[caption id="attachment_5108" align="alignleft" width="300"] A protestor gestures towards the riot police in Baltimore, Maryland, on April 27, 2015 (AFP Photo/Brendan Smialowski)[/caption] Baltimore (AFP) - Thousands of police and National Guard troopers were ordered to back up beleaguered officers in Baltimore on Tuesday after riots triggered by...
[caption id="attachment_5105" align="alignleft" width="300"] A soldier from Niger patrols in Malam Fatori, in northeast Nigeria, which was retaken from Islamist Boko Haram militants by troops from neighbouring Chad and Niger, on April 3, 2015 (AFP Photo/Philippe Desmazes)[/caption] Kano (Nigeria) (AFP) - Boko Haram gunmen massacred residents...
Comedian Bill Cosby, who in recent months has been mired in numerous accusations of sexual assault, once again found himself in the line of fire on Thursday as three more alleged victims came forward. The trio of women told their stories at the office of attorney...
SRINAGAR, India (AFP) – A court in Indian-administered Kashmir sentenced four men to death Friday after they were convicted of the rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl which sparked protests across the region. The four convicts, including two locals and two migrant labourers from West...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – A Michigan woman has been sentenced to three to seven years in prison for opening fire at a McDonald's restaurant after workers twice failed to put bacon on her burgers. Authorities say 30-year-old Shaneka Torres became angry in February 2014 when the...