Social Issues
Zuma Brands Protesters Racists
South African President Jacob Zuma has branded protesters calling for his resignation “racists”, saying they held...
Huge Fire Guts Grande-Synthe Dunkirk Camp
At least 10 people were injured in the blaze A camp housing 1,500 migrants in northern France has been destroyed in a...
Global Executions Fall 37% Since 2015, Amnesty International Says
The number of executions recorded worldwide in 2016 fell by 37% on the previous year, human rights group Amnesty...
DR Congo Anti-Government Protests Banned
Mr Kabila (C) was supposed to step down at the end of 2016 but the vote to replace him was not held Police have banned...
Zuma Condemns ‘baboon Placards’
South Africa's scandal-hit President Jacob Zuma has denounced as racist some of the placards displayed at mass protests...
Madagascar Deports Suspected Kenyan Drug Kingpin
Ndechumia Bilali Kimali is due to appear in court on drug trafficking charges A Kenyan accused of being the mastermind...
‘Ethnic Killings’ In South Sudan
He said they were taking revenge after a military defeat A rebel official in South Sudan and a Roman Catholic priest...
Amnesty Hails Decline In Executions
US death penalty sentences fell to a historic low last year and executions also dropped sharply, contributing to a...
China Remains World’s Biggest Executioner
China executed more people in 2016 than all other nations combined, Amnesty International said Tuesday, as death...
Jacob Zuma Brands Protesters ‘racists’
South African President Jacob Zuma has branded protesters calling for his resignation “racists”, saying they held...
US Church Shooter Pleads Guilty To State Murder Charges
White supremacist Dylann Roof pleaded guilty Monday to state charges in the killing of nine black churchgoers in South...
Pakistan To Execute Indian ‘spy’
Pakistan is set to execute an Indian naval officer accused of being a spy, potentially ratcheting up tension between...
South African President Jacob Zuma
Some key allies of the ANC called for President Jacob Zuma to step down South African President Jacob Zuma has branded...
We Didn’t Beg Rawlings To Come Back
Reports in the media landscape suggesting that the Minority in Parliament went to beg former President Jerry John...
Syrian Teen Sentenced In Germany Over Bomb Plot
A 16-year-old Syrian refugee was convicted in Germany Monday of planning a bomb attack on behalf of the Islamic State...
South African President Brands Anti-Govt Protests ‘racist’
South African President Jacob Zuma on Monday described last week's protests demanding that he resign as racist, as he...
17 Children Rescued From Volta Lake
Challenging Heights over the weekend rescued 17 trafficked children from the Lake Volta. The children, aged between...
Pakistan To Execute Indian ‘spy’
Pakistan will execute an Indian man arrested in the southwestern province of Balochistan last year who officials claim...
Child Trafficking: 17 Children Rescued From Volta Lake
Challenging Heights over the weekend rescued 17 trafficked children from the Lake Volta. The children, aged between...