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A jury has found a Michigan mother guilty of involuntary manslaughter for failing to stop her son from carrying out a deadly school shooting. Jennifer Crumbley, 45, is the first US parent convicted of manslaughter over a mass shooting carried out by their child.Prosecutors accused her of being negligent in allowing her son to have a gun, and ignoring warnings signs. Her husband, James, is facing a separate trial on […]
President Joe Biden and Donald Trump are trading blame for the stalling of a bipartisan immigration bill. The measure has already been rejected by House Republicans and is facing mounting Senate opposition. Mr Biden said in a White House speech that his predecessor would "rather weaponise this issue" than solve it. Mr Trump's campaign said Biden policies were "causing death, destruction, and chaos in every American community". Supporters - including […]
The number of people who died in a huge gas explosion in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, on Thursday has risen to six, authorities say. Two more people succumbed to their injuries on Sunday while receiving treatment at the Kenyatta National Hospital, the country’s largest referral hospital. Fifty-two others are being treated in different health facilities. A lorry laden with gas cylinders blew up just before midnight in a densely populated area […]
Namibia's President Hage Geingob has died at the age of 82 while receiving medical treatment at a hospital in the capital, Windhoek. A veteran of the country's independence struggle, Mr Geingob had been diagnosed with cancer and revealed the details to the public last month. He died early on Sunday with his wife and children by his side, Vice-President Nangolo Mbumba announced. Mr Mbumba has since been sworn-in as his […]
US actor Carl Weathers has died at the age of 76, according to his family. Weathers, who starred as Apollo Creed in the first four Rocky films, "died peacefully in his sleep", according to a statement released by his family. His other film credits include Predator, with Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Adam Sandler's Happy Gilmore. Weathers, who began his career as an NFL linebacker, "was an exceptional human being who lived […]
Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak's 12-year jail sentence for corruption has been halved by the country's pardons board. Jailed in 2022 for stealing national funds, he will be released in August 2028, the board said. Najib, who served from 2009 to 2018, was convicted in 2020 as part of the 1MDB scandal. That is related to the embezzlement of Malaysia's state-owned wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad. The fine imposed […]
The US State Department has approved the potential sale of 31 armed drones, missiles and other equipment to India for nearly $4bn (£3.14bn). The MQ-9B Predator drones deal had been announced during PM Narendra Modi's visit to US in June 2023. In December, it was put on hold by a Senate committee pending investigation into an alleged Indian assassination plot on US soil. The deal will now be confirmed after […]
China has executed a couple who fatally threw two children out of the window of an apartment building. Zhang Bo - the father of the children - and Ye Chengchen were previously found guilty of killing the two-year-old girl and one-year-old boy in 2020. Zhang had began an affair with Ye and later divorced his wife and began conspiring to kill his children. China's Supreme Court had called the couples' […]
A huge gas blast in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, has killed at least three people and injured nearly 300. A lorry carrying gas exploded in Embakasi district at about 23:30 (20:30 GMT), "igniting a huge ball of fire", a government spokesperson said. Housing, businesses and cars were damaged, with video showing a huge blaze raging close to blocks of flats. Earlier, the government had said the blast happened at a […]
