GOMA – The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has severed diplomatic relations with Rwanda as fighting intensifies between Rwanda-backed M23 rebels and Congolese forces near Goma, a strategic city in eastern Congo. The violence has left at least 13 peacekeepers and foreign soldiers dead and displaced thousands of civilians. The M23 rebel group, comprised mostly…
A new fire exploded Wednesday north of Castaic, quickly charring more than 9,400 acres and forcing thousands to flee their homes amid a month of extreme fire conditions that have plagued Southern California. The Hughes fire started off Lake Hughes Road just before 11 a.m. and quickly prompted evacuations orders in and around Castaic Lake,…
A reportedly suicidal suspect and a 4-year-old girl were killed, and an officer was critically wounded, after the suspect opened fire Wednesday on two cops who tried to help him, Ohio authorities said. The incident unfolded just after 2 p.m. when cops in St. Clair Township were called about a possibly suicidal man, police said in…
The Suleja International Market is located in the Rafinseyi area of Suleja, Niger State. Situated on a vast expanse of land, the market was intended to serve as a major hub for activities in the Suleja local government area and, by extension, Niger State. The government also planned to include a bus terminal at the…
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. China has executed a man for killing at least 35 people with his car at a stadium in the southern city of Zhuhai following a marital breakdown last November, along with a man who stabbed eight to death in a school…
