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Years of Failed Efforts To End Syrian Conflict
Since the start of Syria's war in 2011, several diplomatic initiatives have stumbled over the future of President...
France’s Hollande Criticises Britain Over Child Refugees
French President Francois Hollande called Tuesday on Britain to "accept its responsibility" to take in stranded...
UAE Grapples Drones After Airport Closures
Dubai authorities are grappling with new ways of keeping the emirate's skies safe after drones halted air traffic at...
HSBC Sees Full Year Profit Plunge 62% To $7.1bn
HSBC has reported a 62% fall in annual pre-tax profit for 2016. The $7.1bn (£5.7bn) figure compares with $18.9bn a...
HSBC Shares Down As Annual Profit Falls 62%
Shares in HSBC have fallen after the bank saw a sharper-than-expected drop in annual profits for 2016. The $7.1bn...
Pence Defends Trump’s Media Attacks During Brussels Trip
US Vice President Mike Pence backed up President Donald Trump's latest attacks on the news media, vowing Monday that he...
HSBC Says Net Profit Dived 82% To $2.48 Bn Last Year
HSBC said Tuesday that net profit fell 82 percent in 2016, calling it a period remembered for its "largely unexpected...
Five Things To Know
South Sudan, where the government on Monday declared famine in some parts of the country, is mired in an economic...
Pence ‘disappointed’ By Flynn’s Russia Contacts Briefing
US Vice President Mike Pence said Monday he was disappointed that Michael Flynn gave him "inaccurate" information about...
Spain’s North Africa Outposts
The Spanish outposts of Ceuta and Melilla in northern Morocco, which have the European Union's only land borders with...
Mike Pence Seeks To Allay European Fears On Trip To Brussels
The US Vice-President, Mike Pence, has said the US under President Trump remains committed to co-operation and...
Merkel Visits Algiers In Bid To Curb Africa Migrant Flow
German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits Algeria from Monday to press efforts to get North African countries to reduce...
Migrants In Morocco’s North Determined To Reach Europe
One early morning last week, Adam's fellow migrants managed to climb over the high border fence separating Morocco from...
Merkel Visits Algeria, Security and Migration Top of the Agenda
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is on a two-day visit to Algeria starting Monday. She is scheduled to hold talks with...
Le Pen In Lebanon For First Head of State Meeting
France's far-right leader and presidential candidate Marine Le Pen on Monday met for the first time with a foreign head...
Hundreds of Migrants Rush Border At Spain’s Ceuta
Some 300 migrants stormed the border between Morocco and Spain at Ceuta on Monday, authorities said, days after...
Kraft Walks Away From ‘friendly’ Bid For Unilever
U. S. food company Kraft Heinz Co (KHC.O) withdrew its proposal for a $143-billion merger with larger rival Unilever...
Pence Takes Charm Offensive To EU and NATO
US Vice President Mike Pence meets EU and NATO leaders Monday at the end of a European trip aimed at reassuring allies...
BUSAC Fund and Private Sector Advocacy In Ghana
FEATURE: Appiah Kusi Adomako, CUTS Ghana Every government since the start of the Fourth Republic has identified the...