BAGHDAD — Up to five people were killed and 19 others injured in a car bomb explosion at a crowded commercial area in Karrada neighborhood in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, a police source told Xinhua on Tuesday. (Iraq-Bomb-Attack) – – – – DUBAI — The crash-landing of an Emirates Airline jet on Aug. 3 […]

Works of the local artists of different mediums are expected to rouse public discourse in market squares, public transport [trotro], offices and airwaves, and further the mission of United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on the matter. The move seeks to inspire traditional authorities and policy makers to place the debate into government and institutional circles. […]

The teams believe that other three missing construction workers are trapped underneath the rubbles. “The effort is ongoing,” a military spokesperson said in a statement. Local media reported that the missing workers are Palestinian citizens of Israel and Palestinian residents of the West Bank. Some 50,000 Palestinians have permits to work in Israel, and many […]

Anthony Mbonye, acting Director General Health Services in a statement issued here said that the declaration follows no evidence of any active Yellow Fever transmission for the June 1-30 period. “Today (Tuesday), I have the honour and pleasure to inform the general public and partners the 2016 Yellow Fever outbreak is fully contained,” said Mbonye. […]

They made the remarks on Tuesday during the second day of the Global African Investment Summit in Rwandan capital Kigali. Rwanda hosts the high level investment meeting from 5th to 6th September 2016, aimed at delivering international trade and investment to Africa’s most dynamic region. Speaking at a session of the summit, Sindiso Ngwenya, Secretary […]

The single-stage, Rodong-class, mid-range missiles were fired from Hwangju province, North Korea, and flew about 620 miles before falling into waters off the country’s east coast, within Japan’s zone of defense. The missiles were launched “without giving any prior navigational warning,” a statement by the South Korean military said. A senior U.S. official called the […]

Vice President Joe Biden and Gov. Tim Kaine started the day with the Labor Day parade in Pittsburgh, said to be on of the largest in the nation. Biden introduced himself and Clinton’s vice presidential nominee while thanking union members for their efforts to protect workers rights. “My name is Joe Biden. And I work […]

In a joint statement, Chinese President Xi Jinping, U.S. President Barack Obama, and the leaders of Canada, Britain, Japan, Russia and other Group of 20 nations pledged to improve trade. “Eight years ago … the G20 pulled the world’s economy away from a cliff to the track of stability and recovery. Eight years later, the […]

Unexploded bombs have killed more than 20,000 people in Laos since the 1970s. The assistance, which would be used to fund a national survey and clearance project with the Laos government over the next three years, was announced by Obama during a meeting with Laos’ President Bounnhang Vorachit. “I believe the United States has a […]

In a post on the blog of party founder Beppe Grillo, the M5S says fixed exchange rates within Europe are preventing the rebalancing of Germany’s huge trade surplus and of corresponding trade deficits in southern Europe. “The euro and the obligations linked to it are destroying peripheral economies, whipping up social unrest and blocking economic […]

JERUSALEM — Rescue forces said Tuesday they pulled a fourth body from a multi-story underground car park that collapsed a day before in Israel’s financial capital Tel Aviv. The teams believe that other three missing construction workers are trapped underneath the rubbles. “The effort is ongoing,” a military spokesperson said in a statement. (Israel-Building-Collapse) – […]

HANGZHOU — International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde on Monday called the just-concluded Group of 20 (G20) summit “a very successful meeting,” and said that the IMF looks forward to implementing the agreements reached at the summit. Speaking at a press conference after the last session of the G20 summit, Lagarde congratulated China for its […]

The Gaborone-Durban and the Windhoek-Gaborone-Durban routes were announced Tuesday in a press statement are. According to the statement, the airline will fly both routes four times a week. Air Namibia spokesperson Paul Nakawa is quoted in the statement saying that the new routes are part of the airline’s process of optimizing the domestic and regional […]

Obama said he was very honoured to be the first incumbent American president to visit the tiny country of Laos and was grateful to experience the country’s beauty and meet its people. “Tomorrow, I’ll experience some of this heritage myself when I visit Luang Prabang,” he said in a speech at the National Cultural Hall […]

On August 28, commencing at 10:25 a.m. (local time; 4:25 p.m. Japan time) for approximately 20 minutes, Mr. Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, who was visiting Nairobi,  Kenya, to attend the sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI), held a Japan-Djibouti Summit Meeting with H.E. Mr. Ismaël Omar Guelleh, President of the […]

On August 27, commencing at 11:10 a.m. for approximately 25 minutes, Mr. Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, who was visiting Nairobi, Kenya, to attend the sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI), held a Japan-Madagascar Summit Meeting with H.E.Mr. Rakotoarimanana Hery Martial Rajaonarimampianina, President of the Republic of Madagascar. The overview of […]

On August 27, commencing at 8:00 p.m. (local time; August 28, 2:00 a.m. Japan time) for approximately 15 minutes, Mr. Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, who was visiting Nairobi, Kenya, to attend the sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI), held a Japan-Nigeria Summit Meeting with H.E.Mr. Muhammadu Buhari, President of the […]

On August 27, commencing at  11:50 a.m. (local time; 5:50 p.m. Japan time) for approximately 25 minutes, Mr. Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, who was visiting Nairobi, Kenya, to attend the sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI), held a Japan-Senegal Summit Meeting with H.E. Mr. Macky Sall, President of the Republic […]

The first bombing happened in the central city of Homs at 7.14 a.m. local time (0414 GMT), when a booby-trapped car was detonated after being discovered by government soldiers at a checkpoint at the Bab Tadmur area. Four people were killed and many others wounded in the explosion. Had it not been stopped, the vehicle […]

U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change Dr. Jonathan Pershing will travel September 4 – 9 to Senegal, Nigeria, and South Africa. His trip is an important opportunity to discuss implementation of the Paris Agreement, and advance climate and clean energy efforts with leaders across Africa ahead of this year’s UNFCCC annual climate conference, COP-22, in […]