Manning to know fate by next week

Bradley Manning will know his sentence in the coming days after his sentence hearing commenced today Wednesday. Some laws experts have alluded that the 20 charges he is convicted of may earn him close to 136 years. Manning was yesterday not found guilty of aiding the enemy but pleaded guilty to 20 other charges including larceny and espionage. the 25 year old was convicted of stealing classified information totaling 700 files among which were...

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Heat wave devastates china's provinces-Hangzhou city is hottest city in China

At least 10 people have been confirmed dead from heatstroke in Shanghai city, as china continues to experience a scotching heat wave, reports say. The elderly, children are the most hit categories of people. In china the youth tend to travel to cities leaving their elderly parents in villages with no help. the government recently passed a law forcing the children to visit and care for their parents. Nine provinces have been severely affected...

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Zimbwabe general election: I will leave if I lose says Mugabe

Zimbabweans cast their votes today Wednesday in Presidential, parliamentary and locals government elections as President Robert Mugabe battles with his Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai.  The 89, has been in power for close to 34 years and seeks to extend his ZANU FP party dominance to 38 years in Zimbabwean politics. The oldest president in Africa, Dr. Robert Matibire Karigamombe Mugabe in a rare twist has this time said he will relinquish...

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Spain train crash-The phone caused it all

It has emerged that the embattled driver of the Spanish train which derailed near Santiago de Compestela in northwestern Spain last week, killing 80 passenger pilgrims was on talking on phone, information from data recorders suggest. On Tuesday the Spanish court hearing the train crash case has announced that the 52 old was receiving instructions from his bosses while driving at double the recommended speed when the tragedy occurred. The train derailed...

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Swiss train head-on collision leaves one dead and dozens injured

Two passenger trains collided head on the evening of Monday in western Switzerland leaving several nursing wounds reports from officials say. The crash happened at 06:45 p.m. about 8 km south of Payerne in western Switzerland. One died on spot and at least 41 people were injured from with five critical cases. Information on which train suffered more causalities and exact figures about the number of passengers and the respective crews are not known....

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Pope okays homosexual orientation

Pope Francis told reporters after flying back to Vatican that the Roman Catholic Church condemns homosexuality but not homosexual orientation. The pontiff was reacting t questions raised by curious reporters who sought the stand of the Catholic Church on some contentious issues. He asked, "If a person is gay and seeks God and has good will, who I to judge him am?" He also reaffirmed that he wanted women to have a greater role Church, but ruled...

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Morsi supporters defiant

The National Defense Council, warned on Sunday of what they called "firm and decisive" action against protesters who go on rampage. The council warned demonstrators of serious consequences if they went near any military installations. Mr. Mohamed Ibrahim the interior minister, has also repeatedly echoed his warning that the brotherhood would be dispersed "soon".   Protesters have however, defied council’s order and moved towards the military...

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Large funeral to be held for Spain train victims

remains of the train A large funeral service will be held in the city of Santiago de Compostela near the site of the train crash. Several dignitaries will attend including the Prime minster Marian Rajoy and members of the royal family. Three days of national mourning were declared after the crash and the funeral service will be the climax of the period. Several other services are expected in the US and Canada which had their folks on board. The...

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Testicular cancer under control in UK and US

According to figures released by charity Cancer Research UK, survival rates of men having testicular cancer was at 96% a 28% increase from the 70s to 2009.   The organization is now directing attention to the remaining 4% according to sources. The significant reduction in the mortality rates could be explained by changes in treatment and awareness of testicular cancer according to experts. The 4% either report the disease late or present...

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Pope closed week-long world youth celebrations in Brazil

Pope Francis has closed the Catholic world youth celebrations on Copacabana beach in Brazil, with a call for faithful to get out of church and serve. The pontiff made his first foreign trip since becoming pope, amid reports of dwindling numbers of professed Catholics in Brazil from 90 to 65%. More than 3 million people are estimated to have participated physically for the service on Copacabana beach in the city of Rio de Janeiro. The festivities...

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Scores die in bus accident in Italy

A bus carrying pilgrims hit several cars before going off a bridge and smashing and toppling down about 100 feet a slope in Campania region near the town of Avellino in Italy.  The coach was carrying pilgrims back to Napel from a catholic shrine the Padre Pio shrine in San Giovanni Rotondo, over the weekend when the tragedy happened. Reports indicate that several people have died while at least 12 people have been hospitalized with serious...

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2011 Jailbreak Charges labeled against Morsi

A judicial statement on Morsi’s detention has been formerly released following over a month since he was ousted from power. The former president is accused of having connived with Hamas militants, the Palestinian Army and Hezbollah to launch attacks on the country’s prison in 2011 freeing prisoners including Brotherhood leaders like him. Together with other Muslim brotherhood members they are accused of premeditated killing of police officers,...

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More than 50 suspected Mafias arrested in Italy

The Italian police launched an operation to root out mafias near in Ostia a costal suburb near Rome and in the Southern Calabria region which are hotspots for mafia crime. Backed by a helicopter, dog units and patrol boats about 500 police officers mounted the search. Three organized crime clans are being targeted which include; Fasciani, Triassi and D'Agati clans. The trio are said to be dominating organized crime for years. The activities of...

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Spain is in mourning over the death of 80 people killed in a high-speed train crash on Wednesday.

Spain has declared three days of national mourning over the tragic train accident which claimed up to 80 people near Santiago de Compostela station at 08:41 p.m. local time (18:41 GMT) on Wednesday. The accident is said to be one of its worst ever rail disasters. At least 130 people were taken to hospital after the accident, and 95 are still being treated, health officials say. Reports say the tragedy involved many nationalities including Americans...

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Pope opens Catholic World Youth Day in “Favela”

Pope Francis driving around Copacabana Pope Francis has officiated the opening of the greeting ceremony for Catholic World Youth Day in Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on his fourth day tour. The pontiff who arrived by chopper, was driven in a Popemobile along the beach making several stopovers to greet the jubilant crowds. Pilgrims traveled from far and from neighboring countries to have the blessings from the head of the Catholic...

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Pope appeals to Latin America not to legalize drug

The pontiff on his third day in Brazil has appealed to Latinos not to adopt plans geared at legalizing the use of illegal drugs. Pope Francis has said that during the inauguration of a clinic for drug addicts in Rio de Janeiro. “The roots of drug abuse should be tackled”, he said. The popes’ appeal comes ahead of Uruguay’s adoption of the legal sale of marijuana, with other countries thinking similar liberalization. Earlier the pontiff sung...

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US overtaken by Mexico and Arab states in having most obese people

The United States has been overtaken by Mexico as nation with most ponderous people according to U.N reports. The U.S dropped few places below Mexico and gulf rich states like Kuwait and Saudi.   Increase in size is a characteristic of a well to do nation. As countries develop, one unfortunate side effect is that their people also tend grow fatter. Scientists proved that here is a correlation between a country’s income increase and animal...

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Cancer linked to family history scientists say

A study on 23,000 people in Italy and Switzerland has discovered that having cancer in a family increases the chances of developing not only the same cancer but other types as well. In the study it was found that for each of 13 cancers, close relatives had an increased risk of the same disease. There was strong evidence that a family history of one cancer could significantly raise the risk of other cancer types. The research, published in the journal Annals...

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