The Austrian foreign ministry says a female citizen has been taken by unknown assailants in the military-ran West African country, Niger. It confirmed the incident to AFP and said they were aware of the “possible kidnapping of an Austrian woman” in Agadez which is 900 km (559 miles) from the capital Niamey. The woman was … Read more
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, 72, won with 57 percent of the vote, flouting predictions that she might be forced into a run-off. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has been elected Namibia’s president and will be the country’s first female leader, results released by the country’s electoral commission show. The 72-year-old won with 57 percent of the vote, according to official … Read more
BANGKOK — A 64-year-old woman was preparing to do her evening dishes at her home outside Bangkok when she felt a sharp pain in her thigh and looked down to see a huge python taking hold of her. “I was about to scoop some water and when I sat down it bit me immediately,” Arom … Read more
Bangkok, Thailand CNN — A Thai woman has been rescued by police after being strangled by a python for more than two hours. The 64-year-old woman, who gave her name as Arom, was doing the dishes at home on the outskirts of the Thai capital when she felt several bites on her leg, she said … Read more
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has left tunnels under the Gaza Strip and is now walking around “dressed as a woman,” according to a report Monday in the UK’s Daily Express. 2 View gallery Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar with two of his children (Photo: Courtesy) Shalom Ben Hanan, a former Shin Bet security agency official involved … Read more
Tomiko Itooka went mountain climbing into her 70s, scaling Japan’s 3,067-metre Mount Ontake – in sneakers. A Japanese woman aged 116 is set to be named the world’s oldest person by Guinness World Records. The United States-based Gerontology Research Group announced on Wednesday that former mountaineer Tomiko Itooka, born on May 23, 1908, would assume … Read more
London CNN — A security guard said he tried to save an 11-year-old girl and a 34-year-old woman as they were attacked by a man wielding a knife in London’s Leicester Square, one of the busiest tourist destinations in the English capital. London’s Westminster Police said a man, believed to be the only suspect, had … Read more
Buzbee’s departure comes after publisher told employees the paper lost $77m last year. The top editor at The Washington Post, Sally Buzbee, has stepped down after three years at the helm of one of the most storied publications in the United States. Buzbee will be replaced by Matt Murray, a former editor-in-chief of the Wall … Read more
Mexico gears up for first woman as president as 34 candidates killed during election cycle MSNBC Mexico marks deadliest election campaign in its modern history as country moves to elect 1st female president. Here’s what to know. Yahoo! Voices The Most Dangerous Job in Mexican Politics: Running for Mayor The Wall Street Journal How federal agents protect candidates … Read more
Woman rescued 10 years after Chibok kidnapping in Nigeria BBC.com One Sister Fled Boko Haram. The Other Was Trapped. Their Lives Will Never Be the Same. The Wall Street Journal Pregnant Woman Rescued Days Ago Was Abducted 10 Years Ago as Schoolgirl PEOPLE Nigerian woman rescued 10 years after kidnap by Boko Haram in Chibok The Guardian She Was … Read more