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Calls For Unity As Arab Leaders Gather

Arab leaders gathered for an annual summit in Jordan Wednesday looking to overcome divisions on regional crises...

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Ivory Coast’s Former First Lady Simone Gbagbo Acquitted

A court in Ivory Coast has acquitted the country’s former first lady, Simone Gbagbo, of crimes against humanity. The...

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Arab Leaders Meet To Address Conflicts and ‘terror’

Arab leaders are set to meet in Jordan on Wednesday for their annual summit with no expected breakthrough on resolving...

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Simone Gbagbo Cleared of War Crimes Charges

An Ivory Coast court has found former first lady Simone Gbagbo not guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity...

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Zambia To Consult Public Over ICC Membership

Zambia opened public consultations this week on the government's plan to leave the International Criminal Court, as...

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Proposed BoG-Sibton Switch Contract Cancellation

There are indications that the Interoperability for mobile money contract awarded Sibton Switch Systems by the Bank of...

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Sudan’s Bashir To Attend Arab Summit

President Omar al-Bashir will attend an Arab League summit in Amman this week, Sudan's foreign minister said Sunday,...

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US To End Operations Against Lord’s Resistance Army In Africa

A top US military commander has said the LRA has been reduced to "irrelevance" after years of joint military operations...

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UN Security Council Adopts Resolution Protecting Heritage

The United Nations Security Council on Friday strengthened its protection of global cultural heritage sites threatened...

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ICC Awards ‘symbolic’ $250 Each To Congo War Crimes Victims

In its first such decision, the International Criminal Court on Friday awarded $250 dollars as "symbolic" damages to...

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GSA Deepens Understanding of New Trade Rules

A day’s forum to deepen understanding of the United Nations Convention on contract for the international carriage of...

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Manila Could Share Maritime Resources With China

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Thursday he was open to sharingBeijing in flashpoint South China Sea waters...

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Erdogan Warns Europeans ‘will Not Walk Safely’ On the Streets

Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan has issued a chilling warning that Europeans 'will not walk safely on the streets' as...

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ICC Poised To Make First Awards To War Crimes’ Victims

Judges at the International Criminal Court may Friday award the tribunal's first monetary sums to victims of war...

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Ex-Congo VP To Be Sentenced For Bribing Witnesses

Former Congolese vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba and four associates will be sentenced on Wednesday for bribing...

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Namibia Demands $30 Bln For German Genocide

Namibia is to launch a 30-billion-dollar (28-billion-euro) lawsuit against Germany over genocide committed during...

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Turkey’s Red Meat Association Sends Cows Back To Holland

Turkey's red meat association has ordered Dutch cattle to be sent back to the Netherlands, saying that the diplomatic...

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Europe Braced For NEXIT

Millions of Dutch voters are going to the polls today in key elections overshadowed by a blazing diplomatic row with...

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Erdogan Slams Dutch Over Srebrenica

Turkey's war of words with the Netherlands has worsened after the Turkish president accused the Dutch of carrying out a...