Wednesday,  ceramicist Manos Nathan died at the age of 67 at his home. Manos Nathan died after a 10-month struggle with leukemia. Manos Nathan remains will lie at Taita Marae, Mamaranui, Northland. He is survived by wife Alison, four children and one grandchild. Ceramicist Manos Nathan was a New Zealand ceramicist of Te Roroa, Ngāti […]

Seaplane crashed into a mountainside in the Bergeronnes area of Quebec, Sunday, British family killed. British family killed was identified as Fiona Hewitt, 52, her husband Richard, 50, and children 14-year-old Harry and 17- year-old Felicity died in the crash, the Quebec Coroner’s Office said. The British family were on a special holiday when they […]

The United States to send F-22 fighter jets to Europe as part of efforts to support eastern European members of the NATO allies against Russian military aggression. U.S. Air Force will soon dispatch its most advanced warplanes, the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor stealth fighter jet, to Europe in a show of solidarity with allies that have concerns […]

Tuesday, French President Francois Hollande said that the “neutralisation” of Syria President Bashar al-Assad was a pre-condition to resolving the crisis in the war-torn country. Syria President Bashar al-Assad, has said he is confident he has the continuing support of key allies Iran and Russia. French President Francois Hollande laid out three conditions for resolving […]

Two children including a six-month-old baby and police officer killed in a shooting at Roma camp. A gun attack killed three members of the same family in Roma camp, Tuesday. The incident happened after gunman open fire on a Roma traveller camp in northern France, six month old baby was among the said victim of […]

Tuesday, Russian court found Ukraine director Oleg Sentsov guilty of plotting terrorist acts in Crimea. Three judges took 20 minutes to hand down the 20-year sentence of Ukraine director Oleg Sentsov. The case is being heard in a military court in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don. Ukraine director Oleg Sentsov and fellow Ukrainian co-defendant Alexander […]

German Chancellor looking forward to visit refugee centre, hit by violent protests. Angela Merkel, a 61 year-old German Chancellor since 2005 and a former research scientist will visit Heidenau, in Saxony, Wednesday. With intention to meet police, volunteers and refugees at the emergency shelter in a disused DIY store. Authorities believed that planned shelter for […]

Islamic State militants destroyed the ancient temple of Baal Shamin in the City of Palmyra in Syria with large quantities of explosives. “Daesh placed a large quantity of explosives in the temple of Baal Shamin … and then blew it up causing much damage to the temple.” said Maamoun Abdulkarim, Syria’s director-general of antiquities and museums. […]