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Berlin Backpackers In A Bind
It's an unusual dilemma that tourists in Berlin have to grapple with -- will getting into a hostel bunk bed help...
North Korea Lashes Out At US Over UN Push To Enforce Sanctions
North Korea on Friday accused the United States of using threats and intimidation to force countries at the United...
Egypt, IMF In Initial Agreement On Next Aid Tranche
The International Monetary Fund said Friday it will release the second tranche of a $12-billion loan to Egypt, in a...
UN Condemns ‘widespread’ Torture By Police In Pakistan
A UN committee has condemned the "widespread practice of torture" in Pakistan by police, the military and intelligence...
President Seeks To Assert South Sudan Authority After Sacking Army…
South Sudan's president insisted Friday that the security situation was "normal" and that people had no reason to...
Myanmar Army Chief Compares Rohingya Crackdown To Northern Ireland
Myanmar's army chief defended his military's violent crackdown on Rohingya Muslims by comparing it to Britain's...
We Want Big Guns To Fight Al-Shabab Not AK-47
Somalia's president has called on the international community to lift an arms embargo on his country as government...
As Summer Heat Looms, Post-IS Mosul Faces Water Crisis
In the battle against jihadists in northern Iraq, the village of Sayramun was recaptured in February but remains as...
Rifts Grow On Both Sides of Yemen Conflict
Rifts are growing within the ranks both of Yemen's government and the rebel alliance, further dimming the prospects of...
Government Will Protect All Its Citizens’ Abroad
Ghana would use diplomacy to give enhanced protection for all its citizens abroad, Ms Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey,...
India Urges UN Court To Stop Pakistan Executing ‘spy’
The UN's top court will hold an emergency hearing on Monday as India seeks to stop Pakistan from executing an Indian...
Fifth UN Peacekeeper Found Dead After C. Africa Attack
Another UN peacekeeper has been found dead in the Central African Republic, bringing to five the toll from an attack...
Road Safety Commission Embarks On Outreach To Curb Overspeeding
The National Road Safety Commission (NRSC), with the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police...
India Urges UN Court To Stop Pakistan Executing ‘spy’
The UN's top court will hold an emergency hearing on Monday as India seeks to stop Pakistan from executing an Indian...
South Yemen Leaders Defy Government With Local Council
Former Yemeni officials on Thursday launched an autonomous body to manage the war-wracked country's formerly...
UN Confirms 58 Cholera Cases Across Yemen
The United Nations on Thursday confirmed 58 cases of cholera and 47 cholera-associated deaths across war-torn Yemen in...
UN In Talks Over Control of Syria Safe Zones
The United Nations said Thursday it was in talks with Iran, Russia and Turkey over who should control proposed safe...
Somalia Asks World To Help Stabilise Ravaged Nation
Somalia's president Thursday urged world powers to help him fight the "raging enemies" of terror, corruption and...
Palestinian Local Polls Highlight Hamas-Fatah Division
Palestinians vote in municipal elections on Saturday, but only in the West Bank and not the Gaza Strip, illustrating...