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Tue, 25 Sep 2018 04:22:02 GMT
Africa:Ethiopia, Eritrea Deal a Reminder of The Last U.S-Brokered Peace

[allAfrica] This month, Ethiopia reopened its embassy in Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, capping a series of historic diplomatic breakthroughs between the neighboring countries, after nearly two decades of hostilities.

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 06:48:14 GMT
Ethiopia:Talk of Peace Fails to Quell Ethnic Clashes

[Deutsche Welle] Prime Minister Abiy's talk of reconciliation has not been enough to subdue ethnic tensions around the country. As the public grapples with the legacy of the former hardline government, does Abiy need to change tack?

Africa News24

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 10:04:44 +0200
News24.com | Melania Trump to discuss Africa trip Wednesday in New York

Melania Trump plans to announce details about her October trip to Africa during an appearance this week at the UN General Assembly meeting in New York.

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 10:04:44 +0200
News24.com | Angola ex-president's son remanded on corruption charge

The son of Angola's ex-president Jose Eduardo dos Santos has been remanded in custody in a $1.5-billion corruption case, a state prosecutor said Monday.

Agence de Presse Africaine (fr)

Central Africa

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 04:53:36 GMT
Angola:Ex-President's Son Detained Over $1.5 Billion Corruption Case

[Deutsche Welle] Jose Filomeno dos Santos, the former head of Angola's sovereign fund, is accused of misappropriating millions of public funds. His detention is part of an anti-corruption campaign by Angola's new leader.

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 09:09:11 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa:Rebels Attack Ebola-Ridden Area

[Deutsche Welle] More than a dozen people died as machete-wielding rebels attacked a town in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Public health operations to tackle an Ebola outbreak that has killed 100 people were halted due to the unrest.

Angola

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 04:53:36 GMT
Ex-President's Son Detained Over $1.5 Billion Corruption Case

Fri, 21 Sep 2018 08:43:57 GMT
Indebted Africa Returns to the International Monetary Fund

[ISS] Despite - or is it perhaps because of - increasing volumes of Chinese financing to Africa, that oft-reviled old banker, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), is making a comeback to the continent.

Benin

Wed, 12 Sep 2018 14:59:37 GMT
West Africa Backs Japan to Block Protection of Whales

[Environmental Investigation Agency] Florianópolis, Brazil -: Environmental groups around the world expressed their deep concern as a proposal to create a whale sanctuary in the South Atlantic under the International Whaling Commission (IWC) was onc...

Botswana

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:26:44 GMT
President Encourages Batswana in USA to Register for Elections

[Botswana Daily News] New York -President Mokgweetsi Masisi has implored Batswana living in the United States of America to help grow Botswana's economy.

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 12:57:58 GMT
Masisi Woos Florida Businesses

[Botswana Daily News] Orlando -President Mokgweetsi Masisi has called on the public and private businesses in Florida to explore investment opportunities and parneships with Botswana.

Burkina Faso

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 04:40:42 GMT
Farmer Wins 'Alternative Nobel' for Drought-Fighting Technique

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Dakar -A farmer from Burkina Faso who popularized an ancient farming technique to reverse desertification is among the winners of Sweden's "alternative Nobel prize", announced on Monday.

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 12:26:56 GMT
The 'Natural Resource Curse' and Artisanal Mines - the Case of Burkina Faso

[The Conversation Africa] Is there a "natural resources curse" as economists call it? This burning question arises in all resource-rich countries where the majority of the population is living in poverty. Political instability, conflicts, or poorly r...

Burundi

Mon, 17 Sep 2018 14:50:51 GMT
Over 200 Killed in Escalating Brutality in Burundi

[CAJ News] Bujumbura -BURUNDIAN security forces and youth aligned to the ruling party have allegedly killed more than 200 people in the past five months.

Mon, 17 Sep 2018 13:02:17 GMT
UN Human Rights Body - Renew Mandate of Burundi Investigation

[HRW] Earlier this year, Human Rights Watch documented how Burundi's security services and Imbonerakure members, the ruling party youth league, killed, raped, abducted, beat, and intimidated suspected opponents in the months leading up to the May 17 ...

Cameroon

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:36:25 GMT
Cosafa Women's Cup - Cameroon Bags Silver

[Cameroon Tribune] The Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon lost to South Africa 1-2 in the final of the tournament on Saturday September 22, 2018.

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 13:53:40 GMT
Collaboration Is Helping Teachers in Rural Cameroon Fill Knowledge Gaps

[The Conversation Africa] Good education depends on a number of factors. These include appropriate infrastructure, like buildings, electricity or benches, and what teaching materials are available. But first and foremost, it depends on highly qualifi...

Cape Verde

Central African Republic

Fri, 14 Sep 2018 14:29:21 GMT
Africans Live A Decade Longer Than in 1990, But...

[allAfrica] Cape Town -The level of human development in Sub-Saharan Africa, judged by how long people live for, how well they are educated and how much they earn, has improved by more than a third in the past three decades, according to a United Nat...

Fri, 24 Aug 2018 12:58:45 GMT
Central African Republic - Bar Amnesty for Atrocity Crimes

[HRW] Bangui -A general amnesty as part of the political dialogue in the Central African Republic would be incompatible with the government's duty to bring those responsible for grave international crimes to justice and with victims' rights to accoun...

Chad

Tue, 18 Sep 2018 08:48:11 GMT
Minister commends ECA, pledges to speed up economic diversification in Chad

[Economic Commission for Africa] N'Djamena, 17 September 2018 (ECA www.uneca.org/sro-ca ) -- Chad's minister of economic planning and development, Issa Doubragne, has pledged his government's commitment to finalizing work on the country's Master P...

Fri, 14 Sep 2018 14:29:21 GMT
Africans Live A Decade Longer Than in 1990, But...

Comoros

Sun, 09 Sep 2018 07:43:13 GMT
Kenya Shock Ghana, Comoros Hold Cameroon

[This Day] Ten-man Kenya held on to beat Ghana 1-0 in Nairobi Saturday in a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. In other results yesterday, next year's Nations Cup hosts Cameroon were held to a 1-1 draw away to Comoros.

Fri, 07 Sep 2018 07:19:58 GMT
2019 Afcon - Indomitable Lions En Route to Moroni

[Cameroon Tribune] After training in Kenya, the team is expected to travel to Comoros this afternoon where they will play against Les Coelacantes of Comoros on Saturday September 8, 2018.

Congo-Brazzaville

Fri, 21 Sep 2018 08:43:57 GMT
Indebted Africa Returns to the International Monetary Fund

Mon, 10 Sep 2018 08:02:55 GMT
Billiat On Target As Warriors Hold Congo in Brazzaville

[New Zimbabwe] The Warriors survived a second half onslaught to hold hosts Congo to a 1-1 draw in a crucial Group G 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at the Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat in Brazzaville on Sunday afternoon.

Congo-Kinshasa

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 09:09:11 GMT
Rebels Attack Ebola-Ridden Area

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 14:03:25 GMT
Plot, Poison, or Curse? Ebola Rumours Spread in Congo

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Dakar -Some think the disease is a plot to kill off opposition voters. Others believe it is a money-making scheme by foreign groups.

Djibouti

Thu, 20 Sep 2018 16:07:57 GMT
Djibouti's Takeover On Doraleh Fans Flames of Dispute With DP World

[Addis Fortune] DP World announces that it would continue to pursue all legal means

Mon, 17 Sep 2018 16:12:27 GMT
Djibouti Emerges As Arms Trafficking Hub for Horn of Africa

[RFI] The rapprochement between Ethiopia and Eritrea has repercussions that go beyond diplomacy on the Horn of Africa. A recent investigation shows that while Eritrea is no longer isolated, Djibouti is emerging as the new regional arms trafficking hu...

East Africa

East African Business Week

Equatorial Guinea

Mon, 03 Sep 2018 13:17:29 GMT
Xi Meets Equatorial Guinea President

[Focac] Xi said the China-Equatorial Guinea friendship has become increasingly solid with the passage of time, calling it "a fine example of South-South cooperation" and describing the two countries as reliable partners and brothers who have jointly ...

Mon, 27 Aug 2018 09:05:58 GMT
Equatorial Guinea's Presidency Bans MPs From Travelling Abroad

[This is Africa] Parliamentarians in Equatorial Guinea cannot travel without express permission by Vice-President Teodorin Nguema Obiang, the son of the president. The official notice stated that the directive is "on the grounds of national interest"...

Eritrea

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 04:22:02 GMT
Ethiopia, Eritrea Deal a Reminder of The Last U.S-Brokered Peace

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 09:00:49 GMT
Arab Gulf States in the Horn of Africa - What Role Do They Play?

[Deutsche Welle] Ethiopia and Eritrea didn't pen their peace agreement in Addis Ababa or Asmara, but in Saudi Arabia with the Emirates alongside. Are economic and military interests increasingly binding Gulf states and the Horn together?

Ethiopia

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 04:22:02 GMT
Ethiopia, Eritrea Deal a Reminder of The Last U.S-Brokered Peace

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 06:48:14 GMT
Talk of Peace Fails to Quell Ethnic Clashes

Ethiopia Walta

Gabon

Fri, 14 Sep 2018 14:29:21 GMT
Africans Live A Decade Longer Than in 1990, But...

Wed, 12 Sep 2018 14:59:37 GMT
West Africa Backs Japan to Block Protection of Whales

Ghana

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 14:01:27 GMT
Market Women Score Win Against Forced Eviction

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Accra -In a junk-strewn lot on the outskirts of Ghana's capital, weary-looking street vendors gathered to hear their leader Vida Tangwam passionately protest their impending eviction.

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 09:06:41 GMT
Women Struggle to Secure Land Rights

[Deutsche Welle] Women from a rural community in the north of the country are demanding better access to customary farmland. In many regions across Africa, land remains under the control of men thanks to stubborn cultural barriers.

Guinea

Wed, 12 Sep 2018 14:59:37 GMT
West Africa Backs Japan to Block Protection of Whales

Tue, 28 Aug 2018 11:23:55 GMT
Liberia Speaker Assures Passage of Financing Agreement for CLSG Interconnection Project

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -Liberia's Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Bhofal Chambers says the National Legislature will ensure the passage of the additional financing agreement for Cote d'Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea (CLSG)...

Guinea Bissau

Kenya

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 05:13:30 GMT
Governor Obado's Murder Case Starts Amid Protests, Delays

[Nation] He sat calmly, occasionally chatting with his lawyers Nicholas Ombija and Evans Ondieki as he waited to plead to murder charge.

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 12:43:24 GMT
KDF Kills 10 Al-Shabaab Fighters in Pandanguo, Lamu

[Nation] The Kenya Defence Forces say they have killed more than 10 Al-Shabaab fighters in an operation in Lamu County.

Kenya Daily Nation

Kenya East African

Kenya Headlines

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 11:58:30 +0300
MCAs: No more drama, we have moved on

Elachi was impeached on September 6 for alleged gross misconduct and abuse of power.

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 11:34:30 +0300
TV anchor's boyfriend shot, injured in Langata

The man identified as Joseph Kuria Irungu reported the incident to Langata Police Station on September 21.

Kenya News

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 10:36:30 +0300
IEBC: We have not fired Chiloba

IEBC dismisses as false reports that suspended CEO Ezra Chiloba has been fired, says disciplinary process is still ongoing.

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 13:21:30 +0300
Uhuru to address UN General Assembly summit

President Uhuru Kenyatta is in New York for the 73rd United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to address the summit.

Lesotho

Mon, 17 Sep 2018 12:37:48 GMT
Political Infighting Endangers SADC's Hard Work in Lesotho

[ISS] Infighting in Prime Minister Thomas Thabane's ruling All Basotho Convention (ABC) party could scupper Lesotho's reconciliation and political reform process. This after political parties had agreed at a national leadership forum in Maseru last m...

Tue, 04 Sep 2018 15:03:04 GMT
Ruling Party Plagued by Infighting - PM

[Lesotho Times] PRIME Minister and All Basotho Convention (ABC) leader Thomas Thabane has warned that the strife-torn party is "drifting towards hatred, killings and corruption".

Liberia

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 04:52:09 GMT
Disappearance of $104 Million Sparks Protests

[Deutsche Welle] Liberia's apparent loss of millions in freshly-minted cash has prompted a protest in the capital city Monrovia. Recently elected President George Weah, who's visiting the UN, had urged the public to stay calm.

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 14:04:22 GMT
Liberia Passes Landmark Law to Secure Ancestral Land Rights

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Monrovia -Liberia has passed a landmark law that will help communities fight foreign land grabs by giving them ownership of ancestral territory, officials and activists said on Thursday.

Liberian Dialogue

Madagascar

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 13:52:10 GMT
Education Can Help Protect Sawfishes in Mozambique and Madagascar

[The Conversation Africa] Of all sharks and rays worldwide, sawfishes - related to stingrays and manta rays - are considered to be the family at greatest risk of extinction. The long, toothed saw - which gives them their unique appearance - also make...

Fri, 14 Sep 2018 13:10:23 GMT
Malawi Resurrects At Cosafa Womens Championship, Beats Madagascar

[Nyasa Times] Malawi National Womens Football team on Thursday registered their first win at this year's Cosafa Womens Football Championship after beating Madagascar 2-0 to keep their qualification hopes into the quarterfinal stage alive.

Malawi

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 12:30:08 GMT
DPP Unveils Rapper Tay Grin As Candidate in MP Bisnowaty's Lilongwe City Central

[Nyasa Times] The government Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Secretary General Gresder Jeffrey wa Jeffery on Sunday unveiled rapper Limbani Kalilani (otherwise known as Tay Grin) as parliamentary candidate for the party in Lilongwe City Centre con...

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 12:30:36 GMT
2 Women Win Big in New Finance Bank's 'Moto Buu' Promo

[Nyasa Times] The first draw of New Finance Bank's (NFB) Moto Buu promotion has seen two women scooping top monthly monetary prizes.

Malawi Maravi Post

Fri, 22 Apr 2016 15:42:45 +0000
Astrology and Horoscope Daily Forecast for 22nd April 2016

Daily Forecast for 22nd April 2016By: Manisha Koushik Aries: There is really no point in projecting yourself more than what you really are on the professional or academic front, because it will not get you any brownie points. The need of the hour i...

Fri, 22 Apr 2016 12:10:33 +0000
Global Bottom-Up by 2030?

Written By: Dr. Yossef Ben-Meir There is a common denominator among successful human development projects, be they in the field of education, health, economic growth, cultural preservation or the environment, namely that the project beneficiaries the...

Malawi Times

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:48:33 +0000
Police busts $680,000 forex ‘syndicate’

By Mandy Pondani: Fiscal Police, in conjunction with Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) in Mzuzu, have uncovered a suspected syndicate of Malawian businesspersons said to have been involved in foreign currency externalisation and money laundering, among ot...

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:42:09 +0000
Malawi investment rates low—AfDB

By Rebecca Chimjeka: African Development Bank (AfDB) has said it is worried with the lowest rates of the country’s total investment percentage among sub-Saharan African countries. It is estimated that Malawi’s total investment in sub-Saharan Afri...

