'British Soldier killed suspected terror attack!

A man believed to be a soldier was killed in London's southeast Woolwich district on Wednesday in what authorities are treating as a suspected terror attack. 

They first hit the man, thought to be a British soldier, with a car in broad daylight. Then the two attackers hacked him to death and dumped his body in the middle of a southeastern London road. As the victim -- dressed in what appeared to be a T-shirt for Help for Heroes, a charity that helps military veterans -- lay prone, 

one of the two attackers found a camera. "We swear by almighty Allah we will never stop fighting you," said a meat-cleaver-wielding man with bloody hands, speaking in what seems to be a London accent.  "The only reasons we killed this man this is because Muslims are dying daily," he added, in video aired by CNN affiliate ITN. "This British soldier is an eye for an eye a tooth for tooth." One witness, Michael Atlee, described the gruesome, frenzied and ultimately fatal sequence of events Wednesday afternoon as "a bloody mess." 

Witnesses Describe The London Attack

An witness said that he heard gunshots, and when he arrived at the scene there was blood all over the ground. Another witness said: “I still am quite shaken at what I’ve seen — I’ve seen a victim of an awful attack, and I’ve seen a body of a young man.”

The two suspects have been taken to hospital after they were shot by a firearms unit. No motivation is yet known.

London Mayor Boris Johnson tweeted about the attack on May 22: “This afternoon’s attack in Woolwich is a sickening deluded and unforgivable act of violence. My thoughts are with the victim and his family.”

British Prime David Cameron called it a terrorist attack. "We will never buckle to terror," Cameron wrote on Twitter. Home Secretary Theresa May offered a similar assessment Wednesday night of the situation and a similar message of resolve. 

London woman says she's too pretty for work!

A London woman has made headlines after going public with her decision to quit her job because she's too attractive.

Laura Fernee told the Daily Mail her most recent job was in medical research, which she started in 2011. Fernee has a PhD in science and started in the workforce in 2008.

"The truth is my good looks have caused massive problems for me when it comes to employment, so I've made the decision that employment just isn't for me at the moment," the 33-year-old told the paper.

Fernee says despite her qualifications, she was "constantly" being asked out or being given gifts by colleagues.

"Even when I was in a laboratory in scrubs with no makeup they still came on to me because of my natural attractiveness."

Because she's not working, Fernee's parents are covering her expenses including rent, gym membership and more than $2,300 a month in designer clothes.

Controversy over Taylor’s family ejection from Calabar mansion!

Contrary to reports, there are indication that the family members of former Liberia President, Mr. Charles Taylor, were not ejected from any building in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria.

A soft sell magazine had reported that Taylor’s family members had been ejected from their N2.5m per year rented mansion in Diamond Hills in Calabar.

According to the magazine, the Taylor’s family was left behind in Calabar as he faced criminal charges in The Hague. They were ejected from their home because they were unable to pay their rent. The house belongs to Dr. Joseph Wayas, the Second Republic Senate President.

But a source close to the family said the report was not true, insisting that Taylor’s family never stayed at any building in the Diamond Hills area of Calabar.

The source, who craved anonymity, said while Taylor, a war crime prisoner, stayed in a government lodge (Solomon Uno’s Lodge) around the state House of Assembly complex, his Irish wife lived in a building owned by Joseph Wayas located off Third Avenue in the state Housing Estate.

The source said, “The family relocated from the State Housing apartment owned by the former Senate President to another one located along Atekong Drive shortly after Taylor was arrested, but even at that, the family also did not stay long in the Atekong Drive apartment before leaving Calabar.”

He said the only Taylor’s family presently staying in Calabar is the former president’s younger sister, Nancy, who owned a shop along Atekong drive.

Charles Taylor was forced to resign as president and take up political asylum in Nigeria. He arrived Nigeria with his family on August 12, 2003 but was extradited in 2006 to stand trial for war crimes.

In 2012, he was found guilty of all 11 counts of “aiding and abetting” war crimes and crimes against humanity.

South Africa's growing prosperity!

As the Organisation of African Unity celebrates its 50th anniversary, the BBC is looking at the continent's growing prosperity.

South Africa's economy is the largest and most sophisticated in Africa but labour unrest and aftershocks of racial apartheid are slowing its progress.

However it is easy to see the economic change in poor townships - as Andrew Harding reports.

INTERPOL declares 14 Nigerians, 10 foreigners wanted!

AT least, 24 persons including a 33-year-old lady, Onyemelukwe Jennifer Chukwudumebi,  are on the wanted list of the International Police (INTERPOL) for wide raging criminal offences in Nigeria, the Nigerian Tribune has learnt.

The list comprises 10 nationals of countries such as India, Syria, Niger Republic and Benin Republic.

The names of all the suspects were posted on the website of the INTERPOL, while the agency said all the suspects were wanted for prosecution in Nigeria on offences including terrorism, kidnapping, forgery, robbery, car theft, conspiracy and forgery, advanced fee fraud/internet fraud and criminal breach of trust.

