Friday, 6 February 2015
ISIS Says Female US Hostage Killed In Airstrike
By Sky News US Team
The Islamic State is claiming one of its
hostages, a 26-year-old American female aid worker, is dead,
Bobby Brown gives update on Bobbi Kristina Brown
The family has yet to release another official statement on
the condition of Bobbi Kristina Brown, but her father, Bobby Brown, did
talk to Access Hollywood briefly on Thursday outside the hospital in
Bobbi Kristina Brown’s turbulent life and its many mysteries
Thursday, 5 February 2015
Deadly pirate raid on Greek ship in Nigeria
Gunmen
have boarded a Greek-owned tanker anchored near a Nigerian port,
killing one crew member and taking three others hostage, officials say.
The Kalamos was attacked while it was waiting to load at Qua Iboe, Boko Haram crisis: Chad kills 'more than 200' in Nigeria
Chad's
army says it has killed more than 200 militant Islamists and lost nine
men during a battle to recapture a key town in north-eastern Nigeria.
Boko Haram militants killed about 30 people after fleeing from the battle toBoko Haram 'kill 70' in Cameroon border town of Fotokol
Boko
Haram militants have reportedly killed at least 70 people in an attack
on the Cameroonian town of Fotokol, on the border with Nigeria.
The Islamist militants attacked civilians in their homes andTunisia's secularists and Islamists form new government
Tunisia's parliament has approved a coalition government made up of secularists and moderate Islamists.
Prime Minister Habib Essid said the government would focus on combating terrorism and improving the economy.The government's formation follows last year's historic presidential and
Egypt: Mummies found 'floating in sewage'
Two ancient Egyptian mummies have been found floating in sewage in a village waterway, it's reported.
The mummies, which were wrapped in several layers of linen
and still in their wooden sarcophagi, were found by police in a village
near the city of Minya, about 240km (150 miles) south of Cairo,New Ebola cases show first rise in 2015
The
number of new cases of Ebola went up in all three of West Africa's
worst-hit countries in the last week of January, the World Health
Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
It is the first weekly increase in 2015, ending a series of Ghana's Kumasi prison hit by deadly clashes after fire
At
least one person has been killed and four others wounded in clashes at a
prison in Ghana's Kumasi city when inmates tried to escape after a fire
broke out, officials have said.
Security officers battled with the prisoners, leaving one inmate dead andAfrica Cup of Nations: Tunisia face ban after refusing to apologise
Tunisia face being banned from the next Africa Cup of Nations after
refusing to apologise for accusing the Confederation of African Football
(Caf) of cheating.
They made the allegations after conceding a10 Things to Know for Today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
1. NEW PUSH FOR PEACE IN UKRAINEJohn Kerry, along with Francois Hollande and Angela Merkel, are traveling to Kiev and then to Moscow with a proposal "based on the territorial integrity of Ukraine."
2. SOCHI'S COSTLY LEGACY A HEADACHE FOR PUTIN
The 2014 Winter Olympics' overrun costs are
Rosario Dawson, Sundance Champ 'Slow West' Among 2015 Cinequest Film Festival Lineup
The Cinequest Film Festival in Silicon Valley will be celebrating its 25th anniversary in style, with highlights including a "Future of Film" showcase, an evening with actress Rosario Dawson and a Media Legacy Award presentation to Indiewire's own Anne Thompson.
Kicking things off is the Opening Night Screening of "Batkid Begins,"
Diana Taurasi’s decision to skip this season is sobering message for WNBA
Diana
Taurasi, one of the WNBA’s marquee players, needs some rest. She also
needs money to secure her future after her playing career ends and,
because she can’t get those two things in the United States, she will
not play in the WNBA this year. Instead, she will rest up before playing
in the
Pregnant Tiffani Thiessen Expecting Baby Boy With Husband Brady Smith
The Japanese army spent a month building a Darth Vader ice sculpture
What you need to know about the mummified monk who 'isn't dead'
What on earth is going on?
A 200-year-old mummified monk was unearthed in Mongolia last week and senior members of the Buddhist community believe he is stillTaiwan plane crash survivor says engine 'did not feel right' after takeoff
TAIPEI, Taiwan — From the start of the flight in Taiwan's capital, survivor Huang Jin-sun suspected trouble.
"There was some sound next to me. It did not feel right shortly after takeoff. The engine did not feel right," the 72-year-old man told ETTV television Thursday from his
"There was some sound next to me. It did not feel right shortly after takeoff. The engine did not feel right," the 72-year-old man told ETTV television Thursday from his
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