Helping the Boko Haram Displaced
Not a single car remains in the town of Dikwa in northeast Nigeria and there's no way to communicate to the outside world, as all the telephone lines have been blown up. But it is here that...
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Ghanaian Migrant Commits Suicide In Malta
A Ghanaian migrant who was facing deportation from Malta took his own life on Saturday after he was forced to "feel like a criminal" by a new immigration policy in that country. The Times of Malta...
Seven Million Yemenis Close To Starvation
Seven million Yemenis are closer than ever to starvation, the UN humanitarian coordinator in the country warned Tuesday, almost two years since a conflict escalated between the government and rebels....
Drug Shortages and Malnutrition In Mosul
Malnutrition, child deaths and drug shortages -- healthcare in west Mosul is getting worse by the day as Iraqi forces press an offensive to wrest it from the Islamic State group. "Our neighbours' son...
S. Sudan President Vows Aid Access To Famine-Hit Areas
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir vowed Tuesday that government would ensure aid could reach areas hit by famine after three years of war that has restricted access for humanitarian workers. The...
Exclusive: CIA-Backed Aid For Syrian Rebels Frozen After Islamist Attack
CIA-coordinated military aid for rebels in northwest Syria has been frozen since they came under major Islamist attack last month, rebel sources said, raising doubts about foreign support key to...
Myanmar Probes Murder of Four In Rakhine
Myanmar police are investigating the murder of four people in northern Rakhine state, the government said Tuesday, days after ending a military campaign in the area the UN has compared to ethnic...
Japan Zoo Culls 57 Monkeys Carrying ‘invasive’ Genes
A Japanese zoo has culled 57 native snow monkeys by lethal injection after finding that they carried genes of an "invasive alien species", officials said Tuesday. The Takagoyama Nature Zoo in the...
2,000 IS Fighters Defending West Mosul
An estimated 2,000 IS fighters are left in west Mosul to defend their bastion against a massive offensive by the Iraqi security forces, a senior US intelligence official said Monday. "There's about...
Danny Rose’s Brother In Hilarious Red Card Tantrum
It's never nice as a footballer to be sent off, but it's even worse when it involves the concession of a penalty in the last minute with the game in the balance. Just ask Newport County's Mitch Rose,...
Trump’s Revised Travel Ban Targets Same Countries
A draft of President Donald Trump's revised immigration ban targets the same seven countries listed in his original executive order and exempts travelers who already have a visa to travel to the U....
Kuwait Jails Senior Official For Joining IS Jihadists
Kuwait's supreme court on Sunday sentenced a top bureaucrat to 10 years in jail for joining and fighting with the Islamic State jihadist group in Syria and Iraq. The court also fined the unnamed...
Patients Feel the Pinch As Zimbabwe Doctors Strike
Hundreds of patients endured long hours waiting in casualty units at Zimbabwe´s state hospitals Saturday due to a crippling strike by doctors seeker higher allowances and better work conditions....
Petraeus Falls Off Trump’s List For Top National Security Job
Retired general and former CIA chief David Petraeus is no longer a candidate to be President Donald Trump's national security adviser, thwarted by differences over who controls staffing decisions...
US Secret Service Launched An Investigation After An Object Was Thrown At Trump’s Motorcade
The US Secret Service launched an investigation Friday, after an object was hurled at Donald Trump’s motorcade as it traveled to his Florida resort. As Trump’s motorcade was moving from the...
Man Taking Selfie Among Seven Dead In Iran Storms
A man taking a selfie after an Iranian dam burst was among at least seven people killed as floods, avalanches and dust storms gripped the country, state media reported Saturday. The 40-year-old was...
Trump Set To Hold Campaign Rally In Florida Today
The last presidential election ended three months ago and the next one is not for almost four years, but President Donald Trump is set to travel to Orlando today for what the White House has termed...
Privilege and Peril For North Korea’s First Family
Membership of North Korea's ruling dynasty brings enormous privilege, but for anyone who falls foul of the power games there is a potentially fatal price to pay. The assassination of leader Kim...
Burundi Seeks Arrest of Opposition At Tanzania Peace Talks
Burundi's government on Friday asked Tanzania to arrest several leaders of the main opposition attending peace talks in Arusha in a bid to resolve a nearly two-year political crisis. The talks are...
Billionaire Samsung Heir Arrested In $40m Corruption Probe
The billionaire South Korean heir to the Samsung empire has been arrested over $40million bribery claims - and is being held in prison, it has emerged. Lee Jae-Yong, who normally lives in a $4million...