Ethiopians give PM hero’s welcome after receiving Nobel award
Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban Ethiopia Ethiopians gave a hero’s welcome to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed upon his return from Oslo, Norway where he received the...
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We shall return the river to its course — Full Uhuru speech
Uhuru Kenyatta 12th Dec 2019 15:07:20 GMT +0300 President Uhuru Kenyatta: We shall return the river to its course. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard] “We gather here today...
Leader’s silence ‘says far more than your words’, lawyer says during genocide hearing
Aung San Suu Kyi criticised in court over ‘silence’ on Myanmar rape claims Owen Bowcott in The Hague @owenbowcott Thu 12 Dec 2019 Myanmar’s...
Russia’s only aircraft carrier catches fire in northern port
Russia’s only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, caught fire on Thursday during maintenance work. (File photo: AP) Reuters, Moscow Thursday, 12 December 2019 Russia’s only...
South Sudan rivals hold rare meeting as peace deal stalls
FILE PHOTO: Machar and Kiir in Juba Juba, South Sudan | AFP | South Sudan’s president and its armed opposition leader met Wednesday in Juba...
Libya’s Haftar warns he will sink any Turkish ship
December 12, 2019 Libya Chief of Staff, Marshall Khalifa Haftar in Paris, France on 29 May 2018 [Ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty Images] December 12, 2019 The chief...
‘Between life and death’: Rescued migrants recall Libya ‘hell’
Libya is major gateway for African migrants hoping to reach Europe but they face ‘unimaginable horrors’ in the country The migrants and refugees said they...
India’s Parliament approves controversial citizenship bill
Critics say the bill is discriminatory against Muslims and violates constitution. Protests have been in several parts of the country against the bill [Anuwar Hazarika/Reuters]...
Turkey threatens to deny US access to military bases if sanctions imposed
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu attends a news conference in Ankara. (File photo: Reuters) AFP, Istanbul Wednesday, 11 December 2019 Turkey said on Wednesday it...