A man and a woman are facing charges of assaulting a federal officer after Homeland Security Investigations agents tried to arrest the man Wednesday for overstaying his student visa. In an affidavit in support of the criminal complaint against Oluwadamilola Ogooluwa Bamigboye and Rekeya Lionesha Lee Frazier, FBI Special Agent Terry Getsch writes that the…
The chief organiser of South Korea’s notoriously gruelling university entrance exams has resigned — after complaints that an English test he designed was just too difficult. South Korea’s college entry exam, known locally as the “Suneung”, is essential for admission to top universities and widely regarded as a gateway to social mobility, economic security and…
A 22-year-old woman in Spain has been fired for repeatedly arriving at work 40 minutes early, despite two years of warnings from her employer to stop clocking in before her permitted start time. The employee, who was scheduled to begin work at 7:30 a.m., consistently showed up between 6:45 a.m. and 7 a.m., even after…
The United States is proposing a change to its visa-free travel programme which could impact millions of international travellers. Under new guidelines announced by the Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday, individuals seeking entry through the Electronic System for Travel Authorisation will now be required to provide their social media history from the past five…
Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida on Tuesday signed an executive order, designating Muslim Brotherhood and the Council on American-Islamic Relations as terrorist organisations. In a post on social media on Tuesday, Mr DeSantis shared a copy of the executive order, designating the Muslim Brotherhood and its affiliate Council on American-Islamic Relations as foreign terrorist and…
Around a dozen soldiers have been arrested in Benin following an attempted coup, including the ringleaders of the foiled operation, military and security sources told AFP Sunday. One source said 13 people have been detained, while another confirmed that all but one of the suspects are serving soldiers; the remaining detainee is a former member…
A civil servant in Kuwait was recently sentenced to five years imprisonment after he received salaries for 10 years without actually doing any work, the country’s media reported. In one of the strongest sentences issued in recent years against salary fraud within the Kuwaiti public sector, the Arab state’s court of cassation sentenced the civil…
A group of military personnel in Benin on Sunday announced that they had ousted President Patrice Talon, who is due to step down next April after 10 years in power. Soldiers calling themselves the “Military Committee for Refoundation” (CMR), said on state television that they had met and decided that “Mr Patrice Talon is removed…
Staff at Wat Rat Prakhong Tham temple near Bangkok, Thailand, said they were alerted after they heard knocking from inside the coffin moments before the cremation of a woman was due to start, Sky News reported. The 65-year-old woman had been taken to the Buddhist temple on the outskirts of Bangkok, after she stopped breathing…
At least 23 people have lost their lives following a fire at a nightclub in Goa, India, according to local authorities and media reports on Sunday. Most of the victims are believed to have been employees of the club, with their bodies recovered from the premises, Indian Express and other outlets reported. Preliminary investigations suggest…