[ad_1] AFPThe gold tooth was placed in this mausoleum after its return to DR Congo in 2022The gold-capped tooth of Patrice Lumumba, the Democratic Republic of Congo's independence hero, is safe and has not been stolen, his daughter has told the BBC.The news comes as a relief to a nation gripped by fear that the only remains of the country’s revered first prime minister had been swiped after his mausoleum
[ad_1] An undocumented immigrant has been found guilty of murdering nursing student Laken Riley in a case that became a flashpoint in the 2024 presidential election.Jose Antonio Ibarra, a Venezuelan, killed the 22-year-old on 22 February this year after going “hunting for females” on the University of Georgia (UGA) campus, the week-long trial heard.Ibarra’s lawyers had argued that evidence linking him to Ms Riley’s death was “circumstantial”.Ms Riley's parents, roommates
[ad_1] As people are displaced by the Israeli air strikes pounding the Beirut suburb of Dahieh, two TikTokers are filming the damage for families who have fled. Ali Baydoun and Adam Kassak post videos online documenting the scale of damage to buildings for those who have been forced to abandon their homes at short notice. Dahieh, a Hezbollah stronghold, has come under heavy fire from the Israeli force in recent
[ad_1] The US has been criticised by humanitarian organisations for deciding to supply Ukraine with landmines, as the war in eastern Europe rages on.The approval from Washington is seen as an attempt to slow down Russian troops, who have been steadily advancing into Ukraine's east in recent months.In an interview with the BBC, Human Rights Watch director Mary Wareham said the decision marked a "shocking and devastating development" for those
[ad_1] A South Carolina woman who killed her two sons 30 years ago is applying for parole on Wednesday. Susan Smith, 53, was convicted of killing her boys by strapping them into their car seats and letting the vehicle roll into a lake. The 1994 case captivated many. Now that she has spent three decades in prison she is eligible for a parole hearing. She will have a chance to
[ad_1] Alexander Nemenov/AFP/ Getty ImagesThe Vatican's Secretary of State Pietro Parolin has been the Pope's representative at the UN COP29 climate conferenceThe Vatican has blocked discussions over women’s rights at the UN climate summit following a row over gay and transgender issues, sources have told BBC News.Pope Francis’ representatives have aligned with Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iran, and Egypt to obstruct a deal which would have provided more support, including financial
[ad_1] At least 36 people have been killed and 50 others injured in Israeli air strikes on residential buildings and an industrial area in the central Syrian town of Palmyra, Syrian state media report.The Sana news agency cited a military source as saying that Israeli jets attacked from the direction of the Jordanian border to the south at around 13:30 (10:30 GMT).A UK-based monitoring group put the death toll at
[ad_1] The International Criminal Court (ICC) has sentenced the former head of the Islamic police in Mali's historic city of Timbuktu to 10 years in prison for war crimes.Prosecutors said al-Hassan ag Abdoul Aziz ag Mohamed ag Mahmoud led a "reign of terror" in the city after it was overrun in 2012 by the al-Qaeda-linked Ansar Dine group.He was found guilty in June this year of torture, overseeing public amputations
[ad_1] A woman in Thailand has been sentenced to death in the first of a string of cases in which she is accused of murdering 14 friends with cyanide.The court in Bangkok found Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn, 36, guilty of putting poison in a wealthy friend's food and drink while they were on a trip last year. Relatives of the friend refused to accept she died of natural causes and an autopsy
[ad_1] AFPIsrael’s military says its offensive in Beit Lahia and other areas of northern Gaza targets regrouping Hamas fightersPalestinians are "facing diminishing conditions for survival" in parts of northern Gaza under siege by Israeli forces because virtually no aid has been delivered in 40 days, the UN has warned.The UN said all its attempts to support the estimated 65,000 to 75,000 people in Beit Hanoun, Beit Lahia and Jabalia this
