Burkina Faso General’s Abducted Daughter Freed
General Djibril Bassole’s daughter Yasmine, who was kidnapped in the capital along with her brother and a cousin in September 2024, was freed Monday night by masked men, family and friends told AFP.
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Nigerian Police say 10 people Kidnapped in Country’s West
The state police commissioner said the attackers were herders who had “shot sporadically” during the Monday night raid on the village of Isapa, which neighbours another village where 35 people were kidnapped just a week before.
Thailand Floods Kill 13, Leaving People Stranded and Roads Submerged
Torrential rains since late last week inundated the tourist hub of Hat Yai and the southern region, killing 13 people in four flood-hit provinces, the department of disaster prevention and mitigation said.
Ethiopian Volcano Erupts After 12,000-year Dormancy
A volcano in Ethiopia’s northeastern region erupted for the first time in nearly 12,000 years, sending thick plumes of smoke up to 14 kilometres (nine miles) into the sky, the Toulouse Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre (VAAC) said.
Barca to Make Long-Awaited Camp Nou Return on November 22
Since the stadium closed at the end of the 2022/23 season, the Catalan giants have been forced to play elsewhere, mainly at the Olympic Stadium on the city’s Montjuic hill.
BBC ‘Determined to Fight’ Trump Defamation Case: Chairman
The BBC apologised last week for giving the impression in a documentary that Trump had directly urged “violent action” just before the assault on the US Capitol by his supporters on January 6, 2021.
Ethiopia Reports Three Marburg Virus Deaths
The outbreak — the first ever recorded in Ethiopia — was confirmed in the city of Jinka, about 430 kilometres (211 miles) southwest of capital Addis Ababa, and a few hundred kilometres from South Sudan and Kenya’s borders.
Bangladesh Ex-PM Sentenced to Death for Crimes Against Humanity
Hasina, 78, defied court orders that she return from India to attend her trial about whether she ordered a deadly crackdown against a student-led uprising that ousted her.
Mushroom Material Takes on Plastic Packaging at Belgian Start-Up
On a gleaming new production line in Brussels, Julien Jacquet shows off a row of milky-white soap bar wrappers — made by what is billed as Europe’s first factory for mushroom-based packaging.
Stampede at Ghana army recruitment event kills 6, wounds 22
At least six people were crushed to death on Wednesday after a crowd of job seekers surged through stadium gates during a military recruitment event in the Ghanaian capital Accra, the army said.
