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India Fires On Pakistani Military Posts, Army Says
India announced Tuesday it had fired mortars at Pakistani army posts across their disputed border in Kashmir, a rare...
China’s Trade With N.Korea Falls As Pressure Mounts
China's imports from North Korea fell in April to a near three-year low, data showed Tuesday, as Beijing faces calls to...
N.Korea ‘flatly Rejects’ UN Vow To Tighten Sanctions
North Korea on Tuesday "flatly rejected" a United Nations statement vowing to punish its latest banned missile test...
Myanmar Army Clears Itself of Rohingya Atrocity Claims
Myanmar's army on Tuesday cleared itself of allegations that troops may have carried out ethnic cleansing of Rohingya...
North Korea-Linked Hackers ‘highly Likely’ Behind WannaCry
The Lazarus hacking group, widely believed to be connected to North Korea, is "highly likely" responsible for the...
US Forces Kill Seven Al-Qaeda Militants In Yemen Raid
US forces have carried out a ground raid on an Al-Qaeda compound in Yemen, killing seven militants, the Pentagon said...
UN Calls On North Korea To Stop Missile Tests
The United Nations on Monday called on North Korea to put a stop to its ballistic missile tests in order to open up the...
Kiir Opens S.Sudan Dialogue With Unilateral Ceasefire
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir declared a unilateral ceasefire Monday as he launched a national dialogue, a...
UN Envoy Eyes New Syria Peace Talks In June
Despite little progress in the latest round of Syrian peace talks, negotiations are set to resume in June, the UN envoy...
Jordan Has ‘hit Limit’ Hosting Syrian Refugees
Jordan said Monday it has hit the limit of its ability to host Syrian refugees as Washington's United Nations envoy...
Italy Inks Deal With Libya Neighbours To Block Migrants
Italy has signed a deal with Libya, Chad and Niger to try to stem the flow of migrants across the Mediterranean by...
Cape Town Region Declares Drought Disaster
South Africa's Western Cape region which includes Cape Town declared a drought disaster on Monday as the province...
City of Prayer and Conflict
Donald Trump was on Monday to become the first serving US president to visit the Western Wall, the holiest site where...
Military Officers of 21 Nations Train In Accra
A 10-day training programme designed to prepare military officers from 21 nations across Africa and Europe to respond...
Jakarta’s Christian Governor Appeals Blasphemy Conviction
Jakarta's jailed Christian governor Monday appealed his conviction for blaspheming Islam, his legal team said, as the...
North Korea Declares Medium-Range Missile Ready For Deployment
North Korea on Monday declared its medium-range Pukguksong-2 missile ready for deployment after a weekend test, the...
‘The Good, the Bad and the Ugly’- the ‘galamsey’ Tale
Though there exist laws on small scale mining, according to the 2008 Ghana Chamber of Mines report, illegal mining...
N. Korea Confirms ‘successful’ Launch of Ballistic Missile
North Korea on Monday confirmed the "successful" launch of a medium-range ballistic missile, Pyongyang's state media...
Cholera Outbreak Claims 315 Lives In Yemen
A cholera outbreak in war-ravaged Yemen has killed 315 people since April 27, the UN World Health Organization (WHO)...