Hong Kong taxi driver, 52, dies after passing out at the wheel and crashing into kerb A middle-aged cabbie died after passing out behind the wheel and hitting a kerb while driving along a busy interchange in Hong Kong on Wednesday, although fortunately no passengers were inside the vehicle at the time. Police said the … Read more
A man was shot dead on Monday after voting in Chad’s presidential election by an attacker who did not have an electoral card and had been barred from voting, electoral officials told Agence France-Presse. The unknown gunman opened fire indiscriminately, hitting a 65-year-old who had just cast his ballot in Moundou, said Ousmane Houzibe, head … Read more
Clashes broke out on Wednesday at pro-Palestinian demonstrations on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), as dozens of universities around the United States struggle to contain similar protests. CNN reported that the clashes erupted just before dawn between rival pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli groups. “At the request of UCLA, due to multiple … Read more
In Kolda District, 670kms away from Dakar, Senegal’s capital, voting began in earnest as early as 8.10am as large number of people turned out to cast their votes for their candidates. A large proportion of the voters are women who tend to arrive in groups, some backing their children and discussing animatedly amongst themselves. The … Read more
