Liberian Nobel laureate condemns impunity on 20 years after peace accords
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Leymah Gbowee on Friday said Liberia cannot move forward unless it prosecutes former war criminals, as...
Month: August 2023
Over 2,400 killed in Haiti gang violence since January: UN
More than 2,400 people have been killed in Haiti since the start of 2023 amid rampant gang violence, including hundreds...
Iran top diplomat meets Saudi de facto ruler
Iran's foreign minister met Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler on Friday during his first visit since the Middle East rivals...
Belgian university enters new era with Taylor Swift course
From "Alice in Wonderland" to "The Great Gatsby", "Rebecca" to "Jane Eyre", the songs of singer-songwriter Taylor Swift are filled...
We’re all tired’: Thousands of evacuees arrive in southern Canada
Crystal Sangris barely slept for three days as wildfires threatened her hometown in northern Canada, and when she was ordered...
Russians who fled mobilization cautiously return home
Ivan Nesterov, a well-built fitness trainer, came back to Russia six months after fleeing the mobilization that propped up Russian...
Morocco king at 60: diplomacy a priority as inequalities persist
Morocco's King Mohammed VI is set to celebrate his 60th birthday on Monday away from the public eye, as challenges...
Mosques probed over protest call in Pakistan blasphemy riots
A Muslim cleric is among a dozen people being investigated for using mosque loudspeakers to order protests against alleged blasphemy...
China stages war games in ‘stern warning’ to Taiwan
China held air and sea drills around Taiwan on Saturday, in what it said was a "stern warning" after the...
Rise from rubble: Czech brewery wins EU heritage prize
For Czech architect Pavel Prouza, restoring a run-down building with historic value was a childhood dream nurtured during family tours...
Russia hits Ukraine’s Chernihiv after Putin meets generals
A Russian missile strike on Ukraine's northern city of Chernihiv killed at least five people and wounded dozens on Saturday,...
Egypt’s Sisi pardons jailed activist Ahmed Douma
Egyptian activist Ahmed Douma, a leading figure of the country's 2011 uprising who has spent the last decade behind bars,...
French ex-army chief in charge of Notre-Dame rebuild dies
A former French army chief in charge of restoring Paris's emblematic Notre-Dame cathedral following a devastating 2019 fire has died...
Palestinian dies after shooting by Israel forces
A Palestinian man shot by Israeli forces during a raid this week in the occupied West Bank died on Saturday,...
The Blessings of Hope
Dear Destiny Friends, It is instructive to note that nobody has ever succeeded on their own without the support and...
Chadian leader in troubled north after rebel attack
Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno has travelled to the remote north of the country to "galvanise the troops" after...
Biden to ramp up three-way Japan, S.Korea ties in sign to China
US President Joe Biden on Friday will announce new security cooperation at a first-of-a-kind three-way summit with the leaders of...
Senegal: Village mourns sons dead at sea in migrant tragedy
Under a cloudy sky in the coastal Senegalese village of Fass Boye, the local chief's voice resounds over a loudspeaker,...
Taiwan’s antique jade dealers see trade losing luster
Tracing a palm-sized jade pig resting on its haunches, an antique trader in Taiwan said the ears on the nearly...
China says Xi to pay state visit to S. Africa, attend BRICS summit next week
Chinese leader Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to South Africa next week, the foreign ministry said Friday, while...
Out of this world deep in the Algerian desert
Deep in the Sahara desert lies the Algerian oasis of Djanet, one of earth's more stunning locations where visitors may...
Maui emergency manager resigns after wildfire warning criticism
The head of Maui's emergency management agency -- who said this week he did not regret the decision to not...
Disinformation an ‘easy sell’ in post-coup Niger
Following a July coup, Niger has become the latest hotbed of disinformation in the troubled Sahel region as West African...
Drug war ‘bloodbath’ shakes Marseille as rival gangs shoot it out
A bloody rivalry between two drug gangs in Marseille on France's Mediterranean coast has claimed the lives of dozens of...
Cat cafe brings ‘pawsitivity’ to war-scarred Gaza
A cat cafe in the Gaza Strip aims to "cheer up" Palestinian residents and offer them a respite from the...
Fears for hundreds of thousands as Sudan war spreads
Fighting between two rival generals has spread to cities in war-ravaged Sudan's south, witnesses said Friday, raising concerns for hundreds...
Sevilla goalkeeper Bounou joins Saudi club Al-Hilal
Sevilla's Moroccan goalkeeper Yassine Bounou has become the latest big name to quit Europe for the riches of Saudi Arabia,...
Pakistan appoints former state bank chief as finance minister
A former head of Pakistan's central bank has been appointed finance minister in the interim government leading the country to...
UN says forced to cut Yemen rations, compounding food crisis
More than four million Yemenis will receive less food assistance as a result of funding shortages, compounding one of the...
