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(Nigeria) A Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday, transferred the case involving 15 Russian sailors charged with unlawful importation of arms to Nigeria to another judge. The defendants include Zhelyazkov Andrey, Savchenko Sergel, Chichkanov Vasily, Varlygin Igor, Komilov Alexander, Lopatin Alexey and Baranovskly Nikolay. Others are Mishin Pavel, Llia Shubov, Dimitry Bannyrh, Alexander Tsarikov, Kononov Sergel, Korotchenko Andrey, Vorobev Mikhail, and Stepan Oleksiuk. Justice Okechukwu Okeke told parties in the suit that the case had been re-assigned to a brother judge, Justice James Tsoho, for trial. Okeke said that the transfer was due to the fact that he might not be able to conclude the case by May 18, when he was due to retire. ``This case has been transferred to my brother judge, James Tsoho for trial. My retirement is at hand and I may not be able to dispense with this case before I bow out of the bench. My last court sitting will be on May 17 and s

At least 21 people were killed and 78 others injured in attacks across Iraq on Monday, mostly in the southern Shiite provinces, an Interior Ministry source said. Two people killed and 12 others wounded when a car bomb exploded in Karbala, some 110 km south of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. Meanwhile, at least six people were killed and 14 others wounded in another car bomb attack in the Shiite district of Mahmodiyah, 30 km south of Baghdad, he added. Earlier on Monday, two cars bombs exploded in a market in Amarah, some 300 km southeast of Baghdad, killing nine people and wounding 30 others, the source said. Another car bomb struck Diwaniyah, some 160 km southeast of Baghdad, killing two people and wounding 20 others. In the northern town of Yathrib, some 40 km north of the capital, two soldiers were killed and two others wounded when unidentified gunmen attacked a check point of the Iraqi army. Violence is still

A building near Smetana quay in central Prague was hit by a powerful explosion at about 10:00 a.m. (0800 GMT) on Monday. More than 40 people were injured in the blast. Prague emergency services spokeswoman Jirina Ernesova said that it still cannot be ruled out more injuries in the explosion. Police has closed nearby streets. "We do not know if it was the gas exploded, or if the cause was something else. After discussed with the firefighters we precautionary shutdown of gas in the neighboring houses," said Prague Gas spokesman Miroslav Vranek. The explosion is very strong and the powerful blast shattered windows in the wider area of the building, many people were slashed by glass shards. Several persons were seriously injured. According to police spokesman Tomas Hulan, except the exploded house, the building at the intersection of the National Theater and Krocinova are most heavily damaged. "The power of pressure waves reflected by the fact that th

Eleven runaway suspected terrorists linked to a deadly attack on April 23 in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region have been captured, local police sources said on Monday. Police said that as of Sunday, they had nabbed all 19 suspects from the region's Kashgar Prefecture, the Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture of Bayingolin and the regional capital of Urumqi. The announcement came six days after a violent clash between the terrorists and authorities in a town at Kashgar's Bachu County, some 1,200 km southwest of Urumqi, leaving 21 people dead. The fatalities included 15 community workers and police officers and six terrorists, local authorities said after the attack. Eight terrorist suspects were captured on the day of the clash, they added. According to the Xinjiang police, the terrorist group, headed by Qasim Muhammat, was founded in September 2012. The group members regularly watched video clips advocating religious extremism and terrorism and at

Kenya's Chief Justice Willy Mutunga on Monday dismissed allegations made by some Kenyans that he was bribed during the hearing of petitions challenging the election of President Uhuru Kenyatta. Mutunga's denial is contained in a statement issued in Nairobi, Mutunga asked Kenyans with any evidence of wrongdoing to petition the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) for his removal and the removal of the five other judges who heard the petitions filed by ex-Prime Minister Raila Odinga and a civil society organization. ``For me the most hurtful allegation was that I had been bribed in the Presidential Petition. I did not know where to turn to in search of a redress. I have never been offered a bribe in my life. ``I have no doubt in my mind that anybody who dares to offer me a bribe, regardless of status, would be the first one I would arrest under the Constitution and the laws of this land,’’ the Chief Justice said. On April 16, Kenya's Supreme Court judges g

Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi has survived a bomb attack that targeted his convoy in central Damascus, Syrian state media report. "The terrorist explosion in al-Mazzeh was an attempt to target the convoy of the prime minister. Doctor Wael al-Halqi is well and not hurt at all," state television said on Monday, reports Aljazeera. Casualties have been reported. State television showed footage of heavily damaged cars and debris in the area of the blast as firefighters fought to extinguish a large blaze caused by the explosion. Al Jazeera's Rula Amin, reporting from Beirut in neighbouring Lebanon, said the attack on the prime minister's convoy was "a very strong strike and blow to the Syrian government". "In the past few weeks we've seen the government making gains on the ground, so this seems more of a defiant move to show the government the rebels are not giving up," she said. Bodyguard killed' A Syrian government

(Nigeria) The Ebonyi Police Command has confirmed the killing of two persons  in Abakaliki and Uburu, Eboyin State,  weekend. Mr Sylvester Igbo, the command’s Public Relations Officer, told newsmen on Monday that the victims were Chukwudalu Omege, 15, of No 7, Ibe Street, Abakaliki, and Innocent Onu, 54, of Uburu, Ohaozara Local Government Area. Igbo said that reports from the Ekumenyi Police Station showed that Omege was stabbed to death by a 25-year-old cousin of his. ``The report indicated that Omege was rushed to the Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, where he died on Saturday. On interrogation, the suspect confessed to the crime, saying that he saw three men trying to kill him in a dream. ``He said that when he woke up, he prayed against the dream and went back to sleep where he had another dream identifying Omege as one of those planning to kill him,’’ the spokesman said. He also announced the murder of Onu by a 40-year-old relation of his in Uburu, Ohaozara co