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Collected At least 30 people were killed and 35 people were injured after an improvised explosive device detonated on a crowded bridge in the northeastern Nigerian state of Borno on Monday. According to the witnesses in the market town, the bomb detonated at 5:00 pm local time on a crowded bridge the market town of Gamboru that leads into neighboring Cameroon.  “It is an unfortunate day for us to witness this frustrating and devastating incident in our community,” an eyewitness named Modu Ali told Reuters.  Two sources with the Civilian Joint Task Force, a group of citizens formed to fight Boko Haram, confirmed the attack and the early death toll estimates. However, no group immediately took responsibility. Both Boko Haram and the regional offshoot of Islamic State, known as ISWAP, are active in the area. More news

Collected The body of the senior Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani who was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Iraq last week has arrived in the southeastern city of Kerman, the official IRNA news agency said on Tuesday. State TV broadcast live images of thousands of Iranians are gathered in Kerman for the burial in the final stage of funeral processions — many dressed in black, to mourn the death of Qassem Soleimani. more details

Collected Firefighters raced to quell massive bushfires in southeastern Australia Tuesday, taking advantage of a brief drop in temperatures and some much-needed rainfall before another heatwave strikes later this week. Exhausted volunteers fixed containment lines, cleared ground vegetation and carried out controlled burns before temperatures and winds were expected to pick up again by Friday. “It really is about shoring up protection to limit the damage potential and the outbreak of the fires over the coming days,” said New South Wales Rural Fire Service commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons. He described current conditions as “much more favorable” but warned “we are expecting hotter weather to return later in the week”. Dozens of vast blazes continue to burn out of control across the east of the country and there are growing fears that two fires in New South Wales and Victoria could connect to form another uncontrollable mega blaze. Rainfall on Monday offered modest re...

Collected Australia made a 279-run victory against New Zealand in the third Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Monday to sweep the series 3-0, Spinner Nathan Lyon took 5-50. The hosts were utterly ruthless with bat and ball throughout the series. Australia made a big total of 454 in the third test by taking the bat at first where New Zealand being all out for 256 to avoid the follow-on. Details

Collected Australia saw its first glimpse of reprieve after months of deadly fires when rain has fallen in five ravaged parts of Australia and temperatures have dropped, but the officials still fear the blazes will “take-off” again. Torrential rains were reported in some parts of New South Wales where light rain fell down the east coast - from Sydney to Melbourne.  The rain — though welcomed by those still battling out of control fires that have so far scorched an area roughly the size of Croatia — brought challenges for fire crews attempting to complete strategic burns in preparation for higher temperatures that will return in the coming days.  But on Sunday night, the officials warned temperatures would rise by Thursday. They also said huge fires in Victoria and New South Wales could meet to create a larger “mega blaze”. “There is no room for complacency,” New South Wales state Premier Gladys Berejiklian warned on Monday morning. Read more

Photo: Collected Tens of thousands of people packed the streets of the Iranian capital Tehran on Monday for the funeral of Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in US air strike.  Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei led prayers at the Tehran funeral, weeping at one point during the traditional Muslim prayers for the dead.  Soleimani was assassinated on Friday in an air strike by the United States in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq on Friday on the orders of President Donald Trump.   Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the deputy commander of Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF, or Hashd al-Shaabi), an Iran-backed umbrella organisation comprising several militias among several other people were also killed in the Friday's attack.  Iran has vowed "severe revenge" for the death of Soleimani, the architect of Iran’s drive to extend its influence across the region and a national hero among many Iranians, even many of those who did not con...

Collected The Golden Globe is one of the most famous awards in the world. Britain’s BAFTA Award is regarded as the equivalent of this award. On Sunday night, the 77th Golden Globe Award was held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. Since the year 1944, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association has been organizing the award. Comedian Ricky Gervais was the anchor of the program this time. The 77th Golden Globe Awards honored the Best Actor in film Joaquin Phoenix for ‘Joker’ and Renee Zellweger won the Best Actor Award for the drama ‘Judy’. Let’s take a look who won the 77th Golden Globe Awards More details

Collected Iran announced a further rollback of its commitments to the troubled international nuclear accord Sunday amid anger over the US killing of a top commander which also prompted Iraq’s parliament to demand the departure of American troops. While vast crowds gathered in Iran’s second city of Mashhad as Qasem Soleimani’s remains were returned home, the Tehran government said it would forego the “limit on the number of centrifuges” it had pledged to honor in the 2015 agreement which was already in deep trouble. The announcement was yet another sign of the fallout from Friday’s killing of Soleimani in Baghdad in a drone strike ordered by President Donald Trump, which has inflamed US-Iraqi relations and among the rival camps in Washington. Iran’s 2015 nuclear accord with the United Nations Security Council’s five permanent members — Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States — plus Germany has been hanging by a thread since the US withdrew unilaterally fr...

