Britain’s sales of military equipment to Saudi Arabia hit £1.1 billion in the first six months of this year, according to the latest government data. The UK…
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Chilean demonstrators clash with police
Demonstrators clashed with riot police in Santiago to demand answers surrounding the death of a young protester who went missing in Argentina nearly three months…
View More Chilean demonstrators clash with police5.5-magnitude earthquake hits southern Iran
An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale has jolted a southern Iranian province, but there was no immediate report on possible damage or casualties. According to…
View More 5.5-magnitude earthquake hits southern Iran‘Catalonia cannot accept control from Madrid’
Catalonians cannot accept the central government’s “illegal” move of imposing direct rule on Barcelona, says regional President Carles Puigdemont. “I ask the parliament to meet…
View More ‘Catalonia cannot accept control from Madrid’Malta journalist :1m euro reward for info on killers
Authorities in Malta on Saturday offered an “unprecedented” 1 million euro ($1.18 million) reward and full protection for anyone with information on who killed an…
View More Malta journalist :1m euro reward for info on killersPablo Neruda didn’t die of cancer: Probe revealed
International experts announced Friday that Chilean Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda did not die of cancer, but could not conclusively determine if he was assassinated by…
View More Pablo Neruda didn’t die of cancer: Probe revealedPresident Zuma in trouble after Imo visit
(Reuters/NAN) South Africa’s National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said it had given President Jacob Zuma till Nov. 30 to make submissions before it. According to the…
View More President Zuma in trouble after Imo visitKenya election boss goes on curious leave
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,…
View More Kenya election boss goes on curious leave‘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