Mali

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 08:53:58 GMT
Observers Endorse Flawed Presidential Poll, Now for Legislative Elections

[The Conversation Africa] How credible were the 2018 presidential elections in Mali? Going by the allegations of stuffed ballot boxes, theft of election materials, threats and attacks against election officials, arson at polling stations, vote-sellin...

Fri, 14 Sep 2018 14:29:21 GMT
Africans Live A Decade Longer Than in 1990, But...

Mauritania

Thu, 06 Sep 2018 06:47:41 GMT
Women Raped in Mauritania Risk Jail for Seeking Justice - Report

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Dakar -Sex outside of marriage in Mauritania is officially punishable by flogging, jail time, or in cases of adultery, death by stoning

Mon, 03 Sep 2018 13:17:35 GMT
Xi Meets Mauritanian President

[Focac] China-Mauritania relations are a fine example of China's relations with African and developing countries, Xi stressed.

Mauritius

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 12:53:05 GMT
Statistics On Education and Training Released By Statistics Mauritius

[Government of Mauritius] Government expenditure on education and training for the financial years 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 are estimated at Rs 17,708 million and Rs 19,250 million, representing 12.6% and 12.1% of total expenditure, as per the data re...

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 12:41:08 GMT
Prime Minister Outlines Government's Proposed Amendments to Electoral System

[Government of Mauritius] The Prime Minister, Minister of Home Affairs, External Communications and National Development Unit and Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Mr Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, outlined Government's proposed amendments to th...

Mozambique

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 13:52:10 GMT
Education Can Help Protect Sawfishes in Mozambique and Madagascar

Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:49:07 GMT
Soldiers Reported Dead in Terrorist Attack

[AIM] Maputo -An unconfirmed number of Mozambican soldiers died on Thursday morning in an ambush by a terrorist group in Palma district, in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, according to a report in Friday's issue of the independent newssheet "M...

Namibia

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 13:49:19 GMT
Public Libraries Target 100 Percent Access to ICT By 2022

[New Era] The Directorate of Namibia Library and Archives Service in the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture, targets for all public libraries to have access to computers and internet by the year 2022.

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 13:38:41 GMT
National Assembly Launches First Strategic Plan

[New Era] Speaker of the National Assembly Professor Peter Katjavivi has launched the institution's first strategic plan aimed at, among others, strengthening the institutional capacity in order to effectively achieve its constitutional mandate.

Niger

Fri, 14 Sep 2018 14:29:21 GMT
Africans Live A Decade Longer Than in 1990, But...

Fri, 14 Sep 2018 13:17:15 GMT
Arid Niger a 'Model for Africa' As Desert Blooms

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Dargue, Niger -Four out of five of Niger's people eke out a living through farming or fishing, yet three-quarters of the country is arid

Nigeria

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 06:33:49 GMT
No Regret, Says Woman Accused of Kidnapping APC Chair's 4-Year-Old Son

[Premium Times] A female kidnap suspect, Fatima Muhammed, says she has no regrets kidnapping the four-year-old son of Bukar Dalori, the Borno chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC).

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 06:29:28 GMT
Internet Users Hit 104.6m in August

[Premium Times] Internet users in Nigeria increased marginally to 104.6 million in August, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said.

Nigeria African Herald Express

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 16:46:47 +0000
Iwu denies statement on Osun election

— A former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Maurice Iwu, has vehemently refuted reports quoting him as rebuking INEC for declaring Saturday’s [...]

Wed, 22 Aug 2018 05:43:40 +0000
Igbo women detained in Owerri: Hold Okorocha responsible

By Family Writers/Agency Reports – It has emerged that the 114 young and elderly Igbo women (including nursing mothers, pregnant ones and grandmothers) arrested and [...]

Nigeria National Mirror

Wed, 05 Sep 2018 10:12:32 +0000
‘Why Igbos Should Forget About 2023 Presidency’ – Uwazuruike

The leader of Biafra Independence Movement and the Movement for Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra (BIM-MASSOB), Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, has urged South east political leaders and stakeholders to discard … The post ‘Why I...

Tue, 28 Aug 2018 21:00:35 +0000
Nigeria’s Problems Not A Matter Of Restructuring, Says Osinbajo

In contrast to simple geographical restructuring of the country, prudent management of national resources and providing for the people properly, are better ideas for Nigeria’s development challenges, according to Vice … The post Nigeria’s ...

Nigeria Nigeria Sturvs News

Nigeria Sun News

Nigeria The Nation

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 06:07:12 +0000
Buhari condemns xenophobia, discrimination

President Muhammadu Buhari has commended former South African President Nelson Mandela for his rare virtues, especially in the promotion of peace, unity and reconciliation. Buhari spoke on Monday evening at the declaration of Nelson Mandela Decade of...

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 01:19:04 +0000
Osun rerun: INEC describes CUPP allegation as baseless

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has described as irresponsible and baseless, the allegation that uncollected Permanent Voter Cards were being released ahead of the Osun State Governorship rerun election. Mr. Rotimi Oyekanmi, Chie...

Nigeria The Will

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 09:01:31 +0000
PDP National Convention: Party Leaders Disagree Over Venue

SAN FRANCISCO, September 25, (THEWILL) – There are indications that the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are yet to agree on a venue for party’s presidential primaries fixed for Oct. 6, following a sharp disagreement between ...

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 09:01:21 +0000
Buhari Condemns Xenophobia, Discrimination As UN Honours Mandela

SAN FRANCISCO, September 25, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari has commended former South African President Nelson Mandela for his rare virtues, especially in the promotion of peace, unity and reconciliation. Buhari spoke on Monday evenin...

Rwanda

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:32:36 GMT
National Unity Is a Good Thing, Wherever It Takes Hold - President Kagame At Nelson Mandela Peace Summit

[Rwanda Govt] New York, 24 September 2018- President Kagame on Monday delivered opening remarks at the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit in honour of the centenary of the birth of Mandela ahead of the 73th United Nations General Assembly in New York.

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:28:35 GMT
Kagame Roots for Inclusive, Non-Sectarian Politics

[New Times] President Paul Kagame has called for promotion of inclusive, non-sectarian politics in post-conflict situations and the world at large.

Sao Tome and Principe

Mon, 10 Sep 2018 05:09:11 GMT
17 Years After, Nigeria-Sao Tome's JDZ Remains Unproductive

[Guardian] Abuja -The commercial viability of over 500 million barrels of crude oil reserves stranded in the Nigeria-São Tomé and Príncipe Joint Development Zone (JDZ) has been called to question, as the region is yet to produce its first oil 17 y...

Thu, 06 Sep 2018 09:59:31 GMT
Chinese Premier Meets Sao Tome and Principe Prime Minister

[Focac] Beijing -Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday met with Prime Minister of Sao Tome and Principe Patrice Trovoada after the 2018 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC).

Senegal

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 04:47:36 GMT
Senegalese Chef Puts Supergrain On New York Menus

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Turin, Italy -A gluten-free grain that grows in Africa's impoverished and semi-arid Sahel region is taking off as a health food in New York, the Senegalese chef who masterminded its revival said on Monday, outlining plans...

Fri, 14 Sep 2018 14:29:21 GMT
Africans Live A Decade Longer Than in 1990, But...

Seychelles

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 12:43:57 GMT
Seychelles Fishing Authority Reduces Length of Sea Cucumber Season to 8 Months

[Seychelles News Agency] The Seychelles Fishing Authority is reducing the length of sea cucumber season to eight months as a drop in the number of catches was recorded in previous seasons, said a top official of the authority.

Wed, 19 Sep 2018 14:55:34 GMT
President of Seychelles Travels to New York for UN General Assembly Meeting of Global Leaders

[Seychelles News Agency] The President of Seychelles, Danny Faure, travels to New York on Wednesday to attend the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), State House said.

Sierra Leone

Thu, 13 Sep 2018 15:56:17 GMT
African Artists Wow Another Continent Down Under

[The Conversation Africa] In recent years, increasing numbers of people have moved from all parts of Africa to Australia. The largest numbers have come from South Africa, Sudan, South Sudan, Zimbabwe, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Sierra Leone.

Wed, 12 Sep 2018 13:32:38 GMT
President Bio Impersonators Again Remanded

[Concord] By Hassan Gbassay Koroma

Sierra Leone Patriotic Vanguard

President Bio in America

By Gibril Koroma President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone arrived Monday in the United States of America to a tumultuous welcome by SLPP supporters waiting for him at an airport in New York. The president is in the country to participate in the pr...

Ponder my thoughts

Ponder my thoughts By Andrew Keili, Freetown, Sierra Leone Fula Profiles in Courage and Perseverance He was a Sierra Leonean academic, diplomat, physician, writer and poet, considered as one of Sierra Leone's most educated and greatest citizens of t...

Sierra Leone Standard Times

Sat, 11 Aug 2018 08:22:02 +0000
HON. MUSA TARAWALLIE SIGNED UNISEL CONVEYANCE ..COMPANY DOCUMENTS REVEAL

Clarifications and rebuttal continue to make the necessary negative impact on the Government Transition Team report relating to the purchase of lands and Government quarters. Yesterday’s publication of the Standard Times Newspaper contained the reb...

Sat, 11 Aug 2018 08:11:33 +0000
Dr. Kandeh Yumkella at the Grave Sites ex-President Kabbah &Co …to explain political disappointment or…..

It is notorious for the Krio ethnic group, a minority one in Sierra Leone to pay homeage to their dead, but not forgotten relatives and friends. This tradition according to the Krios is observed on 1st January of every year. Foods and drinks are shar...

Somalia

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 14:02:03 GMT
Campaigners Demand Anti-FGM Law As Girls Bleed to Death in Somalia

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Nairobi -A spate of deaths of young girls from female genital mutilation (FGM) has renewed calls for Somalia to outlaw the tradition, one of six FGM-practising nations in Africa yet to criminalise it.

Fri, 21 Sep 2018 05:48:58 GMT
Al-Shabaab Remains Major Security Threat to the Country

[Nation] The Somalia-based Al-Shabaab militant group remains a potent threat to security in the region, although its capacity to stage regular attacks in urban areas has been degraded.

South Africa AllAfrica

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 06:51:05 GMT
Why Ramaphosa and the UN Will Be Making History This Week

[Bhekisisa] Heads of state will tackle the world's leading cause of death from a single infectious agent this week -- a disease, that is, ironically, curable.

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 06:26:59 GMT
No Trains in KwaZulu-Natal Today

[News24Wire] There will be no trains in the entire province of KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday, the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) confirmed to News24 on Monday evening.

South Africa Business Day

South Africa Independent

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 05:36:00 GMT
SA's Kramats set to be declared heritage sites

Sheikh Yusuf's Kramat is set to become a national heritage site with nine other Kramats across SA, said ANC deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte.

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:16:00 GMT
Weather puts Sasol Solar challenge competitors at disadvantage

In an interesting turn of the events, Dutch team Nuon has retaken the lead from the Japanese in the third day of the 2018 Sasol Solar Challenge.

South Africa Mail & Guardian

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 10:29:00 +0200
Governor charged in Otieno slaying

Kenyan governor Okoth Obado has been charged with aiding and abetting the murder of his former girlfriend, Sharon Otieno.

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:19:00 +0200
Bain back in hot seat as SARS inquiry resumes

Bain & Company has admitted that its work may have been used to 'further a political or personal agenda'

South Africa News 24

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 10:44:33 +0200
News24.com | 8 people arrested in Cape Town 'total shutdown' protest

Eight 'Western Cape Total Shutdown' protesters have been arrested for public violence following an altercation with police in Cape Town.

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 10:01:36 +0200
News24.com | Graça Machel urges world: put egos aside and end violence

Nelson Mandela's widow has challenged world leaders celebrating his life to put their egos and partisan politics aside and honour his legacy by ending the "senseless violence" plaguing too much of the world.

South Africa News 24

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 10:44:33 +0200
News24.com | 8 people arrested in Cape Town 'total shutdown' protest

Eight 'Western Cape Total Shutdown' protesters have been arrested for public violence following an altercation with police in Cape Town.

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 10:01:36 +0200
News24.com | Graça Machel urges world: put egos aside and end violence

South Africa Sowetan Live

South Africa Times Live

South Sudan

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:41:22 GMT
Kadaga Urges South Sudan to Protect Ugandan Traders

[Monitor] Kampala -Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has implored the Government of South Sudan to protect Ugandan traders operating in the country.

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 11:53:43 GMT
South Sudan Refugees Rebuild Their Lives, One Stitch At a Time

[East African] Nicholas Ngota's dream of becoming a journalist seemed to to be coming true when he got a job as a young reporter and anchor at a local radio station in South Sudan's Kajukeji village in Yei River State.

South Sudan Nation

Sun, 23 Sep 2018 17:17:11 +0000
LATEST: Eastern African Standby Force (EASF) ready to deploy to South Sudan to monitor new peace deal

By FRED OLUOCH, SEP/23/2018, SSN; The Eastern African Standby Force is ready to deploy troops to South Sudan if requested by the African Union, despite failing to intervene in the Burundi crisis in 2015. The 5,800-strong force attained full operation...

Sun, 23 Sep 2018 15:34:41 +0000
Pragmatic Patriarchy of the Sudan Over South Sudan

BY: James Okuk, PhD, Professor, University of Juba, South Sudan, SEPT/23/2018, SSN; “We honor the human capacity to manage our collective lives with peace and even, at times, dignity” – Barbour & Wright The political process of the Sudan a...

Southern Africa

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 06:51:05 GMT
Africa:Why Ramaphosa and the UN Will Be Making History This Week

[Bhekisisa] Heads of state will tackle the world's leading cause of death from a single infectious agent this week -- a disease, that is, ironically, curable.

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 06:26:59 GMT
South Africa:No Trains in KwaZulu-Natal Today

[News24Wire] There will be no trains in the entire province of KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday, the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) confirmed to News24 on Monday evening.

Sudan

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 08:56:09 GMT
U.S. Warns of Sudan Protests Against DW Show 'Shabab Talk'

[Deutsche Welle] The US has issued an alert warning citizens of potential protests against DW in the Sudanese capital Khartoum. Militants have issued death threats against the "Shabab Talk" host after an episode about gender equality.

Sun, 23 Sep 2018 12:16:53 GMT
Govt Militia Starts 'Head-Shaving Campaign' in Khartoum North

[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum North -Members of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Sudan's main militia, began shaving the heads of men with "deviant hair styles" in northern Khartoum last week.

Swaziland

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 12:49:36 GMT
Swaziland Court Forces Teachers to Postpone Strike, Bans Public Servants' Action

[Swazi Media] The Swaziland Industrial Court has forced teachers to postpone a strike planned to start on Tuesday and banned outright one by public service workers.

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 11:55:20 GMT
'A Safe Space Is Where I Don't Feel Judged'

[UNFPA] Motshane, Eswatini -As the world experiences climate change, deepened social and economic inequalities, and political and humanitarian crises, young people often face circumstances in which they lack safe spaces.

