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The men confessed to the murder, saying they kidnapped the American for ransom but did not mean to kill him. A demonstrator holds an Iraqi flag [File: Thaier al-Sudani/Reuters] SOURCE: AL JAZEERA AND NEWS AGENCIES An Iranian man and four Iraqis were given life in prison for the 2022 killing of US citizen Stephen Troell in Baghdad. An Iraqi court sentenced ...

Image caption, Joe Biggs (right) with Enrique Tarrio at a rally in 2019 By Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, Washington A leader of the far-right Proud Boys has been sentenced to 17 years in prison, one of the longest terms yet handed out over the US Capitol riot. US Army veteran Joe Biggs, 38, was an instigator of the storming of ...

By Antoinette Radford BBC News At least 64 people have died after a fire broke out in a building in Johannesburg, South African authorities say. More than 40 others are injured. Johannesburg officials say it is unclear what sparked the blaze at the five-storey building in the city centre.  A spokesman for the emergency services, Robert Mulaudzi, told the BBC ...

By George Wright & Kathryn ArmstrongBBC News Image caption, Ali Bongo was declared the winner of Saturday’s election, which the opposition argued was fraudulent Army officers have appeared on national television in Gabon to say they have taken power.  They said they were annulling the results of Saturday’s election, in which President Ali Bongo was declared the winner.  The electoral commission ...

Image caption, Uganda has resisted pressure from donors to drop the Anti-Homosexuality Act that became law in May https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-66645740 A man in Uganda faces the death penalty after being charged with “aggravated homosexuality”. His lawyer told Reuters the 20-year-old was the first to be prosecuted for the offence under tough new anti-LGBTQ legislation signed into law in May. According to the ...

www.surewordpowerchapel.org From a humble beginning in 2015, and under the leadership of God’s Servant Apostle Israel Nyarko, PhD, Sureword Power Chapel is celebrating 8 years of God’s goodness to win souls, impact generations and build an army of men and women for His Kingdom.  Seven activities have been lined up to mark the anniversary from August 29, 2023 to Sunday, September ...

Image caption, A grainy image from Kabul airport as the female students setting off for Dubai queued to go through security By Noor Gul Shafaq BBC Afghan “After the Taliban shut universities for women, my only hope was to get a scholarship which would help me study abroad,” says 20-year-old Afghan student Natkai. Natkai’s name has been changed for her own ...

By Alex Binley BBC News A gunman killed three black people in a racially motivated attack then killed himself in Jacksonville, Florida, the city’s sheriff said. The man, described as white and in his early 20s, entered a Dollar General store and opened fire, triggering a standoff with police. Sheriff T K Waters said two men and a woman were ...

Ana says she is still starstruck after experiencing zero-gravity in space By Pete Allison & Riyah Collins BBC Newsbeat “Being in space and seeing the Earth with your own eyes is such a peaceful and loving experience.” Two weeks ago, 18-year-old Ana Mayers was experiencing zero gravity in space. Oh and she went with her mum. The pair, along with ...

By Bright Suzy Salitsi A project called “After School Fashion Design and Technology” was launched in Ho on August 21, 2023 by the Osbrain Cares Foundation, a non-governmental organization dedicated to uplifting adolescent girls, vulnerable communities, and young mothers. Beginning October 2023, the first session of the “After School Fashion Design & Technology” project will include roughly 300 students between ...