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Libya Rocket Attack Kills Five On Tripoli Beach
A rocket hit a beach in Tripoli killing five people, including at least one child, and wounding 25 others, the Libyan...
UN Chief Condemns North Korea’s ‘dangerous Escalation’
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday strongly condemned North Korea's launch of a ballistic missile that...
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka Reappointed As UN-Women Executive Director
The United Nations has announced the appointment of Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka of South Africa as Executive Director of...
Morocco Says UN To Resolve Western Sahara Dispute
Morocco's top diplomat said Tuesday that the United Nations is to lead efforts to end a dispute over a partially...
EU To Consider Additional NKorea Sanctions After Missile Test
The European Union on Tuesday warned it may consider additional sanctions against North Korea after it carried out what...
Russia and China Urge North Korea To Freeze Missile Tests
Russia and China have urged North Korea to “freeze” its missile and nuclear programmes after it claimed to have...
Fire Kills Child In Syria Refugee Camp In Lebanon
A child died and several people were injured when a fire broke out in a Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon Tuesday, rescue...
Modi Begins First Ever Israel Visit By An Indian PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Israel Tuesday for the first ever visit by an Indian premier, amid growing ties...
Antwi-Boasiako Now Cyber Security Advisor To Gov’t
Founder of E-Crime Bureau, Mr. Albert Antwi Boasiako, has been appointed Cyber Security Advisor to the Communications...
Fifth Round of Kazakh Syria Talks Focuses On Safe Zones
Powerbrokers Russia, Iran and Turkey on Tuesday focused on shoring up a plan for safe zones in Syria at a fifth round...
Migrant Influx To Europe Hits 100,000 In 2017
More than 100,000 migrants have made the perilous Mediterranean crossing to Europe this year, the UN said Tuesday, amid...
N.Korea’s ICBM Capability
North Korea declared Tuesday that the country had finally achieved its dream of building an intercontinental ballistic...
US-Backed Forces Breach IS Defences In Heart of Syria’s Raqa
US-backed forces have penetrated the heavily fortified heart of jihadist bastion Raqa for the first time, in a key...
Sri Lanka Ends Decades-Long Occupation of Tamil Port
Sri Lanka's military said Tuesday it has ended its occupation of a major fishing harbour after 27 years and allowed...
N.Korea’s Veteran Newsreader Returns To Declare ICBM Launch
Pyongyang deployed one of its most symbolic media assets to declare a key moment in North Korea's missile development...
Fifth Round of Syria Talks Begins In Kazakhstan
A fifth round of talks on ending the six-year Syrian conflict began in Kazakhstan on Tuesday, focused on shoring up a...
Barefoot and Alone, Children Flee Brutal S. Sudan War
Her feet bare and her hometown in flames, Nyadet walked east alone, eating food given to her by strangers and following...
ICC To Rule If S. Africa Broke Rules By Not Arresting Sudan’s Bashir
War crimes judges will Thursday hand down an eagerly anticipated ruling on whether South Africa flouted international...
Burundi Becoming A ‘violent Dictatorship’
Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza and his ruling party have moved the country toward violent dictatorship, rights...