Police make arrest in Garland 7-Eleven clerk slaying
Police announced Wednesday night that they have taken a person of interest into custody in the murder of a 7-Eleven clerk. Colten Jon Moore, 18, has been charged with capital murder in the death of Yosef Tulu. The arrest came after police executed a search warrant at Moore’s address in the 2900 block of Creek […]
Read More →South Sudan Peace Deal Unsigned as Rebels Seek Detainee Release
By William Davison and Mading Ngor An accord to halt fighting in South Sudan hasn’t been signed because rebels are demanding the release of leading opponents detained by the government before they agree to a truce. “We’ve agreed on a cessation document but rebels are reluctant to sign it,†South Sudanese Information Minister Michael Makuei […]
Read More →Clerk Found Dead At Garland 7-Eleven Store
Stephanie Lucero Stephanie is an Emmy Award winning veteran reporter for CBS 11 N… Read More GARLAND (CBSDFW.COM) –Â Police in Garland are investigating the death of a clerk at a 7-Eleven convenience store. The scene is located at the corner of Pleasant Valley Road and Firewheel Parkway, in the northeast part of the city. Garland […]
Read More →‘I was playing outside when my mother told me I would marry. My life was ruined’: Ethiopian child bride, forced into marriage at 10, pregnant at 13 and widowed by 14, on the moment her world changed forever
 source daily mail Alemtsahye Gebrekidan was 10 when she married a boy of 16 She later became pregnant and gave birth to her son at the age of 13 Her husband was killed fighting in Ethiopia’s civil war when she was 14 Now 38, she lives in London and campaigns against child marriage By RUTH STYLES […]
Read More →There’s something weird about the Nelson Mandela statue in Pretoria
And South Africans are now debating whether or not to fix it.  (Screengrab) Nelson Mandela may no longer be living, but that hasn’t stopped the man from making history. This week, a very small bronze rabbit was discovered inside the ear of the Mandela statue outside the Union Buildings in Pretoria. The tiny rabbit […]
Read More →Watch out for the Wolf! Lupita Nyong’o gets a kiss from Hollywood heavyweight Leonardo DiCaprio at the Producers Guild Awards By SARAH BULL
She’s been the toast of the awards season so far, picking up prize after prize for her role in 12 Years A Slave. And on Sunday night, Lupita Nyong’o got yet another seal of approval as Hollywood heavyweight Leonardo DiCaprio stopped to give the Kenyan actress a kiss on the red carpet at the Producers’ […]
Read More →Luxury and farce but no progress at South Sudan peace talks
 By Will Davison, Correspondent / Sheraton Addis, the palatial Ethiopian hotel that is hosting talks on the conflict inSouth Sudan, feels somewhat like an oasis. Nestled beneath the sprawling residence ofEthiopia’s prime minister and near Emperor Haile Selassie’s Jubilee Palace, it monopolizes a neighborhood in the heart ofAddis Ababa, a capital city experiencing a […]
Read More →Nigerian scammer uses Christian dating website to defraud woman of $500,000
CALIFORNIAN police are on the lookout for a Nigerian fraudster who used the Christian website www.ChristianMingle.com to fleece an American woman of $500,000 using the pseudo name David Holmes claiming he was an Irish citizen. Â In a ruthless exploitation of love, the Nigerian scammer hooked up with the 66-year old woman online falsely claiming […]
Read More →Bauchi Sharia court carries out first punishment under Nigeria’s new anti-gay laws –
NIGERIAN authorities have meted out the first punishment to a gay man under new anti-homosexual regulations that came into effect earlier this month after President Goodluck Jonathan signed the Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Bill into law. Â Defying global pressure, President Jonathan signed the Draconian bill into law earlier this month despite human rights bodies […]
Read More →Terrorism: Army Declares Commitment to Train Officers for Asymmetrical Warfare
Soldiers in combat ready outfit •Partners US on counter-terrorism Senator Iroegbu The Nigerian Army as part of its efforts at transforming into a force better able to tackle the contemporary security challenges, has declared its commitment towards sustained training of its officers on asymmetrical warfare. The Chief of Transformation and Innovation Maj-Gen Ibrahim Sani, […]
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