Police warn ‘do not approach’ Sheffield murder suspect on the run

Abdi Ali. Police (Image) By Lee Peace Police have warned members of the public to not approach a man with links to Sheffield wanted over a murder. Abdi Ali, aged 29, is wanted for questioning over the killing of 47-year-old Shaun Lyall in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, in July last year. Ali, who has spent most of

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Kuwait’s ruler, 90, in US hospital and cancels Trump visit

Photo (AP) Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah Kuwait’s 90-year-old ruling emir has cancelled a visit Thursday with President Donald Trump at the White House after being admitted to a U.S. hospital following an earlier health scare last month. Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah will undergo unspecified tests during his hospitalization, the state-run KUNA

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UK parliament Speaker John Bercow announces he will quit

FILE PHOTO – Speaker of the House John Bercow speaks in the House of Commons in London, Britain September 3, 2019. ©UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via REUTERS Britain’s House of Commons Speaker John Bercow, who played a key role in the three-year Brexit crisis, said on Monday he would stand down from the role, issuing a

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Somalia economic growth likely to inch up this year, World Bank says

File/Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s economy is expected to grow by 2.9% this year, from 2.8% last year, before growth quickens to 3.2-3.5% in the medium term, the World Bank said on Monday. The Horn of Africa country has been in turmoil since 1991, when clan warlords overthrew President Siad Barre and then turned on each other.

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Roadside blasts kill at least 5 in Somalia

At least 5 people including African Union peacekeeping mission forces in Somalia (AMISOM) were killed and several others wounded when a double roadside blasts targeted Amisom convoy in Somalia’s Middle Shabelle region on Sunday, local media reported. The attacks took near African Union forces base in Burane vicinity near the town of Mahaday Middle Shabelle

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19 Slams: Nadal stops Medvedev comeback bid to win US Open

Rafael Nadal, of Spain, poses with the championship trophy after defeating Daniil Medvedev, of Russia, to win the men’s singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Rafael Nadal’s 19th Grand Slam trophy went from inevitable to suddenly in doubt in a thrill-a-minute U.S. Open

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Trump says he canceled peace talks with Taliban over attack

U.S. President Donald Trump departs after presenting NBA Hall of Fame player Jerry West with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in the Oval office of the White House in Washington, U.S., September 5, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said he canceled peace talks with Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders after the insurgent group

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Abdirahman Abdishakur said Prime Minister Khaire has to pay compensation for those killed in Baidoa last year”

Wadajir Party leader posted on his Facebook page, Mogadishu, Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame, Wadajir Party leader said Somali Prime Minister Khaire has to pay compensation for those killed in Baidoa last year.” The Somali Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia Hassan Ali Khaire on his trip to Baidoa. In a statement posted on his

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Saudi king replaces energy minister, naming one of his sons

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman replaced the country’s energy minister with one of his own sons Sunday, naming Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman to one of the most important positions in the country as oil prices remain stubbornly below what is needed to keep up with government spending. The new energy minister is an older half-brother to

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Andreescu embraces spotlight with U.S. Open triumph

Sept 7, 2019; Flushing, NY, USA; Bianca Andreescu of Canada with the US Open championship trophy after beating Serena Williams of the USA in the women’s singles final on day thirteen of the 2019 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports So new is

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