Author Archives: OP King

Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionIn Mexico City, people were gathering on the streets as the ground shook A powerful earthquake has hit south-western Mexico, causing buildings to shake in the capital Mexico City, about 350km (217 miles) away. The epicentre of the 7.2-magnitude tremor was near the town of Pinotepa de Don Luis in the Oaxaca state,Continue reading “Mexico earthquake: Strong tremor hits Oaxaca state”

A former Oxfam aid worker has told the OP’S NEWS  she was sexually and physically abused by a senior male colleague while in Haiti after the 2010 earthquake. The woman claims she was also sexually assaulted by another Oxfam worker after a party in South Sudan months later. She says she was “screaming for help”Continue reading “Ex-Oxfam aid worker tells of sex assaults by colleagues”

Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionRio de Janeiro has seen levels of violent crime soar amid a financial crisis The Brazilian government has appointed an army general to oversee security in the state of Rio de Janeiro, in response to growing gang violence. President Michel Temer compared the violence to “a cancer” and said organised criminals hadContinue reading “Rio de Janeiro violence: Brazil army to take control of security”

Image copyrightCOURTESY NEW YORK STATE POLICEImage captionDanny Filippidis was found in California after going missing in New York state A Canadian fire captain who went missing in New York State has been found in California. But how he ended up almost 3,000 miles (4,800 km) across the country remains something of a mystery. Constantinos Filippidis,Continue reading “Toronto fire fighter who went missing in NY found in California”

Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES One million people have signed a petition calling on Snapchat to roll back its latest redesign. The changes were intended to separate interactions with friends from branded content – including that of celebrities and influencers. Snapchat founder Evan Spiegel wrote in a blog post that he believed blurring the two had contributed to theContinue reading “Snapchat petition attracts one million signatures”

Image copyrightEPAImage captionBarnaby Joyce will take one week of leave, Malcolm Turnbull says Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull has said he will prohibit sex between ministers and their staff, after it was revealed his deputy had an affair with a former staffer. In a press briefing, he condemned Barnaby Joyce for a “shocking error of judgement”.Continue reading “Barnaby Joyce: Australia PM bans ministers from sex with staff”

Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionCyril Ramaphosa, left, was the deputy president to Jacob Zuma Cyril Ramaphosa is due to become South Africa’s president after embattled leader Jacob Zuma resigned. Mr Zuma was under intense pressure from his own ANC party, which told him to step down or face a vote of no-confidence in parliament. In a televisedContinue reading “Cyril Ramaphosa due to become South Africa’s president”

Image captionThe activists intend to take part in a “prayer vigil” outside the hospital for 40 days Anti-abortion activists have begun a 40-day “vigil” next to a Nottingham hospital – despite the trust asking them to stay away. The Christian movement, called 40 Days for Life, insists its presence at the Queen’s Medical Centre isContinue reading “Anti-abortion group 40 Days for Life targets Queen’s Medical Centre”

Image copyrightLANCASHIRE CONSTABULARYImage captionJennifer Crichton told a social worker, a doctor and a nurse about the earlier assault A mother who murdered her seven-month-old daughter had admitted seriously injuring another child years earlier. Social services allowed Jennifer Crichton, 35, to keep baby Amelia despite the previous attack, which was not prosecuted. She was convicted ofContinue reading “Mum who murdered baby had attacked a child years earlier”

Image copyrightGLOUCESTERSHIRE POLICEImage captionRahul Odedra was caught when a pupil noticed him trying to film up her skirt A science teacher has been jailed for “persistently and deliberately” filming dozens of women and girls going to the toilet in schools. Rahul Odedra, 46, from Quedgeley, Gloucestershire, placed small cameras in cubicles or toilets rolls. AtContinue reading “Voyeuristic teacher jailed for filming in school toilets”