• Reuters

    'Lucky to have him': Australia mourns refugee guard killed in Bondi attack

    Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hailed as a hero Pakistani security guard Faraz Tahir, killed in Sydney while trying to stop a mass stabbing attack, in remarks delivered on Friday at a funeral attended by hundreds. Tahir, who would have turned 31 on Wednesday, was on the first day of his job when he became one of six killed this month during the stabbing spree at a busy mall in beachside Bondi. "Running toward danger, to protect people he had never even met, without doubt, he helped save lives that day," Albanese said.

  • RFI

    More than 150 killed in flooding and landslides in Tanzania

    At least 155 people have died in floods and landslides in Tanzania following weeks of heavy rain that has pounded East Africa. Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said the El Nino climate pattern had worsened the ongoing rainy season. Tanzania's death toll has more than doubled in two weeks as the amount of rainfall increases, especially in the coastal region and the capital, Dar es Salaam.Around 200,000 people and more than 51,000 households have been affected.Flooded schools have been closed and em

  • Storyful

    Police Seeking Information on Bike Riders Who Snatched Phone From Man's Hand

    Police in Manchester are looking for witnesses and victims to a series of mobile phone thefts in the city, with suspects often seen riding electric bikes.Footage from April 11 shows an incident where a man’s phone was snatched from his hand by one of two suspects on a bike shortly after 7 pm local time.Police said they had received several reports from Ancoats and the city centre on this date.A 13-year-old boy and 37-year-old woman have been arrested in connection with the thefts. Police are seeking information on a further two suspects.Thanks to police work on the case, four people have been reunited with their stolen devices, mainly iPhones, police said. Credit: Greater Manchester Police via Storyful