Former UN chief Ban Ki-moon urges army to end Myanmar violence
AP :Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday urged Myanmar’s ruling military to take the initiative in finding a way out of the country’s violent...
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Death toll in Kenyan starvation cult rises to 58, police say
Al Jazeera :Kenyan police have recovered 58 bodies, mostly from mass graves in a forest in eastern Kenya, thought to be followers of a Christian...
Russian foreign minister in New York for UN meetings
News Desk :Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in New York, where he will attend UN Security Council meetings on 24 and 25 April,...
Australia unveils biggest defence reform in decades
AFP :Australia unveiled its biggest military shakeup in decades on Monday, refocusing the armed forces on deterring would-be foes far from its shores.Sketching a future...
Russia says ‘repelled’ drone attack on Crimea port
AFP :Russian authorities said Monday they had “repelled” a drone attack on the port of Sevastopol in Moscow-annexed Crimea, adding that there was no damage...
Peru ex-president extradited from US, taken to prison
AFP :Peru’s former president Alejandro Toledo was jailed on Sunday, hours after arriving back in his homeland following extradition from the United States to face...
Around 60 civilians killed in northern Burkina Faso attack
AFP :Around 60 civilians were killed on Friday (21 April) in northern Burkina Faso by people wearing the uniforms of the Burkinabe armed forces, local...
Macron warns about Le Pen and regrets pensions campaign
AFP :French President Emmanuel Macron warned Sunday about far-right leader Marine Le Pen coming to power as he suggested that he should have got more...
US condemns ‘troubling escalation’ of opposition arrests in Tunisia
AFP :The US government on Wednesday condemned the arrests of political opponents in Tunisia, and said respect for freedom of expression and human rights are...
24 killed in two attacks in Burkina Faso: security sources
AFP :At least 24 people including civilian defence volunteers were killed Tuesday in two attacks by suspected jihadists in Burkina Faso, security and local sources...