A celebrated professor, Nkechy Ezeh, has been found guilty of siphoning $1.4m donor funds meant for kids’ meals in the US. She has received a 70-month jail term.
A celebrated professor, Nkechy Ezeh, has been found guilty of siphoning $1.4m donor funds meant for kids’ meals in the US. She has received a 70-month jail term.
Russian investigators on Wednesday launched a criminal probe against Marina Ovsyannikova, who denounced President Vladimir Putin's attack on Ukraine on live TV, and detained the journalist, her lawyer said. The criminal probe against Ovsyannikova was launched after two Moscow courts ordered the journalist to pay fines for discrediting the Russian army on various occasions.
A wildfire that officials thought was under control in southwest France has reignited amid a record drought and extreme heat, possibly the result of arson, officials said Wednesday. On Wednesday, officials in western France said a wildfire near Angers and Le Mans has burned 1,200 hectares since Monday as nearly 400 firefighters struggle to contain it. bla-nal/js/jh/imm
Sikandar Raza's golden run ended with a golden duck as his Zimbabwe side lost by 105 runs to Bangladesh on Wednesday in a dead-rubber third one-day international in Harare. Hossain faced 81 balls and struck two sixes and six fours as seventh-ranked Bangladesh -- eight places above Zimbabwe -- regained some pride at the end of the six-match visit to southern Africa.
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