China’s gateway to North Korea waits in vain for border opening
Stranded North Korean workers and merchants who rely on cross-border trade see scant signs that the frontier with China will...
Day: September 29, 2023
Trump, in campaign mode, attempts to back off abortion
Donald Trump never misses a chance to remind voters that he was the one to appoint three justices to the...
Top US military officer General Mark Milley retires
General Mark Milley steps down on Friday after a tumultuous term as the top US military officer that saw him...
Burkina still battling insecurity one year after coup
When he seized power, Captain Ibrahim Traore set himself "two to three months" to improve security in Burkina Faso, but...
7 Nigerien soldiers killed in jihadist attack, 5 more in ensuing accident
Seven soldiers were killed Thursday in Niger's southwest in an attack by suspected jihadists, and five others died in a...
India space chief unfazed by Moon mission’s apparent end
As hopes dim of further contact with India's Moon rover, the country's space chief has said he was satisfied with...
Philippines vows to remove future barriers at disputed reef
The Philippine Coast Guard vowed Friday to "do whatever it takes" to remove any more floating barriers installed by China...
IEA, ECB urge Europe to move faster on energy transition
Europe must invest more quickly and massively in its energy transition if it wants to remain a global industrial power,...
Relatives of detained Saudis urge ‘ashamed’ prince to act on cases
Relatives of Saudis facing heavy sentences for social media posts are calling on the kingdom's de facto ruler to take...
More than 50 killed, dozens wounded in Pakistan blasts
More than 50 people were killed and dozens more wounded in Pakistan's Balochistan province on Friday by a suicide bomber...
Jailed Tunisia opposition chief begins hunger strike
The jailed leader of Tunisian opposition party Ennahdha, Rached Ghannouchi, 82, began a hunger strike on Friday to protest his...
Four more officials held after Libya flood disaster
Libya's prosecutor general has ordered the arrest of four more officials, bringing to 12 the number held as part of...
New Yorkers mark historic inauguration of Ota Benga Day
New Yorkers have gathered in Co-op City yesterday to mark the inauguration of the annual observance of Ota Benga Day....
