An Australian teacher has been shot dead in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi.
Witnesses said Gabrielle Maina was walking down a street when she was attacked by armed men on a motorbike in the affluent suburb of Karen.
Showing posts with label 2017 at 07:31AM. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2017 at 07:31AM. Show all posts
Thursday, October 19, 2017
Sunday, October 15, 2017
Man shot in Westminster | Perth Now
The 25-year-old victim was in the garage of his Poynings Street at 8pm when he was approached by an unknown person who shot at him several times, hitting him in the left ankle.
The victim tried to flee into the house but was shot twice more, with the bullets hitting him on the hip before the offender ran off.
He was taken to Royal Perth Hospital where he is a serious but stable condition.
MORE: Man shot in Westminster | Perth Now
Thursday, October 12, 2017
Oakleigh hit-and-run suspect Sebastian Kennett charged over death of Melbourne nurse Lynda Hansen
Sunday, October 8, 2017
Catalonia referendum: Thousands descend on Barcelona protesting against independence from Spain
Monday, October 2, 2017
Toyota closes Australian plant after more than 50 years making cars
Friday, September 15, 2017
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Hurricane Irma’s death toll rises to 55, with more to come…
More: Hurricane Irma’s death toll rises to 55 | Perth Now
Friday, September 1, 2017
Nearly 400 people have died in northwest Myanmar violence
Nearly 400 people have died in northwest Myanmar, making it one of the deadliest bouts of violence to engulf the country’s Rohingya Muslim minority in decades.
About 38,000 Rohingya have crossed into Bangladesh from Myanmar, UN sources said on Friday, a week after Rohingya insurgents attacked police posts and an army base in Rakhine state, prompting clashes and a military counteroffensive.
The army says it is conducting clearance operations against ‘extremist terrorists’ and security forces have been told to protect civilians.
But Rohingya fleeing to Bangladesh claim a campaign of arson and killings aims to force them out.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is ‘deeply concerned’ by reports of the use of excessive force during the army’s operations in Rakhine state, spokeswoman Eri Kaneko said.
Source: At least 350 killed in Myanmar violence
Monday, July 24, 2017
US driver faces death penalty after smuggled bodies found in truck outside Texas Walmart
James Matthew Bradley Jr, 60, appeared in a federal court on a charge of illegally transporting immigrants for financial gain, resulting in death.
“To maximize their criminal profits, these human smugglers crammed more than 100 people into a tractor trailer in the stifling Texas summer heat,” Thomas Homan, the acting director of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said.
“Human smugglers have repeatedly demonstrated that they have absolutely no regard for human life.”
Bradley was arrested on Sunday after authorities found eight men dead in the back of his truck parked outside a Walmart store in San Antonio, Texas.
Two more people died later at hospitals and dozens of others were treated for heat stroke and dehydration, officials said.
The truck was registered to Pyle Transportation of Schaller, Iowa.
Tuesday, July 18, 2017
Tour de France: Australian Michael Matthews wins sprint finish to take windy stage 16
Michael Matthews and Team Sunweb have produced a tactically brilliant race, with the Australian grabbing intermediate sprint points and then winning stage 16 of the Tour de France.
Matthews crossed the line in a bunch sprint, just holding off Norwegian Edvald Boasson Hagen and Germany’s John Degenkolb.
The Australian let out hoots of joy when he was notified he had got up by a wheel-length to claim his second stage win on this tour, after he won stage 14 on Saturday.
Matthews also closed the gap to green jersey wearer Marcel Kittel to 29 points, after the German rider was dropped on one of the stage’s earlier climbs, leaving the 26-year-old Australian jubilant.
“To get another win in the same Tour de France … wow,” Matthews said.
“Normally when I am in a tour … I can normally win one stage but the second one is the hardest to get.
“I think it won’t sink in until tomorrow morning.”
The stage played out perfectly for Matthews as heavy cross-winds broke the peloton apart and Kittel struggled over the climbs.
Sunday, July 9, 2017
Port Adelaide breaks in top four with win over West Coast, Melbourne, Fremantle victories
Power surge puts them in top four
Port Adelaide forward Charlie Dixon booted five goals as the Power shook off their pretenders tag with a 32-point victory over West Coast in Sunday’s AFL clash at Subiaco Oval.
The Power booted the first four goals of the match, but found themselves trailing by 24 points during the second term as West Coast went on a seven-goal blitz.
But Dixon’s heroics up forward and a dazzling performance by Paddy Ryder in the ruck helped lift Port Adelaide to the 18.12 (120) to 13.10 (88) win.
