WRITTEN BY KALAHAN DENG What kind of a man that shots and kills a fire-fighter, a doctor, a teacher,or a paramedic who responses in order to safe someone’s life? But what is going on with gun violence in America is beyond our comprehension at this juncture. A fire-fighter was shot dead and a second one seriously injured while responding to a ...

EDITED BY KALAHAN DENG Heavy rains were expected through Sunday after Japan’s Kyushu region was struck by twin earthquakes, hampering the search for survivors and forcing nervous residents into crowded evacuation centres. At least 32 people have died in the latest Kyushu earthquake, according to Kumamoto Prefecture’s disaster management office. The magnitude-7.0 quake hit early Saturday. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ...

WRITTEN BY KALAHAN DENG Welcome to Albania. The small Muslim majority nation in the Balkans, a region that until recently was synonymous with political turbulence, is a model of inter-religious coexistence. And it is also one of the most pro-American countries on Earth. How did that happen? The answer contains important lessons for America on the global stage. Walk around ...

WRITTEN BY KALAHAN DENG   In February 2016, 16-year-old Zara John , who was freed from Boko Haram was interviewed by the Nigerian military in March 2015. She said how much she relished her life with the Islamist militant commander to whom she was married off while in captivity for about a year, how he had taken care of her and ...

WRITTEN BY KALAHAN DENG The Vatican confirmed that the Pope is returning home with dozen Muslims refugees families who were in detention centre in Lesbos, Greece. The Catholics Pope set a perfect example by taking with him to Vatican 3 Muslim families who lost hope of being deported back to Turkey. Further, Pope signed a declaration calling the international community ...

Edited by Nelly T. A US official describes two Russian warplanes with no visible weaponry flying simulated attack passes on Tuesday as one of the most aggressive interactions in recent memory. The repeated flights by the Sukhoi SU-24 warplanes took place near a US guided missile destroyer in the Baltic Sea and were so close they created wake in the ...

WRITTEN BY EDITOR KALAHAN DENG Is this a new low or desperate attempt of establishing an Islamic State in northern Nigeria by BOKO HARAM?  It is a terrifying reality in northern Nigeria, Cameroon, Niger, and Chad. Young girls and boys becoming BOKO HARAM deadest weapons against their communities. According to the UNICEF latest report, 1 in 5 suicide bomber used ...

Edited by Nelly T. Egypt’s rejection of Italy’s request to hand over phone records of mobile subscribers in a Cairo district where Italian doctoral student Giulio Regeni lived before he was abducted, tortured and killed did not please Italian authorities who demanded full transparency of the investigation many times before. The request was denied again on Tuesday when Foreign Minister ...

WRITTEN BY KALAHAN DENG China and Nigeria has been in diplomatic ties for 45 years and China is winning a lot of Africans countries to its side everyday. President Muhammadu Buhari  left Abuja on Sunday to make a four-day state visit to China – The trip is aimed at strengthening of diplomatic, trade and economic relations between China and Nigeria.  President ...

WRITTEN BY KALAHAN DENG The party defeat in the last federal election in Canada created instability within the NDP . This led delegates at a party gathering in Edmonton,Calgary,Canada voted 52 per cent for a convention to choose a new leader. Mulcair said he would step aside as head of the party, but not until a replacement is named.