Day: July 24, 2023

9 people killed in plane crash in eastern Sudan as war reaches the 100-day mark

5:15 pm July 24, 2023

A civilian plane crashed after taking off from an airport in eastern Sudan, killing nine people, including four military personnel who were aboard the aircraft, the military said, as the conflict in the northeastern African country reached the 100-day mark on Monday with no sign of abating. The military said in a statement that a […]

Building collapse in Cameroon’s largest city claims over 30 lives, rescue operations continue

5:12 pm July 24, 2023

The death toll from a building collapse in Cameroon has more than doubled as rescue teams continue searching for survivors, authorities said Monday. At least 33 people died in a four-story building that collapsed onto a smaller one in Cameroon’s largest city of Douala early Sunday morning, said Celestine Ketcha Courtes, the housing and urban […]

Japanese novelist Seiichi Morimura, known for trilogy about wartime army unit’s atrocities, dies

5:10 pm July 24, 2023

Renowned Japanese mystery writer Seiichi Morimura, whose nonfiction trilogy “The Devil’s Gluttony” exposed human medical experiments conducted by a secret Japanese army unit during World War II, died Monday. He was 90. His official website and publisher, Kadokawa, said Morimura died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital. “Akuma no Hoshoku,” or “The Devil’s Gluttony,” which […]

Human rights group exposes atrocities in Mali: Abuses by army, suspected Russian mercenaries

5:08 pm July 24, 2023

Mali’s army together with suspected Russia-linked Wagner group mercenaries have committed summary executions, lootings, forced disappearances and other abuses, said a leading human rights group Monday. Human Rights Watch said the atrocities happened in Mali’s central region and that several dozen civilians were summarily executed or forcibly disappeared since December 2022. The human rights group […]

Nigeria tanker explosion leaves 8 people burned to death

5:06 pm July 24, 2023

A tanker exploded in Nigeria’s southern Ondo state on Monday, burning eight people to death, the road safety agency said. The tanker was carrying gasoline and exploded while the victims were trying to extract the much sought-after fuel, according to Ezekiel Sonallah, head of the Federal Road Safety Corps in Ondo. Sonallah said the driver […]