Nine officers from a training school in Sremska Kamenica, Croatia have been disciplined after a picture of them posing like gangster rappers was posted on Facebook.They were caught pulling classic urban gangster poses with their service handguns for a snap to celebrate the end of their course.The picture - captioned 'Local Gang' on Facebook - shows the SWAT cops in their full commando uniforms wit

Jonathan Musekiwa, an emergency taxi driver has told the Harare Civil Courts that he cannot not afford to pay US$600 for the upkeep of his four children and their mother.He was brought to court by one of his wives, Erina Mundembe who, was claiming monthly maintenance fees."I can afford US$60 for the four kids I had with her," he said. "I am a kombi driver who plies the Harare-Murehwa route where I

Students Jess, Greta, and Zach have set up their own website and Facebook page to celebrate their love of cooking vegan food in the nudeThey discovered they shared a hobby when they moved in together in Manchester.Jess, 24, and Greta, 21, became instant cooking competitors, while Zach, 24, just liked to walk around naked.They eventually decided to start nakedvegancooking.com, a website where the r

A homeless US man will soon have well over $150,000 (£98,000) after he returned an engagement ring to Sarah Darling who had accidentally dropped it in his cup earlier this month.Sarah Darling's engagement ring was found by Billy Ray Harris.Sarah Darling's fiancé set up a website seeking donations for homeless Billy Ray Harris who found Sarah's engagement ring.By Tuesday morning, more than 6,000

Dr Mohammed Kassim Al-Byati, has admitted patching up torture victims so they could be brutalised again during Saddam Hussein’s regime.Al-Byati arrived in Britain in 2000 on a six-month visitor visa, which was twice extended so he could undertake clinical attachments as a doctor.The UK Border Agency rejected a claim for asylum by Al-Byati in 2007, when he admitted he had worked for Saddam Hussei

Six armed men stormed a house and told the mourners at a night vigil to shut up.They then picked up the coffin with the body of Joseph Madlala, 54, put it in a pick up truck, and drove off.Neli Ndelu, 45, Joseph’s stepdaughter, believes her aunt is behind the body snatch.Joseph died on Valentine’s Day but Neli doesn’t even know if he has already been buried by her aunt.She told Daily Sun: â€

Wang Yue’s creations, including a cat peering from the bark, a pair of racoons, the sun setting over a lake and a red-headed bird, are proving very popular locally and online.The works were inspired by a simple stroll along the street.The 23-year-old rushed home to run her project idea past friends and family, soon grabbing her palette and brushes and setting about bringing some colour to an oth

Mathias Mbonyeya, 30, appeared before Mr Makamera Waini facing rape charges.Mbonyeya, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges and claimed that according to his own judgment the complainant was 17 in 2009 when they had their first sexual encounter which he said was by consent.However, Mbonyeya's claims that intercourse was consensual were dismissed by the complainant who told the court that he f

Reuben Mafusire, a Mutare City Council employee died due to excessive intoxication upon admission at Mutare Provincial Hospital after drinking illegal Mozambican brewed whisky, Zed.Mafusire had been rushed for resuscitation after a drinking competition with two other people.The other competitor, Thomas Makina (pictured), is lucky to be alive after he was quickly attended to and has since been disc

Ignatious Zhakata, 29, from Harare, Zimbabwe has been jailed for 12 years for raping his brother’s maid at knife pointHe denied the charge at his trial but was convicted on the strength of overwhelming evidence provided by the State.Regional magistrate Mr Clever Tsikwa sentenced Zhakata to 15 years in prison before suspending three years for five years on condition he does not commit a similar

ZIMBABWE - A 32-year-old male domestic worker has been arrested after he allegedly killed a female workmate and later raped the corpse.The woman was employed as a housemaid and she had turned down his sexual advances. The suspect, Tineyi Chigedhe, surrendered himself to the police at Muchakata police base after allegedly committing the murder and rape.The deceased woman has been identified as Emil

Commuters in the Peruvian capital Lima now have to contend with a gang of robbers – who, CNN reports, have allegedly stolen more than $46,000 since mid-January after targeting gridlocked cars.Police in Lima have filmed the brazen criminals as they reach into cars before making off with valuables.At one point in the video, a police officer fires his gun from his a car window, apparently to sca

PRETORIA - The family of the late South Africa model Reeva Steenkamp (in picture), who was gunned down by her boyfriend, Olympic and Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius on Valentine's Day have asked for privacy during what they said was "a very sad and traumatic time."According to the statement released on Monday, the family fully understands the intense media interest in the story, but said they w

A 34-year old man, Kehinde Paul Layode, 34, has been arraigned before a family court in Ikeja for allegedly abusing a three-year old girl (name withheld).The incident, which happened in Lagos, Nigeria, was reported at the Igando Police Station.The accused, if found guilty, risks spending a minimum of five years in jail under the Criminal Laws of Lagos State.According to the girl’s mother, Kehin

Michael Ayoade, 34, who was caught on CCTV following the 16-year-old, then hitting her in the side of the head from behind has been sentenced to fours years.His victim, a 16-year-old girl, incredibly escaped with just three broken teeth after she was sent crashing to the ground.Two days earlier Ayoade had carried out another random attack - this time on a female university student.Daniella Montie