Saudis declare Yemen truce to allow in humanitarian aid
AFP, Aden :The Saudi-led coalition bombing Yemeni rebels since March declared a five-day truce on Saturday so aid can reach a country the UN says...
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Nile boat collision death toll rises to 35
AP, Cairo :Search parties retrieved four more bodies from the Nile River from a boat collision earlier this week, bringing the death toll to 35...
US President says ‘Africa is on the move’
AFP, Nairobi :US President Barack Obama said Saturday “Africa is on the move”, as he praised the spirit of entrepreneurship at a business summit in...
US to train Ukrainian troops
Reuters, Washington :US troops will begin training regular Ukrainian military forces later this year in an expansion of their current mission, which so far has...
Palestinian village braces for Israeli demolition
AP, Susiya :Residents of this dusty village are bracing for Israeli bulldozers to come and knock down their makeshift homes of tarp, wood and wire...
Suspected Islamists kill ‘at least 21’ in NE Nigeria
AFP, Nigeria :At least 21 people were killed in a new attack by suspected Islamists in a village in northeastern Borno state, residents said Saturday.“The...
New inquiry into Clinton emails fuels political questions
AP, Washington :A new letter by intelligence investigators to the Justice Department says secret government information may have been compromised in Hillary Rodham Clinton’s private...
55 killed as Saudi-led warplanes hit Yemen’s Taiz
Reuters, Sanaa :A Saudi-led airstrike on Yemen’s Taiz killed at least 55 people and left tens injured, Houthi-controlled news agency Saba said on Saturday.A coalition...
Turkey says parts of northern Syria to become `safe zone`
Reuters, Ankara :Swathes of northern Syria cleared of Islamic State militants will become a “safe zone”, Turkey’s foreign minister said on Saturday, after Turkish warplanes...
US officials seek criminal probe of Hillary’s Emails
AFP, Washington :Two internal investigators have asked the US Justice Department to open a criminal probe into whether Hillary Clinton mishandled sensitive government information by...
Over 100 suspects face Thai human trafficking charges
AP, Bangkok :Thailand’s state prosecutors recommended charges against more than 100 people, including a Thai army general, in a multinational human trafficking scandal that came...
Iran deal only viable option, Kerry tells senators
Dawn.com, Washington :US Secretary of State John Kerry told American lawmakers on Thursday that the deal he and other world leaders signed with Iran in...