Sri Lanka calls for Rajapaksa probe

New government asks police to investigate "diabolical conspiracy" by ex-president to hold on to power after poll defeat.

Rajapaksa and his associates have come under an unprecedented level of scrutiny [EPA]

Sri Lanka's new government has asked police to investigate what it called a "diabolical conspiracy" by former president Mahinda Rajapaksa to hold on to power after being defeated in an election last week.

Millions cheer as pope arrives in Philippines

Pope Francis makes first visit in 20 years setting off a wave religious fervour across Catholic majority nation.

Manila, Philippines - Pope Francis, the leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics, has arrived in the Philippines for a five-day trip, seen as an effort to reinforce church membership, and highlight the issue of climate change as he meets victims of Typhoon Haiyan that killed thousands in the country in 2013.
Francis, 78, arrived in the capital Manila on Thursday afternoon amid unprecedented security preparations. An estimated 37,000 police and military personnel have been deployed in areas he is expected to visit.  

Five Yemeni inmates released from Guantanamo

US transfers detainees to Oman and Estonia, at least six years after the Pentagon cleared them for release.

An estimated 122 prisoners are still incarcerated at Guantanamo Bay [AP]

The United States has released five Yemeni inmates from Guantanamo Bay prison, at least six years after they were cleared for release from the controversial jail in Cuba.

Suspected rebels killed in Kashmir gun battle

Five suspected fighters killed by Indian security forces in Indian-administered Kashmir.

At least five suspected rebels have been killed by Indian security forces in a eight-hour-long gun fight in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir.
Zee TV news channel reported on Thursday that five rebels were killed near the town of Shopian after Indian soldiers and police received a tip-off that rebels opposed to Indian rule in Kashmir were hiding

Cholera kills 20 in Rivers

At least 20 persons have been report­ed dead following the outbreak of cholera in Andoni Local Government Area of Riv­ers State, where 171 cases have been recorded. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Sampson Parker, disclosed this in a statement he issued in Port Harcourt.
Parker, in the statement, said the local government area rapid response team and the state emergency response team responded swiftly.

How FG Neglect Australia's Offer To Rescue Chibok Girls

More than nine months after no fewer than 200 school girls were abducted by Boko Haram insurgents inside their school hostel in Chibok, Borno State, the Australia government has revealed that they have repeatedly offered the Nigerian government their support to help find the kidnapped  schoolgirls, but the offers have not been taken up.
Making the disclosure on Tuesday was Australian Foreign Minister, Julie Bishop, adding that the Australian government had made no fewer than four offers to help Nigeria find the schoolgirls, who were kidnapped by the radical Islamist group in April last year.
“Nigeria has welcomed our offers but hasn’t made any request for specific assistance,” Ms Bishop said. “The international community stands ready to work with the Nigerian government to assist in its efforts to counter terrorism and implement counter-radicalisation programmes.”

Julie Bishop

Bishop made the comment while reacting to reports that at least one girl as young as 10 has been used as a suicide bomber by the Boko Haram sect in northern Nigeria.

Justin Bieber Fights Back Against Photoshop Accusations With This Half-Naked Towel Pic!

As an Anonymous Lady who Sent an Email to BellaNaija says She and Wizkid are seeing each other, and they recently had “An Adventurous Night” At Eko Hotel. - See more at: http://skelewutv.blogspot.com/2014/12/woman-claims-to-have-been-sleeping-with.html#sthash.b8rmw8wZ.dpuf

Justin Bieber has had it up to here with all these Photoshop accusations!
What should've been a time of pride for the 20-year-old was tainted when his Calvin Klein ads came under scrutiny of being retouched to make Biebsy look much more muscular than he really is!
But Justin's not gonna take that lying down!