Sudan’s FM Ibrahim Ghandour: ‘ICC is a court built to indict Africans’ – Talk to Al Jazeera
Ibrahim Ghandour discusses Darfur, the allegations of ongoing government violence and Bashir's indictment by the ICC.
The war in Darfur is the conflict the world seems to have forgotten, but it hasn't gone away.
And neither has the leader of Sudan, President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, the man the International Criminal...
Hillary Clinton demands FBI give details on latest email inquiry ‘immediately’
Democratic candidate says sudden announcement with no explanation is ‘not good enough’ after FBI director notifies Congress of ‘pertinent’ discovery
Hillary Clinton called on the FBI to “immediately” explain its review of a new batch of emails the agency said appeared to be pertinent to...
Russia was denied membership into the UN human rights council — Hungary and Croatia got the open seats instead
By:Julian Borger, The Guardian
Russia has lost its bid to become a member of the UN’s human rights council, in a defeat that reflects the diplomatic cost of its war in Syria.
Russia was beaten on Friday by Hungary and Croatia in the competition for two...
13 countries where journalists have been killed with impunity
Islamist groups have been responsible for murdering a large number of journalists over the past decade without their killers being brought to justice.
Those murders feature prominently in the latest edition of the global impunity index compiled by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). It...
More Republicans expect Hillary Clinton to win US election
By Chris Kahn | NEW YORK
More Republicans now think Democrat Hillary Clinton, rather than Donald Trump, will win the presidency, as their party's candidate struggles with difficulties including allegations of sexual misconduct and his suggestion he may not honor the outcome of the election.
A...
Somalis Living an American Dream in Kansas Glimpse a Nightmare
By JACK HEALY
GARDEN CITY, Kan. — The newest pioneers in western Kansas arrive from Somalia and Myanmar, Mexico and Sudan: thousands of immigrants and refugees chasing work in the cattle yards and packing plants where pay starts at $16 an hour and little English...
Britain, U.S. sending planes, troops to deter Russia in the east
By Robin Emmott and Phil Stewart | BRUSSELS
Britain said on Wednesday it will send fighter jets to Romania next year and the United States promised troops, tanks and artillery to Poland in NATO's biggest military build-up on Russia's borders since the Cold War.
Germany, Canada...
Egypt condemns deadly attacks in Pakistan, Kenya, Somalia
CAIRO, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- Egypt condemned with "strongest terms" the recent deadly terrorist attacks on a police academy in Pakistan, a hotel in Kenya and African Union (AU) peacekeepers in Somalia, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
The ministry strongly condemned the attack...
Gambia to withdraw from International Criminal Court
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,...
South Sudan, Uganda set up task force to stop abductions
As many as 41 Ugandans were reportedly kidnapped by S. Sudan rebels since summer
By Halima Athumani
KAMPALA, Uganda
Ugandan and war-torn South Sudan police have set up a task force to track down 22 Ugandans reportedly abducted by rebels in South Sudan and prevent more kidnappings.
The...