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UN Security Council likely to vote Wednesday on Myanmar
Published on 20/12/2022
» UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council is likely to vote on Wednesday on a draft resolution demanding an immediate end to violence in Myanmar and urging its military junta to release all political prisoners, including ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, diplomats said.
EU concerned about Peru protesters 'killed', urges calm
AFP, Published on 20/12/2022
» LIMA - The European Union added its voice Monday to calls for calm after nearly two weeks of protests prompted by the ouster of leftist ex-president Pedro Castillo.
Putin's invasion of Ukraine opened 'gates of hell': Anglican leader
AFP, Published on 18/12/2022
» LONDON - Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby on Sunday said Russia's invasion of Ukraine had "opened the gates of hell" unleashing "every evil" force worldwide from murder and rape in occupied territory to famine and debt in Africa and Europe.
Pope to visit DR Congo and South Sudan
AFP, Published on 01/12/2022
» VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis will visit the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan early next year, a trip previously postponed due to problems with his knee, the Vatican said Thursday.
Anwar pleads for support from Malaysia's powerful civil service
Published on 29/11/2022
» Anwar Ibrahim implored Malaysia’s civil service to cooperate with him on Tuesday, as the reformist prime minister faces an uphill task to win over the traditionally pro-establishment workforce.
I.Coast 'street general' Ble Goude returns after acquittal
AFP, Published on 27/11/2022
» ABIDJAN - Charles Ble Goude, a key figure in post-electoral violence in Ivory Coast 11 years ago, returned to the country Saturday for the first time in more than eight years, hinting that his political ambitions remained undimmed.
Life term sought for ex-Liberia rebel commander
AFP, Published on 01/11/2022
» PARIS - Prosecutors in France's first trial of a participant in Liberia's bloody civil wars on Monday sought a life sentence for a former rebel commander accused of crimes against humanity.
Hungry elephants, Cameroon farmers struggle to coexist
AFP, Published on 17/10/2022
» CAMPO, Cameroon: Banana growers on the edge of a giant national park on Cameroon's Atlantic coast say they can take no more crop destruction from hungry elephants as the conflict between man and animal escalates.
'Freedom Convoy' leaves its mark
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 16/10/2022
» The village's only restaurant offers smiles and two pamphlets, one denouncing Covid-19 vaccines for children, the other saying the United Nations' mission includes creating a "microchipped society" for "tracking and controlling".
UK finance chief rushes home to face budget storm
AFP, Published on 14/10/2022
» LONDON - UK finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng dashed home Friday from Washington for crisis talks with Prime Minister Liz Truss, with both their jobs on the line as their budget plans unravel.