Swaziland Times

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 09:00:00 +0200
NEW MPS FLOODED WITH OFFERS FOR SENATE SEATS

MBABANE – There seems to be no rest for the newly- elected Members of Parliament (MPs). While a majority of them are still trying to

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:59:00 +0200
‘COMMERCIALISATION OF VOTES A BARRIER TO WOMEN’

MBABANE – Women candidates who have crashed out in the elections have cited the commercialisation of elections as their main barrier to get to Parliament. According

Tanzania

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 12:03:10 GMT
Zari's One Word Reply to Diamond Platnumz's Message On Her Birthday

[Nairobi News] Tanzanian singer Diamond Platinumz on Saturday wished his baby mama Zari Hassan a happy birthday.

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 11:09:39 GMT
Tanzania Orders Arrests As Ferry Death Toll Climbs

[Deutsche Welle] Tanzanian President John Magufuli has ordered the arrest of the management of a ferry that capsized in Lake Victoria. The tragedy has claimed more than 130 lives with scores still missing.

Tanzania Citizen

Gambia

Thu, 20 Sep 2018 09:48:57 GMT
GPA Pays Dividend to Government

[Foroyaa] The Gambia Ports Authority (GPA) through its Management Board, on Monday 17th September 2017, paid a cheque amounting to D5M to Government, as dividend.

Thu, 20 Sep 2018 09:48:51 GMT
Banjul North Nam Visits Banjul Mayoress

[Foroyaa] Ousman Sillah (2nd from left) Rohey Lowe (Mayoress - 3rd from L)

The Gambia Echo

Togo

Uganda

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:03:11 GMT
MPs, Army Go For Two Months Without Pay

[Monitor] Parliament -All is not well in the pockets of Members of Parliament, UPDF officers and other government employees, Daily Monitor has established.

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 05:25:03 GMT
Bobi Wine to Museveni - There Will Be a Time When You are Not in Power

[Observer] Kyadondo East member of parliament Robert Kyagulanyi has warned President Yoweri Museveni to come to the realisation that there will be a time when he will not be in power.

Uganda Daily Monitor

Uganda New Vision

Thu, 31 Dec 2015 10:28:03 GMT
Tears, emotions at Rwanda peace-building conference

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Thu, 31 Dec 2015 10:08:20 GMT
Museveni deviated from what we fought for, says Besigye

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West Africa

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 04:40:42 GMT
Burkina Faso:Farmer Wins 'Alternative Nobel' for Drought-Fighting Technique

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 06:33:49 GMT
Nigeria:No Regret, Says Woman Accused of Kidnapping APC Chair's 4-Year-Old Son

[Premium Times] A female kidnap suspect, Fatima Muhammed, says she has no regrets kidnapping the four-year-old son of Bukar Dalori, the Borno chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC).

Zambia

Fri, 21 Sep 2018 08:43:57 GMT
Indebted Africa Returns to the International Monetary Fund

Mon, 17 Sep 2018 10:39:11 GMT
11 Killed As Bus On Way From Zambia Crashes in Limpopo

[News24Wire] Eleven people were killed when a bus travelling from Zambia crashed in Polokwane on Monday morning.

Zimbabwe

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 05:56:32 GMT
Chamisa to Mnangagwa - I Don't Need Your Official Opposition Leader Job

[New Zimbabwe] MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has again scoffed at Zanu PF plans to create an official leader of the opposition position, saying he does not need a job.

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 05:55:02 GMT
'Mugabe Airline' Merged With Air Zimbabwe - Minister

[New Zimbabwe] THE controversial Zimbabwe Airways has been merged with the troubled Air Zimbabwe, transport minister Joel Biggie Matiza confirmed Monday.

Zimbabwe Herald

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 22:05:33 +0000
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Finding the right formula on sanctions

Zimbabwe has been under US and EU sanctions for close to two decades. A lot has been written regarding this contentious issue which, in essence, is a story about the West bullying a small African nation that decided to reverse a colonial legacy in la...

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 22:05:08 +0000
Per capita income rises 60 percent

President Mnangagwa’s vision of making Zimbabwe an upper middle-income economy by 2030 is on track, if the upward trajectory in per capita income is anything to go by.

Zimbabwe Mail

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 02:06:25 +0000
Used car imports increase by 40%

THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has recorded a 40,9 percent increase in pre-owned vehicle imports at Beitbridge Border Post in the last eight months. Official statistics indicate that the tax watchdog is collecting $8,5 million [...]

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 02:04:13 +0000
Mnangagwa working on diaspora vote

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa agrees with the principle of Zimbabweans living outside the country being allowed to vote, and his administration is looking into the logistical issues between now and the next general election in 2023. [...]

Cambodian Times

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 06:09:12 GMT
HM Hits Back at Claims Profits "Built on Poverty Wages"

H and M has hit back at campaigners alleging the brand is falling short of its responsibility to protect workers in its supply chain through compensation, despite the retailer announcing last week alm

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 00:05:17 GMT
Vietnam Has First Female President, But Activists Unimpressed

Vietnam's appointment of its first female president belies a deep gender imbalance in the communist country's politics and society and will do little to improve women's rights, advocates said Monda

Hong Kong China

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:35:12 +0800
America to sell US$330m military parts to Taipei

The US State Department has authorised the sale of a batch of military spare parts to Taipei, the same day President Donald Trump's latest round of tariffs against mainland Chinese goods took effect. The US$330 million contract includes standard pa...

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 21:10:54 +0800
Sweden temporarily halts Uighur deportations

Swedish authorities said on Monday that they had temporarily halted the deportation of Muslim minority Uighurs to China due to concerns over the situation there. "Information from several human rights organisations indicates that the situation for U...

Hong Kong Local

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 16:39:46 +0800
PLA's 'handsome' soldiers in HK open Weibo page

The People’s Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison has opened a microblog account on Weibo, attracting more than 25,000 followers in just a few hours. A short video clip uploaded to the page says the soldiers are so handsome that they could make a li...

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 14:17:54 +0800
MTR puts brave face on express rail line numbers

MTR chairman Frederick Ma said on Tuesday that people shouldn't judge the popularity of the Express Rail Link by passenger figures in the early days of the new service, after a plunge in numbers following its launch. Immigration Department figures s...

South China Morning Post

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 16:43:47 +0800
Chinese woman arrested trying to buy a baby over the internet

A woman has been arrested in eastern China trying to buy a baby over the internet, according to a Chinese media report. The 43-year-old woman from Chizhou in Anhui province said she did not know it was illegal to adopt through an online broker, news ...

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 16:21:25 +0800
Bicycles still discouraged in Hong Kong urban areas due to ‘high traffic density’

While being “bicycle-friendly” has been championed in Hong Kong’s new towns and other areas featuring comprehensive cycle track networks, officials have discouraged the mode of transport in urban parts of the city. Current laws proh...

Xinhua China News

2017-05-07
China Focus: Beijing firms bring tech to Belt and Road countries

"Borrow a boat to sail in the sea -- we will find more ways to use the opportunities brought by the Belt and Road Initiative," he said.

2017-04-24
Xi, Trump discuss ties, Korean Peninsula situation over phone

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump on Monday discussed bilateral ties and the situation on the Korean Peninsula on phone, pledging close contact by various means to promptly exchange views on major issues of common con...

Xinhua World News

2018-01-24
Palestinians clash with Israeli soldiers after protest against Pence visit

Palestinian protesters hurl stones at Israeli soldiers during clashes after a protest against the visit of U.S. Vice President Mike Pence in Jerusalem, in the West Bank city of Hebron, on Jan. 23, 2018.

2018-01-03
U.S. failure to appoint Australian ambassador "diplomatic insult": former deputy PM

Former Australian Deputy Prime Minister Tim Fischer has accused the U.S. of hitting Australia with a "diplomatic insult."

India Merinews

2018-09-24T23:18:30+05:30
Zika virus strikes Rajasthan: First positive case detected in Jaipur

A first illness case in Jaipur has tested positive for the mosquito-borne Zika virus, said news reports quoting the medical college officials. An old woman was admitted to the local Sawai Man Singh (SMS) hospital with joint pain, redness in eyes and ...

2018-09-24T23:13:07+05:30
Singer and actress Sunny Koll talks about love of entertaining

Sunny Koll comes from a musical family. Growing up in Adelaide, she and her siblings learned piano from a young age. Music came very naturally to the Australian native, singing on stage for the first time at just five years old. As she aged, she wasn...

Indonesia

Indonesia Headlines

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 13:57:35 GMT
Singapore issues fines on Grab and Uber

SINGAPORE - In what came as the strongest censure by a regulator since Uber Technologies sold its Southeast Asian business to the bigger regional rival Grab earlier this year, Singapore has slapped

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 18:27:12 GMT
Netherlands to hold six events as part of Gandhi Jayanti celebrations

The Hague [The Netherlands], Sept 24 (ANI): The Netherlands is set to witness six events in four cities as part of activities to mark the launch of the two year-long celebrations of the 150th birth an

Indonesia Jakarta

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 17:41:20 +0700
AGO Detains Former Pertamina Boss Karen Agustiawan in Graft Case

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 08:41:01 +0700
'School of the Future' Program Seeks to Improve Learning Experience

Global agricultural trader Louis Dreyfus Company, or LDC, launched its value-based education program at an elementary school in Jakarta on Wednesday (19/09), which seeks to equip teachers and parents with tools to improve quality education for yo...

Japan Times News

Sat, 03 Mar 2018 06:00:00 PST
K. International spelling whiz wins ninth Japan Times Bee

Sat, 03 Mar 2018 05:54:00 PST
Japan’s media out of step with mental health issues

Malaysia Malay Mail

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 16:49:22 +0800
PKR Youth accuses minister’s political secretary of offering contracts

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 25 — PKR Youth coordinator Ahmad Syukri Che Ab Razab today lodged a report with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) accusing a political secretary of a minister of abusing powers. Ahmad Syukri claimed that the said...

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 16:42:20 +0800
BNM has RM3b loans for SMEs, says Guan Eng

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 25 — The central bank has allocated about RM3 billion in loans for small and medium enterprises, Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said today. The loans, managed by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) assistant governor Abu Hassan Aishari...

Malaysia Malayan Insider

Mongolia

Wed, 03 Aug 2016 04:21:29 +0000
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Myanmar Mandalay

Tue, 04 Apr 2017 14:16:44 +0630
Farmers protest to free detained comrades

Farmers in Singu township, Mandalay Region, launched a protest to call for the release of fellow farmer U Tint Naing and others in the region who were arrested for continuing to plow on confiscated farm lands in Tayawbin village, Katetchin village-tr...

Tue, 04 Apr 2017 14:10:24 +0630
15 perish in KTV fire in Magwe

Fifteen people were killed and one injured in a fire that broke at a KTV lounge in Magwe. The injured woman is in a critical condition, and is being treated at the Magwe Region Hospital, according to the regional Fire Brigade.

Myanmar National

Tue, 04 Apr 2017 14:19:58 +0630
State Counsellor to medical staff: be competent, ethical

State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi says that Myanmar needs doctors and medical staff who are not only professionally competent but who are also ethically committed to their work.

Tue, 04 Apr 2017 14:16:44 +0630
Farmers protest to free detained comrades

Myanmar Nay Pyi Taw

Tue, 04 Apr 2017 14:19:58 +0630
State Counsellor to medical staff: be competent, ethical

State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi says that Myanmar needs doctors and medical staff who are not only professionally competent but who are also ethically committed to their work.

Tue, 04 Apr 2017 12:35:07 +0630
Police stop protesters in front of Supreme Court

Police have prevented 20 protesters from demonstrating in front of the Nay Pyi Taw Supreme Court office.

Myanmar Yangon

Fri, 31 Mar 2017 13:13:06 +0630
Yangon judiciary system needs own land, offices

Yangon Region’s judiciary system needs to be restructured and independent in order to function effectively, said the Region Hluttaw Judicial, Rule of law, Complaints and Appeals Scrutiny Committee (JRLCASC).

Fri, 31 Mar 2017 13:10:38 +0630
Magnitude 4 earthquake shakes parts of Yangon

A magnitude 4 earthquake centred four miles from northeast Twante township was felt in parts of Yangon at about 5:06pm on Thursday, according to the earthquake section of the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology.

North Korea (published in Seoul, South Korea)

Mon, 05 Mar 18 22:40:53 +0900
Internal Kim Jong Un memo reveals no desire for talks with US

Ivanka Trump and US Forces Korea Commander Vincent Brooks sit with South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korea’s Kim Yong Chol, Vice Chairman of the Workers' Party Central Committee, at the Closing Ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Ga...

Mon, 05 Mar 18 02:05:49 +0900
US-North Korea talks face roadblock in continuing differences over denuclearization

Ivanka Trump (left) joined Kim Yong Chol (right), head of North Korea's United Front Department, in South Korean President Moon Jae In's presidential box at the closing ceremony of the Pyeongchang Olympics. Image: Yonhap News AgencyFollowing a period...

Pakistan World News

Pakistani News

Philippines

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 16:15:00 +0800
Here’s the ‘road refresher’ we all need to have

The numbers are not getting better. Just this February, the Japan International Cooperation Agency released data that in 2017, traffic in Metro Manila cost P3.5 billion daily. While the loss — equivalent to P105 billion every month or P38 trillion ...

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 16:15:00 +0800
Here’s the ‘road refresher’ we all need to have

Philippines Bacolod

Philippines Baguio

Philippines Cagayan-De-Oro

Philippines Cebu

Philippines Davao

Philippines Dumaguete

Philippines Headlines

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 15:15:00 +0800
Trillanes to post bail for revived rebellion case

Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV said that he plans to post bail at the Makati court that issued a warrant for his arrest for a rebellion case dismissed in 2011.

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 14:45:00 +0800
Palace on Trillanes arrest order: No more drama by presscon

The Malacañang on Tuesday said it will respect the court's decision to issue of warrant of arrest against Sen. Antonio “Sonny” Trillanes IV.

Philippines Iloilo

Philippines Manila

Philippines Nation

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 13:40:00 +0800
Abu Sayyaf gunmen release teacher abducted in Sulu

The victim was abducted Saturday afternoon in Barangay Latih in Patikul near Jolo, capital town of Sulu province.

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 10:08:00 +0800
Abu Sayyaf gunmen allegedly abduct teacher in Sulu

Authorities have launched an extensive search for a public school teacher reportedly abducted on Saturday in Jolo, Sulu by Abu Sayyaf bandits.

Philippines Pampanga

Philippines Pangasinan

Philippines Regional

Philippines Tacloban

Philippines Zamboanga

Singapore News Asia

Singapore Today Online

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 04:28:10 +0000
New QR code parking system for shared bikes will charge, ban errant parkers from January

Jeremy Lee4 hours 47 min agoSINGAPORE — A new Quick Response (QR) code parking system and user ban for shared bic

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 02:55:59 +0000
DJ has to file his evidence challenging Section 377A by Nov 20

Alfred Chua6 hours 7 min agoSINGAPORE — While trial dates for the constitutional challenge mounted by a disc jock

Taiwan Asia

Taiwan China

Taiwan China Post

Taiwan China Post National

Taiwan National

Taiwan Top Stories

Thailand Bangkok Most Recent

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 15:02:00 +0700
Old pagoda collapses, 11 hurt

An old pagoda collapsed during renovation at Wat Phraya Tham Voraviharn in Bangkok Noi district around noon on Tuesday. Eleven workers were injured, two badly.

