The entire township of Baga, a border town in Borno state, Nigeria was razed down at the weekend as a Nigeria-led multinational force and suspected members of Boko Haram engaged in a shootout that left no fewer than 185 persons dead, officials said.The level of destruction and loss of lives, according to a source, remains one of the most unprecedented since the insurgency by the Islamic sect comm

A 19-year-old woman has been left with two young babies, a life of poverty and a broken heart.She was 16 when she met the 35-year-old man who promised her a big house, cars and money.After he made her pregnant the first time, he chased her away from the rented room they shared for three years in a village near Naas in Mpumalanga.The woman raised the child with the help of her mother and she was al

The two girls and a boy were taken to hospital after smoking the cannabis-like drug at a house in Blyth, Northumberland, UK on Saturday evening.All three are said to be in a stable condition but Northumbria police are investigating how the 15-year-olds got hold of the drug, a variant of a banned legal high.Superintendent Alan Veitch said: 'We want people to be aware of the dangers of  taking

While some people leave their jobs because they become tired of fat cats getting all the cream, an ingenious Border Force agency has decided to let them have their cake and eat by sending his bosses a resignation dessert.Chris Holmes had grown so tired of the 9 to 5 slog at Stansted airport that he decided to quit in spectacular fashion, celebrating his 31st birthday and new-found freedom in style

A 66-year-old woman from Chiredzi, Zimbabwe allegedly committed suicide because her polygamous husband 'starved' her of conjugal rights for a long time, police confirmed.Masvingo provincial police spokesperson Inspector Peter Zhanero said police were investigating the case.He identified the deceased as Muhlava Muhlabiza of Chigalo Village.On the day in question Muhlabiza and Selena Mashava (64) wh

A 72-YEAR old man from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe raped his grand-daughter, now 8, for more than a year and collected her blood for suspected ritual purposes.The attacks are said to have occurred while the mother, who is a prostitute was out clubbing.Recounting the horrific abuse when the trial opened at the Bulawayo magistrate's courts on Friday, the girl said the attacks took place between 2011 and las

Dedicated reporter Chen Ying didn't let her wedding day get in the way of reporting a major news story. She was having her make-up put on at a photographic studio just before her ceremony when a devastating 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck the city of Ya'an.After a quick call back to the office she met her cameraman and started doing a live piece to camera.'I am standing at the Holiday Plaza. Fifte

Seven members of an Epworth, Zimbabwe, family are battling for life after a jilted lover allegedly set their house on fire while they were asleep early yesterday morning. National police spokesman Chief Superintendent Paul Nyathi identified the suspected arson victims as Lorraine Mutetwa, her daughters ranging from 8 to 17 in age.  Chief Supt Nyathi said police suspect that Mutetwa's boyfrien

An Egyptian man who ventured online to watch his first adult film, was shocked to see that the leading lady was his own wife.The man, who is identified only as Ramadan, began watching the film in an internet cafe and instantly collapsed in disbelief after spotting his wife on the screen.Once he had come round from his initial surprise he saw that she was in 11 different films and rushed home to

At least 20 families were left homeless on Saturday when a fire destroyed 20 shacks at an informal settlement in Coronationville, west of Johannesburg, South Africa, SABC News reported.The cause of the fire is still unknown, but it was suspected that an unattended paraffin stove may have sparked the fire, spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi said.The fire started at 17:00 and no injuries were reported.

A girl aged four is Britain's youngest-known iPad addict.The pre-school child is so obsessed with playing games on the tablet computer that she is having psychiatric ­treatment for compulsive behaviour.Her parents enrolled her for therapy earlier this year after claiming she was inconsolable whenever it was taken away.The case comes just days after a survey revealed that more than half of parents

As the authorities hunted for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, attention focused on the 19-year-old's social media accounts for clues about his life and potential motivation for allegedly setting the bombs.Friends of Tsarnaev confirmed he was an active Twitter user, firing off messages under the handle @J_tsar.A tweet one week prior to the blasts may have offered cryptic hints at what was to come: "If you have

A 40-year-old Indian woman, apparently illiterate, was beaten, raped and given out-of-date food and passed between three middle-class families as a slave for many years in Britain.The woman made desperate pleas for help to Hertfordshire police as well as charities and other state agencies. But when police officers spoke to her, one of her "powerful and well-connected abusers" was used as an interp

Unidentified students at Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, Nigeria on Thursday night, fatally stabbed a senior lecturer "Anthony Abimaje" during a riot.An eye witness said the lecturer, who was on his way to pick his wife and daughter who sells provision at the school centre, came to the scene of the riot when the incident happened.Investigations revealed that Amebija was a strict lecturer who refus

The lorry-surfing boy has been reported to police by his own parents.Titchhiker Sonny Wilson, 12 – who has been suspended from school – stunned drivers when he jumped on the back of a truck as it moved off.Dad David fumed: "When I saw the footage I didn't even let it go all the way through before I was on the phone to the police. It was a stupid prank."Sonny, who now faces a grilling from poli