocked the US state of Boston on Monday during the popular Boston Marathon. The explosion occurred close to the finish line of the marathon turning the event into a bloody scene of destruction. Sources said the first explosion occurred at about 2:45 pm local time while the second occurred 12 seconds afterwards […]

South Africa’s first black president and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela has died, South Africa’s president says. Mr Mandela, 95, led South Africa’s transition from white-minority rule in the 1990s, after 27 years in prison. He had been receiving intense home-based medical care for a lung infection after three months in hospital. In a statement on […]

A suicide attack on a train station in Russia’s southern city of Volgograd has killed 16 people, officials say. Initial official claims that the bomber was a lone woman has been replaced by uncertainty about who carried it out. President Vladimir Putin has ordered security to be tightened at railway stations and airports across Russia. […]

Former President Nelson Mandela has been admitted to hospital in South Africa with a lung infection. A presidential spokesman said he is in a “serious but stable condition”, although he was able to breathe on his own – a “positive sign”. Mr Mandela, 94, has been ill for some days but deteriorated overnight and was […]

AFP – Over ten people were killed on Sunday when a suicide attacker rammed a car laden with explosives into a government convoy at a busy junction in Mogadishu the Somali capital. Police official Mohamed Adan said “Several people have been killed, the blast was big, we are gathering details but the number of those […]