W.Africa military chiefs prepare possible Niger mission
West African military chiefs held a second day of talks in Ghana on Friday, preparing for a possible armed intervention...
International community divided on Niger coup response
More than three weeks after a military coup in Niger forced out a democratically elected government, the international community appears...
Russia says destroys drones in Moscow, Black Sea
Russian forces destroyed Ukrainian drones targeting Moscow and its Black Sea Fleet, officials said Friday, the latest in a surge...
Kenya bans churches linked to cult deaths
Kenyan authorities have banned five churches including that of a suspected cult leader accused of inciting more than 400 of...
Iran top diplomat meets Saudi de facto ruler
Iran's foreign minister met Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler on Friday during his first visit since the Middle East rivals...
British nurse found guilty of murdering seven babies
A British nurse was found guilty Friday of murdering seven newborn babies and trying to murder six others at the...
Eric Adams’ Community Op-Ed: Affordable Homes for New Yorkers
New York City is home to people from all over the world. We may eat different foods and speak different...
‘Silent threat’: Bahrain to build walls against rising sea
Already battling extreme heat, Bahrain is scrambling to ward off another environmental threat: rising seas that could swallow parts of...
Where summer heat hits hard: Mideast and North Africa
Climate change has impacted the Middle East and North Africa where summer is already very hot. Many in Iraq, Syria,...
Israel raid kills West Bank militant, wounds health worker: Palestinians
Israeli forces on Thursday killed a Palestinian militant and shot a health worker during a raid on the occupied West...
Ukraine vows long fight to counter Russia’s ‘grip’ on Africa
Ukraine will make "long-term" efforts to deepen ties with African countries as it seeks to counter Russia's influence on the...
Libyan militia leader freed after deadly clashes
A Libyan militia leader whose detention sparked clashes that killed 55 people in the capital Tripoli this week has been...
Israel says US okays ‘landmark’ missile defense deal with Germany
Israel said the United States on Thursday approved the "landmark" sale of the Arrow 3 hypersonic missile defense system to...
Ship from Ukraine port nears Turkey despite Russian blockade
A civilian cargo vessel sailing from Ukraine in defiance of a Russian blockade was hugging the coast of Bulgaria on...
France’s Sarkozy blasted for call to compromise with Russia
France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy has stirred outrage in Kyiv and Paris by suggesting Russia's invasion of Ukraine could be...
Targeted Christians found shelter with Muslims during Pakistan rampage
Pastor Javed Bhatti was roused from his sleep by the mosque's loudspeaker -- not the usual Islamic call to prayer,...
Ten killed in light plane crash on street in Malaysia
A light plane crashed into a street in Malaysia's central Selangor state on Thursday, killing eight people on board and...
European stocks waver on China woes, US rate concerns
European markets wavered Wednesday following a drop in Asian markets on concerns about the Chinese economy and investor fears of...
Tentative truce in Libya capital after militia clashes kill 27
Gun battles between two leading armed groups in the Libyan capital Tripoli have killed 27 people and wounded 106, medics...
Tunisian interfaith procession calls for tolerance instead of hate
Hundreds of Tunisians joined an interfaith ceremony outside the capital where the sermons urged tolerance in the face of rising...
Kenya’s debt rises to historic high: treasury
Kenya's debt level has reached record highs despite President William Ruto's vow to tame the country's appetite for loans, treasury...
Hawaii wildfire toll tops 100
The number of people known to have died in the horrific wildfire that leveled a Hawaiian town reached 106 on...
Cargo ship exits Ukraine port despite threat from Russian navy
Kyiv said Wednesday that a civilian cargo vessel had exited its southern port of Odesa despite warnings from Russia that...
Indian wrestler Phogat out of Asian Games with injury
Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat, who helped lead protests demanding the sport's national chief step down over sexual harassment allegations, has...
US beefs up Gulf deployment over Iran oil tanker threat
As Iranian seizures threaten oil tankers plying the Gulf, the United States is raising its military presence -- a move...
Volcanic eruption in southwest Iceland ends: met office
Iceland's meteorological office on Wednesday declared that the volcanic eruption near the country's capital Reykjavik was officially over as no...
Seventeen troops killed in new Niger attack
Seventeen troops died in a jihadist ambush in Niger, the government said, in a reminder of the nation's deep security...
Seventeen troops killed in new Niger attack
Seventeen troops died in a jihadist ambush in Niger, the government said, in a reminder of the nation's deep security...
Pakistan pacer Riaz retires from international cricket
Pakistani fast bowler Wahab Riaz announced his retirement from international cricket on Wednesday, three years after playing his last match...
Pakistan pacer Riaz retires from international cricket
Pakistani fast bowler Wahab Riaz announced his retirement from international cricket on Wednesday, three years after playing his last match...
German govt okays plan to legalize recreational cannabis
The German government approved a draft law Wednesday legalizing the purchase and possession of small amounts of cannabis for recreational...