US President Donald Trump; File Photo United States President Donald Trump on Sunday says the US troops will not leave Iraq unless they paid back for a US airbase built there.  Speaking on Air Force One on his way back to Washington from a vacation in Florida, Trump also said he would impose “very big sanctions” on Iraq if it follows through on a parliament vote calling for the expulsion of US troops based in the country. Trump’s reaction to the Iraqi parliament vote urging the departure of US troops also illustrated the widening fallout from the decision to kill Soleimani last week. Read more

US President Donald Trump United States President Donald Trump on Sunday vowed “major retaliation” if Iran tries to avenge the killing of its key military commander Qasem Soleimani and doubled down on a threat to bomb Iranian cultural sites. “If they do anything there will be major retaliation,” Trump told reporters. Speaking on Air Force One on his way back to Washington from a vacation in Florida, Trump also said he would impose “very big sanctions” on Iraq if it follows through on a parliament vote calling for the expulsion of US troops based in the country. Read more

File Photo It has been described as Australia's Galapagos Islands and has long been a refuge for some of the country's most endangered creatures. But devastating wildfires over recent days have undone decades of careful conservation work on Kangaroo Island and have threatened to wipe out some of the island's unique fauna altogether. Experts working on the island say the fires have killed thousands of koalas and kangaroos, and also have raised questions about whether any members of a mouse-like marsupial species that carries its young in a pouch have survived. Similarly, it remains unclear how many from a unique flock of glossy black-cockatoos got away from the flames and whether they have a future on an island where much of their habitat has gone up in smoke. Located off the coast of South Australia state, Kangaroo Island is about 50% larger than Rhode Island and home to 4,500 people and what was a thriving ecotourism industry. But the wildfires that have b...

File Photo The man in charge of next week's giant CES tech expo has said that Ivanka Trump has done "great work" and will help it focus attendees' minds on job-related issues for the future. A decision to offer the US president's daughter one of the show's "keynote" sessions has caused controversy. Critics have said other women with more expertise have failed to be granted lower-profile slots at the trade show. But Gary Shapiro told the BBC that he did not regret the decision. "There's a lot of focus on jobs of the future, and certainly the keynote that I'll be doing with Ivanka Trump will be focusing on... how industry is working with government on this very important issue," he said. He will interview Ms Trump - who serves as a jobs creation adviser to the president - when she appears on stage on Tuesday 7 January. He declined, however, to say if her appearance had been his organisation's idea or if th...

Photo: Collected Six German tourists have been killed and 11 others injured after a suspected drunk driver crashed into a group of people in a town in northern Italy on Sunday.  The accident took place in the early hours when the group of 17, all young people, was waiting by their tourist bus after spending the night at a club in the small town of Luttach in South Tyrol, a police spokesman said.  Of the injured, three are seriously hurt. One has been rushed by helicopter to a hospital in Innsbruck, Austria, while the others are being treated in Italy, reported a media.    The car driver, a 28-year-old local, who failed a breath test for alcohol, has been arrested on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter, the police spokesman said.  More news

Photo: Collected Iranian hackers have hacked a US government website in revenge over missile attacks in Iraq. From Saturday, the website was dominated by Iranian hackers. The website was launched by the US government to administer the Federal Depository Library Program. Through this, publications were available to the public free of cost. After the website is taken over, hackers post a message. It is said, 'In the name of Allah. >>>>> Iran's cybersecurity hackers hacked <<<<< This is a proof of Iran's cyber capabilities! We are always ready. ' The website also featured a photo of US President Donald Trump. The picture shows Iran is bashing Trump. More news

Photo: Collected Real Madrid made an impressive start to the year as they picked apart a robust Getafe side to win 3-0 in Spanish La Liga on Saturday. Raphael Varane was the instigator of two goals at the Coliseum Alfonso Perez, first pressuring Getafe David Soria into a missed punch and an own-goal before himself heading home a cross from Toni Kroos.  Luka Modric then added a third deep into injury-time after a brilliant first-time pass by Gareth Bale had set Madrid away on the counter-attack. Victory sends Zinedine Zidane’s side top of the table briefly at least, one point above Barcelona, who play later on Saturday against Catalan rivals Espanyol.  Getafe remain seventh and very much in the race for Champions League qualification. Another excellent season under coach Jose Bordalas is proving last year’s remarkable top-four challenge was far from a fluke. But their usually stubborn defence was overly-generous as Soria’s mistake and then a free header p...

