Erika Soloman, an arts graduate from Harvard Univeristy, the Middle East Financial Times Correspondent, since 2014, has won the One World Award for International journalist of the year for her reports on the financing of Islamist group Isis. Erika won her award her brave investigative journalism.
Jo Cox, Labour MP for Batley and Spen, was shot and stabbed in a “horrific brutal” assault in her constituency and was left bleeding on the ground after the attack in Birstall, West Yorkshire. A man was arrested nearby. Tributes flooded in from politicians including David Cameron, Jeremy Corbyn and US Secretary of State John…
17 people have been left injured after a bus crashed into a shop near the junction of Harlesden High Street and Wendover Road, at about 14:00BST, in Harlesden, North West London. Three people were seriously injured while 14 sustained minor injuries according to London Ambulance Service. London Fire Brigade said they rescued 20 people out…
United Nations commemorated its first UN General Assembly resolution 70 years ago calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons, on May 3, 2016. 11 artists were honoured by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moom, General Assembly President Mogens Lykketoft and Hollywood actor as well as UN Messenger of Peace Michael Douglas f abd 22-year old Anjali…
The e-ticketing portal Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation ( IRCTC), India’s largest e-commerce website hacked and personal data of 10million customers is feared to have been stolen from the server. Customers provide details of their Pan Car numbers while filling up online reservation forms. “Someone can create a forged documents on the basis of…
A raging wild forest fire in the northern Alberta Dilsands city of Fort McMurray, that have already torched 1600 homes and other buildings, prompted evacuation of 80, 000 residents. Scott Long of Alberta Emergency Management said “ The situation in Fort McMurray is not stable. It is unstable.” In Rural Municipality of Wood Buffalo, the…
A blaze which started on the sixth floor of the National Museum of Natural History in the early hours of Tuesday 26th April 2016, spread rapidly to the entire seven floors, as more than 35 fire engines were called to tackle the fire. Six firemen were injured. Large plumes of smoke emanating from the top…
Thrissur Pooram revellers at the Sree Vadakkunnathan Temple on Sunday cheered elephants of both Thrivambady and Paramekkavu sides stood face-to-face, with men on top unfurling colourful decorative parasols on a two-hour-long parade from southern entrance to the western entrance. A team of elephants, with their mahouts, was ready for the grand finale in the…
240 people are confirmed dead after a powerful earthquake 7.8 magnitude hit Ecuador, early on Saturday evening. Over 500 people are injure in the quake which was felt across the country. Severe damages are reported with a bridge collapsing as far south as Guayaquil about 300 km (190 miles) away, as entire towns are flattened.…
A powerful earthquake with a 7.3 magnitude had triggered by a small eruption of the Mt Aso volcano on Kyushu, barely 24 hours after a small quake which killed nine people in the same region.The earthquake topple buildings and shredded structures into piles of debris. According to Chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga, at least 23…