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Zimbabwe Nurses Join Doctors In A Strike Over Pay and Bonuses
Emergency services in Zimbabwe's public hospitals are grinding to a halt after nurses joined doctors on strike. Many...
Syrian Army Advances To Outskirts of IS-Held Palmyra
Syrian government forces backed by Russian soldiers advanced Wednesday to the outskirts of ancient Palmyra after...
To Counter Turkey, Damascus Sidles Up To Kurds
Worried over Turkish advances in Syria's north, the Damascus regime has formed an alliance of convenience with the...
Algeria’s Invisible President To Mark 80th Birthday
Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who has rarely appeared in public since a crippling stroke in 2013, marks his...
Zimbabwe Nurses Start Indefinite Strike
Their main demand is that the government pay out 2016 bonuses State-employed nurses in Zimbabwe have begun an...
Sissi Defends Anti-Jihadists Fight After Copts Flee Sinai
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi has defended his government’s strategy in the fight against jihadists in...
Myanmar Swats Away ‘biased’ UN Abuse Claims
A close aide to Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday dismissed mounting international pressure over alleged abuses...
Nana Weeps For Old Soldiers
President Akufo-Addo in a handshake with a veteran at the wreath laying ceremony in remembrance of the 28th February,...
Cambodian Gunman Called ‘Meet To Kill’ Admits To Murdering Kem Ley
An unemployed former Cambodian soldier who calls himself "Meet to Kill" admitted to the brazen murder of a renowned...
Trump Says He’s Boosting Defense Spending By $54 Billion; the Real Number Is $18 Billion
In the days before President Donald Trump’s high-profile address to Congress Tuesday night, White House aides...
President Akufo-Addo Remembers Fallen Heroes
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday joined servicemen and scores of Ghanaians to commemorate the 69th...
How Could the Pentagon Spend Extra Billions? Easily
President Donald Trump has outlined a goal to hike American military spending by nearly 10 percent, shoveling yet more...
Israel Unprepared For Tunnel Threat In 2014 Gaza War
An Israeli state inquiry accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and top army brass Tuesday of being unprepared for...
Thai Army, Rebel Negotiators Agree ‘safety Zone’ For Unrest-Hit South
Thai army and Muslim rebel peace negotiators agreed Tuesday to create a "safety zone" in Thailand's insurgency-hit...
Netanyahu Hits Back Ahead of Gaza War Report
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared on the defensive ahead of a report Tuesday expected to criticise him...
South African Official Sacked Over 350% Pay Rise
A South African government official who granted himself a 350% pay rise has been sacked. Collins Letsoalo was supposed...
To Secure Mosul, Iraq Army Makes Desert Push With US Help
Much of the fighting for west Mosul will be at close quarters, but Iraq's battle against the Islamic State group is...
At Least 160 Killed In Clashes On Myanmar-China Border
At least 160 people have died in around three months of clashes between the military and ethnic armed groups in...
Gambia’s President Fires Army Chief
Ousman Badjie swore loyalty to Yahya Jammeh, but did not resist his removal from office The Gambian President Adama...