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 14:36:00 +0700
Thaksin will escape jail term

Fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will no longer be liable to serve the two-year jail sentence handed down 10-years ago in the Ratchadaphisek land case once the statute of limitations expires on Oct 21, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu K...

Thailand Bangkok Top Stories

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 14:36:00 +0700
Thaksin will escape jail term

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 12:26:00 +0700
Three men confess to murder of missing couple in Phrae

PHRAE: Three men have confessed to the murder of a missing British millionaire and his Thai wife, and told police they were hired by the woman’s elder brother to kill the couple.

Thailand National

Thailand Top Stories

Vietnam Bao dien tu

9/5/2018 8:00:00 AM (GMT+7)
Corporate bond issuance market sees significant changes

Big changes can be seen in the corporate bond market, from issuers and issuance strategies to buyers. 

9/5/2018 2:07:08 AM (GMT+7)
Mobile networks complain about revenue drop due to new promotion policy

Telcos said the new promotion policy, under which prepaid subscribers receive promotions of no more than 20 percent of scratch card value instead of 50 percent previously, has led to big changes in consumer behaviors.

Vietnam Politics

Wed, 07 Sep 2016 13:32:00 GMT
Japan to provide patrol ships to Vietnam amid maritime row with China

Japan also agreed to provide two large patrol ships and lend up to five used surveillance aircraft to the PhilippinesJapan to provide planes, ships for Philippines amid sea dispute with ChinaJapan eyes record defence budget to develop anti-ship m...

Wed, 07 Sep 2016 01:00:00 GMT
French president hails preservation of Hanoi Old Quarter

Francois Hollande was warmly welcomed by Hanoians and tourists in the Old QuarterVietnamese airlines order 40 Airbus jets worth $6.5 billionBeyond the baguette: France's food legacy in VietnamHanoi opens pedestrian zone around iconic Sword LakeFr...

Vietnam Thanh Nien

Thu, 15 Sep 2016 05:00:00 GMT
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From September 15, 2016, the website is no longer updated. All the articles we have published can still be found in the Archive.

Thu, 15 Sep 2016 03:44:51 GMT
Vietnam property market: to buy or not to buy?

The new legislation played a major role in addressing many issues that foreigners previously faced and made Vietnam property market “sexy” againVietnam’s housing market improves in Q2: reportForeigners fuel housing salesIt's still hard for ...

Argentina

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:37:00 GMT
Argentina plans offshore licensing round in the South Atlantic next October

Argentina plans to launch a delayed offshore licensing round in October as it seeks to explore a large frontier region in the South Atlantic for potential oil and natural gas production growth in the future. This was announced ...

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 06:59:00 GMT
“Zero chance” Argentina will default on its debt next year, Macri tells bankers and investors

President Mauricio Macri said on Monday that Argentina was close to a deal with the International Monetary Fund to bolster a US$ 50 billion credit line, while a government source said US$ 3-US$ 5 billion in additional funds cou...

Argentina Independent

Fri, 02 Dec 2016 17:23:58 +0000
Guilty Verdicts in Historic Human Trafficking Trial in Tierra del Fuego

Judges in Tierra del Fuego province have condemned three people for human trafficking and forced prostitution in the first trial in Argentina in which one of the victims acted as plaintiff.

Thu, 24 Nov 2016 18:08:19 +0000
Senate Approves New Rental Law

The Senate has unanimously approved a bill to regulate rental contracts and control abuses by landlords and estate agents by limiting commissions and restricting price increases.

Bahamas Weekly

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 19:05:50 EDT
D’Aguilar: Intervention in Grand Lucayan is in National Interest

It would be an act of “sheer cruelty and neglect” toward the people of Grand Bahama for the government “to idly stand by and let the Grand Lucayan, a prime hotel property, go the way of the Royal Oasis,” Minister of Tourism and Aviat...

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 17:11:08 EDT
Inaugural PHA Rehabilitation Services Week opens and PHA Rehab Retirees and Staff Recognized

As the first Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) Rehabilitation Services Week officially opened, Monday, September 24, 2018, Catherine Weech, Managing Director, PHA, assured...

Barbados Nation News

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 23:00:00 -0400
Cherry’s caution

Government is being asked to bag its proposed ban on plastics. Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy Kirk Humphrey recently announced on his Facebook page that Barbados would be banning styrofoam... ...

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 22:50:00 -0400
Teen’s death a blow

“To me, it don’t feel like he gone . . . . ” Those were the tearful words of Makita Broome-Chase on Monday as she agonised over the loss of her only son, 16-year-old Shamar Chase. He died on the spot... ...

Belize Times

The Reporter

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 03:17:18 +0000
THE MAN IN THE MIRROR

By: Mike Rudon Jr. Last week a friend of mine posted, on Facebook – “As a people we are lost. No principles, no loyalty, no moral compass…we think everything is

Sun, 23 Sep 2018 17:01:35 +0000
A FAMILY IN ORANGE WALK PERISH IN EARLY MORNING FIRE

Residents of Orange Walk are still trying to comprehend the tragedy which took four lives this morning. There is confirmation that father Alfredo Ernesto Petillo, 35, stepson Kevaughn, 14, and

Bolpress (sp)

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 22:47:14 +0000
Secretario General de la OEA, Luis Almagro, destaca que Evo Morales hace “muy buena gestión en términos económicos, productivos y sociales”

(ABI).- El secretario general de la Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA), el uruguayo Luis Almagro, calificó al presidente boliviano Evo Morales de “adalid en temas de equidad”, tras una reunión en la ciudad de Nueva York, en el ...

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 21:52:09 +0000
El ejercicio de la conspiración estatal

El ejercicio de la conspiración estatal Raúl Prada Alcoreza Entre las muchas paradojas de la política hay más de una que son sintomáticas; por ejemplo, que los que acusan de “conspiración” y ven “conspiradores” por todas partes, sobre t...

El Diario (sp)

Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 -0400
Gobierno y médicos trazaron directrices para dialogar

Como estaba previsto ayer desde las 10:50 se reunieron en Santa Cruz de la Sierra, autoridades del Gobierno y representantes del Colegio Médico de Bolivia. El conflicto que cumplió 40 días de movilización, podría avizorar acuerdo, siempre y cuan...

Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 -0400
Llegó 2018 con festejos en todo el mundo

Los ciudadanos de Kiribati y Samoa fueron los primeros en recibir el 2018 que llegó antes a los países del Pacífico Sur. Estos archipiélagos, cuya población combinada supera los 30 mil ciudadanos, escucharon las doce campanadas ante un cielo i...

Brazil

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 07:31:00 GMT
Brazil:Haddad closer to Bolsonaro and would beat him in the runoff, according to latest polls

Fernando Haddad, the presidential candidate for Brazil’s Workers Party (PT), is closing the gap with poll-leading far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro for the October 7 first-round vote and would beat him in a runoff, a survey ...

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 09:26:00 GMT
Bolsonaro's homophobic rhetoric backfiring among women voters

Brazil’s far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro built much of his reputation on shocking, sexist rhetoric. But that’s backfiring with the majority of the electorate: women. The former Army captain’s rejection rat...

Caribbean

La Nacion (sp)

Tue, 21 Mar 2017 20:49:00 GMT
Hugo Gutiérrez presentó una querella criminal contra Van Rysselberghe

El diputado comunista acusa a la senadora y presidenta de la UDI como autora del delito de cohecho por su labor parlamentaria en materia pesquera.

Tue, 21 Mar 2017 20:26:00 GMT
Pescadores artesanales: “Por moral Piñera no debe ser candidato”

El líder de la Federación Nacional de Sindicatos de Pesca Artesanal (Fenaspar), Hernán Cortés,recordó que el expresidente “actuó como empresario, buscando favorecer los intereses de los grupos económicos en desmedro de los intereses de Chile...

Colombia

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 07:00:00 +0000
Colombia’s Duque talks peace at UN summit while inching his country towards war

Colombia’s President Ivan Duque spoke at the United Nations for the first time on Monday, uttering words of peace he is barely keeping at home. Duque’s debut on the world… The post Colombia’s Duque talks peace at UN summit whi...

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 18:44:21 +0000
Venecia, the town that became the icon of Colombia’s coffee culture

Venecia, a small town some 50 miles southwest of Medellin, offers visitors a tranquil scenery, a unique culture and possibly the most famous hill in Colombia. Upon entering Venecia, visitors… The post Venecia, the town that became the icon of C...

Colombia Bogota

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 15:30:42 +0000
Ruven Afanador and Ana González capture the secret Colombia

Photographer Ruven Afanador and artist Ana González tribute the beauty and inherent sense of style of Colombia's indigenous women in a collaborative project: Daughters of Water

Sat, 22 Sep 2018 20:49:43 +0000
Colombian sniffer dogs retire from service with diplomas in paws

The Attorney General's Office retired 14 guard dogs because of their age and gave them diplomas for their service to the country.

Costa Rica News

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 17:31:10 +0000
CNP Workers On Strike Illegally. Strike continues into day 15.

The Labor Court of the First Judicial Circuit of San José ruled that the strike carried out by the workers of the Consejo Nacional de Producción (CNP) – National Production Council – is illegal, because the strike is a mechanism to...

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 16:55:14 +0000
Latin American Leaders Travel to New York For 73rd UN General Assembly Debate

World leaders have started arriving in New York to participate in the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly. The official theme for 2018 is Making the U.N. relevant to all people: global leadership and shared responsibilities for peacef...

Radio Habana (sp)

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 04:58:02 -0400
Congresistas que se reunieron con presidente cubano abogan por fin del bloqueo

Naciones Unidas, 25 sep (RHC) Legisladores estadounidenses que dialogaron con el presidente cubano, Miguel Díaz-Canel, expresaron la necesidad de que se levante el bloqueo impuesto por Washington y la importancia de ampliar la cooperación entre am...

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 20:10:07 -0400
Desarrolla presidente cubano intensa agenda bilateral en ONU

Naciones Unidas, 24 sep (RHC) El presidente de Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, sostuvo este lunes diálogos con los primeros mandatarios de Croacia, Mozambique, Andorra, Perú, Ecuador e Irán, en ocasión del debate de alto nivel de la Asamblea General d...

Dominica News online

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 19:45:55 +0000
OECS Authority Chairman releases statement on Saint Lucian killed in Dallas

Over the last two weeks the people of this region, North America and indeed many other parts of the world have been following the rather sad, perplexing, and horrifying case of Botham Shem Jean, a 26-year-old citizen of Saint Lucia...

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 19:30:36 +0000
Dominican entrepreneur participates in US government-sponsored program

Dominican Lien Philogene-Norville is among 13 young entrepreneurs participating in U.S. Department of State’s Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Professional Fellows Program. YLAI empowers entrepreneurs and civil society leaders to str...

Dominican Today

Wed, 1 Mar 2017 20:40:00 GMT
Dominican military's dozens of excess generals drain State coffers

Santo Domingo.- Dominican Republic's Armed Forces have 12,000 senior officers,

Tue, 28 Feb 2017 16:10:00 GMT
Odebrecht temporarily suspended as State supplier: Official

Santo Domingo.- Govt. Procurement director Yokasta Guzmán on

The Dominican

Tue, 03 Apr 2018 22:10:44 GMT
Relationship between Dominica and T@T solid says PM Skerrit

Dominica’s prime minister Roosevelt Skerrit is reporting that the relationship between Dominica and Trinidad and Tobago remains “solid.”

Thu, 29 Mar 2018 10:52:40 GMT
T&T’s vote against Dominica sparks outrage with calls for firing of foreign minister

Trinidad and Tobago’s decision to vote against Dominica’s appeal to the Organization of American States (OAS) for a two year waiver on its fees owed to the institution has met with outrage, disbelief and disgust within the country.

Falkland Islands / Malvinas

Sat, 22 Sep 2018 08:14:00 GMT
Falklands' Historic Museum chosen among the top 25 in South America

The Falkland Islands Historic Dockyard Museum has won a Traveler’s Choice Award after being voted in the top 25 museums in South America for 2018.

Fri, 21 Sep 2018 23:02:00 GMT
Falklands celebrates Chilean Independence Day with the local Chilean community

The Falkland Islands celebrated Chilean Independence with a special reception for the local Chilean community in Government House.

Siglo 21 (sp)

Honduras News

Mon, 06 Nov 2017 21:58:07 +0000
The Gordon Ramsay Honduras Video

Just last week the BBC affiliated chef published a video of Honduras. It was focused on the security, or lack of security in Honduras. As expected, the video went viral and the local newspapers made sure they put this trusted news source on their fro...

Tue, 26 Sep 2017 15:00:21 +0000
Honduras Tourism

Life in Honduras! When it’s freezing cold in many parts of the world, in Honduras the sun is always shining; because of its tropical location, every day of the year people can enjoy pleasant weather, with an average annual temperature of 27 �...

Jamaica Gleaner

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -0500
Missing meals - Schools bemoan scarcity of healthy food supplies from ministry

Concerns are being raised in the education sector about few or no alternatives to bulla cakes and other high-sugar products following their withdrawal from public schools.Education Minister Ruel Reid, while addressing the 54th Jamaica Teachers'...

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -0500
Bus passengers caught up in ganja drama ... as bags with no apparent owner found to be filled with weed

There were tense moments for passengers of a Coaster bus along Industrial Terrace in Kingston yesterday, as members of the security forces operating under the state of public emergency discovered two gym bags, one knapsack and one 'scandal' bag ful...

Jamaica Observer

Mon, 24, Sep, 2018 07:01:00 GMT
Chang to announce new business closing hours for St Catherine North SOE

MINISTER of National Security Dr Horace Chang is expected to make an announcement very soon in the House of Representatives on the relaxation of opening hours for small businesses operating in the St Catherine North police divisio...

Mon, 24, Sep, 2018 07:01:00 GMT
Man kills common-law wife, stepdaughter

MONTEGO BAY, St James — An enraged security guard who butchered his common-law wife and her teenaged daughter at their St James home yesterday morning later killed himself by driving over the Flat Bridge into the Rio Cobre i...

Jamaica Star

Fri, 21 Sep 2018 01:33:53 -0500
Pastor shot dead in church

Members of the Church of God of Prophecy in Old Harbour are now in fear following the shooting death of one of their pastors, James Johnson, yesterday afternoon.Members are crying out for prayer as they believe they are under attack following the.....

Fri, 21 Sep 2018 01:34:28 -0500
Woman fights off gunman

A gunman who tried to abduct a woman who was on her way home from church, and then engaged the police in a running gun battle through the streets of Montego Bay, is now in custody, facing multiple charges.The accused is 20-year-old Ricardo Vassell....

Latin America

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 19:26:00 GMT
UN: Shifting Paradigms and new challenges on International Co-operation for Development

The European Union, together with the United Nations have developed the Regional Facility for Development in Transition through collaboration with associated countries in Latin America for implementation of public policies to a...

