The man portrayed as saving numerous lives in the 2004 Hollywood flick was handed 25 years on terrorism charges in 2021 Paul Rusesabagina, whose efforts to shelter more than 1,000 people during the 1994 genocide in Central Africa inspired the movie ‘Hotel Rwanda’, should face life in prison instead of the 25-year sentence he received […]
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Killers of ‘hero’ general must face justice, Iranian president tells RT
Qassem Soleimani, assassinated by the US, was a hero who fought ISIS, Ebrahim Raisi says In his first interview to international television, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi told RT he sincerely meant what he said about the killers of General Qassem Soleimani having to face a proper international trial, calling the slain general a hero of […]
Landmine-sniffing ‘hero rat’ dies
The rodent’s bravery allowed it to detect more than a hundred explosives and clear 225,000 square meters of land in Cambodia An African giant pouched rat, named Magawa, who found 78 landmines and 38 unexploded ordinances in Cambodia and was awarded a medal for his service, has passed away at the age of eight. The […]
Hero cops rescue crashed pilot from oncoming train (VIDEOS)
A crashed pilot was saved from almost certain death after police pulled him from a train track just before impact Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers rescued a pilot from his crashed plane just seconds before a train slammed into the aircraft, with the shocking footage going viral online. In police body camera footage, officers […]
Pop star awarded National Hero of now-independent Barbados
Pop musician Rihanna was awarded the honor of Barbados National Hero on Tuesday, shortly after the nation became a republic and ousted Queen Elizabeth II as head of state. During a ceremony in the singer’s birthplace of Bridgetown, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley referenced Rihanna’s 2012 song ‘Diamonds’ to applause. “May you continue to shine […]
‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero convicted on terror-related charges for backing rebel group while in exile
67-year-old Paul Rusesabagina has been convicted by a Rwandan court of being part of the MRCD-FLN “terror group,” which killed nine civilians in an a 2018 attack, backing the group while he was in exile. Announcing the guilty verdict, Judge Beatrice Mukamurenzi declared that Rusesabagina and the other 19 defendants should “be found guilty” over […]




