Killing of LGBTQ+ activist prompts outcry over anti-gay attacks in Kenya
Body of fashion designer and model Edwin Chiloba, 25, found stuffed in metal box by side of road, say reports Kenyan police are investigating the...
Month : January 2023
UN calls for release of jailed journalist on hunger strike in Senegal
Concerns raised over health of Pape Alé Niang, detained since 20 December on charges of revealing confidential government information Pressure is mounting on authorities in...
Legacy of Japan’s Nagakin Capsule Tower lives on in restored pods
One of Tokyo’s most famous buildings was dismantled in April due to asbestos fears. Now 23 of the capsules have been saved for posterity Tatsuyuki...
Sinaloa cartel launches violent response as Mexico recaptures El Chapo’s son
Ovidio Guzmán’s arrest on Thursday prompted heavy fighting from cartel gunmen in the city of Culiacán Mexican authorities have captured Ovidio Guzmán, a son of...
Zimbabwe court denies opposition MP pre-trial bail for fifteenth time
In an election year, critics of the ruling Zanu-PF party are claiming political persecution over the continued incarceration of Job Sikhala A Zimbabwean opposition politician...
Briton shot dead in Jamaica was victim of contract killing, police say
Jamaican police say fatal shooting of Sean Patterson, 33, was ‘contract killing that emanated from Britain’ A British man who was shot dead in Jamaica...
‘To gain respect, you need success’: the trans tycoon from Thailand who bought up Miss Universe
Anne Jakrajutatip, boss of JKN Global, recently made headlines by buying the firm behind the contest for $20m Anne Jakrajutatip, 43, has a story unlike...
Number of populist world leaders at 20-year low
After Bolsonaro’s defeat and Duterte’s departure, 1.7bn people are now living under populist rule, report says The number of populist leaders around the world has...
‘A lack of respect’: Brazil footballers fail to show up to Pelé’s funeral
Few of the country’s previous World Cup winners traveled to pay homage to the football legend Some of Brazil’s best-known footballers have faced a furious...
British man shot dead at villa in Jamaica
Sean Patterson, 33, reportedly killed by gunman while he was standing by pool at guest house in Bogue Hill A British man has been shot...
