Politics Worsening world hunger affects 821 million, says UN More than 821 million people suffered from hunger worldwide last year, the United Nations reported Monday -- the third year in a row that the... on 15 July 2019
News From crafts to Kalashnikovs : arms souk thrives in Yemen’s Taez Once overflowing with handicrafts, the old Al-Shinayni market in Yemen's third city of Taez is now bursting with Kalashnikovs and bullets as... on 15 July 2019
World Agony of Yazidi women torn between IS kids, or return home Freed after years in jihadist captivity, Jihan faced an agonising ultimatum: abandon her three small children fathered by an Islamic State fighter... on 14 July 2019
World Putin, Zelensky discuss east Ukraine conflict in first phone call : Kremlin Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's new president Volodymyr Zelensky discussed the conflict in eastern Ukraine in their first telephone... on 11 July 2019
Business African leaders launch ‘historic’ free trade deal African nations officially launched a landmark trade agreement at the African Union summit in Niger on Sunday, with the long sought-after agreement... on 7 July 2019
Business African leaders set to sign landmark trade deal at AU Summit African leaders will meet Sunday in Niger for the African Union (AU) summit, to sign a landmark free trade agreement, and to discuss looming... on 7 July 2019
News UN calls for Libya ceasefire as death toll climbs to 1,000 The UN Security Council called Friday for a ceasefire in Libya as the death toll from a three-month offensive on Tripoli reached 1,000 including... on 6 July 2019
UK Iran demands Britain release oil tanker held in Gibraltar Iran demanded Friday that Britain immediately release an oil tanker it has detained in Gibraltar, accusing it of acting at the bidding of the... on 5 July 2019
News Outcry as dozens killed in air strike on Libya migrant centre International condemnation mounted on Wednesday after more than 40 migrants were killed in an air strike on a detention centre in Libya that... on 3 July 2019
World DMZ : the world’s last Cold War frontier Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un shook hands at the Demilitarized Zone on Sunday, with the US leader becoming the first sitting president to enter... on 30 June 2019
News Haftar vows attacks on Turkish assets in Libya Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar has threatened to attack Turkish interests and accused Ankara of backing his rivals after he suffered a major... on 30 June 2019
World Trump warns any conflict with Iran ‘wouldn’t last long’ President Donald Trump said Wednesday he does not want a war with Iran but warned that if fighting does break out, it "wouldn't last very long,"... on 26 June 2019
News The long read : Nigeria’s War of the Land "Move! Move!" The herders cry, the packed crowd divides, and a vast column of cattle charges through the swirling dust, their long sharp horns... on 26 June 2019
News Yemeni rebel attack on Saudi airport kills one, wounds 21 : coalition A Yemeni rebel attack on a civilian airport in southern Saudi Arabia killed a Syrian national and wounded 21 other civilians Sunday, a Riyadh-led... on 24 June 2019
UK Parents avoid UK jail after sending IS son money The parents of a British Muslim convert dubbed "Jihadi Jack" were spared jail Friday after being convicted of funding terrorism by sending him... on 21 June 2019
World Last-minute Iran strike reversal showcases Trump’s confusion on war Donald Trump wants to be warlike and he wants to avoid war -- and late Thursday, with US bombers poised to unleash explosive fury on Iran, those... on 21 June 2019
