Nigerian, in US, pleads guilty to global email scam, risks 20 years jail term
A Nigerian man on Tuesday pleaded guilty to taking part in email scams attempting to defraud thousands of victims around the world of millions of dollars, U.S. prosecutors said. According…
2,000 migrants drown in the Mediterranean in six months
The UN’s refugee agency has confirmed that nearly 2,000 people drowned trying to cross the Mediterranean this year. Celebrating the World Refugee Day on Tuesday, the agency released a catalogue…
Boy stabbed to death after fatal threesome
The police have confirmed that a threesome in Park Slope spiraled into a deadly attack with bats and knives after one of the participants began filming the sexcapade. The Brooklyn…
Senior Barclays bankers charged with fraud over credit crunch fundraising
Four former Barclays executives could face lengthy jail sentences after the Serious Fraud Office charged them and the bank with fraud over the way Barclays raised billions of pounds from…
‘Playboy’ son of Equatorial Guinea leader faces corruption charges in Paris
The high-living son of Equatorial Guinea’s leader, with a taste for supercars, luxury homes and bespoke suits, goes back on trial in Paris Monday on corruption charges after a six-month…
Gender friendly France elects 233 women into parliament
France voted a record number of women into parliament, election results showed on Monday, after President Emmanuel Macron’s victorious Republic on the Move (LREM) party fielded a gender-balanced candidate list….
Portugal forest fire claims 62 lives, the deadliest ever
A huge forest fire raging since Saturday in central Portugal has killed at least 62 people, the government said on Sunday, in what is possibly the deadliest-ever forest blaze in…
Another 900 migrants rescued by local guards off Libya coast
Despite the high risk and increased rate of deaths on the sea, more Africans are migrating to Europe, a harsh reminder of the hardship in their respective countries. On Friday,…
She urged her boyfriend to commit suicide via text message and he did, now she’s in jail
A teenage girl who sent a barrage of text messages to her boyfriend encouraging him to kill himself has been convicted of involuntary manslaughter. A juvenile court judge found that…
African leaders pledge to end youth migration to Europe
African governments have pledged to restore degraded land, invest in agriculture and create “green jobs” for young people in a drive to tackle youth unemployment, fight against radicalization, and stem…