The Power had been labelled premiership pretenders for their inability to beat sides above them on the ladder
Saturday, May 6, 2017
Keysar Trad: men should only hit women as a ‘last resort’, dumped as AFIC president
Keysar Trad, who said men should only hit women as a “last resort”, has been dumped as the president of the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils (AFIC).
At an emergency meeting in Sydney on Saturday morning, Mr Trad was replaced by Rateb Jneid.
AFIC represents Muslims in Australia and is responsible for several Islamic schools. It also has the power to grant Halal certification.
It had been ordered to hold fresh elections by the New South Wales Supreme Court after a messy internal dispute.
There has been significant internal squabbling at AFIC since allegations surfaced in 2015 that some of its schools were operating at a profit and sending money back to the parent organisation.
Mr Trad had served as AFIC president since late 2016, and made headlines in February when he claimed in an interview on Sky News the Koran states it is OK for a husband to beat his wife, but only as a last resort.
He later described that statement as “clumsy”.
The internal disputes at AFIC became so acrimonious that in February ousted leaders seized the headquarters and bank accounts in a dramatic coup and the matter ended up in court.
Haset Sali helped found AFIC more than 40 years ago.
“The tragedy with AFIC is that it’s a little bit like the Titanic, shuffling chairs while chaos reigned,” he said.
“I can’t see [the new president] as being an improvement on Keysar Trad.”
Mr Sali said he was so worried about AFIC’s direction he wrote to the Federal Education Minister Simon Birmingham and the NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian, urging them to appoint an administrator.
Friday, April 7, 2017
Syria missile strike raises troubling questions for US and its allies
The US cruise missile strikes on Shayrat airbase raise troubling questions for the international system, the US and allies including Australia.
For nearly three years they have been aware of evidence that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad may not have declared all of his chemical weapons stockpiles, and these strikes have highlighted the dilemma about what to do now.
But under threat of airstrikes by the Obama administration, Syria confirmed the enormous stockpile of chemical weapons it had amassed in a secret program and agreed to dismantle the program and have the chemicals destroyed.
Officials from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons then embarked on a dangerous and difficult mission to do just that and announced they had successfully destroyed all declared stockpiles.
Wednesday, April 5, 2017
Donald Trump drops Steve Bannon as chief strategist from National Security Council – Donald Trump’s America
US President Donald Trump has removed his chief strategist Steve Bannon from the National Security Council (NSC), reversing his controversial decision early this year to give a political adviser an unprecedented role in security discussions.
Key points:
- New national security adviser, who replaced Michael Flynn, said to have conflicted with Steve Bannon
- White House official says Bannon was only originally needed as a check on Flynn
- Critics of Bannon’s role said it gave too much weight to someone lacking in foreign policy expertise
Mr Trump’s overhaul of the NSC, confirmed by a White House official, also elevated General Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Dan Coats, the director of National Intelligence who heads all 17 US intelligence agencies.
The official said the change moved the NSC “back to its core function of what it’s supposed to do”.
It also appears to mark a victory by national security adviser HR McMaster, who had told some national security experts he was not getting along with Mr Bannon and others on the White House staff.
Mr Trump’s White House team has grappled with infighting and palace intrigue.
Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Hawaii judge puts Trump’s travel ban on hold | USA News | Al Jazeera
The ruling by US District Judge Derrick Watson on Wednesday prevents the executive order from going into effect on Thursday.
Hawaii argued that the new order will harm its Muslim population, tourism and foreign students. Ismail Elshikh, a plaintiff in the lawsuit, said the ban will prevent his Syrian mother-in-law from visiting.
The case was one of several that were moving through US courts on Wednesday brought by states’ attorneys general and immigrant advocacy groups.
Refugee resettlement agencies suing the government asked a federal judge at a hearing in Maryland to halt implementation of the ban, arguing it discriminates on the basis of religion and violates the US constitution.
The president’s executive order, which the administration says is necessary for national security, temporarily bars the entry of most refugees as well as travellers from six Muslim-majority countries.
Source: Hawaii judge puts Donald Trump’s travel ban on hold | USA News | Al Jazeera
Sunday, March 12, 2017
Garbage landslide in Addis Ababa kills at least 46, buries homes and buildings
A landslide has swept through a massive garbage dump on the outskirts of Ethiopia’s capital, killing at least 46 people and leaving several dozen missing, residents say.
Key points:
- It was not immediately clear what caused the landslide, which buried several homes and buildings
- Residents scavenge to make a living, others live on site
- Around 500 people are believed to work at the landfill daily
Addis Ababa city spokeswoman Dagmawit Moges said most of the dead were women and children, and more bodies were expected to be found.
It was not immediately clear what caused Saturday night’s collapse at the Koshe Garbage Landfill, which buried several makeshift homes and concrete buildings.
Bodies were taken away by ambulance
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)