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Sunday, January 12, 2025

GANGSTERS’ PARADISE  – inside the hellish prison where Nelson Mandela was held

*  Exclusive CNN Report by David Mckenzie (Pollsmoor Prison, Cape Town, South Africa):  Before we even see the cell, we can smell it. It's the suffocating...

10 days before teams land for World T20 – tickets on hold

The host (BCCI) is responsible for ticketing and pricing but the delay over final venues has put the board in a tough spot   (INDIAN EXPRESS)...

Boxing champion sparks fury after homophobic remark – apologises for saying gay people...

(CNN) - Eight-time world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao has apologised after sparking outrage in the Philippines by saying gay people are "worse than animals."  The...

At least 100 bodies found in sewer system under Colombian prison – CNN

CNN is reporting that Colombian authorities are investigating the disappearance and dismemberment of at least 100 people whose bodies were allegedly thrown into a...

‘Truck bomb’ slaughter…at least 28 dead in Turkish capital explosion, BBC reports

A large explosion in the Turkish capital, Ankara, has left at least 28 people dead and 61 injured, Turkish officials have said. According to a...

Former UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali dies at 93

Boutros Boutros-Ghali, veteran Egyptian diplomat and the first United Nations Secretary-General from Africa, passed away today at the age of 93. He is being...

Succession fight begins after U.S. Supreme Court Justice Scalia’s death

U.S. Republican lawmakers and presidential candidates hardened their positions on Sunday on blocking a move by President Barack Obama to fill the Supreme Court...

Syria conflict: Two hospitals hit in new air strikes

Two hospitals have been hit in new air strikes in northern Syria, medics and witnesses say, causing a number of deaths and injuries. In Azaz...

SAS sniper bullet decapitates ‘ISIS executioner’ – while he teaches terror recruits how to...

Terrorist recruits were stunned when the sniper took the terror chief's head off from 1,200 metres away, it has been claimed (UK MIRROR) - A...

Cuba returns to the U.S. ‘wrongly shipped’ Hellfire missile

(BBC) - Cuba returned to the United States an inert Hellfire missile that had been wrongly shipped to Havana in June 2014. The missile, which...

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