Category: Foreign

Kim Kardashian Poses Nude For New Art Book

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Mother of two, Kim Kardashian has become quite proficient at breaking the internet. This is thanks to her long list of scantily-clad photos and titillating selfies. Kimberly Kardashian West is an American reality television personality, socialite, actress, businesswoman and model. The 36-year-old wife of Kanye West has taken things to new heights, quite literally. The latest shot she has released sees her posing completely in the nude while balancing on the branches of a tree. Kim took to her Instagram account on Tuesday to show the seductive black-and-white photo. The…

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Rooney arrested for drunk driving in another woman’s car, pregnant wife ‘plans to walk away’

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Wayne Rooney has been arrested and charged for drunk driving after he was found driving another woman’s car intoxicated. His pregnant wife of nine years, Coleen, was on holiday abroad with their three sons. Wayne is reported to have “kissed and cuddled” single mother Laura Simpson, who has since suggested that she would have “spent the night” with Wayne had it not been for his arrest. Now Wayne is said to be scared that his marriage is over, with sources close to him claiming that Coleen believes that this latest scandal is…

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Presidential poll annulment: Kenya media hail ‘bombshell’ court ruling

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The annulment of last month’s presidential poll in Kenya by the Kenyan Supreme court has been praised by Kenya’s press. The Supreme Court decision has been described as a hard-fought victory for the rule of law, and sign of a maturing democracy. Pointing to widespread irregularities in the electronic transmission of vote results, Chief Justice David Maraga declared President Uhuru Kenyatta’s victory “invalid, null and void”. The unexpected ruling in favour of opposition leader Raila Odinga stunned the nation. The Saturday Standard headlined its front page “Maraga Thunder”, while the…

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Half-blind man arraigned for watching child pornography

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Despite the fact that he’s actually blind, a 44-year old British man has been arraigned for watching the “worst variety” of child pornography. Andrew Shaw whose wife is also blind in support of her husband were helped into the Blackpool Magistrates Court by their guide dogs. According to the Blackpool Gazette, Shaw faces three counts of possessing 71 obscene images of children on his computer. Twelve of the images are alleged to be of the worst variety. His lawyer Allan Cobain said: “This is an unusual case as my client is registered…

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Chinese writer arrested for murder 22 years after

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53-year-old author, Liu Yongbiao, has been arrested last week at his home in neighbouring Anhui province in connection with a quadruple-homicide that took place more than two decades ago. The award-winning Chinese crime writer committed the crime 22 years ago. Police in eastern Zhejiang province tried to crack the cold case of how a family ended up dead in the guesthouse they ran. They filled stacks upon stacks of notepads with possible suspects and leads, only to learn earlier this month that the answer may have been hiding in plain…

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Deadpool 2: Stuntwoman killed on set in Canada

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Vancouver police have confirmed that a stuntwoman was killed on Monday on the set of Deadpool 2 in Vancouver while filming a motorcycle stunt for the much-anticipated sequel to Marvel Comic’s anti-superhero blockbuster. “Vancouver Police can confirm that a female stunt driver has died on the set of Deadpool during a stunt on a motorcycle,” police said in a statement. Images posted in local newspapers showed police taping off a black Ducati motorcycle sitting on its side next to a smashed officer tower window in downtown Vancouver. Actress Zazie Beetz,…

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Sierra-Leone Mudslide kills over 300 people

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The outskirts of Sierra-Leone’s capital Freetown was hit by mudslide on Monday killing more than 300 people and sweeping away homes. The Red Cross said at least 205 bodies had been taken to the central morgue in Freetown. Police and military personnel were at the scene in the mountain town of Regent searching for people trapped in the debris. The death toll is expected to rise as more bodies are recovered, Red Cross spokesman Abu Bakarr Tarawallie said. Vice President Victor Foh said at the scene: “It is likely that…

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Russian Billionaire Abrahamovic, Wife, Announce Divorce

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Russian tycoon Roman Abramovich and his wife, arts figure Dasha Zhukova have announced their impending divorce. 50-year-old Abramovich and 36-year-old Zhukova said in a joint statement Monday they “made the difficult decision to separate” after ten years together. Abramovich and Zhukova have two children and together founded the Garage, Russia’s most prominent modern museum of modern art. The two said in the statement that that they remain “close friends, parents, and partners” and will continue to work together on Garage and the New Holland Island cultural hub in St. Petersburg.…

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Japan Marks 72 Years Since Hiroshima Atomic Bomb

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Japan on Sunday marked 72 years since the world ’s first nuclear attack on Hiroshima, with the nation ’s traditional contradictions over atomic weapons again coming into focus . The anniversary came after Japan sided last month with nuclear powers Britain , France and the US to dismiss a UN treaty banning atomic weapons, which was rejected by critics for ignoring the reality of security threats such as North Korea . Japan is the only country to have suffered atomic attacks, in 1945 . Prime Minister Shinzo Abe , speaking…

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Foetus-in-foetus: Baby born ‘pregnant’ with his twin brother in India

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A 19-year-old woman has given birth to a baby in India “pregnant” with his half-formed twin in a rare case that has astonished the medical fraternity in the country. Radiologist Bhavna Thorat said some mass with the presence of bones was discovered early July in the then foetus’ abdomen during a routine scan of the 19-year-old pregnant mother. “In the post-natal scans, we spotted another half-formed baby with a brain, arm and legs in a foetal sac in the baby’s abdomen. “The mother had conceived twins, but here a twin…

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