Fri, 21 Sep 2018 08:21:00 GMT
Peruvian congress renews confidence in cabinet of president Vizcarra

Peru’s opposition-run Congress renewed its confidence in the cabinet of President Martin Vizcarra on Wednesday, averting a political crisis that could have forced new legislative elections.

Mercosur

Tue, 11 Sep 2018 15:31:00 GMT
Lula's party expected to announce Haddad as the presidential candidate

Jailed former Brazilian president Lula da Silva is expected to allow his Workers Party to announce running mate Fernando Haddad as its candidate, following the latest ruling from the Supreme Court. Lula had hoped the Justices w...

Mon, 03 Sep 2018 19:17:00 GMT
Macri admits the seriousness of the situation and Dujovne is off to meet with IMF

President Mauricio Macri unveiled plans on Monday to raise export taxes on grains and slash the number of government ministries in a bid to balance its budget next year, as Argentina seeks a deal with the IMF to accelerate a US...

El Nuevo Diario (sp)

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 00:09:00 -0600
Acoso en funeral de joven protestante - El Nuevo Diario

El féretro de Matt Andrés Romero, de 16 años, salió de la casa de la familia entre aplausos y gritos de “Viva Nicaragua Libre” y “presente”, cada vez que los asistentes mencionaban su nombre. ...

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 00:08:00 -0600
Costa Rica aboga en la ONU por diálogo nica - El Nuevo Diario

La crisis que atraviesa Nicaragua desde hace cinco meses, por las protestas ciudadanas que han sido reprimidas, cobró importancia este lunes en el primer día de la Semana de Alto Nivel en Nueva York de la 73va sesión de la Asambl...

Newsroom Panama

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 02:31:03 +0000
Alphanumeric codes for Metro buses

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 01:02:34 +0000
Court upholds detention order for laundering suspect

Paraguay

Sat, 22 Sep 2018 06:49:00 GMT
Police arrests alleged leading Hezbollah financier in the triple border of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay

Brazilian police on Friday arrested a Lebanese citizen on suspicions of raising funds for Lebanon-based Shiite military group Hezbollah, which the United States considers a terrorist group.

Thu, 16 Aug 2018 08:52:00 GMT
New president takes office in Paraguay pledging to combat poverty and corruption

Mario Abdo Benitez, "Marito", took over as Paraguay's new president on Wednesday, replacing a seemingly disgruntled Horacio Cartes, who left the inauguration ceremony before it finished. Abdo Benitez, 46, promised to combat pov...

La Republica (sp)

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 06:01:00 -0500
Afirman que apoyo a Vizcarra crece más entre críticos al fujimorismo

Respaldos. Aprobación al mandatario aumenta más en el centro y el sur del país, en los niveles socioeconómic...

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 06:01:00 -0500
En EEUU, Vizcarra reafirma su compromiso real de defender medio ambiente

En foro ONU. Mandatario destaca necesidad de proteger el planeta para próximas generaciones. Se reunirá con Tr...

Peru al Dia (sp)

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 20:13:44 +0000
Lectura de sentencia hacia Daniel Urresti se realizara el 4 de octubre

El próximo 4 de octubre la Sala Penal Nacional del Poder Judicial dara lectura de sentencia contra el ex ministro del Interior Daniel Urresti, el titular de la Tercera Fiscalía Penal Nacional a cargo de Luis Landa Burgos solicitó 25 añ...

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 19:58:31 +0000
Reserva en Arequipa dañada por minería ilegal

La Reserva Paisajística Subcuenca del Cotahuasi una de las cuatro zonas protegidas por el Estado peruano en Arequipa, se ve amenazada por la actividad de mineros ilegales en 17 sectores declarados por Ley intangibles. El biólogo Fabrizio Per...

South America

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:37:00 GMT
Argentina plans offshore licensing round in the South Atlantic next October

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:24:00 GMT
Green mosses of East Antarctica are succumbing to climate change, says scientific paper

Emerging from the ice for a brief growing season every Antarctic summer, the lush green mosses of East Antarctica are finally succumbing to climate change. That is according to a study of the small, ancient and hardy plants - c...

Trinidad and Tobago Guardian

Tue, 01 Oct 2013 18:46:46 +0000
Who will you vote for in the local government elections?

COP 4% (88 votes) ILP 26% (573 votes) MSJ 1% (24 votes) NJAC 0% (11 votes) PNM 36% (799 votes) UNC 17% (366 votes) None of the above 8% (174 votes) Hmmm...not sure 3% (...

Mon, 03 Sep 2018 04:08:32 +0000
Monday 3rd September, 2018

Unasur

Tue, 28 Aug 2018 07:38:00 GMT
Unasur will decide on removal of Nestor Kirchner's statue at its headquarters in Quito

An Ecuadorian lawmaker has called for the removal of a statue of Argentine ex president Nestor Kirchner from the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) Secretariat Headquarters in the city of Mitad del Mundo, close to Quito.

Sat, 21 Apr 2018 06:31:00 GMT
Unasur under pressure: six nations, including Brazil and Argentina, suspend their memberships

Half of the nations belonging to Unasur, a South American bloc set up a decade ago to counter U.S. sway in the region, have decided to suspend their membership, a Brazilian official announced on Friday.

Uruguay

Fri, 21 Sep 2018 12:52:00 GMT
Project to control invasive grass wins HackathonAGRO competition at Expo Prado agri-show in Uruguay

The British Embassy in Montevideo co-organized the third edition of HackathonAGRO which took place at Uruguay's main agriculture show, Expo Prado 2018 on 15-16 September.

Mon, 10 Sep 2018 08:57:00 GMT
Cocaine in wool bales exported to Europe, discovered in the port of Montevideo

Uruguayan navy, coast guard and customs have uncovered a major operation to smuggle cocaine “bricks” hidden in wool bales, in a container, from the port of Montevideo to Antwerp, Belgium. The volume discovered according to ...

Venezuela

Sat, 22 Sep 2018 06:54:00 GMT
Mike Pompeo says US "preparing actions" to pressure the Maduro regime

The United States is preparing a “series of actions” in the coming days to increase pressure on the Venezuelan government, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Fox News on Friday.

Wed, 19 Sep 2018 08:11:00 GMT
China agreed to invest US$ 5bn in Venezuelan oil, alleges Maduro

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday that new investments from China will help his country dramatically boost its oil production, doubling down on financing from the Asian nation to turn around its crashing econo...

Venezuela Analysis

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 11:21:00 -0400
Canada's NDP Silent Vis-a-Vis Military Threats Against Venezuela

Yves Engler argues that Ottawa's "political culture" is seriously "deformed" if it fails to denounce such an anti-democratic threat.

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 11:01:00 -0400
Trump Administration Pledges Fresh 'Action' Against Venezuela

Pompeo wasn't specific on which actions would be used "to increase the pressure level against the Venezuelan leadership."

Antarctica

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:24:00 GMT
Green mosses of East Antarctica are succumbing to climate change, says scientific paper

Sat, 08 Sep 2018 09:05:00 GMT
Award for new map of South Georgia and the "Shackleton Crossing"

British Antarctic Survey’s detailed map of the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia featuring the epic “Shackleton Crossing” has won an award at the 2018 British Cartography Society Awards.

Australian Top Stories

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 16:56:33 +1000
'You feel quite worthless': What it's like to be 60 and on Newstart

In the space of five years Liz Clifford has lost her husband to cancer, her office job and now her home. At the age of 60 she finds herself struggling to get by on Newstart unemployment benefits. ...

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 14:08:16 +1000
This time last year, Leigh Chivers was married with two young sons. Today he's a single dad of one

Leigh Chivers couldn't see any future when he lost his wife and son to brain cancer. But now he's preparing to take part in the gruelling Hawaiian Ironman triathlon, fulfilling a promise made to his dying partner. ...

Australian World News

Tue, 08 May 2018 10:48:15 +1000
Melania Trump launches 'Be Best' campaign targeting cyberbullying

The first lady launches her 'Be Best' public awareness campaign, despite criticism her husband has worsened online bullying — one of the issues she hopes to combat.

Tue, 08 May 2018 09:22:57 +1000
Iran deal or no deal? Donald Trump facing serious pressure

Opposing the Iran deal was one of Donald Trump's signature campaign platforms, but as the deadline looms for him to either re-certify it or dump it the President is under serious international pressure not to do it, writ...

Brisbane Times Headlines

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 19:00:00 +1000
Hey therapists, don't tell exhausted new mothers to 'just do it'

'She has been seeing a therapist, who has helped her a lot, but when the conversation turned to sex the advice she was offered was rather surprising.'

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 18:49:13 +1000
People told to stay indoors due to 'strong odour' from nut firm fire

A nut processing factory is on fire in Melbourne's north and residents are being urged to stay indoors to avoid the smoke.

Canberra Times

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 19:00:00 +1000
Hey therapists, don't tell exhausted new mothers to 'just do it'

'She has been seeing a therapist, who has helped her a lot, but when the conversation turned to sex the advice she was offered was rather surprising.'

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 18:49:13 +1000
People told to stay indoors due to 'strong odour' from nut firm fire

A nut processing factory is on fire in Melbourne's north and residents are being urged to stay indoors to avoid the smoke.

Independent Australia

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 16:30:00 +1000
Sacking of the ABC chief: Dangerous times

Michelle Guthrie was sacked as she was a bad fit for broadcasting and new media, according to the ABC. read now...

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 12:00:00 +1000
Dan Tehan wants students to pay for 'free' speech

Student activists are facing the threat of being charged hundreds of dollars to organise a rally on campus. read now...

Otago Daily Times

Sun, 23 Sep 2018 20:46:49 +1200
Ian Marshall, missing man from South Otago, found in the Clutha River

Searchers looking for missing South Otago man Ian Marshall recovered his body from the Clutha River late this afternoon.Members of the Police Dive Squad located him in the river and his death will be referred to the Coroner.Searches...

Wed, 19 Sep 2018 20:37:20 +1200
Multiple fire crews bring Te Atatu car garage fire under control

Fire crews have contained a fire on the Te Atatu Peninsula which was ignited earlier this evening.Te Atatu Motors on the corner of Wharf Rd and Abbotleigh Ave was well involved in flames when Fire and Emergency New Zealand crews...

Sydney Morning Herald National News

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 18:49:13 +1000
People told to stay indoors due to 'strong odour' from nut firm fire

A nut processing factory is on fire in Melbourne's north and residents are being urged to stay indoors to avoid the smoke.

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 18:47:22 +1000
Near-misses preceded British cyclist Mike Hall's death, inquest hears

A man has broken down in tears as he remembered almost hitting the ultra-endurance cyclist a short time before he was killed when struck by a car.

Sydney Morning Herald World News

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 17:50:19 +1000
US tariffs 'like knife to the neck', says China trade negotiator

A top trade negotiator accused Washington of putting "a knife to the neck" with tariffs, as Beijing hit back at criticism of intellectual property theft.

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 16:34:31 +1000
Gallery: The best photos from around the world

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors

The Age

Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:00:00 GMT
Shorten veers left on treaty, boats

Bill Shorten has sparked a political storm over sudden policy moves that appeal to the Labor Left.

Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:00:00 GMT
Course set for vote failure

Progressive politics is close to killing off the worthy idea of constitutional recognition of the indigenous peoples.

The Australian

Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:00:00 GMT
Shorten veers left on treaty, boats

Bill Shorten has sparked a political storm over sudden policy moves that appeal to the Labor Left.

Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:00:00 GMT
Course set for vote failure

Progressive politics is close to killing off the worthy idea of constitutional recognition of the indigenous peoples.

Dominion Post

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 18:32:22 +1200
Scarfie flatties accept bong-taking proctor's apology

Dunedin students who had drug-taking equipment taken from inside their flat without permission do not want the offending university official sacked.

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 14:33:19 +1200
Community fights to save Kiwi tradition of wharf jumping

A community is fighting a council ban on wharf jumping, saying it is a Kiwi summer tradition and a rite of passage.

New Zealand Headlines

New Zealand National

New Zealand Pacific

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 19:57:20 +1200
Marshall Islands aspires to be carbon-neutral by 2050

The Marshall Islands have released a comprehensive climate strategy to go carbon-neutral by 2050, becoming the first island nation to do so.

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 19:26:51 +1200
American Samoa passes drug testing for govt workers and elected officials

Government employees - including elected officials - in American Samoa will soon have to undergo drug and alcohol testing.

New Zealand RadioNZ

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 19:57:33 +1200
Student told she couldn't stay in uni hall after suicide attempt

A first-year Victoria University student was evicted from her hostel the day after she tried to commit suicide.

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 20:10:41 +1200
Fears tripling visitor levy could damage island's tourism

A proposed tripling of Stewart Island's visitor levy is expected to provoke heated debate when it goes to public consultation next month.

New Zealand Top Stories

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 19:35:01 +1200
Quake swarms just struck near Lake Taupō'. Here's what you need to know

A swarm of 28 earthquakes has struck the country - and they all occurred in an area relating to volcanoes, faultlines and geothermal activity.

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 17:21:22 +1200
How radical are the All Blacks set to go with selections against Argentina?

OPINION: The genie is out of the bottle.

New Zealand World

Planet Tonga

Tue, 18 Sep 2018 21:29:30 +0000
Men named in Ha‘apai $30m cocaine raid case released on bail | Kaniva Tonga | Largest New Zealand-based Tongan news service

The two men facing charges following one of Tonga’s largest cocaine busts can now be named and they have been released on bail. Source: Men named in Ha‘apai $30m cocaine raid case released on bail | Kaniva Tonga | Largest New Zealand-ba...

Tue, 18 Sep 2018 21:28:41 +0000
Taxi driver charged with theft and meth | Matangitonga

A 27-year-old male taxi driver who was arrested for stealing a 79-year-old Australian visitor’s purse on September 10 at an accommodation in Nuku’alofa, was allegedly found with six small packets of methamphetamine. Source: Taxi driver charg...

Albania Economy

Fri, 06 May 2016 17:35:20 +0000
Albanian twins absolved from charges for theft, police could not identify the culprit among them

Albanian twins arrested last year in Italy for multiple burglary were absolved from charges because experts summoned by the court could not identify who among them was the culprit, Italian media reported. “Police had found traces of DNA in a luxury...

Fri, 06 May 2016 09:36:31 +0000
Surrounded by Rising Waters, Villagers Protest “Ridiculous” Compensation

The Albanian Banja Hydro-Power plant is almost finished, but some villagers forced to abandon their homes in the project’s wake lament unfair treatment and meager compensation for their property. Bardha Nergjoni BIRN Gramsh Rrahime Çarçiu, 7...

Up to 100 white Helmet members and their families were granted asylum in the UK after mass evacuation from Syria.

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 13:07:14 GMT
Going to bed at the same time benefits heart, metabolism: research

Going to bed at the same time each night could have benefits for the heart and metabolism, a US study suggests.

Azerbaijan AzerNews

Wed, 06 Jul 2016 09:00:00 +0400
Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr

Most Muslims around the world including more than 95 percent of the population in Azerbaijan will celebrate the Eid Al-Fitr festival on Wednesday July 6 and 7, commemorating the end of Ramadan.

