News

At least 17 soldiers and four rebels killed in attack that comes as region gripped by more than two months of unrest. Seventeen soldiers and four suspected rebel fighters have been killed in an attack on an army headquarters in Indian-administered Kashmir, according to a...

By Enes Kanli African nation says it has strong ties ‘with brother Doha’ ASMARA, Eritrea-Eritrea on Friday declined a rewquest by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to cut diplomatic ties with Qatar. The African nation’s foreign ministry said in a written statement it "rejected" the...

By: XINHUA The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Thursday that Somalia is hosting 38,642 registered refugees and asylum-seekers as of February. About 67 percent of them are women...

Horndiplomat-Speaking at the closing session of the three- day meeting of Djiboutian Ambassadors and high level diplomats today (December 20), President Ismail Omar Guelleh praised Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for his deep-seated commitments and considerable success he has forged towards ensuring peace...

BY FARAI SEVENZO | CNN Acommercial plane on Monday made a crash landing in poor weather at an airport in South Sudan, causing several injuries among the 43 on board. “It is miraculous, completely,” said Ateny Wek Ateny, the South Sudanese presidential spokesperson. “There are only...

North Korea's military forces were massed in Pyongyang Saturday for a show of strength by leader Kim Jong-Un as tensions mount over his nuclear ambitions. Hundreds of flatbed trucks packed with soldiers lined the banks of the Taedong river ahead of a parade through the...

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan condemned the Israeli restrictions on Al-Aqsa Mosque, urging the international community to act on practices against the freedom of worship at Islam's third holiest site. A statement released on the Presidency website said that it is unacceptable for Israel to impose...

  WASHINGTON – The Pentagon wants to expand the military's ability to battle Al Qaeda-linked militants in Somalia, potentially putting U.S. forces closer to the fight against a stubborn extremist group that has plotted attacks against America, senior U.S. officials said. The recommendations sent to the...

Gambia has announced its withdrawal from the International Criminal Court, accusing the Hague-based tribunal of the "persecution and humiliation of people of colour, especially Africans". The announcement late Tuesday comes after similar decisions this month by South Africa and Burundi to abandon the troubled institution,...

BY: AFP Indian authorities on Wednesday halted production at a pharmaceutical factory under investigation over the deaths of 66 children in The Gambia, according to local media. The World Health Organisation last week...