A patron who was present as 21 young people mysteriously died at a local nightclub in the early hours of Sunday morning in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province has shed more light on what happened at the scene. Authorities said, at 4am on Sunday, the local police station received several frantic phone calls from people … Read more
A series of audio recordings, images and leaked documents obtained exclusively by Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit (I-Unit) appear to show the failures of a German government-funded inquiry into reports of killings at the Kahuzi-Biega National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The Commission of Inquiry, which investigated allegations that park guards and … Read more
Canadian film director Paul Haggis was detained on Sunday for investigation of allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman in southern Italy, Italian news media said, quoting local prosecutors. The London, Ont., born, Oscar-winning Haggis, 69, has been in Italy for a film festival that begins on Tuesday in Ostuni, a tourist town in Puglia, … Read more
The AFL will investigate Melbourne star Steven May’s alcohol-fuelled restaurant fight with teammate Jake Melksham that has embarrassed the reigning premiers. Key points: Jake Melksham and Steven May brawled inside and outside Prahran restaurant Entrecote on Sunday night Gillon McLachlan said it was a “poor look” for the club Melbourne has lost two in a … Read more
Over the past year, the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack has reportedly conducted more than 1,000 interviews and amassed more than 100,000 documents. What the panel uncovered hased behind closed doors has largely stayed there, with the exception of some leaks and one public hearing in July 2021. That’s set to … Read more
The hunt for the source of the leaked draft ruling to overturn Roe v. wade is intensifying inside the Supreme Court, where officials are “taking steps to require law clerks to provide cell phone records and sign affidavits,” CNN reported Tuesday. This unprecedented move is reportedly rattling some law clerks, who are “apparently so alarmed,” … Read more
On a crisp, sunny day in Maryland, United States, in March 2021, President Joe Biden sprang onto the red carpet-lined steps of Air Force One. Four seconds after he began climbing to the aircraft’s entrance, he slipped. He reached down, steadied himself on one of the steps with his left hand, and started climbing again. … Read more
King Juan Carlosthe former king of Spain, will head home for the first time in two years after living in self-imposed exile in the United Arab Emirates since August 2020. Spain’s royal palace confirmed on Wednesday that Juan Carlos will briefly return to his home country on Thursday, May 19 after previously fleeing the country … Read more
Axis AMC, which is India’s seventh largest asset manager, is being probed for alleged front-running by two officials. by Suvashree Ghosh and Nupur Acharya and Ashutosh JoshiBloomberg Published On 10 May 202210 May 2022 The Indian partner of global money manager Schroders Plc is under investigation by the country’s capital markets regulator for alleged front-running … Read more
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp has alleged its top executives faced threats of “physical violence” and coercion during questioning by India’s financial crime fighting agency, according to a court filing seen by Reuters. Officials from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) warned the company’s former India managing director, Manu Kumar Jain, current Chief Financial Officer Sameer BS … Read more