Photo: Collected The body of Iranian Quds force commander General Qasem Soleimani, who was martyred in US terrorist airstrikes last Friday, arrives in Iran. His body has arrived at the Ahwaz airport in southern Iran from Iraq on Sunday morning. Iran's top local military and civilian officials were present at the Ahwaz International Airport. Read more

Photo: AP Milder temperatures Sunday brought hope of a respite from wildfires that have ravaged three Australian states, claiming 24 lives and destroying almost 2,000 homes. Saturday was a day of high tension as soaring temperatures and strong winds fanned fires in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia, forcing thousands to flee and bringing flames to the suburban fringes of Sydney. Thousands of firefighters fought to contain the blazes but many continued to burn out of control, threatening to wipe out rural townships and causing almost incalculable damage to property and wildlife. As dawn broke over a blackened landscape Sunday, a picture emerged of the disaster of unprecedented scale. The Rural Fire Service said 150 fires were active in the state, 64 of them uncontrolled. "It's not something we have experienced before," New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian said. "The weather activity we're seeing, the extent and spread of th...

Photo: Collected President Donald Trump has warned the US is "targeting" 52 Iranian sites and will strike "very fast and very hard" if Tehran attacks Americans or US assets.  His comments followed the US assassination of Qasem Soleimani, a top Iranian general, in a drone strike. Iran has vowed to avenge his killing. - Reported BBC Trump wrote on Twitter that Iran "is talking very boldly about targeting certain USA assets" in response to the general's death.  He said the US had identified 52 Iranian sites, some "at a very high level & important to Iran & the Iranian culture, and those targets, and Iran itself, WILL BE HIT VERY FAST AND VERY HARD" if Tehran strikes at the US. "The USA wants no more threats!" Trump added. The president said the 52 targets represented the 52 Americans held hostage in Iran for more than a year from late 1979, after they were seized at the US embassy in Tehran.  Shortly af...

Photo: Collected At least 28 cadets were killed in an attack on a military academy in Tripoli, capital of Libya; BBC Online reported on Sunday morning. However, the report did not provide any details about the attack. Conversely, it is believed that rebel forces pursuing General Khalifa Haftar could launch the attack. Footage of the attack showed that the bodies were scattered on the ground. Libya's UN-backed government continues to fight against Gen. Haftar's terrorist activities. Amin al-Hashemi, a spokeswoman for the country's health ministry, said 28 cadets and several others were injured in an air-raid in Tripoli's military school. More news

File Photo A massive rocket attack with simultaneously five rockets has been carried out at the US Embassy in Baghdad and in an airport in Salahuddin Province. So far 5 people have been injured in the incident. A BBC reporter tweeted that two rocket attacks occurred in front of the US Embassy in Baghdad on Saturday. Two rockets were fired at the US Embassy in Baghdad, the report said. In addition, the other three rockets were fired at the US military's Balad airbase in Salahuddin province north of Baghdad. These rockets were fired simultaneously. Read more

File Photo Many people are trying their best to hold their hair who think falling hair makes the people more aged than the real.  But a new study says that men with bald heads are more attractive to women. Besides, bald men seem more confident and dominant to women. Details

Collected Up to 3,000 military reservists were called up to tackle Australia’s relentless bushfire crisis on Saturday, as tens of thousands of residents, fled their homes amid catastrophic conditions. Details

Collected Bolivians will choose a new president on May 3, more than six months after a disputed election sparked violent street protests and the resignation of Evo Morales. Interim leader Jeanine Anez has been overseeing a caretaker government since then after Morales fled the country for Mexico. The new presidential election will be “the first Sunday of May, I can let you know that much,” said the vice president of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, Oscar Hassenteufel. Once complete, the electoral schedule will include dates for registration of candidates, the campaign timeframe, rules on advertising, and rules on a potential second round. Bolivia has been in turmoil since presidential voting on October 20. Morales’ insistence after 14 years in power that he had been elected to a fourth term in a widely disputed vote prompted massive and violent street protests. Read more

