Pope Calls For N.Korea Negotiations
Reprising his theme of "world war in parts", Pope Francis said that these were "concentrated at points that were already hot. In Korea, today, it seems that things are becoming too heated" Pope...
Tag: War_Conflict
Akufo-Addo Justifies Yahya Jammeh Removal
President Akufo-Addo has justified his decision to commit Ghanaian troops to The Gambia when there was a political standoff in that country. That was when then-President Yahya Jammeh had refused to...
US Service Member Killed In Blast Near Iraqi City of Mosul
A US service member has died from wounds sustained in the blast Saturday of an explosive device outside the Iraqi city of Mosul, military officials reported. A statement from the US Central Command,...
Woman Shot At Okuapeman’s Queenmother’s Funeral
The victim was hit by scattered pellets from the musketry display by musketeers A woman was shot and fatally injured during the final funeral rite of the late Paramount Queenmother of Okuapeman, Nana...
US Aircraft Carrier Starts Drill With South Korean Navy
The US aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson on Saturday kicked off a joint drill with the South Korean navy, officials said, as tensions rose over North Korea's latest test-fire of a ballistic missile....
Egypt Urges US To Play ‘active’ Mideast Peace Role
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday urged the United States to help restart negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, a statement from the presidency said. The statement came...
Mali State of Emergency ‘extended By 6 Months’
Mali has extended a state of emergency by six months until October 31, a source in the parliament told AFP on Saturday, as the west African nation battles a jihadist insurgency. MPs meeting on Friday...
UN Calls For Halt To South Sudan Fighting
The United Nations on Saturday called for a halt to fighting in South Sudan after the government launched a new offensive earlier this week. South Sudanese government forces targeted a town in the...
North In Another ‘failed’ Missile Launch
North Korea has test-fired another ballistic missile, South Korean and US military officials say. The missile exploded shortly after take-off, they said – the second failed launch in the past...
Turkey, US Can Turn Raqa Into ‘graveyard’ For IS
Turkey and the United States can join forces to turn the Islamic State group's defacto capital of Raqa in Syria into a "graveyard" for the jihadists, the Turkish president said on Saturday. "The huge...
Hamas To Amend Controversial Charter In Bid To Ease Ties
Hamas is to unveil a new version of its controversial founding charter which called for the destruction of Israel in a bid to ease its international isolation, party officials said. Leaders of the...
Anti-Temer Strike Paralyses Major Cities In Brazil
Brazilian trade unions have staged nationwide strikes against President Michel Temer's austerity measures, causing public-transport disruptions in major cities across the country and clashes between...
Senegal Court Upholds War Crimes Ruling Against Habre
A special court in Senegal on Thursday upheld former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré's life sentence for war crimes, crimes against humanity and torture, but acquitted him of rape. The court also...
North Korea Carries Out Missile Test In Defiance of UN
North Korea has test-fired a ballistic missile, according to the South Korean and US military, defying pressure from the US and the North's main ally, China. US and South Korean officials said...
Infamous Afghan Warlord Returns To Public Life After Exile
Notorious Afghan warlord and ex-prime minister Gulbuddin Hekmatyar returned to public life Saturday after more than 20 years in exile, calling on the Taliban to lay down their weapons and join a...
Thousands of Egypt Catholics Gather For Pope Mass
Thousands of Egyptian Catholics waving the colours of the Vatican flag gathered amid tight security Saturday in a Cairo stadium where Pope Francis was to lead mass. Crowds of pilgrims poured out of...
Philippine Police Chief Backs ‘secret Cell’ Detention
The Philippines' police chief has defended the detention of a dozen people inside a closet-sized secret cell in a case that raised further alarm about abuses under President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly...
US Marines Return To Afghanistan’s Volatile Helmand
US Marines returned to Afghanistan's volatile Helmand province Saturday, the first to be deployed in the war-torn country since NATO forces ended their combat role in 2014. Commander of US and NATO...
North Test-Fires Ballistic Missile
North Korea has test-fired a ballistic missile, South Korean and US military officials say. It apparently exploded seconds after lift-off, the South Korean military was quoted as saying by Yonhap...
Violence Erupts In Rio After General Strike
Violence has erupted in Brazil at the end the country's first general strike in more than 20 years. Buses and cars have been set on fire in Rio de Janeiro's city centre. Road blocks set up by...