The Nigerian government has pressed charges against a senator who accused one of the country’s top politicians of plotting to kill her. In April, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan alleged that Godswill Akpabio, the Senate president, and Yahaya Bello, a former state governor, wanted to “eliminate” her. Both have denied the accusation. Weeks before, Akpoti-Uduaghan had accused the…
A high school student from Wisconsin killed his parents as part of a larger plot to assassinate US President Donald Trump, the FBI has said. Nikita Casap, 17, has been charged with the killing of his mother, Tatiana Casap, 35, and his stepfather Donald Mayer, 51, who were found dead at their home on 28…
The US government has released the final batch of documents on the assassination of President John F Kennedy – a case that still sparks conspiracy theories over 60 years later. The release follows an executive order in January by President Donald Trump that required unredacted files in the case to be made public. Experts are…
A US Secret Service agent who leapt on to John F Kennedy’s limousine as it came under fire in Dallas, and was pictured in famous photos of one of the most dramatic events in US history, has died at the age of 93. Clint Hill later became a bestselling author, but was haunted for decades…
EPA Lt Gen Igor Kirillov, head of the Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Defence Forces (NBC), was killed early on Tuesday Appearance and reality: there is a constant battle in Moscow between the two. Despite nearly three years of war, life here can seem so normal: from the crowds of commuters on the Metro to the bars…
Mozambique opposition leader Venâncio Mondlane, the runner-up in last month’s disputed presidential election, says he has escaped an assassination attempt in South Africa, where he sought refuge after challenging the results. In a video posted to Facebook, Mondlane said he was in “mortal danger” after assassins had gone to his home to try to kill…
