Japan Troops To Withdraw From South Sudan
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Friday a plan to pull the nation's engineering troops from South Sudan in May after five years of a peacekeeping mission. "As South Sudan's...
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Malaysia Police Confirm Kim Jong-Nam Identity
Malaysia's police chief on Friday confirmed that the man assassinated at Kuala Lumpur's international airport last month was Kim Jong-Nam, half-brother of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Un. "We've now...
Turkey-PKK Conflict ‘has Killed 2,000’ Since Truce Collapsed
The UN has accused Turkish forces of serious violations during unrest in the south-east of the country that left 2,000 dead less than 18 months. Up to 500,000 people, mostly Kurds, were displaced...
What Next After S. Korea’s Presidential Impeachment?
Friday's final verdict by South Korea's Constitutional Court to sack impeached president Park Geun-Hye has finally put an end to a months-long political crisis that rocked the nation. Millions have...
Gaza Firm Turns Out Jewish Skullcaps In Quest For Orders
In the heart of the Gaza Strip's Shati refugee camp, machines buzz as Mohammed Abu Shanab's employees sew small, round pieces of cloth: Jewish skullcaps for export to Israel. It may seem an unlikely...
President Must Exercise Power To Ban Treason Attempts
A law lecturer at the Central University has called on President Nana Akufo-Addo to exercise his powers under 1992 Constitution to ban the Homeland Study Group Foundation which has been accused of...
Sri Lanka Risks Censure As President Falters On War Legacy
President Maithripala Sirisena came to power in Sri Lanka promising justice for war crimes, breaking from his hawkish predecessor and presenting the island with its first real shot at a lasting...
Ghana To Host Conference On International Trade
The conference is expected to be opened with a keynote address Secretary-General of UNCTAD Rescue Shipping and Investment Agency, a Tema-based freight forwarding company, is organising Ghana’s...
Amal Clooney Urges Iraq To Allow Probe of IS Crimes
Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney on Thursday urged Iraq to agree to a UN investigation of atrocities committed by the Islamic State group and bring those responsible for crimes to justice. Clooney,...
New US Environment Chief Questions Carbon Link To Global Warming
The incoming head of the US Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday that carbon dioxide is not the main driver of global warming, a position starkly at odds with the scientific consensus on...
UN Proposes Measures To Curb Sex Abuse By Peacekeepers
The United Nations on Thursday proposed a series of new steps aimed at stamping out sex abuse by peacekeepers as a report showed an increase in abuse allegations. UN Secretary-General Antonio...
France’s Jarre To Play Israel In Aid of Dead Sea
Electronic music pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre says he will perform in Israel next month in a concert to publicise the plight of the shrinking Dead Sea. The lowest and saltiest body of water in the world...
US Move On North Korea Tests Risks China Clash
Washington is scrambling to develop a new strategy to counter North Korea's aggressive nuclear weapon and missile programs, but tougher sanctions could provoke a diplomatic clash with China....
Netherlands Urges Support For Syria War Crimes Database
Dutch officials on Thursday urged nations to boost efforts to create a database of alleged war crimes in Syria, using evidence smuggled abroad by refugees and investigators. "We already have millions...
The ‘robot Lawyer’ Giving Free Legal Advice To Refugees
A technology initially used to fight traffic fines is now helping refugees with legal claims. When Joshua Browder developed DoNotPay he called it “the world’s first robot lawyer”. It’s a...
Ho Magistrate Court Declines To Sit On Treason Case
A magistrate's court in the Volta regional capital Ho has declined to sit on a case of treason involving three persons arrested by police for demanding the restoration of the Western Togoland. The...
Hong Kong ‘Snowden Refugees’ Seek Asylum In Canada
Refugees who sheltered fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden in Hong Kong are formally seeking asylum from the Canadian government as their lawyers said Thursday their lives are in danger. The...
Guatemala Mourns After Children’s Home Fire Kills 21 Girls
Guatemala has declared three days of national mourning after a fire killed at least 21 teenage girls at a children’s care home. Wednesday’s blaze at the government-run Virgen de Asuncion shelter...
Two Malaysian WFP Staff Leave North Korea After Exit Ban
The UN's World Food Programme said two of its Malaysian staff left North Korea Thursday after Kuala Lumpur and Pyongyang banned each other's citizens from leaving their countries in a row over the...
Chinese Survey Ships Entering Philippine Territory
Chinese survey ships have been entering waters recognised by the United Nations as Philippine territory, Manila's defence secretary said Thursday, in a move he described as "very concerning". Delfin...