Gabon’s Coup ousting President Ali Bongo wasn’t a surprise
Deutsche Welle :After 56 years at the helm of political affairs in Gabon, the end of the Bongo dynasty was very much expected. That was...
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Typhoon Saola churns toward south China, suspending transport
AP :Chinese state media report at least 121 passenger trains are suspending service in anticipation of the arrival of Typhoon Saola. People in areas of...
Greek summer wildfires will burn over 150,000 hectares
AFP :Fires in Greece this summer will burn an area of at least 150,000 hectares (370,600 acres), the Greek prime minister said Thursday, including a...
North Korea fires two short-range ballistic missiles
AFP : North Korea said it fired two short-range ballistic missiles as part of a “tactical nuclear strike drill” prompted by US-South Korean military exercises,...
11 hospitalized as flight hits turbulence
AFP : Eleven airline passengers and crew were hospitalized Tuesday following severe turbulence on a Delta flight from Milan to Atlanta, the US-based airline said....
Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan’s graft conviction suspended, but no quick release
Reuters : A Pakistani court on Tuesday suspended former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s recent conviction on corruption charges, his lawyer Naeem Panjutha said, but it...
At least 183 killed in clashes in Ethiopia: UN
AFP : At least 183 people have been killed since July in clashes in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, the United Nations said Tuesday as it appealed...
Putin won’t attend Prigozhin’s funeral: Kremlin
Reuters : Russian President Vladimir Putin has no plans to attend the funeral of Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, who was killed when his plane...
The fastest warming continent: Europe’s deadly heatwaves
AFP :The sizzling temperatures experienced by several countries in southern Europe over the past few days are part of a series of brutally hot, dry...
Four migrants killed in boat capsize off Greece
AFP :Four migrants died Monday when their boat capsized off the Greek island of Lesbos, while 18 people were rescued, the coastguard said. A patrol...
Neolithic village discovered in France after 150 years of research
AFP :Archaeologists working a vast Neolithic site in northeast France have uncovered what they say is the last piece of the puzzle — traces of...