Two Chinese diplomats were killed and another wounded on Wednesday in a shooting allegedly perpetrated by the husband of an embassy official in the Philippines, Police said.
Tom Banas, a regional police director, said the victims and the suspect were inside a restaurant in Cebu City, 571 kilometres south of Manila, when the incident happened.
Initial investigation showed that Li Qing Liang, 60, opened fire at Chinese Deputy Consul, Sun Shan, finance officer Hui Li and Chinese Consul General Song Rong Hua inside the restaurant.
Sun and Hui...
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Canada’s opposition wins historic elections
Justin Trudeau is set to become Canada’s new prime minister after his Liberal Party swept to power in general elections, ending nearly a decade of Conservative Party rule.
The Liberals seized a parliamentary majority, an unprecedented turn in political fortunes that smashed the record for the number of seats gained from one election to the next.
The Liberals had been a distant third place party in parliament before this election.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper conceded defeat, ending his government’s nine-year run in power and the 56-year-old’s...
Court remands man, 25, for allegedly raping minor
The Modakeke Chief Magistrate’s Court has remanded a 25-year-old man, Kabiru Daramola, in prison custody for alleged rape of an 11-year-old girl, in Modakeke-Ife. Daramola was arraigned on a four-count charge of gross indecency, impersonation, procurement of minor and unlawful sexual intercourse.
Prosecutor Ona Glory said the offence was committed on Sept 26, 2015 at 2:30 p.m. at N0 5, Oke_Owu Street, Modakeke, in Ife East Area Office of Osun. Glory said the offence contravened Sections 31 (1) (2), 360, 361 and 484 of State Child’s Right Laws.
She...
Friday, September 25, 2015
Spiritual world 2
I am not sure how many Christians understand these things. Three hundred years ago, almost everyone understood their world in this way. Many people in Africa still think this way, although they focus to much on the dark side of the spiritual. Now, under the relentless pressure of education and the enlightenment, interest in the spiritual dimension of life is labelled old fashioned and superstitious.
I also wonder how many Christians understand these things, but do not live them. How many live as if the spiritual realms are irrelevant?
Many Christians...
