Japan’s NHK Sorry Over Hitler T-Shirt
A former internet tycoon who wore a Hitler T-shirt on a talkshow sparked anger in Japan, with the broadcaster forced to apologise. Maverick businessman Takafumi Horie is the founder of popular...
Tag: War_Conflict
Chandimal’s Sri Lanka Face Buoyant Zimbabwe
Sri Lanka are looking to usher in Dinesh Chandimal's era as skipper by bouncing back from a humiliating ODI series defeat to Zimbabwe with victory in the Test starting Friday. Chandimal will lead the...
China’s Uighur Muslims Struggle Under ‘police State’
Worshippers quietly passed through metal detectors as they entered the central mosque in China's far western city of Kashgar under the stern gaze of stone-faced police officers. The increasingly...
South African ‘political’ Murderer In Parole Limbo
Inside South Africa's maximum security Groenpunt prison, hawk-eyed guards stroll between rows of wooden benches, watching inmates closely as they meet visitors. Among the notorious jail's residents...
Nigerian University Digs In Against Boko Haram
A giant bulldozer digs a deep ditch among the bushes surrounding the University of Maiduguri in northeast Nigeria, turning it into a fortress to prevent further suicide attacks by Boko Haram. About...
Prisoner Aid Cut Could Trigger Palestinian Crisis
International pressure on the Palestinian Authority to halt payments to the families of Palestinians held in Israeli jails, including those convicted of attacks, could trigger political crisis,...
UN Identifies 38 New Probable Mass Graves In DR Congo
Another 38 probable mass graves have been discovered in DR Congo in the country's troubled central region of Kasai, the United Nations said Wednesday. At least 80 mass graves have now been identified...
US Troops Inside Raqa, IS Syria Stronghold
US military advisors are operating inside the city of Raqa, the Islamic State group's last major bastion in Syria, a US official said Wednesday. The troops, many of them special operations forces,...
Tunisia Museum Attack Trial Adjourned To Late October
A newly-opened trial over a 2015 attack at the Bardo museum in Tunisia's capital that killed 21 foreign tourists and a policeman has been adjourned until October 31, court officials said Wednesday....
South Sudan Forces Launch Fresh Offensive Against Rebels
South Sudan government forces have launched an offensive towards a rebel stronghold in the north of the country, the UN said Wednesday. David Shearer, head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS),...
Sudan Halts Talks After Trump Extends Sanctions
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Wednesday suspended negotiations with Washington aimed at ending sanctions against Khartoum, after the United States extended its embargo for another three...
UN Blames Yemen Warring Sides For ‘man-Made’ Cholera Crisis
The UN aid chief on Wednesday blamed Yemen's warring parties and their foreign backers for a 'man-made' cholera outbreak affecting 320,000 people in a country already reeling from war and severe food...
Civilian Deaths Soar In Iraq, Syria
The US-led coalition attacking the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria killed as many as 744 civilians in June, an independent monitor said Wednesday. Airwars -- a London-based collective of...
Sudan Regrets US Decision To Extend Sanctions But Still Hopeful
Sudan voiced regret on Wednesday over a US decision to keep sanctions in place for another three months but expressed hopes the punitive measures will still be lifted soon. US President Donald Trump...
Zimbabwe Police Fire Tear Gas At Opposition Protesters
Zimbabwean riot police in the capital Harare fired tear gas and used water cannon on Wednesday to break an opposition protest calling for fair elections next year. The Movement for Democratic Change...
Four Suicide Bombers Kill 15 In Maiduguri, Nigeria
At least 15 people were killed when four female suicide bombers detonated their explosives in Maiduguri, northeast Nigeria, police said on Wednesday, in the latest violence to hit the strategic city....
Gunmen Kidnap Afghan Bus Passengers, Killing At Least Seven
Afghan authorities on Wednesday recovered the bullet-riddled bodies of seven passengers kidnapped by gunmen in the western province of Farah a day earlier, in an attack blamed on Taliban insurgents,...
ISIS Admits Its Leader Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi Is Dead
ISIS has finally admitted its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead, according to reports in Iraq. The terror group is said to have confirmed that the 45-year-old was killed in an air strike in the...
Iran and Oman To Strengthen Ties Amid Gulf Crisis
Iran and Oman will work to boost their ties, the Islamic republic's President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday, as a diplomatic crisis persists in the Gulf. "Iran and Oman have for years had...
Curfew Imposed After Three Rebels Killed In Indian Kashmir
Authorities imposed a curfew Wednesday in parts of Indian-administered Kashmir after three rebels were killed in a firefight with government forces, police said. The shootout overnight, west of the...