Kenya’s military chief killed in chopper crash
Al Jazeera : Kenya’s military chief has died in a helicopter crash in the country’s northwest, President William Ruto says. General Francis Ogolla and nine...
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Nearly half of China’s major cities are sinking, researchers say
Reuters : Nearly half of China’s major cities are suffering “moderate to severe” levels of subsidence, putting millions of people at risk of flooding especially...
Ukraine war: Children among seven dead in Russian strike
BBC Online : Two Russian strikes in Ukraine’s central Dnipropetrovsk region have killed at least seven people, including two children, local officials say. The station...
US, UK unveil sweeping sanctions on Iran’s drone programme
AFP : The United States and Britain announced widespread sanctions against Iran’s military drone program on Thursday, in response to its weekend attack against Israel....
Human cases of bird flu ‘an enormous concern’: WHO
AFP : The World Health Organization voiced alarm Thursday (18 April) at the growing spread of H5N1 bird flu to new species, including humans, who...
Myanmar instability hampers India’s home sending refugees
Reuters : Fighting between Myanmar’s rebel forces and the ruling junta has delayed India’s effort to send home undocumented refugees from its neighbour who entered...
Jailed Suu Kyi moved to house arrest
AFP : Myanmar’s junta has moved jailed democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi from prison to house arrest, a source told AFP on Wednesday. Separately,...
6 killed as boat capsizes in Indian-controlled Kashmir
AFP : Rescuers scrambled Tuesday to find three missing people after a boat carrying at least 15 capsized in a river in Indian-controlled Kashmir, killing...
70 killed as Afghanistan hit by heavy rains
AFP : Around 70 people have been killed by heavy rains lashing Afghanistan over the past five days, the government’s disaster management department said Wednesday....
France evicts hundreds of migrants from Paris squat
AFP : French authorities on Wednesday evicted hundreds of migrants from a squat in a southern suburb of Paris with just 100 days to go...
Security Council to vote Thursday on Palestinian state UN membership
AFP : The United Nations Security Council will vote Thursday on the Palestinians’ application to become a full UN member state, several diplomatic sources have...