EU Expands North Korea Sanctions
The European Union imposed additional sanctions on North Korea on Monday over nuclear and ballistic missile tests carried out in defiance of the UN Security Council. The decision, implementing a...
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Former French Prime Ministers Admit Marine Le Pen Could Win Election
Far-Right leader Marine Le Pen could become French president in May, riding the same wave of anti-establishment resentment which led to Donald Trump's victory, according to several former prime...
Germany Hate Crime: Nearly 10 Attacks A Day On Migrants In 2016
Nearly 10 attacks were made on migrants in Germany every day in 2016, the interior ministry says. A total of 560 people were injured in the violence, including 43 children. Three-quarters of the...
Asian Markets Starts Week With Fresh Losses
Asian markets kicked the week off with broad losses Monday, with Tokyo hit by a stronger yen, as the global Trump rally shows signs of fragility ahead of a key speech by the new president to...
Nearly 10 Attacks A Day On Migrants In 2016
Nearly 10 attacks were made on migrants in Germany every day in 2016, the interior ministry says. A total of 560 people were injured in the violence, including 43 children. Three-quarters of the...
EU To Launch Report On Ghana’s 2016 Elections
The European Union (EU) Election Observer Mission would on Monday, February 27, launch its final report on the 2016 Presidential and Parliamentary elections which was won by the New Patriotic Party....
Germany’s Deputy Finance Minister
Greece must not be granted a "bail in" that would involve creditors taking a loss on their loans, Germany's deputy Finance Minister said in an interview broadcast on Sunday, reiterating the German...
Nearly 2,500 Migrants Rescued Off the Mediterranean
The migrants were picked up in batches by Italian coast guards between Tuesday and Thursday About 2,500 migrants were rescued off the Mediterranean in the past three days by Italian coast guards....
Iran Complies With Nuclear Deal
Iran is complying with a landmark atomic deal signed with major world powers in 2015, according to a report from the UN nuclear watchdog seen by AFP Friday. The International Atomic Energy Agency's...
Afghan Deportation Flight Left From Germany Half Empty
The German government admitted Friday it deported fewer than half the Afghans who were due to be repatriated on a charter plane earlier this week, after some went into hiding. Fifty Afghans whose...
China Steams Past U.S., France To Be Germany’s Biggest Trading Partner
China for the first time became Germany's most important trading partner in 2016, overtaking the United States, which fell back to third place behind France, data showed on Friday. German imports...
Yahya Sinwar, the New Hamas ‘strongman’ In Gaza
Yahya Sinwar, the new leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, is a top commander in the Islamist movement's armed wing with decades of intelligence experience and a reputation for secrecy. He rose through...
John Mahama’s Keynote Address At 2016 African Leadership Magazine Person of the Year Awards
Thank you and good evening. It is an honour to be in the company of such distinguished fellow Africans gathered here tonight- Africans who have committed their lives to changing the negative...
EU Says Trade Pact Approval Rests On Vietnam’s Rights Record
European parliamentarians warned communist Vietnam on Thursday that a failure to improve its human rights record threatens to hinder the ratification of a free trade pact negotiated by the two...
Israel Shuts Jerusalem School Accused of Hamas Links
Israeli police said on Thursday they had closed a private Palestinian school in annexed east Jerusalem, accusing its officials of belonging to the Islamist movement Hamas. The Al Nkhba School in the...
Germany Deports Third Batch of Afghan Migrants To Kabul
Eighteen Afghans deported from Germany arrived in Kabul Thursday after their asylum pleas were rejected, the third batch to be sent back in recent months as Berlin speeds up the expulsions. Germany...
Bayer Says Monsanto Deal On Track, Eyes Record 2017
German pharmaceuticals and chemicals giant Bayer on Wednesday said it expected further growth this year after a record performance in 2016, as its mammoth takeover of US seedmaker Monsanto remains on...
Germany To Send Home More Rejected Asylum Seekers
Germany will speed up expulsions of rejected asylum seekers under measures agreed by Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet Wednesday, as controversy raged over sending people back to strife-torn...
UK Faces Hefty Brexit Bill
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has warned the UK it faces a "very hefty" bill for Brexit. He promised two years of "tough negotiation", when discussions on leaving terms get under...
74 Dead Refugees Wash Ashore In Zawiya
Refugee deaths have risen to record levels across the Mediterranean Sea in the past year Libya's Red Crescent has said that 74 bodies of refugees have washed ashore in the western city of Zawiya on...