The only lady among the suspects, Jennifer, said to hail from Delta State, was declared wanted for prosecution in Nigeria over alleged kidnapping and abduction.

Among the other Nigerians on the list was one Okeke Paul Ejike, 38, who reportedly had a case to answer for stealing, issuing dud cheques and escaping from lawful custody.

One Martins Olusegun Abayomi, 34, was wanted over charges of conspiracy, forgery and stealing, while one Itumo Anthony Chidiebere was accused of fraud, theft, terrorism, among other offences.

Similarly, one Njoku Reginus Nzeadi, 38, from Mbaino, in Imo State, was declared wanted over allegations of threats to life, abduction and grave hurt, while another suspect, Adebowale Abiodun was named for alleged fraud, forgery and stealing.

The list also included Francis Henry Ifeanyi (39), from Delta State — stealing; Okoh Leonard Iduwe (38) — criminal breach of trust and theft and Okeke Paul Ejike (38), from Delta State — stealing, issuing dud cheques, and escaping from lawful custody.

Among the foreign nationals was one Karman Fawaz Fawaz, 46, from Areppo in troubled Syria, who was accused of internet fraud and obtaining money under deception.

Similarly, one Roy Subrata, 36, said to be an Indian, was declared wanted for offences  relating to internet fraud, hacking and criminal breach of trust, one Bitra Hemanadh (37), another Indian, faced charge of misappropriation of company funds and Dokku Sabba Rao (30), another Indian, was declared wanted for the twin offence of forgery and stealing..

 One 57-year-old Yanni Mohammed Abdullahi, said to be a Beninoise, was on the list for alleged conspiracy and stealing, while Ampofo Charles (60), said to be a Ghanaian, was accused of criminal conspiracy, cheating, theft and criminal breach of trust.

Freeport Declares Day of Mourning After Indonesia Mine Accident!

The local unit of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (FCX) declared a day of mourning after an accident at the Grasberg complex in Indonesia killed 28, prompting the nation to order a review of all mining operations.

Memorial services will be held today at its Jakarta office and site at Papua, PT Freeport Indonesia said today in an e-mailed statement. Work at the world’s second-largest copper mine will remain suspended until after an investigation is concluded, the government said yesterday.

“We continue to grieve with the families even as we close this grim chapter,” Freeport Indonesia President Director Rozik B. Soetjipto said in the statement. “There is still much to do for us to provide the best care and support for the injured and the families of the bereaved.”

Copper in London traded near a two-week high yesterday after the accident triggered supply concerns for the metal used in pipes and wires. Phoenix, Arizona-based Freeport gets about 19 percent of its copper production from its Indonesian mines and 90 percent of its gold output.

Freeport Indonesia yesterday had no update on shipments from the mine, said Daisy Primayanti, vice president of corporate communications at the local unit. The company was still shipping material produced from the mine as of May 17, the local unit said last week.

Press Conference

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono ordered related ministries to review safety at all mines in Indonesia, Thamrin Sihite, director general of coal and minerals at the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry, said yesterday. He said the accident at Freeport is “one of the worst accidents in Indonesia.”

The death toll of 28 compares with 31 from a blast at a coal mine in Indonesia’s West Sumatra province in June 2009. Of the 38 workers in a classroom at an underground training facility when the roof collapsed on May 14, 10 were rescued, according to Freeport Indonesia.

Richard Adkerson, chief executive officer of Phoenix, Arizona-based Freeport and Freeport Indonesia’s Soetjipto are scheduled to speak to reporters today in Jakarta.

Indonesia generated $1.3 billion in operating income for Freeport last year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Freeport owns 91 percent of the mine, which also produces gold, and Indonesia’s government holds the rest, according to the company’s website.

Copper production at its Indonesian operations was 315,000 metric tons in 2012, and gold output was 862,000 ounces, according to Freeport’s annual report. It had total annual copper output of 1.67 million tons and gold production of 958,000 ounces.

Former Queens teacher Daniel Reilly pleads guilty to rape charges for having sex with 14-year-old girl!

The 36-year-old married man, who worked at IS 237, admitted to bedding the 

teenage girl as recently as last month. He faces six months in prison when 

sentenced in July.

A predatory former sixth-grade teacher who used cellphone code names to hide an affair with his 14-year-old former student pleaded guilty to statutory rape Monday.

Former Queens Intermediate School 237 teacher Daniel Reilly, 36, admitted to bedding a 14-year-old girl as recently as last month in the Queens apartment he shares with his wife and baby daughter.

The ex-English teacher will be sentenced in July to six months in jail and 10 years' probation. He also will also be required to surrender his teaching license and register on the state's sex offenders registry.

Dept. officials yanked Reilly from the classroom following his April 9 arrest. He has resigned his teaching post.

Investigators caught wind of Reilly's sexual relationship with his former student after the victim's sister discovered sexually explicit text messages on her phone and contacted authorities.