UN aid workers return to Yemen on flights to Sanaa: UN
Middle East
November 25, 2017
UN aid workers return to Yemen on flights to Sanaa: UN
Humanitarian aid workers arrived in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa on Saturday, after a nearly three week blockade by the…
Momentum grows for another grand coalition in Germany
World
November 25, 2017
Momentum grows for another grand coalition in Germany
Members of Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) will likely approve a renewed coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives if party leaders…
Syrian opposition picks chief negotiator ahead of new Geneva talks
Middle East
November 25, 2017
Syrian opposition picks chief negotiator ahead of new Geneva talks
Syria’s main opposition group selected a new chief negotiator on Friday ahead of a new round of UN-backed peace negotiations…
‘Crocodile’ Mnangagwa sworn in as Zimbabwe president
World
November 24, 2017
‘Crocodile’ Mnangagwa sworn in as Zimbabwe president
Emmerson Mnangagwa was sworn in on Friday as President of Zimbabwe in front of thousands of cheering supporters at Harare’s…
Crown prince calls Iran leader ‘new Hitler’
Middle East
November 24, 2017
Crown prince calls Iran leader ‘new Hitler’
Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown Prince called the Supreme Leader of Iran “the new Hitler of the Middle East” in an…
Pistorius sentence extended to 13 years
World
November 24, 2017
Pistorius sentence extended to 13 years
South Africa’s Supreme Court increased Oscar Pistorius’ murder sentence on Friday to 13 years and five months after the state…
Saudi crown prince: 95 percent of corruption suspects agree to settle
Middle East
November 24, 2017
Saudi crown prince: 95 percent of corruption suspects agree to settle
The vast majority of about 200 businessmen and officials implicated in a sweeping crackdown on corruption are agreeing to settlements…
Fighting between rebel and army kills 27 in South Sudan
World
November 23, 2017
Fighting between rebel and army kills 27 in South Sudan
Twenty-seven people were killed when rebels attacked government forces in South Sudan, a local government official said on Thursday. Three…
Islamic State beheads 15 of its own fighters: Afghan official
Middle East
November 23, 2017
Islamic State beheads 15 of its own fighters: Afghan official
Islamic State beheaded 15 of its own fighters due to infighting in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar, officials said, while…
Mugabe granted immunity: sources
World
November 23, 2017
Mugabe granted immunity: sources
Zimbabwe’s former president Robert Mugabe was granted immunity from prosecution and assured that his safety would be protected in his…