German Mission Attacked In Afghanistan
A suicide bomber has rammed a truck into the German consulate in the Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif, killing at least two people, officials say. Reports described a huge blast at the diplomatic...
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Peace Eludes The Worlds Newest Nation
On the eve of the fifth anniversary of South Sudan’s independence on 9 July, sporadic gunfire rent the air in Juba, the capital city. What many assumed was a celebration of the world’s newest...
Trump And The Presidency
Former United States Secretary of State and Senator Hillary Clinton phoned real estate magnate Donald Trump in the early morning hours of November 9 to concede defeat in the national presidential...
Iran Urges Trump To Review U.S. Mideast Policies
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi said Wednesday that the upcoming U. S. administration should review its policies in the Middle East. "The next U.S. government's practical policies are...
Pakistan Deports Sharbat Gula
An Afghan woman made famous by a National Geographic cover in 1985 has been deported from Pakistan after she was convicted of having fake ID papers. Sharbat Gula had served a 15-day prison sentence...
Pakistan Deports ‘green-Eyed Girl’ Sharbat Gula
Pakistan has deported Sharbat Gula, the "green-eyed Afghan girl" in the renowned 1985 National Geographic photo, for using fraudulent identity documents, according to officials. Police escorted Gula...
Julian Assange Wanted For Questioning Over Rape Allegation
Julian Assange will be questioned next week in the Ecuadorian embassy in London over an allegation of rape, Sweden’s public prosecutor’s office has confirmed. The WikiLeaks founder, who has been...
Trump African Surrogate Kobina Kennedy Falls For Lies and the ‘unfair’ Racket
"...When God wanted to start the most enduring revolution in history, he chose a carpenter's son...Let there be a return to commonsense and common values...", Kobina Arthur Kennedy/Kwame Dankwah)....
Five Pictures That Show How Social Media Can Be A Minefield
Five pictures that show how social media can be a minefield play videoBBC Arabic staff give their views on some social media photos Social media can be fraught with risks for women in conservative...
EC Awards $9m Inflated Pinksheets Job To Collapsed UK Firm
The Daily Statesman can disclose that Ghana’s Electoral Commission has, against all advice, just this week awarded a $8.95 million contract to print the Statement of Poll and Declaration of Results...
Pakistan Accuses Eight Indian Diplomats of Espionage, Terrorism
Pakistan on Thursday named eight Indian diplomats it accuses of espionage and terrorism, as tensions mounted between the nuclear-armed rivals following days of artillery duels and skirmishes on the...
Re: Akufo Addos Presidency Will Be Full Of Violence
There is nothing wrong to show deferential regard for politicians who command respect and have the heart to make sacrifices, so to speak. Of course, we do not begrudge the unpretentious politicians...
African Countries Uniting Against ICC
South Africa and Burundi's decision to quit the International Criminal Court (ICC) and an attack by Gambia against its supposed 'Caucasian' justice are likely to embolden other African states to...
Medusa Rears Its Ugly Head Again
It may take a long time, but a stammerer will finally be able to pronounce “father”. Nobody is more powerful than the Creator. A warrior often dies of war, a swimmer dies of water but a parrot...
Why African States Have Started Leaving the ICC
Until last week, no country had withdrawn from the International Criminal Court. Now, three African states — South Africa, Burundi and Gambia — have made official decisions to leave. Gambia...
30 Civilians Shot Dead In Ghor Province
An official said the killings were to avenge the death of one of ISIL's commanders Fighters have killed at least 30 civilians, including children, after abducting them in the remote Afghan province...
Quetta Police College Attack Leaves Dozens Dead
At least 44 cadets and guards have been killed after militants attacked a police college in the Pakistani city of Quetta, officials say. A major security operation lasted for hours after the...
Islamic State, Pakistani Taliban Claim Killing of Police Officer
Islamic State fighters and the Pakistani Taliban on Monday said they killed a police official in northwest Pakistan, the second attack in the south Asian nation claimed by the Middle East-based...
Other Side of War On Terror
Despite the failure of the Middle East policy, the United States has not abandoned its strategy aimed at global domination to be reached with the help of military might. Libya, Somalia and Mali may...
EU Gets Tough On African Migrants
'No more Mr. Nice Guy': EU gets tough on African migrants Migrants crossing the Sahara desert into Libya ride on the back of a pickup truck outside Niger Encouraged by their success in halting a mass...