Daily Archives: January 9, 2015

Charlie Hebdo hunt: Double hostage crisis in France

A gunman has seized hostages at a kosher supermarket in Paris as police in northern France have cornered the two Charlie Hebdo massacre suspects. A police officer told the BBC that two people were killed after a gunman believed to be the killer of a policewoman in Montrouge entered the supermarket near Porte de Vincennes. Armed police have flooded the ...

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Watch Wiz Khalifa’s New Video For ‘Raw’—If You Can Handle It

Viewer discretion is advised for Wiz Khalifa’s stroboscopic new music video for “Raw.” The Alex Papalexopoulous and Gerard Victor-directed clip features the Blacc Hollywood MC performing in black-and-white negative-filtered images fueled by continuous, extremely intense bursts of light. The flickering and flashing lights effect warrants a warning that it may trigger seizures in people with photosensitive epilepsy—but for those unscathed, ...

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Ballot papers arrive today

Ballot papers for the January 20th presidential election arrive in the country this afternoon. Electoral Commission of Zambia Public Relations Manager Crispin Akufuna in a statement says the ballots which were initially expected to arrive in the country on Saturday 10th January, are now expected to arrive today at 14:45 hours on a chartered Ethiopian Airline Cargo plane. Mr Akufuna ...

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Govt condemns political violence

Government has condemned in the strongest terms, incidents of violence reported in some parts of the country in the ongoing campaigns for the January 20 presidential election. Chief Government Spokesperson Joseph Katema in a statement to QFM says it is unfortunate, unZambian and unacceptable, that violence wants to rear its ugly face in a peaceful and democratic country in which ...

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HH says labelling him a Freemason is unfair

United Party for National Development (UPND) President Hakainde Hichilema says Zambians have become accustomed to poor delivery by those in government and think it is not possible to deliver better. Mr Hichilema says he is the best candidate to run and revive the Zambian economy. Speaking when he featured on a paid for political programme on QFM this morning, Mr ...

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The White House Wants To Know How Malia Obama’s Selfie Got On The Internet

Earlier this week Joey Bada$$’s Pro Era crew shared a pretty impressive photo on their Instagram account: President Obama’s daughter, Malia Obama, wearing one of their t-shirts in a selfie. Definitely a big deal, and a big look for the Brooklyn-based collective…but the White House might not be too happy about this. According to Fox News, officials are reportedly investigating ...

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AirAsia QZ8501: ‘Pings’ detected in plane search

“Pings” have been detected in the Java Sea which could have come from the “black box” flight recorders of AirAsia flight QZ8501, officials say. The commander of the Indonesian armed forces, Gen Moeldoko, told the BBC divers had been sent to investigate. The pings were heard near where the plane’s tail was found. Officials say the black box could have ...

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Charlie Hebdo attack: Manhunt for gunmen enters third day

A huge manhunt for the two suspected gunmen in Wednesday’s deadly attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine has entered its third day. French police are concentrating their search in a rural area of Picardy north-east of Paris where the two men reportedly robbed a petrol station. For a second night, vigils were held in Paris for the 12 victims of the ...

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Schlupp left out of Ghana squad

Ghana have left out Jeffrey Schlupp from their final African Nations Cup squad, avoiding a showdown with Leicester City over the availability of the injured defender. Abdul Majeed Waris has also been left out by new coach Avram Grant who called up Norwegian-based striker Mahatma Otoo as a late replacement, the Ghana Football Association said on Thursday. Both Schlupp and ...

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