A woman drugged and raped on yacht; Chris Brown accused of the action

HICGI News Agency -Updated at 01110EAT on Saturday 29th January Chris Brown has been accused of drugging and raping a woman and is being sued for $20 million (£14.9m).  The alleged assault reportedly took place on a yacht on 30 December 2020 in Miami, Florida.  Radio 1 Newsbeat has contacted Chris Brown’s management and record…

WFP, UN Agency says Almost 40% of Tigrayans suffer ‘extreme lack of food’

HICGI News Agency – Updated at 0721 EAT on Saturday 29th Jan 2022 Almost 40 percent of people in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region are suffering “an extreme lack of food” following 15 months of fighting, the World Food Programme (WFP) has said, also sounding the alarm about rising hunger in neighbouring Amhara and Afar regions….

After warning of possible attack; Kenya beefs up security

Police operations come after several European embassies warned of risk of possible attacks. Published On 28 January EAT 2044 by HICGI NewsAgency Police in Kenya say they have beefed up security after several European countries warned of the risk of possible attacks and urged their nationals to avoid public places. Heavily armed officers were seen…

Baghdad airport compound near US airbase hit by Rockets

The rocket damaged an out-of-use Iraqi Airways plane; no casualties or injuries reported by police. Published On 28 January EAT 1010 by HICGINewsAgency At least three rockets have landed in the Baghdad International Airport compound and near an adjacent US airbase, damaging one disused civilian aeroplane, Iraqi police sources said. The officials did not report…

End of Conflict -Rwanda to reopen border with Uganda this month

Updated at 0530 EAT on Friday 28th January 2021 Rwanda government has said it will reopen its border with Uganda this month as it seeks to ease tension between the two neighboring countries.A statement tweeted by the state-affiliated Rwanda Broadcasting Agency and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation indicated that Gatuna/Katuna and other land…

3 Journalists killed this month in Mexico

Attack comes a day after press groups held more than a dozen demonstrations throughout Mexico to protest the killings. Updated at 1135 EAT on Thursday 27 January 2022 by HICGINews Agency Another journalist has been attacked in Mexico, where three journalists have been killed so far this month. Jose Ignacio Santiago said he narrowly escaped…

Executed Women for witchcraft pardoned by Catalonia.

HICGI News Agency-Updated at 0930EAT on Thursday 27th January 2022 Hundreds of executed women for witchcraft have been formally pardoned by Catalonia between the 15th and 19th centuries. MPs passed a resolution by a large majority to rehabilitate the memory of more than 700 women who were tortured and put to death. Spanish historians have…