Tue, 05 Jul 2016 18:31:00 +0400
State backs development of seed farming

On July 4, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev signed a decree on measures on seed production development in the country.

Azerbaijan Today

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 13:04:00 +0400
Coordination group established under Azerbaijan's Agency for Development of SMEs

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 12:58:00 +0400
Junior wrestlers fourth at World Championships

Azerbaijan Trend

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 13:01:00 +0400
Iran minister urges activation of Iran-Azerbaijan joint border commission

Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli called for the activation of Iran-Azerbaijan joint border commission to strengthen cooperation between the two countries in the sectors of border security.

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 12:42:13 +0400
Azerbaijani currency rates for Sept. 25 (UPDATE)

Official exchange rate of the US dollar and euro against Azerbaijani manat was set at 1.7 and 1.996 manats

Belarus Belapan

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 11:45:58 +0300
Moscow-Minsk Bank signs deal with German export financing bank

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 11:11:20 +0300
House of Representatives denies that appointment of new prime minister was in violation of constitution

Belarus Belta

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 20:00:03 +0300
Russian, Uzbek spec ops forces come to Belarus for competition

The competition is scheduled to take place in Maryina Gorka, Pukhovichi District, Minsk Oblast on 24-28 September. Teams from Russia and Uzbekistan are taking part in it, too. The competition features an individual event, a team event, and a duel sho...

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 19:12:20 +0300
Number of tourists coming from China to Belarus expected to grow steadily

According to the Sports and Tourism Ministry, China is a very promising target market for Belarus. Mikhail Portnoi reminded that the number of tourists from China coming as organized groups increased by 110% in 2017. Belarus has welcomed over 17,000 ...

Belarus Digest

Thu, 03 Aug 2017 11:10:10 +0000
Arms deals, Ostrogorski Forum videos, economic forecasts - Ostrogorski Centre digest

Ostrogorski Forum 2017 In July, analysts at the Ostrogorski Centre discussed arms deals between Belarus and Russia, developments in Bel...

Wed, 02 Aug 2017 12:30:26 +0000
Why is the West afraid of the West-2017 exercises?

Lukashenka with a Kalashnikov rifle. Source: solnzepodobny.livejournal.com On 21 July 2017, Alexander Lukashenka visited Kyiv and met w...

Czech Republic Ceske Noviny

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 10:23:00 +0200
Tisícům uživatelů Androidu z ČR hrozí napadení bankovnictví

Praha - Desítkám tisíc tuzemských uživatelů mobilních zařízení s platformou Android hrozí napadení internetového bankovnictví. Stáhli si totiž aplikaci pro nahrávání hovorů QRecorder,...

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 10:09:00 +0200
Francie zatím loď Aquarius s 58 migranty do Marseille nepustí

Paříž - Paříž zatím nepovolila nevládní lodi Aquarius s 58 migranty na palubě zakotvit v jihofrancouzském přístavu Marseille. S odvoláním na francouzského ministra financí to dnes...

Czech Republic Radio Praha

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 10:30:00 +0200
Authorities mulling more stringent conditions for pork imports

The Agriculture Ministry and the State Veterinary Authority have said that in view of the spread of African swine fever they are considering setting down more stringent requirements for pork products imported to the country. This w...

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 10:13:00 +0200
Supreme Court rules in favour of journalist in wiretapping case

The Supreme Court has ruled that a court order allowing the police to tap journalist Janek Kroupa’s phone in connection with an investigation of a suspect purchase of hardware for the Czech military was illegal. The court said su...

Estonia

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 17:23:35 +0300
Investments from the wide world

The acquisition of the majority holding of Luminor by the world’s largest private capital firm Blackstone is the culmination of a series of major transactions that have seen Scandinavian investments replaced by money from the world beyond – Germa...

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 11:53:53 +0300
Estonia's Reform Party loses ground to Center

The Reform Party remains the most popular political force in Estonia despite having lost significant ground to the Center Party, results of a survey commissioned by BNS and Postimees and carried out by pollster Kantar Emor in mid-September show.

Estonia Post Times

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 17:23:35 +0300
Investments from the wide world

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 11:53:53 +0300
Estonia's Reform Party loses ground to Center

Europe

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 10:17:21 +0200
U.N. chief set to paint a grim picture of the state of the world

In speeches and close to 350 meetings on the assembly sideline, the conflicts, hotspots and issues contributing to that turbulence will be debated.

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 10:10:00 +0200
Solicitor General Noel Francisco would take over Mueller probe if Rosenstein is out

The 49-year-old is an archetypal conservative Republican lawyer. A member of the Federalist Society, he clerked for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.

Europe BBC

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:59:47 GMT
Swedish PM Lofven ousted in no confidence vote

Stefan Lofven loses a vote of confidence weeks after a general election and will have to stand down.

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:33:53 GMT
UK immigration: No preference for EU workers after Brexit, cabinet agrees

Workers should face the same rules regardless of where they are from, the cabinet unanimously agrees.

Finland Today

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 07:42:28 +0000
Employment Increases in Finland – Over 45,000 Fewer Unemployed Than in August Last Year

The unemployment rate was 6.8 percent, or 0.7 percentage points lower than the previous year. The post Employment Increases in Finland – Over 45,000 Fewer Unemployed Than in August Last Year appeared first on Finland Today.

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 12:49:24 +0000
Finland to Speed Up Processing of Work-Based Residence Permits

“Each employee arriving in Finland is an important asset for their prospective employer, and delays in the residence permit process can at worst jeopardize companies’ operations," said Minister of the Interior Kai Mykkänen. The post Finland to S...

Finland Yle Uutiset

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 09:27:50 +0300
Tuesday's papers: Emergency gov't sit-down, prof questions security threat, "activation" spikes disability pensions

Dramatic headlines dominate dailies this Tuesday as the Centre Party sits down for crisis talks, a military professor downplays the threat of foreign land ownership and disability pension applications are on the rise.

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 18:34:18 +0300
NBI seeks remand of 2 suspects in archipelago money laundering case

One white-collar crime suspect is an Estonian citizen, while the other is Russian.

France 24 Live News

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:40:37 GMT
Swedish PM Stefan Lofven loses confidence vote in parliament

Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven lost a mandatory confidence vote in parliament on Tuesday meaning he will step down, but with neither major political bloc holding a majority it remained unclear who will form the next government.

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 07:51:07 GMT
Instagram co-founders resign from Facebook-owned photo-sharing app

Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger have announced they are leaving the photo-sharing app bought by Facebook six years ago, setting a new test for the parent company as it works to quell mounting turmoil.

France RFI

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:32:10 GMT
Father of boy saved by Malian migrant in Paris 'Spiderman' drama faces court

When a Malian illegal immigrant rescued a child dangling from a Paris balcony, he was hailed worldwide as a hero -- but the little boy's father will appear in court Tuesday charged with negligence.

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 07:59:32 GMT
Macron, Trump seek common ground on ‘topics of divergence’

Emmanuel Macron and Donald Trump sought common ground Monday night on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly on the topics of divergence between France and the United States, according to the Élysée Palace.

French News Online

Wed, 02 Mar 2016 11:43:32 +0000
The Days when Paris Billboards were Humped Around by Promenading Camels

Tweet Paris street furniture has changed dramatically over the centuries and today’s hoardings are sophisticated digital advertising channels; but there once was a time when promenading... Visit our website for the rest of the story

Wed, 10 Feb 2016 16:03:12 +0000
France 24 Explains ‘Laicité’: The Ins and Outs of State Secularism

Tweet France’s brand of secularism or ‘laicité’ – designed fully to separate Church and State and private from public manifestations of faith — is quite particular and... Visit our website for the rest of the story ...

Germany

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 16:32:37 +0200
Former German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel: 'The World Is Changing Dramatically'

Former German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel speaks to DER SPIEGEL about his call for the country to take on a new global role and why Germans are underestimating the dangers posed by the current geopolitical situation.

Fri, 21 Sep 2018 17:54:41 +0200
Far-Right Populism: How the Alternative for Germany Has Transformed the Country

Founded only five years ago, the Alternative for Germany has grown from a marginal party to a game-changer in federal and state politics -- and become ever more radical. Is it a testament to the strength of German democracy, or a threat to it? By DER...

Germany European News

Tue, 18 Sep 2018 16:18:21 +0200
Countdown to Brexit: No Deal Might Be the Worst Deal of All

With just 200 days left to go until Brexit, a failure to secure a negotiated deal is looking increasingly possible. That would be disastrous for the European Union, but even worse for the British.

Fri, 14 Sep 2018 18:24:03 +0200
Fueling the Populists: Why Did EU Commission Chief Go Silent in Border Dispute?

The president of the European Commission is ignoring his own legal staff's advice to issue a position statement in the long-simmering border dispute between Croatia and Slovenia. Has he gone quiet to help the Croatian prime minister, who is a member ...

Gibralter

Sat, 31 Dec 2016 17:43:37 GMT
New Year Honours

Her Majesty The Queen has been graciously pleased to approve the following awards:

Mon, 26 Dec 2016 22:08:21 GMT
His Excellency the Governor's Christmas Message

As Lorraine and I approach the end of our first year on the Rock, may I first, take this opportunity to say how deeply humbled, and forever grateful, we are for the Gibraltarian People's embracing friendship, and your generosity of spirit a ...

Greek Reporter

Tue, 16 Feb 2016 17:46:35 +0000
Greece's exit from Schengen will not solve the refugee crisis

tsipras-tousk.jpg As stated by European Council President Donald Tusk after his meeting the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras at Maximou residence. ...

Tue, 16 Feb 2016 16:54:05 +0000
Incompetence fails SYRIZA’s governing

12715551_1021794801216661_3889761652356951816_n.jpg Иn his new book entitled "SYRIZA: The Failure of Populist Promises" to Cas Mudde, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University...

Hungary Budapest Business Journal

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 07:30:00 GMT
Deficit 121% of full-year target at end of August, ministry confirms

Hungaryʼs cash flow-based general government, excluding local councils, ran a HUF 1,646.2 billion deficit at the end of August, thus reaching 121% of the HUF 1,360.7 bln full-year target, the Ministry of Finance confirmed in a second reading of data...

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 06:55:00 GMT
EC faults Hungary for falling behind on recycling targets

The European Commission said Hungary has missed its recycling targets "by a considerable margin" since 2012 in a report published on Monday, Hungarian news agency MTI reports.

Iceland Monitor

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 18:39:00 +0000
Rain and possible flooding tomorrow morning in Reykjavik and surroundings

Strong winds and considerable rain is expected tomorrow morning with the greatest amount of rain around 20 - 30 km west of Reykjavik.

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 15:59:00 +0000
Strætó bus routes now on Google Maps

You can now find the Strætó, Icelandic bus routes on Google Maps. Google Maps public transport systems feature data from 18 thousand cities worldwide.

Iceland Review

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 12:00:37 +0000
Icelandair Draws Criticism of Former Prime Minister

Former prime minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir has publicly criticized Icelandair’s recent decision to get rid of all part-time positions.

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 11:00:16 +0000
Idea that Iceland Has No Class Divisions a Myth, Says Sociologist

Although it’s often said that Iceland is a country without significant class divisions, a sociologist who has been studying this phenomenon for years says this is far from the truth.

Iceland Reykjavik Grapvine

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 11:08:50 +0000
Icelandic Gov’t To Launch Campaign Encouraging Tourists To Not Buy Bottled Water

In an effort to try and reduce plastic waste, the Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources and the Environment... The post Icelandic Gov’t To Launch Campaign Encouraging Tourists To Not Buy Bottled Water appeared first on The Reykjavi...

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 10:18:12 +0000
No, Katla Is Not About To Erupt

Despite what you may have seen in the more lurid headlines circulating, Katla, one of Iceland’s most famous volcanoes, is... The post No, Katla Is Not About To Erupt appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

Ireland Headlines

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 09:44:24 +0100
'Buck stops with minister', Sinn Féin say ahead of vote

A motion of no confidence in the Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy will put pressure on the Government to accept that its housing policies are failing, according to Sinn Féin's housing spokesperson.

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 07:53:21 +0100
'I'm telling the truth' - Kavanaugh defends reputation

US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has said he would not step aside after a second woman accused him of sexual misconduct decades ago.

Ireland IrishExaminer

Italy

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 09:45:00 +0200
500 evacuated as forest fire strikes near Pisa

500 people were evacuated from their homes Monday night as a powerful forest fire struck the commune of Calci near Pisa.

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:03:17 +0200
A Brexit checklist for Brits in Italy

The uncertainty surrounding Brexit has many Brits living in Italy worried. Here's our guide to what you need to think about before the UK leaves the EU in March 2019.

Lithuania Delfi

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 10:20:56 +0300
Documentary on the Chodakowski sisters releases in October

In October, cinemas will reveal a forgotten page of history, a page about the sisters Chodakowski – Sofia Smetonienė and Jadvyga Tūbelienė, who have committed their lives to the creation of Lithuanian state. A documentary by Ramunė Kudzmanaitė...

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 10:06:33 +0300
Pope Francis bids farewell to Lithuania

Pope Francis on Tuesday morning bid farewell to Lithuania in a farewell ceremony at Vilnius Airport attended by the country's political and religious leaders.

Lithuania Tribune

Fri, 18 Dec 2015 18:58:22 +0000
Subscribe to the new Lithuania Tribune

Since 2009, the Lithuania Tribune (our new address http://en.delfi.lt/) news portal has been bringing you the most insightful and relevant news about Lithuania and the Baltic region. Now we are relaunching our website and evolving our services in or...

Tue, 18 Aug 2015 07:51:34 +0000
The Lithuania Tribune moved to new and bigger platform

Providing English-language Lithuania news coverage since August 2009, the Lithuania Tribune had switched gears and moved to a new and better platform. “The Tribune is accelerating forward,” said Editor-in-Chief Ruslanas Iržikevičius....

Macedonian News Agency

Tue, 16 Jan 2018 14:13:05 +0000
VMRO-DPMNE’s EC holds its first meeting

The Executive Committee of VMRO-DPMNE held its first session, condemning the political persecution by the government, which through judicial authorities is committed against MPs, artists, police officers and other persons whose only sin is that they ...

Tue, 16 Jan 2018 12:53:05 +0000
New round of talks in New York: Nimetz believes Zaev wants quick solution to name issue

Matthew Nimetz, the UN mediator in the Macedonia-Greece name dispute told Greece’s state broadcaster ERT that there is no new name proposal and that he will put several ideas on the table in an upcoming meeting in New York on January 17, proposals ...

Malta Gozo News

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:16:32 +0000
Remembering Mons George Grima on the first anniversary of his demise

Today marks the first anniversary of the death of Father Gorg Grima, founder of Gozitan Missionary Movement ‘Jesus...

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 05:37:42 +0000
Gozo stands no chance of benefiting from the Juncker plan, says Sant

EU islands like Gozo stand no chance under the current rules, of benefiting from the Juncker plan for...

