War_Conflict
Ex Gitmo Detainee Bin Atef Down With Malaria – Lawyer
Aside from the strain of the uncertainty of his continued stay in Ghana and dealing with separation from his wife,...
South Africa Confronts Apartheid-Era Custody Deaths
The brutal death of anti-apartheid campaigner Ahmed Timol was allowed to go quietly unsolved in the interests of South...
US Wanted Terror Leader May Have Fled Philippine City
One of America's most wanted terrorists may have escaped a five-week battle with Islamist militants in a southern...
Voting Starts In Sprawling PNG Elections
Voting began in Papua New Guinea elections Saturday with the Pacific nation's leader urging peaceful polling to show it...
US Ends Role of Special Envoy To Afghanistan and Pakistan
The United States abolished the role of its special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan on Friday, just as it prepares to...
Police Foil ‘terrorist Action’ In Mecca
Saudi Arabian police foiled on Friday a "terrorist action" against Islam's holiest site, where millions of faithful...
Nigeria Sends In Troops, Police After Ethnic Clashes
Nigeria's acting president Yemi Osinbajo has ordered troops in to keep the peace in the restive state of Taraba after...
Hezbollah Says ‘thousands’ of Fighters To Respond If Israel Attacks
The head of Lebanese movement Hezbollah on Friday warned Israel against attacking Lebanon or Syria, saying "hundreds of...
UN Rejects Israeli Accusations of Hezbollah Posing As Green NGO
The United Nations on Friday rejected Israeli claims that Lebanese Hezbollah militants were establishing observation...
Syria Hotline For US and Russia Still In Use
Russian and US military officials are still using a special hotline to communicate about operations in Syria, a US...
Syria Regime Penetrates IS-Held Eastern Province
Syrian regime forces on Friday broke into the eastern Deir Ezzor province for the first time since 2014, a monitor...
Botswana’s Former President Ketumile Masire Dies Aged 91
Botswana has declared three days of national mourning after the death of former President Sir Ketumile Masire, aged 91....
Angry Mob Beats Indian Policeman To Death Outside Mosque
An angry mob beat a police officer to death outside a mosque in Indian-administered Kashmir as tensions ran high in the...
Yemen Cholera Cases Could Jump To 300,000 By September
A cholera outbreak in war-ravaged Yemen will probably have infected more than 300,000 people by September, up sharply...
Bomber Sows Death Among Civilians Fleeing Mosul
A suicide bomber blew himself up Friday among civilians fleeing the Old City of Mosul, where increasingly desperate...
At Least Two Dozen People Killed In Multiple Pakistan Blasts
Multiple blasts killed at least 24 people in two Pakistani cities on the last Friday of Ramadan, Islam's holiest month,...
Twin Blasts In NW Pakistan Kill At Least 11
At least 11 people were killed and 24 wounded on Friday when twin blasts tore through a market crowded with shoppers...
UN To Send Experts To Probe DR Congo Violence
The UN Human Rights Council on Friday decided to send a group of experts to the Democratic Republic of Congo to help...
At Refugee Summit, UN Chief Urges ‘solidarity’ With Uganda
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for international solidarity with Uganda at a fundraising summit...