Thailand gives Facebook 3-day ultimatum to remove ‘illegal’ content
Thai authorities gave Facebook until Tuesday to take down contents it said…
DPRK to bring to justice suspects of alleged assassination plot against top leader
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has said it will bring…
Austrian court jails Syrian for life for killing Assad soldiers
An Austrian court sentenced a Syrian asylum seeker for life for murdering…
Norway extends border checks to control migrant flows
Norway is extending temporary border checks until November to control the inflow…
U.S. made mistake pledging arms delivery to Syrian Kurds – Turkish President
Turkish President Recep Erdogan called on the U.S. government to abandon its…
Counterpart fund: Akwa Ibom Govt. may lose over 200m euros EU-Water Sanitation Support
Akwa Ibom State Government risks losing over 200 million euros grants, if…
Olympics: Paris 2024 bid chiefs cheer Macron’s election win
Organisers of Paris’ 2024 Olympics bid are cheering the election victory of…
Gambian president fires central bank chief, 3 deputies
President Adama Barrow on Wednesday fired Gambia’s central bank governor and three…
Statelessness: Over 40 million children are unregistered in West Africa – UNICEF
Ms Marie-Pierre Poirier, Regional Director, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), says about…
Ghana inflation rises to 13.0% in April in higher transport costs
Higher transport costs helped drive Ghana’s annual inflation rate higher to 13.0…
Christian Governor Jailed For blasphemy Against Islam In Indonesia
Basuki Purnama, the first Indonesian Christian governor in decades, has been given…
6,600 migrants rescued on Mediterranean in 4 days – UNHCR
No fewer than 6,600 migrants and refugees were rescued in four days…
Australia hits banks with higher taxes to bring budget back into track
The Australia Government pledged to deliver a small budget surplus in 2020/21,…
Trump sacks FBI boss Comey
U.S. President Donald Trump has dismissed the Director of the Federal Bureau…
Trump sacks FBI boss Comey
U.S. President Donald Trump has dismissed the Director of the Federal Bureau…
50,000 migrants crossed Mediterranean in 4 months–IOM
Almost 50,000 migrants had so far crossed the Mediterranean Sea to enter…
UNOWAS restates commitment to end statelessness in Africa
The United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) has…
Protesters over lack of jobs, houses clash with South African police
Police fired stun grenades and rubber bullets at protesters in southern townships…
Gunmen attack South Sudan vice president’s convoy, injuring bodyguards: official
Gunmen attacked the vice president’s convoy in South Sudan on Tuesday and…
Main rivals of Moon Jae-in to accept result of South Korean presidential election
Conservative and centrist rivals of Moon Jae-in, a candidate of the liberal…
Uganda seeks $2bn for South Sudan refugees at planned summit
Uganda hopes to raise two billion dollars in donations at a UN…
Gunmen attack South Sudan vice president’s convoy, injuring bodyguards: official
Gunmen attacked the convoy of South Sudan’s First Vice President Taban Gai…
Turkish prosecutor seeks 40 life sentences for New Year attacker
A Turkish prosecutor is seeking 40 aggravated life sentences for the man…
Saudi Energy Minister says may extend oil output cuts beyond 2017
Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister, Khalid Al-Falih, said on Monday that oil markets…
‘Trump Was Warned Against Hiring Michael Flynn’ – Former Official
Barack Obama had warned his successor Donald Trump against hiring Michael Flynn…
Merkel’s party says it won’t partner with SPD after state victory
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU) on Monday ruled out the…
UN agency repatriates 62,372 Somali refugees from Kenya
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Monday said that it…
Syrian rebels begin to evacuate Damascus suburb: state TV
Hundreds of Syrian rebel fighters began a process of leaving the besieged…
39-year-old Emmanuel Macron elected president of France
Macron, running as a centrist, won between 65.5 and 66.1 percent of…
Hanover evacuates 50,000 as experts hunt for unexploded WWII bombs
Authorities began evacuating 50,000 residents of the German city of Hanover on…