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State Dept, Int’l Community Worried By US Budget Cuts
With his department reeling over President Donald Trump's proposed budget cuts and the international community worried,...
Key Forces Battling For Control In Libya
Dozens of armed factions have battled for control of oil-rich Libya since the 2011 fall of longtime dictator Moamer...
UN Drugs Body Takes Aim At Fentanyl
A UN drugs body moved Thursday to crack down on the production of chemicals made to use illicit fentanyl, a powerful...
Cape Coast University Provost ‘schools’ Napo
Education Minister’s cheeky and abrasive response to remarks by pro-Vice Chancellor of University of Cape Coast, Prof...
Cocoa Industry Agrees Plan To Tackle Deforestation
Major chocolate makers, including Ferrero, Nestle and Mars, agreed Thursday a landmark initiative to tackle...
Trump Budget ‘cripples’ Environment, Science, Critics Say
US President Donald Trump's proposed 2018 budget would slash funding for science, health and environmental programs at...
Trump Envoy Meets Israeli Settlers In Unusual Move
A top adviser to US President Donald Trump met Israeli settler leaders Thursday in an unusual move that may raise fresh...
Namibia Lodges Colonial-Era Claim Against Germany In NY Court
More than a century after a long-hushed genocide took place in Namibia while under German colonial rule, descendants of...
Myanmar Must Allow Rohingya To Leave Camps
Myanmar should close bleak camps where tens of thousands of displaced Rohingya Muslims have been trapped for nearly...
Tillerson Calls For ‘new Approach’ To North Korea, No Details
U. S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Thursday the escalating threat from North Korea's nuclear program showed...
Make International Justice Work For All
Following a hard-fought civil society campaign, South Africa’s reversal of steps towards withdrawing from the Rome...
Netanyahu Seeks Deal With Trump On Settlement Construction
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday he was in discussions with Donald Trump's administration on...
‘Got Any Better Ideas?’ China Asks On North Korea
China insisted on Thursday that its proposal for de-escalating tensions on the Korean peninsula was the "only feasible...
Libya Factions Agree Ceasefire After Tripoli Battle
Armed groups in Tripoli have signed a ceasefire deal ending a four-day battle for control of the Libyan capital, the...
Boko Haram Raid Nigeria Town, Loot Food Supplies
Boko Haram Islamists have raided a town in restive northeast Nigeria, looting food supplies and burning homes after...
Nkrumah, Ghana and Its Independence In the Words of the Greats
On the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of Ghana’s weaning itself off the breast of the wicked colonialist British,...
Two Decades of Efforts To Disarm NKorea ‘have Failed’
Two decades of diplomacy aimed at curbing North Korea's nuclear ambitions have failed and a new approach is needed, the...
UN Praises Iran’s ‘exemplary’ Refugee Efforts
While Iranians would bear the brunt of Donald Trump's visa ban, which has been blocked on the orders of a US court,...
Youssou Ndour Backs Senegal’s War On Malaria
Senegal continues with it’s campaign towards eradication of Malaria. The country received some 32 million USD from...