Nearly half of homeless men suffer from brain injury

A research study by St.Michael's Hospital in Toronto, Canada have have experienced at least one traumatic brain injury in their lifetime, and for 87 percent of that group, the brain injuries occurred before the men lost their homes. The study was published on April 25, 2014 in the journal “CMAJ Open.”

Researchers at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, found that out of 111 homeless men, ages 27 to 81, some 45 percent had suffered a traumatic brain injury during their lifetime. Out of that group, interestingly enough, 87 percent had suffered the TBI(Traumatic Brain Injury) before losing their homes and 70 percent while they were still children. Men under 40 were most likely to have sustained an injury resulting from a drunken fall, while assault was most often the cause for men over 40.

The main causes of brain injuries are assault (60 percent), motor vehicle collisions and falls (42 percent), and sports and recreation (44 percent). The findings were based on data on 111 homeless men ages 27 to 82 years old who were staying in a downtown Toronto shelter.

Afghan helicopter crash kills 5 NATO troops

A UK helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan has killed 5 Britons serving NATO.

The British defense ministry confirmed all the 5 dead were British and said the crash appeared to be a "tragic accident" rather than an attack by Taliban insurgents.

The number of British forces now killed in the conflict in Afghanistan has climbed to 453.

In August 2011, the Taliban shot down an American Chinook near Kabul, killing 38, the single deadliest incident in the war for US forces against Taliban insurgents fighting for freedom.

Hijack scare : Australian mistook cockpit for toilet

An Australian, Matt Lockley, mistook the cockpit door for the toilet which triggered a hijack scare on a Virgin Australia flight from Brisbane to Bali.

Matt Lockley told Bali police he believed he was banging on the toilet door rather than the cockpit. The pilot of the Boeing 737-800 aircraft responded by alerting Indonesian traffic controllers of a possible hijacking in progress.

Crew members on board seized and handcuffed the 28 year old. Initial reports suggest Mr Lockley was drunk and didn't know what he was doing. However after taking Lockleys blood samples, police said the Australian had taken several painkiller pills.

Matt Lockley has been released from police custody and handed over to the airport authority for further investigation.

Morsi supporters jailed by Egyptian court

An Egyptian court has has handed down sentences raging from 5 to 88 years to 11 members of deposed President Muhammad Morsi to prison for rioting and creating public disorder.

The sentence comes amid continued crackdown on Morsi supporters by Egypts military back government which orchestrated a coup de'tat last year of Muhammad Morsi who is also facing four separate trials.

The defendants were arrested last year during a wave of protests in support of Muhammad Morsi after his ousting. More than 500 Morsi supporters were sentenced in March by the same court in Menya, south of Cairo.

Any activists seen as hostile by the military backed government of Abdel Fattah el-Sisi are facing severe crackdown and being handed down jail sentences.

Turkey's PM offers condolences to Armenians over WWI killings

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan offered his condolences on behalf of turkey to the descendants of the victims over the killings of Armenians in 1915 during world war 1 by ottoman soldiers.

On the eve of the 99th anniversary of the highly controversial topic which has been consistently denied by Turkey , Erdogan un

expectedly described the events of 1915 as "inhumane" and offered his condolences to the grandchildren of those that died.

The exact nature and scale of killings is highly controversial and continues to sour relations between Turkey and Armenia till this day. It is believed that more than 1.5 million Armenians were systematically killed in present day Turkey.

South Korean PM resigns amid backlash over ferry sinking

South Korea´s Prime Minister Chung Hong-Won has resigned from his position following the disastrous response of his governments handling of the ferry sinking disaster.

Chung Hong-Won believed as Prime Minister, he had to take responsibility and resign because he failed his people. The government has come under brutal criticism following their handling of the situation.

The Sewol, a South Korean passenger ferry sank on the morning of April 16th which was carrying  459 people most of whom were students. More than 200 people are confirmed dead with scores more still unaccounted for as the search continues.