A mother and her four children have died after a device exploded in their village in Ethiopia’s Somali region, local residents have told me. One of the children found the device outside Dagahmadow village, and was playing with it when it detonated, they added. The exact nature of the device is unclear, but it was believed to have been abandoned …

A big explosion was heard in the heart of Somali’s capital Mogadishu on Saturday, with clouds of smoke seen above the scene of blast, a Reuters witness reported. It was not clear who was responsible for the blast although Islamist group al Shabaab frequently carries out bombings in the Horn of Africa country. Witnesses said the blast was heard close …

Jordan Hollywood returns with “EXPLOSION” clip. In his latest set of visuals, QC signee Jordan Hollywood takes a trip back to a war-torn Vietnam in May of 1969 to provide the proper setting for his “EXPLOSION” track. “I’ve been using the same director, Christian Breslauer, since I was 17,” the 25-year -old tells VIBE. “He did these war videos back …

    HIPHOPDX PREMIERE – Jordan Hollywood returned with a visual for “EXPLOSION” on Friday (January 11). The song is taken from his debut EP, FINALLY!, which was released last November. Directed by Christian Breslauer, the visual is set in 1969 during the Vietnam War. Throughout the roughly three-minute cinematic experience, the Quality Control-signee dons camouflage and war paint as he fires a rifle and …

Russian rescuers in the city of Magnitogorsk have pulled an 11-month-old baby from the rubble of a block of flats hit by an explosion on Monday. The boy, named Ivan, has serious frostbite, a head injury and leg fractures, and will be sent for treatment in Moscow. He is said to be in a “very serious” condition. Ivan was partially …