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North Korea Opens Ice Festival With Kim Body Barely Cold
Less than two days after the assassination of the half-brother of North Korea's leader, small girls in frilly pastel...
UK ‘very Pleased’ About Gambia’s Commonwealth Return
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, who is in The Gambia, has said he is “very pleased” the West African state intends...
IMF Extension May Delay Disbursements – Dr. Assibey
Ghana risks a likely delay in the disbursement of funds from the International Monetary Fund from this year, following...
Libya Still In the Mire As Another Anniversary Passes
Libya's transition has been bogged down by insecurity and chaos, leaving the country looking like a "failed state" six...
Sub-Saharan Africa Lags In Sustainable Energy Policies
Sub-Saharan Africa, where more than a half billion people live without electricity, trails the world in government...
Syria Refugees Shrug Off Peace Talks But Dream of Home
Almost six years into a war that has devastated their country, Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon say they expect...
Russia Deploys Missile In Apparent Treaty Violation
Moscow has deployed a cruise missile in an apparent treaty violation, a senior military official told CNN Tuesday. The...
Syria Talks Delayed Due To ‘technical Reasons’
Kazakhstan said Wednesday a new round of Astana talks on the Syria conflict led by Russia, Turkey and Iran scheduled to...
South Sudan War Reaches ‘catastrophic Proportions’
A confidential UN report is warning that the war in South Sudan has reached "catastrophic proportions for civilians"...
Head of Libya’s Unity Govt To Meet Rival Army Chief
The head of Libya's unity government and a rival army chief were to meet in Cairo on Tuesday to find a solution to...
Burundi Govt Again Refuses Crisis Talks With Opposition
Burundi's government affirmed Tuesday it will shun peace talks with opposition figures planned for later this week in...
8 Hurt, Many Arrests In Police Raid On Oulawed DRCongo Group
Eight suspected members of an outlawed political-religious group were critically injured and 22 arrested in clashes...
Wrestling Magnate Confirmed To Head US Small Business Admin
The US Senate on Tuesday easily confirmed billionaire professional wrestling tycoon Linda McMahon to head the Small...
Food Prices Soar In Drought-Hit Countries
Drought in East Africa has led to a sharp increase in the price of staple foods, raising fears that hunger will worsen,...
Thousands In Iraq Pay Homage To Victims of Baghdad Protest
Thousands of Iraqis, mostly supporters of prominent cleric Moqtada Sadr, gathered in Baghdad Tuesday to pay their...
‘At Least 100 Killed’ In DR Congo Violence
The United Nations says government soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo are thought to have killed at least 100...
Gambia Welcomes British FM For First Time Since Independence
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, who in the past sparked fury over comments about Africans, arrives in The...
Saudi Royals Host Erdogan Ahead of Syria Talks
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Saudi Arabia's top leadership on Tuesday during a visit to further...
US To Give Uganda $25 Mn In Aid For Refugees
The United States will give over $25 million in humanitarian aid to Uganda, to help the nation cope with a huge influx...