Kenya tightens security as country waits for Supreme Court verdict
World

Kenya tightens security as country waits for Supreme Court verdict

Police sealed off roads near Kenya’s Supreme Court on Wednesday as judges prepared to deliver a detailed ruling laying out…
Kirkuk shaping up as flashpoint ahead of Kurdistan independence vote
Middle East

Kirkuk shaping up as flashpoint ahead of Kurdistan independence vote

Visitors to Kirkuk in northern Iraq are greeted by an imposing statue of a Kurdish Peshmerga fighter with a gun…
Spain police raid Catalonia government offices, arrest junior minister
World

Spain police raid Catalonia government offices, arrest junior minister

Spanish police arrested Catalonia’s junior economy minister Josep Maria Jove on Wednesday as part of a raid on regional government…
Anti-Assad nations say no to Syria reconstruction until political process on track
Middle East

Anti-Assad nations say no to Syria reconstruction until political process on track

The United States, Britain and other countries opposed to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will not support the reconstruction of the…
Hong Kong leader demands end of independence talk, warns ties with Beijing at risk
World

Hong Kong leader demands end of independence talk, warns ties with Beijing at risk

Hong Kong’s leader urged an immediate end to independence debates in the Chinese-ruled global financial hub on Tuesday, warning that…
Turkish tanks trained on northern Iraq in show of force ahead of vote
Middle East

Turkish tanks trained on northern Iraq in show of force ahead of vote

Turkish troops dug in on the country’s southern border on Tuesday and turned their weapons toward Kurdish-run northern Iraq, where…
UPDATE 1-Dispute over wheat cargoes seized in Egypt seen dragging on
Egypt

UPDATE 1-Dispute over wheat cargoes seized in Egypt seen dragging on

* Two cargoes held in Safaga pending prosecutor decision * Inspector says sieving could take up to eight months *…
Rescued migrants say lucky to dodge Libyan coastal clampdown
Middle East

Rescued migrants say lucky to dodge Libyan coastal clampdown

Migrants rescued in the Mediterranean last week said they had been lucky to dodge increased sea and police patrols along…
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi condemns abuses in Rakhine but rights groups skeptical
World

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi condemns abuses in Rakhine but rights groups skeptical

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi condemned on Tuesday any human rights violations in troubled Rakhine State and said anyone…
Jihadists launch big attack on Syrian government near Hama
Middle East

Jihadists launch big attack on Syrian government near Hama

Insurgent groups launched a big attack on government-held areas in northwestern Syria on Tuesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights…
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