Malta Independent

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:45:00 +0200
Aaron Farrugia, Peter Agius in contrast on EU funds; Alfred Sant on same page as PN candidate

Parliamentary Secretary Aaron Farrugia (above) has insisted that the government did not need to make use of the European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI) in Gozo given that the country’s financial stability despite the crisis of 2008 meant ...

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 07:35:00 +0200
Smooth sailing for school transport and commuters - stakeholders

Stakeholders said that yesterday morning’s feared traffic congestion on the first day of the free school transport system did not materialise and, instead, it was an overall success in terms of consistent flow of traffic.Minibus Coopertive Chai...

Malta Today

Tue,25 Sep 2018 09:21:33 +0200
Adrian Buckle: ‘I am a come-on-too-strong, shut-up-sit-down kind of person’

Unifaun director Adrian Buckle finally raised the curtain on Anthony Nielson’s ‘Stitching’ after 10 years of controversy, a play once deemed too ‘shocking’ to be seen in Malta

Tue,25 Sep 2018 09:15:08 +0200
Malta’s size sets the limit

I know that this is a tall order that would not earn any brownie points for the current administration. But unless we start thinking in earnest on these lines, the problem will remain with us for decades to come.

Times of Malta

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 10:46:06 +0200
In love with monuments

Spazju Kreattiv is hosting a micro-exhibition about the annual international photographic contest Wiki Loves Monuments. The exhibition presents information about previous entries and winners and about this year’s contest. Wik...

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 10:40:00 +0200
Domestic violence victims should get 10-days paid leave - think-tank

Parliament should legislate to protect domestic violence victims, leftist think-tank Żminijietna said on Tuesday, insisting paid leave was a step in the right direction. In a statement, the NGO said that although there had ...

Northern Ireland BBC

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 22:58:59 GMT
Lewis Crocker: Protestant boxer's payout over discrimination claim

The boxer believes he was not picked for the Commonwealth Youth Games because he is a Protestant.

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 05:36:34 GMT
Arlene Foster denies there was 'party narrative' over RHI

The DUP leader, who is due at the inquiry later, says they did not try to "fit up" a party colleague.

Norway Today

Thursday,January 15, 2015 10:12 AM
Royal cod on the catch for Haakon

It was royal handlines catch when Crown Prince Haakon attended the start of the traditional cod fishery on the outer side of Senja.

Thursday,December 11, 2014 11:32 AM
The prize winners are asking Norway to take responsibility

The prize winners urge the Norwegian government to take on the leadership in the fight for the children's rights in the world.

Norwegian Foreigner

The Nordic Page

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 07:27:05 +0200
Norway May Ban Solariums

Sun, 23 Sep 2018 15:47:26 +0200
Russian Citizen Charged in Norway for Illegal Surveilance and Spying

Krakow Post

Sun, 23 Sep 2018 16:23:27 +0000
New playground and garden open at Jewish early childhood center

The Jewish Community Centre (JCC) in Krakow has officially opened the new Taube Family Playground and Shana Penn Garden for the children of their FRAJDA Early Childhood Center. (Visited 1 times, 6 visits today) The post New playground and garden op...

Tue, 18 Sep 2018 15:16:55 +0000
Krakow ranked #3 among Polish cities in new report

Krakow has been ranked the #3 Polish city for overall quality of life, according to a new report published by AGH and Polityka (Visited 1 times, 6 visits today) The post Krakow ranked #3 among Polish cities in new report appeared first on The Krakow ...

Poland

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:50:00 GMT
Polish, Ukrainian, US presidents talk ahead of UN summit

The Polish president has spoken with his Ukrainian and US counterparts and attended a party for participants in the United Nations General Assembly, a top Polish official has said.

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:34:22 GMT
Man faces 25 years for making fake money

A man faces up to 25 years in jail for producing counterfeit money in the northern Polish town of Gdynia, according to police.

Poland Krakow

Sun, 23 Sep 2018 16:23:27 +0000
New playground and garden open at Jewish early childhood center

Tue, 18 Sep 2018 15:16:55 +0000
Krakow ranked #3 among Polish cities in new report

Radio Poland

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:50:00 GMT
Polish, Ukrainian, US presidents talk ahead of UN summit

The Polish president has spoken with his Ukrainian and US counterparts and attended a party for participants in the United Nations General Assembly, a top Polish official has said.

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:34:22 GMT
Man faces 25 years for making fake money

A man faces up to 25 years in jail for producing counterfeit money in the northern Polish town of Gdynia, according to police.

Portugal Resident

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 16:31:39 +0000
Fire destroys six cars in underground car park in Monchique

At least six cars were completely destroyed in a fire that broke out in an underground car park in Monchique on Sunday (September 23). According to reports, several explosions were heard by locals at around 5am when the fire is believed to have start...

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 16:29:00 +0000
Tapas and beer “for €3” to attract foodies to Faro

Faro is once again hosting a stage of the popular tapas route ‘Rota de Tapas Estrella Damm’, held annually by Spanish beer company Damm. For €3, people can enjoy regional tapas accompanied by an Estrella Damm beer at one of the 19 participating...

Romania Agerpres

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 10:53:27 +0300
Supreme Court's Tarcea: Judges in this country who observe law at any risk

President of the High Court of Cassation and Justice (ICCJ) Cristina Tarcea stated on Tuesday that the law is observed in the Supreme Court, adding that "there are judges in this country who observe the law at any risk." Present...

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 09:13:37 +0300
German Ambassador: Useful if entire Government distanced themselves from defamation of German minority

The Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Romania, Cord Meier-Klodt, said on Monday that it would be useful if the entire Government distanced themselves from the defamation of the German minority. "The recent defamatory s...

Romania Insider

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:33:53 GMT
UK immigration: No preference for EU workers after Brexit, cabinet agrees

Workers should face the same rules regardless of where they are from, the cabinet unanimously agrees.

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 22:04:08 GMT
Scammers steal half-a-billion pounds from UK banking customers

Fraudsters managed to steal more than £500m from UK banking customers in the first half of 2018.

Romanian National News Agency

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 10:53:27 +0300
Supreme Court's Tarcea: Judges in this country who observe law at any risk

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 09:13:37 +0300
German Ambassador: Useful if entire Government distanced themselves from defamation of German minority

Moscow Times

Tue, 18 Mar 2014 00:00:00 +0400
Crimea Government Moves Swiftly to Join Russia

Residents of Crimea remained divided Monday about the outcome of a weekend referendum in which voters chose overwhelmingly to split from Ukraine and join Russia, even as government agencies in the regional capital quickly moved to re-register themsel...

Wed, 13 Jul 2016 19:51:57 +0300
Reluctantly, Russia Starts Sell-Off of Major State Companies

Back in April, President Vladimir Putin was asked at a press conference why he planned to sell state companies just when the market was at bottom.

Pravda Russian News

Fri, 21 Sep 2018 16:52:00 +0300
Russian women to be allowed to work as train drivers and pilots

Russia's Ministry for Labor will revise the list of 456 professions that were "forbidden" for women in Russia. Officials with the Ministry for Labor believe that women should be allowed to work on heavyweight and specialised vehicles. Maxim Topilin, ...

Thu, 20 Sep 2018 18:06:00 +0300
Russia considers pulling out from Council of Europe

Valentina Matviyenko, the speaker of Russia's Council of Federation, announced during a meeting with PACE President Lillian Mori Pasquier that Russia was considering a possibility to pull out from the Council of Europe against the background of tensi...

Pravda World News

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 14:15:00 +0300
Russia to ship S-300 to Syria after Il-20 shootdown

After the incident with the shootdown of the Ilyushin Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft over the Mediterranean Sea, Russia will supply an S-300 anti-aircraft missile system to Syria, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said. The Russian Il-20 was shot...

Fri, 21 Sep 2018 15:27:00 +0300
USA punishes China for purchasing arms from Russia

The Government of the United States of America imposed a package of sanctions on China. However, the sanctions against China have affected Russia in the first place. The new sanctions impose restrictions on Russia's arms deals after Beijing decided t...

RT

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:54:22 +0000
Court slaps Navalny with another 20 days of civil detention, bringing criminal prosecution closer

Alexey Navalny has been sentenced to 20 days of administrative arrest for organizing violent protests that caused damage to police property. One more civil sentence will result in the activist facing a criminal prosecution. Read Full Ar...

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:46:23 +0000
S-300 could close Syrian airspace where necessary, will stabilize situation in region – Moscow

Read Full Article at RT.com

Scotland BBC

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 18:12:36 GMT
Police Scotland proposes £298m IT plan

A report to the Scottish Police Authority says officers are being left behind as technology advances.

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 23:03:28 GMT
Many bird of prey killings in Scotland are 'unreported'

RSPB Scotland says cases where tagged birds "disappear" are suspicious but estates say deaths are down.

Scotland Herald

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 07:36:06 +0100
Margaret Taylor: Don’t like immigration? Better stick with the Union

FORGET the weather, we have a new national obsession: immigration. That’s right, while not so long ago it was little more than the hobby horse of Nigel Farage and his swivel-eyed you-know-who brigade, immigration - and people’s widely divergent v...

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 00:05:00 +0100
Lawyers for Scots blood scandal victims set to address inquiry

LAWYERS acting for hundreds of Scottish victims in the contaminated blood scandal will today demand answers for those killed, bereaved and sickened by the NHS disaster.

Serbia News

Slovak Spectator

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 06:30:00 +0200
Qualification and skill-set behind low Roma employment

although the unemployment rate of the Roma population is much higher than that of the majority, their participation in active measures of the labour market accounts for 50 percent of that majority.

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 00:11:36 +0200
Saková: Germany is not calling Slovakia to account in the abduction case of a Vietnamese man

Slovak interior minister met with her German counterpart in Berlin.

Slovakia News

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 15:50:02 +0000
Suzanna Halsey: I organised New York celebration of Velvet Revolution from offices of Penthouse

Suzanna Halsey is one of the most active members of the Czech community in New York and describes herself as an inveterate organiser. Alongside teaching Czech and other work, she is on the board of the New York chapter of the Czechoslovak Society of ...

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 12:50:04 +0000
Famous Cold War spy Ladislav Bittman dies aged 87

One of the most important Czechoslovak Cold War defectors, Ladislav Bittman, died in his atelier in Rackport, Massechustes, on Tuesday night. The foreign intelligence officer turned disinformation professor crippled Czechoslovak disinformation and ev...

Slovakia Spectator

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 06:30:00 +0200
Qualification and skill-set behind low Roma employment

although the unemployment rate of the Roma population is much higher than that of the majority, their participation in active measures of the labour market accounts for 50 percent of that majority.

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 00:11:36 +0200
Saková: Germany is not calling Slovakia to account in the abduction case of a Vietnamese man

Slovak interior minister met with her German counterpart in Berlin.

Slovenia Times

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 10:41:43 +0200
In the long term we have to get back to rule-based security

Ambassador Thomas Greminger, appointed Secretary General of the OSCE on 18 July 2017 for a three-year term, visited Slovenia for the 13th Bled Strategic Forum. As part of the forum’s special panel he discussed the prospects for multilateralism and ...

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 09:57:57 +0200
13th Bled Strategic Forum: Bridging the Divide

Organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia and the Centre of European Perspective, the 13th Bled Strategic Forum (BSF) took place on 10 - 11 September. The forum covered an in-depth discussion about the myriad of opportu...

Catalan News Agency

Tue, 27 Jun 2017 18:21:20 +0200
Catalan government insists there will be ballot boxes for independence referendum

Catalan government insists there will be ballot boxes for independence referendum CNA Barcelona (ACN).- There will be ballot boxes for the independence referendum on October 1, insists the Catalan government, despite nullifying the accr...

Mon, 26 Jun 2017 20:50:45 +0200
Former Spanish police inspector admits that “politicians have tried to use police for political aims”

Former Spanish police inspector admits that “politicians have tried to use police for political aims” ACN Barcelona (ACN).- Has Spanish government ever used the police to investigate pro-independence leaders in order to discredit th...

El Pais (sp)

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 10:50:41 +0200
España alega que Bélgica no es competente para juzgar a Llarena

La defensa del juez español confía en que los tribunales cierren el caso en un máximo de seis semanas

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 10:57:54 +0200
Ciudadanos diluirá su marca en una coalición electoral con Valls en Barcelona

El ex primer ministro francés presenta su candidatura sin presencia de Rivera

Euro Weekly

Fri, 24 Aug 2018 17:23:39 +0200
British teens arrested after ‘vicious’ attack on shopkeeper in Mallorca

THREE British teenagers are in police custody on the Spanish holiday island of Mallorca after allegedly assaulting a shopkeeper when he attempted to stop them stealing sunglasses. The Chinese employee, believed to the shop owner’s son, is reported ...

Fri, 24 Aug 2018 17:05:20 +0200
"PLEASE COME HOME": Mother’s urgent plea to missing daughter on Costa Blanca

A FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD girl, Shalom Alejandra Treviño, has been missing from her Costa Blanca home since last Wednesday. The girl, from Altea, was last seen wearing dark shorts, a black and white striped sleeveless top. She has braces on her teeth an...

Think Spain

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 06:23:07 +0200
Unfinished Sagrada Familia breaks the 100-metre barrier

BARCELONA'S iconic Sagrada Família cathedral has finally broken the 100-metres-high barrier - 92 years after it started being built.

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 05:52:40 +0200
Ban on shorts for girls sparks pupil protest

TEENS at a Torrevieja high school have staged a peaceful protest over centre rules banning them from wearing shorts.

Swiss Info

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 07:37:00 GMT
Swiss economics minister announces retirement

Swiss Economics Minister Johann Schneider-Ammann will leave the Federal Council (executive body) by the end of the year, it has been confirmed. The president of the House of Representatives Dominique de Buman made the announcement on Tuesday, confir...

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 06:38:00 GMT
Novartis to cut 2,200 Swiss jobs by 2020

The pharmaceutical giant Novartis will cut about 2,200 jobs in Switzerland over the next four years. Nearly 1,500 jobs are affected in production and about 700 in services. This restructuring is part of the manufacturing strategy launched in 2015 ...

Todays Zaman

Turkey

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:22:00 Z
Turkish President Erdoğan holds closed-door meetings in New York

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, as well as Iranian and Japanese leaders on Sept. 24.

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 15:39:00 Z
Syria burden left by world on Turkey's shoulders: FM

The heavy burden of humanitarian consequences of the Syrian crisis has been left on Turkey’s shoulders, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Sept. 24.

Turkey Istanbul

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 19:29:51 +0200
Istanbul's Kadıköy one of the coolest neighborhoods in the world

If you are traveling the world, sometimes you want to blend in among the locals and not look like a tourist. To help with this, the British travel magazine Time Out published a list of the world's "coolest"...Click To Continue

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 19:26:39 +0200
Once one of the world's worst, traffic congestion drops in Istanbul

The latest figures released by Istanbul Municipality along with companies analyzing traffic data have indicated a 17 percent drop in traffic congestion in Turkey's most populated city, which often scores...Click To Continue

Turkey Nation

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 19:38:31 +0200
Literary events in Istanbul for booklovers and writers

As fall settles in and we return to our cooler-weather routines, there are a number of great literary events and activities to help fill your new autumn scheduleClick To Continue

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 19:29:51 +0200
Istanbul's Kadıköy one of the coolest neighborhoods in the world

Turkish Weekly

CHP leader urges govt not to turn post-coup probe into witch hunt

The leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has urged the government not to turn the investigation into the recent failed coup attempt into a “witch hunt,&...