Photo: Collected At least 50 people were killed by suspected Boko Haram militants on an island on Lake Chad, bordering Cameroon and Chad, reported BBC citing a local official.  The militants, disguised as traders, attacked fishermen, local mayor Ali Ramat said, quoting a survivor. The attack happened on 22 December, but news from the remote area is only just beginning to come out. Boko Haram, formed in Nigeria in 2009, has since spread its activities to neighbouring Chad, Cameroon and Niger.  Ramat, the mayor of Darak in Cameroon's Far North Region, told the BBC that among those killed were at least 20 Cameroonians. An unknown number of people are still unaccounted for, he said. The dead are believed to be a mixture of nationalities, some of whom had been fishing on the lake. In late December, local community members sent a search party to the area of the attack and found dead bodies floating in the water, the BBC's Killian Chimtom in Cameroon reports. ...

Marnus Labuschagne Marnus Labuschagne’s stellar summer reached a new peak with his maiden double century as Australia was bowled out for 454 on the second day of the third test against New Zealand at Sydney Cricket Ground. Labuschagne scored 215 off 363 balls, with 19 boundaries and a six, before his epic innings was ended caught and bowled by leg spinner Todd Astle nearing tea on Saturday. It took Labuschagne well over an hour into the middle session to get the final 19 runs he needed from his 181 not out at lunch and the 25-year-old was stalled for several overs on 199 before a streaky outside edge off Colin de Grandhomme raced away for a boundary and gave Labuschagne his first double century off 346 balls. Read more

Harvey Weinstein accused sexual assault charges by many Hollywood celebrities The #MeToo movement sparked by sexual assault charges against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein brought down many Hollywood celebrities, but insiders believe the entertainment industry has a long way to go to change its culture and handling of harassment. While the conversation surrounding predators in positions of power in Tinseltown has moved into the open, the underlying behavior often continues — as do attempts to cover up incidents by people surrounding the accused. Only two years ago, before #MeToo erupted, it was “kind of unthinkable …to even ask Gwyneth Paltrow or Rosanna Arquette, ‘Did you get assaulted by Harvey Weinstein?'” said the Hollywood Reporter’s Kim Masters. But even now, “I hear stories all the time that we can’t even get to the point of publishing,” said Masters, who has written extensively on the scandals. Recent films such as ‘Bombshell’ and the Apple TV+ series ‘The...

Alisson Becker Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker was named as the best Brazilian football player, received 35.54 percent of the vote, of 2019 playing in Europe. He won the Samba Gold award for the first time as a goalkeeper.  Brazilian journalists, football players and users of social networks took part in the vote. He finished ahead of teammate Roberto Firmino, the 2018 winner, in second (23.48 percent) and Thiago Silva in third (10.46 percent). Liverpool midfielder Fabinho was fourth as well as Neymar, a former Barcelona forward, was the fifth. Champions League and FIFA Club World Cup triumphs with the Reds sandwiched Copa America glory for his country led the goalkeeper to achieve the award.  More news

Photo: Collected A new US air raid targeting a commander of Iraq’s Hashd al-Shaabi paramilitary forces has instead killed at least six people critically as well as wounded three early on Saturday, according to news reports, a day after a drone attack by the United States killed top Iranian general, Qassem Soleimani. The Iraqi army told Reuters that airstrikes targeting Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces, an umbrella grouping of Iran-backed Shi’ite militias - struck near Taji, north of Baghdad. A police source told Reuters that many people were injured when the attack targeted a PMU vehicle though he could not say the number of casualties. The attack comes after Tehran threatened the United States with severe retaliation following the assassination of Soleimani. More news

Photo: AP US President Donald Trump said on Friday that the United States had killed Qasem Soleimani, one of Iran’s top military figures, with an aim to stop a war at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. Iran has vowed ‘severe revenge’ on those responsible for the death of Soleimani, head of the Quds Force. Regarding this, he said, we didn’t take action to start a war. Trump mentioned Soleimani as a cruel person who made the death of innocent people, his sick passion. Trump accused Qasem Soleimani of planning attacks on American diplomats and military personnel, but he did not elaborate on what they may have been. Trump said referring to Soleimani’s assassination, “What the United States did yesterday should have been done long ago, a lot of lives would have been saved.” Soleimani was the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps elite ‘Quds Force’, was killed in a U.S. airstrike outside of Baghdad’s airport on Friday morning. More news