China said it has completed the major work of the world’s longest sea bridge on schedule, after its lighting system was installed and tested. It…
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13 killed in Casamance, Senegal’s Sall orders probe
A ministerial fact-finding mission was headed to Casamance in southern Senegal on Sunday after 13 youths were killed in the first upsurge in violence in…
View More 13 killed in Casamance, Senegal’s Sall orders probeEquatorial Guinea claims it foiled coup, mercenary invasion
Equatorial Guinean authorities said they have foiled a coup plot against long-serving President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo on the tail of clashes with alleged mercenaries…
View More Equatorial Guinea claims it foiled coup, mercenary invasionBannon insists he backs ‘great man’ Trump
Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is heaping new praise on Donald Trump, after the president scathingly dismissed him as insane and irrelevant for…
View More Bannon insists he backs ‘great man’ TrumpFormer Hong Kong police jailed for baton assault
A former senior Hong Kong police officer, Frankly Chu, who assaulted passersby with baton during the late 2014 pro-democracy protests, has been jailed three months. Retired…
View More Former Hong Kong police jailed for baton assaultDeadly cold grips much of US as 2018 begins
Bone-chilling cold gripped much of the US as 2018 began, breaking century-old records and leading to several deaths that authorities attributed to exposure to the…
View More Deadly cold grips much of US as 2018 begins‘Ten dead’ in further protests overnight in Iran
Ten people have been killed overnight in anti-government protests sweeping Iran, according to state TV. “In the events of last night, unfortunately a total of…
View More ‘Ten dead’ in further protests overnight in IranPope Francis urges peace and understanding for migrants
Pope Francis on Monday used his New Year homily to urge peace and understanding for migrants and refugees. “Let us not extinguish hope in their…
View More Pope Francis urges peace and understanding for migrantsJanuary 1 marks mass birthday in Afghanistan
January 1 is Samad Alawi’s birthday. It’s also the birthday of his wife, his two sons, 32 of his friends and thousands of other…
View More January 1 marks mass birthday in AfghanistanFormer CIA officer blasts Trump for portrayal of FBI as ‘enemy’
A former officer in the CIA’s senior intelligence service has slammed US President Donald Trump for his repeated criticism of the FBI, hinting that his…
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