Two US policemen have been charged with second-degree assault after they were filmed pushing a 75-year old protester to the ground, seriously injuring him. Aaron Torgalski, 39, and Robert McCabe, 32, pleaded not guilty in Buffalo, New York. They were released without bail, and face up to seven years in prison. On Thursday, they were… Continue reading Two Buffalo Policemen Charged For Shoving 75 Year Old Protester_Ada Nkong

France said its forces have killed the leader of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, in a blow to the group behind a string of deadly attacks across the troubled Sahel region. Abdelmalek Droukdel was killed on Thursday in northern Mali near the Algerian border, where the group has bases from which it has carried out… Continue reading French Troups Kill Al-Qaeda Leader Droukdel in Mali_Ada Nkong

US President Donald Trump has been condemned by his Democratic challenger Joe Biden for invoking George Floyd's name as he touted US jobs figures. Mr Trump said Mr Floyd, an unarmed black man who died in police custody in Minneapolis, is "looking down" and "saying this is a great day". Mr Biden, who has now… Continue reading Biden: Trump ‘Despicable’ For Invoking George Floyd_Ada Nkong

The death of George Floyd, a black man who died on Memorial Day after he was pinned down by a white Minnesota police officer, has sparked outrage and protests in Minneapolis and across the United States. Second-degree murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter charges have been filed against Derek Chauvin, the officer who prosecutors say held… Continue reading All Four Officers Charged in George Floyd’s Death_Ada Nkong

There was no time to lose when Cyclone Amphan began forming over the Indian Ocean in May. But shelters are not built with social distancing in mind in Bangladesh and the country faced a challenge: how to move 2.4 million people from the destructive path of the storm without delivering them into an even greater… Continue reading Fighting Cyclones And Coronavirus: The Bangladesh Story_Ada Nkong

Presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden blasted President Donald Trump and denounced “systemic racism” Monday as he sought to reignite his White House campaign after weeks of coronavirus sequestration. Biden, who had met with anti-racism protesters on Sunday, took to Twitter to express his fury at his opponent’s response to the protests that have broken… Continue reading He is Using American Military Against American People: Biden Slams Trump_

An independent autopsy on George Floyd conducted at the request of his family has concluded his cause of death was “homicide caused by asphyxia due to neck and back compression that led to a lack of blood flow to the brain.”The report by Dr. Michael Baden and Dr. Allecia Wilson concluded Floyd likely died at… Continue reading Autopsy Says George Floyd Died Due to Homicide by Asphyxiation_Ada Nkong