Ezra Chiloba, the CEO of Kenya’s election board, who the opposition has demanded must be fired before a repeat presidential election scheduled for Oct. 26,…
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‘Pollution causes one in six of all deaths worldwide’
Pollution caused nine million deaths in 2015 — three times more than AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria combined — scientists said on Thursday, calling for governments in poor…
View More ‘Pollution causes one in six of all deaths worldwide’Obama, Bush voiced concern over US divisions without Trump
Former Presidents Barack Obama and George W Bush have voiced concern about the current political climate in the US, in comments seen as a veiled…
View More Obama, Bush voiced concern over US divisions without TrumpBrexit: EU leaders seek Brexit talks progress
Angela Merkel has said there are “encouraging” signs of progress in Brexit negotiations and suggested trade talks could begin in December. The German chancellor was…
View More Brexit: EU leaders seek Brexit talks progressKenya election official resigns before poll
A senior member of Kenya’s electoral commission (IEBC) has resigned, saying the country is unable to hold credible elections next week. Roselyn Akombe said the…
View More Kenya election official resigns before pollTundu Lissu figure out of intensive care
Tanzanian opposition figure Tundu Lissu, ,who was shot and critically injured at his home last month, is now out of intensive care, his party CHADEMA…
View More Tundu Lissu figure out of intensive careDozens dies, injured in Portugal, Spain wildfires
A spate of wildfires in central and north Portugal which started at the weekend has killed at least 31 people, civil defence authorities say. Dozens…
View More Dozens dies, injured in Portugal, Spain wildfiresAU in rescue operation after Mogadishu attack
The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) said Monday its security officers are helping the government in search and rescue operation to ensure those still…
View More AU in rescue operation after Mogadishu attackIraqi government forces enter disputed Kirkuk
Iraqi government forces have entered central Kirkuk, residents say, after taking key installations outside the disputed city from Kurdish fighters. Witnesses told the BBC they…
View More Iraqi government forces enter disputed KirkukMPs can stop no-deal Brexit, says Labour’s McDonnell
Parliament can stop the UK leaving the EU without negotiating a deal, shadow chancellor John McDonnell has said. He told the BBC there was “not…
View More MPs can stop no-deal Brexit, says Labour’s McDonnellMalaysia, Indonesia, Philippines to conduct air patrols
Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines will begin coordinated air patrols off the strife-torn southern Philippines next month to combat the growing threat posed by extremist…
View More Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines to conduct air patrolsUAE stops issuing new visas for N Korean workers
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced it will stop issuing visas for North Korean workers and put an end to the mission of Abu…
View More UAE stops issuing new visas for N Korean workersPalestinian factions reach national reconciliation deal in Cairo
Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says it has reached a national reconciliation deal with rival party Fatah with the aim of ending a decade-long political rift mainly over the…
View More Palestinian factions reach national reconciliation deal in CairoKenya parliament passes controversial election law
The Kenyan parliament has passed an amendment to the country’s electoral laws under which a presidential candidate would automatically win a re-run vote if the…
View More Kenya parliament passes controversial election lawFive arrested in Delhi over assault on Nigerian
Police in the Indian capital Delhi have arrested five people after a video circulated showing what appears to be a mob severely beating a Nigerian…
View More Five arrested in Delhi over assault on NigerianDeadly wildfires sweep through wine country in Califonia
Parts of California’s wine region are being ravaged by fast-spreading fires that have killed at least 10 people. A state of emergency was declared in…
View More Deadly wildfires sweep through wine country in CalifoniaSyria releases footage of Western weapons seized from terrorists
Footage has been released by the Syrian Defense Ministry showing arms and munitions seized from various terrorist groups throughout the country. The footage was…
View More Syria releases footage of Western weapons seized from terrorists‘US supplying munitions to Daesh, Nusra terrorists’
A high-ranking Syrian military commander says the United States is supplying various kinds of munitions to Daesh Takfiri terrorists and members of the foreign-sponsored and Takfiri…
View More ‘US supplying munitions to Daesh, Nusra terrorists’6.6-magnitude quake hit Alaska
A strong 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of the US State of Alaska Sunday, seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued.The US…
View More 6.6-magnitude quake hit AlaskaUS set to go to war with North Korea as Trump rejects diplomacy
US President Donald Trump has rejected diplomatic means for dealing with North Korea’s escalating missile and nuclear weapon testing, suggesting that a military response is…
View More US set to go to war with North Korea as Trump rejects diplomacyDozen civilians killed as Saudi jets target residential building
A dozen civilians have lost their lives and several others sustained injuries when Saudi fighter jets targeted a residential area in Yemen’s southwestern province of Ta’izz as…
View More Dozen civilians killed as Saudi jets target residential buildingTrump ‘fumes’ after ‘moron’ report on Tillerson
US President Donald Trump was reportedly “furious” over a report which said Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was on the verge of resigning in July…
View More Trump ‘fumes’ after ‘moron’ report on TillersonSexual violence as weapon of war in CAR
Human Rights Watch (HRW) says armed groups in the Central African Republic (CAR) have used rape and sexual slavery as a weapon of war in the conflict…
View More Sexual violence as weapon of war in CARUS claims against Pakistan ‘hollow allegations’-Pakistan FM
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif has dismissed as “hollow allegations” claims by a number of US officials about his country’s collusion with terrorist groups…
View More US claims against Pakistan ‘hollow allegations’-Pakistan FM