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UN Condemns Cameroon Net Shutdown

A UN expert has called on Cameroon to restore net access to English-speaking parts of the country. Net services in the...

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Damascus Ready For Prisoner Swap With Rebels

Syria's regime is ready to release detainees in exchange for hostages held by rebels, the official SANA news agency...

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Inadequate Funds Hampering Work of Shai-Osudoku District Assembly

The District Coordinating Director of the Shai-Osudoku District Assembly - Dodowa, Kofi Boateng-Acheampong, has...

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Myanmar To Execute Rohingya Man For Raid On Police Post

Myanmar authorities have sentenced a Rohingya man to death for leading raids on police border posts that sparked a...

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Leverage Technology To Improve Lives, Bawumia Urges African Leaders

Ghana’s Vice President, Dr Mahamadu Bawumia, has challenged African leaders to take advantage of growing advances in...

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The Real and Imagined Crimes of Gambia’s Yahya Jammeh

The Gambia's former president Yahya Jammeh wielded a potent mix of brute force and mysticism to keep citizens in a...

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UN Chief ‘deeply’ Regrets Veto of Palestinian Ex-PM As Envoy

UN chief Antonio Guterres on Monday said he "deeply" regretted opposition to former Palestinian prime minister Salam...

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How the Philippines Drugs War Was Slowed

When Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte summoned his security chiefs to an urgent meeting one Sunday night last...

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Russia Releases Drone Footage of Fresh Palmyra Destruction

Russia's military on Monday released drone footage showing more destruction of treasured monuments by the Islamic State...

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20 Killed As Clashes Erupt On Yemen’s Coast

Twenty rebels and government troops were killed overnight in clashes as warring parties pushed north along Yemen's...

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The Fishy Tale That Won’t Go!

If you ignore a problem over a long period, it becomes part of the status quo.  This is what we have done when it...

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Rights Group Raps Pakistan For ‘forced’ Repatriation of Afghans

Pakistan is conducting the mass repatriation of Afghan refugees through coercion, threats and abuse, Human Rights Watch...

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UN Security Council To Hold Meeting On North Korea’s Missile Launch

The UN Security Council will hold an urgent meeting on Monday on North Korea's missile launch, the first test since US...

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UN Security Council To Meet On N.Korea Missile Launch

The UN Security Council will hold an urgent meeting on Monday on North Korea's missile launch, the first test since US...

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N. Korea Says Successfully Tested New Ballistic Missile

North Korea said Monday it had successfully tested a new ballistic missile, triggering a US-led call for an urgent UN...

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Libya’s Unity Government Denounces Creation of Rival ‘national Guard’

Armed groups mostly from Misrata located in Libya announced the creation of the “Libyan National Gua Libya’s UN...

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North Korea Says Ballistic Missile Test Was A ‘success’

North Korea has confirmed that it "successfully" fired a ballistic missile on Sunday in a test supervised by leader Kim...

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Security Forces Abuses Threaten Tunisia Reform

A rise in "brutal tactics" by Tunisian security forces in line with nationwide emergency laws to counter terrorism are...

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Heartbroken UN Chief Seeks Yemen Talks ‘resurrection’

A heartbroken United Nations chief on Sunday called for the "resurrection" of peace talks between Yemen's warring sides...