Category: Rest of World News
Benue: Armed gangs kill 74 in Nigeria’s Benue state
MAIDUGURI: At least 74 people were killed in Nigeria’s Benue state in two separate attacks by gunmen this week, local officials and police said on…
Nigeria: Gunmen kidnap 80, including children, in northwest Nigeria
BAUCHI (NIGERIA): Gunmen abducted at least 80 people, mostly women and children, in Nigeria‘s Zamfara state, a hotspot for kidnappings for ransom by armed gangs…
Truck crashes into pedestrians in Kenya, killing 10
NAIROBI: A truck crashed into pedestrians and motorcycle taxis near western Kenya’s border with Tanzania, killing at least 10 people and injuring 10 others Saturday,…
Taiwan: Taiwan to work with US to counter China’s ‘authoritarian expansionism’
TAIPEI: Taiwan‘s President Tsai Ing-wen said on Saturday that Taipei will continue working with the United States and other democracies as the island faces “continued…
Un Peacekeepers Launch Probe Into Rocket Fire: UN peacekeepers launch probe into rocket fire, air strikes in Lebanon
BEIRUT: The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has opened an investigation into the rocket launches and air strikes that took place in the southern…
Mexico begins returning bodies of migrants killed in fire
MEXICO CITY: Mexico began returning the bodies of 40 migrants who died in a fire at a detention centre in the northern city of Juarez,…
Canada repatriates 14 citizens from Islamic State camps in Syria
MONTREAL: Canada repatriated four women and 10 children from Islamic State camps in northeastern Syria this week, police said on Friday. This is the fourth…
Okavango: In Africa’s Okavango, oil drilling disrupts locals, nature
MOMBASA: Gobonamang Kgetho has a deep affection for Africa’s largest inland delta, the Okavango. It is his home. The water and wildlife-rich lands are fed…
Support Of Ban On NKorea Workers: SKorea, US, Japan call for support of ban on NKorea workers
SEOUL: South Korea, the U.S. and Japan called for stronger international support of efforts to ban North Korea from sending workers abroad and curb the…
Nailed to a cross, Filipino prays for Ukraine war to end
SAN PEDRO CUTUD (PHILIPPINES) :Eight Filipinos were nailed to crosses to reenact Jesus Christ’s suffering in a bloody Good Friday tradition, including a carpenter, who…