US offered to help on Gülens extradition, Turkish FM confirms

The United States made an offer to form a working group composed of officials from its foreign affairs and justice departments in order to assist Turkey in preparing its formal request for the extradi...

World Bulletin

4 News

May demands respect after EU rejects her Brexit plan

Tonight the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, responded to Theresa May saying “a compromise is still possible”. That followed the broadside from Theresa May this afternoon demanding respect, explanations for why her plan is...

Brett Anderson on Suede’s resurrection

After success came excess and break-up, followed by reformation. Now more than 20 years on, Suede have released their eighth album.

Daily Mail

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 09:53:12 +0100
Awesome in orange! Super bright Harvest Moon glows in the sky

Incredible photographs from across the UK show the Earth's celestial little brother dominating the night with a glow ranging from vivid orange at sunset to a milky white later on.

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 09:42:07 +0100
Contaminated blood scandal victims 'were silenced and left suicidal'

A public inquiry in London will consider the treatment of thousands of people in the 1970s and 1980s who were given blood products infected with hepatitis viruses and HIV, and the impact this has had.

Daily Star

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 09:45:00 +0100
Nurse hanged herself months after treating kids in Manchester terror attack

A NURSE committed suicide just two months after helping child victims of the Manchester Arena bombing, an inquest has heard.

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:25:00 +0100
Missing Brit millionaire and wife killed by '3 hitmen – who buried them behind duck pond'

COPS are digging up the garden of a missing Brit millionaire and his wife after three alleged hitmen confessed to killing the couple – before burying them behind a duck pond.

Sky News

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 00:03:00 +0100
Iran, trade and Salisbury on agenda as PM visits UN

Theresa May is to make a personal plea for the release of a British mother jailed in Iran as she meets with world leaders in New York.

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 02:45:00 +0100
Millions of pounds lost to scams 'funding terrorism'

Bank customers in the UK lost £500m in six months to scammers and fraudsters, figures have revealed.

UK BBC

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:33:53 GMT
UK immigration: No preference for EU workers after Brexit, cabinet agrees

Workers should face the same rules regardless of where they are from, the cabinet unanimously agrees.

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 22:04:08 GMT
Scammers steal half-a-billion pounds from UK banking customers

Fraudsters managed to steal more than £500m from UK banking customers in the first half of 2018.

UK Breaking

Thu, 25 Jan 2018 05:39:17 GMT
Donald Trump says he is 'looking forward' to speaking under oath to Robert Mueller

Wed, 24 Jan 2018 16:59:37 GMT
Mother asks questions over Deepcut barracks death from beyond grave

UK Daily Express

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:56:00 +0100
IDS says Tories MUST take control of immigration or be PUNISHED by the British people

ARCH-Brexiteer Iain Duncan Smith has said that Theresa May’s government must get a handle on immigration controls or risk being punished by the British public at the next general election.

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:17:00 +0100
Nigel Farage has BRUTAL response to Tony Blair's LATEST attempt to SCUPPER Brexit

NIGEL FARAGE has ridiculed former Prime Minister Tony Blair’s latest attempt to thwart Brexit – insisting the “real betrayal” is to ignore the democratic decision of 17.4 million Britons by demanding a second Brexit vote.

UK Independent

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 19:39:00 +0000
Brexit: Theresa May backs new immigration system that allows some low-skilled workers into UK

A new system will create a specific route for low-skilled workers to come into the country for specific sectors

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 07:57:00 +0000
Labour conference - LIVE: MPs 'likely' to be ordered to vote down Theresa May's Brexit deal, Keir Starmer says

Follow for live updates from Liverpool

UK Telegraph

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:59:29 GMT
Bodies of British businessman and his Thai wife found after alleged contract killing ordered by woman's brother

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:35:52 GMT
RNLI rescue woman clinging to river Thames ladder with her stranded dog

UK Times

Hinckley Times

Newark Advertiser

Gazette News

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 04:00:00 +0100
Garden centre fined £100k by court

The garden centre was accused of failing to protect its employees from hazardous chemicals.

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 05:00:00 +0100
Council officer in court charged with sexually assaulting woman he met on dating app

The 42-year-old is alleged to have struck up a conversation with the complainant on dating app Bumble before arriving at her house.

Watford Observer

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 10:01:38 +0100
Renewed police appeal over robbery

A man is wanted in connection to a robbery.

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 09:33:04 +0100
Homeless people enjoy free home-cooked meal

Homeless people enjoyed a free meal thanks to kind-hearted shop workers and a restaurant which donated free food.

East London and West Essex Guardian

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 09:38:09 +0100
Great-grandmother 'stabbed in neck with a bread knife by her grandson'

A great-great grandmother died after being repeatedly cut on the neck with a 20cm bread knife by her own grandson in a care home, a court heard.

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 09:40:28 +0100
Watch: Flames engulf vehicle following three car crash

Flames engulfed a vehicle following a three car crash yesterday morning (September 24).

Get West London

Get West london

Harrow Times

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 10:01:39 +0100
Most popular baby names in Harrow revealed

The most popular baby names in Harrow last year were David for boys and Sofia for girls, according to the Office of National Statistics.

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 07:41:14 +0100
Morning update: Crash on M1 set to cause very long delays

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Richmond and Twickenham Times

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 19:00:00 +0100
Obesity to overtake smoking as biggest cause of cancer in women

Obesity could overtake smoking as the biggest preventable cause of cancer in women.

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 12:16:13 +0100
Consultation on borough-wide 20MPH limit launched

This Is Local London

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 07:30:03 +0100
Greenwich police 'punched and bitten' while removing a man from a bus

Police in Greenwich have hailed their officers for their "exemplary restraint" after they were attacked while trying to get a man off a bus.

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 09:34:02 +0100
Driver dies after crashing car into tree near Rose Hill Roundabout

A driver has died after they crashed their car into a tree near Rose Hill Roundabout during the early hours of this morning.

Tottenham Independent

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 07:41:14 +0100
Morning update: Crash on M1 set to cause very long delays

Good morning,

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 05:00:00 +0100
Want to lose weight? Just imagine it

Weight loss can be boosted more than five-fold by simply imagining it - using a revolutionary technique, claims a new study.

Wandsworth Guardian

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 19:00:00 +0100
Obesity to overtake smoking as biggest cause of cancer in women

Obesity could overtake smoking as the biggest preventable cause of cancer in women.

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 17:01:46 +0100
Balham actress to star in Shakespearean play

A Balham actor has described how Wandsworth continues to inspire her creative side.

Your Local Guardian

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 09:44:02 +0100
Early morning crash leaves one man dead

A man has died this morning after crashing into a tree in Morden.

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 09:34:02 +0100
Driver dies after crashing car into tree near Rose Hill Roundabout

A driver has died after they crashed their car into a tree near Rose Hill Roundabout during the early hours of this morning.

Chronicle Live

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 07:54:33 GMT
Two crashes and over-running roadworks: Morning misery on the A1 for motorists

Tuesday morning was plagued by incidents on the region's roads, with two separate A1 crashes and a section closed due to overrunning roadworks

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 07:49:55 GMT
Newcastle West End crash LIVE: Manhunt launched after suspects allegedly flee scene of Benwell smash

A crash on Adelaide Terrace in Newcastle has left a trail of destruction, with one man seriously injured

Gazette Live

Sun, 23 Sep 2018 19:00:00 GMT
The hardest schools to get into on Teesside revealed - search your local details here

Department for Education data covers applications for this September's intake

Sun, 23 Sep 2018 17:22:57 GMT
'Losing my precious baby inspired me to want to help other families'

Lottie King has founded neonatal charity 'Leo's' in memory of her baby boy

Liverpool Echo

Sun, 23 Sep 2018 04:00:00 GMT
Jailed this Week: Fugitive knifeman, car park brawlers and fraudster who invented a fake daughter

An overview of some of the most serious cases linked to Merseyside that concluded this week

Sun, 23 Sep 2018 04:00:00 GMT
Boy who was savaged by dogs "blames himself" after family forced to re-home beloved pets

The 11-year-old was bitten and dragged around a park by two dogs in June

Macclesfield Express

Northwich Guardian

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 06:30:00 +0100
Vet performs delicate procedure to save puppy without operating

A PUPPY in Hartford had a lucky escape after swallowing a bottle top thanks to the work of an experienced vet.

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 18:00:00 +0100
Trafford passengers could help the cause for Middlewich railway

PASSENGERS from as far away as Trafford could be crucial in securing the reopening of the Middlewich railway line, a key business leader has said.

Anphoblacht

Sun, 16 Sep 2018 14:07:36 +0100
Liadh Ní Riada selected as Sinn Féin candidate in Presidential election

Sinn Féin have selected Liadh Ní Riada to be the party's candidate in the upcoming Presidential election.

Fri, 14 Sep 2018 17:01:32 +0100
Partition has failed - It's time to start planning for a New Ireland - Declan Kearney

In this article, Sinn Féin National Chairperson Declan Kearney MLA writes that partition has failed and adds that the toxic alliance between the Tories and DUP, combined with the onset of Brexit have reinforced the need for a referendum on Irish uni...

Impartial Reporter

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:00:00 +0100
Suspended sentence after theft of Capital One card

A 29 year old woman escaped a prison sentence at Enniskillen Magistrates court. Michelle Finnegan, Ballylurgan Fivemiletown, was given a four-month suspended sentence for handling stolen goods and fraud by false representation.

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 21:00:00 +0100
Unique Irish border setting for contemporary dance performance

A unique performance of ‘Fulcrum,’ a contemporary dance piece took place in a secret location on the Irish border recently.

Evening Telegraph

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 09:00:35 +0000
Dundee United sweated blood to get season back on track says Csaba Laszlo

Dundee United manager Csaba Laszlo believes his players had to ‘sweat blood’ to get their 2-0 win at Falkirk on Saturday – and they’ll need to keep doing it to go up this season.

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:54:39 +0000
‘Woops’: Watch the moment Andy Murray drops and smashes commemorative plate just awarded to him

Tennis superstar Andy Murray was left blushing on Monday after smashing a commemorative plate he had just received while in China.

Herald Scotland

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 07:36:06 +0100
Margaret Taylor: Don’t like immigration? Better stick with the Union

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 00:05:00 +0100
Lawyers for Scots blood scandal victims set to address inquiry

LAWYERS acting for hundreds of Scottish victims in the contaminated blood scandal will today demand answers for those killed, bereaved and sickened by the NHS disaster.

Inverness Courier

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 09:29:00 GMT
Gay pride march to go ahead

A gay pride march through the centre of Inverness has been given the go-ahead. Proud Ness, which will take place on October 6, has been at the centre of a bitter row after Donald Morrison, a home mission worker with the Free Church of Scotland (Conti...

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 13:00:00 GMT
Rage over plans for new homes in Milton of Leys

CONTROVERSIAL plans for 36 homes as part of a scheme which would also include commercial facilities plus a play area and a site for community use have been approved in principle by planners despite objections

Andover Advertiser

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 06:30:00 +0100
Festival hosted feast of football with cash boost for new club

A FESTIVAL of football featured a string of matches played on Sunday, September 16.

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 18:30:00 +0100
Novice runner takes on 'brutal' challenge for museum project

A SELF-confessed long distance running novice who paced a mammoth 90 miles along Hadrian’s Wall for a charity has described the track as “sheer hell.”

Basingstoke Gazette

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:30:00 +0100
Police to patrol park more to deter crime, says councillor

STEPS have been made to curtail anti-social behaviour in and around a South Ham park.

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 16:30:00 +0100
Creation space celebrating women with new season

AN ARTISTIC space in Basingstoke which has always championed the work of remarkable woman is making the fairer sex the focus of its new season.

Borehamwood Times

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 07:41:14 +0100
Morning update: Crash on M1 set to cause very long delays

Good morning,

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 07:00:00 +0100
Love Island stars join ballroom legend for day of dancing

Two Love Island stars and a former professional ballroom dancer turned television presenter put on a show for care home residents as part of World Alzheimer’s Day.

Bucks Free Press

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 07:00:00 +0100
REVEALED: The most popular baby names in Wycombe last year

The most popular baby names in Wycombe last year were Muhammad for boys and Amelia for girls, according to the Office of National Statistics.

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 09:57:02 +0100
Taxi driver robbed at knifepoint in broad daylight in busy street

A taxi driver was robbed at knifepoint by two men in High Wycombe on Friday.

Epsom Guardian

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 19:00:00 +0100
Obesity to overtake smoking as biggest cause of cancer in women

Obesity could overtake smoking as the biggest preventable cause of cancer in women.

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 17:25:03 +0100
Epsom riding school “heartbroken” by death of horse injured in “vicious” attack

A horse stabbed during a break-in at a riding school has been put to sleep as a result of his injuries.

St Albans Review

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 07:41:14 +0100
Morning update: Crash on M1 set to cause very long delays

Good morning,

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 05:00:00 +0100
Want to lose weight? Just imagine it

Weight loss can be boosted more than five-fold by simply imagining it - using a revolutionary technique, claims a new study.

The Argus

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 05:09:51 +0100
WATCH: Masked robber bursts into Hove store with knife and steals cash

A MASKED robber burst into a convenience store and threatened staff while brandishing a knife.

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 05:10:05 +0100
Body found in water at Brighton Marina

A UNIVERSITY student was found dead at Brighton Marina on Sunday.

Bournemouth Echo

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 09:20:00 +0100
One person taken to hospital after crash between car and lorry near Tower Park

One man was taken to hospital after a crash between a lorry and a car on Tuesday morning.

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 05:02:13 +0100
Former associate head teacher found guilty of child sex offences

Michael Herrity was the associate head teacher at Twynham School

Bridgwater Mercury

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 06:01:39 +0100
Dramatic rescue of horse after rhyne fall near Bridgwater

A HORSE found itself in deep water after falling in to a water-filled trench in Bridgwater.

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 07:33:44 +0100
WEATHER: Cold nights and sunny days due for Somerset

The sun will come out for Somerset today as temperatures continue to rise across the county

Bridport News

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 05:00:00 +0100
Looking Back: What the past would look like in today's society

For many of us, we have often wondered how the streets we live in would have looked, and what tales they may have witnessed.

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 05:00:00 +0100
Picture This: Insect snapped on a sunflower before it bounces off

Hilary was lucky to grab a picture before this grasshopper bounced off.

Burnham and Highbridge Weekly News

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 07:33:44 +0100
WEATHER: Cold nights and sunny days due for Somerset

The sun will come out for Somerset today as temperatures continue to rise across the county

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 15:14:08 +0100
WANTED: Police hunt man with links to Bridgwater and Taunton

POLICE are appealing for information in a bid to track down a man with links to Bridgwater.

Chard and Ilminster News

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 09:12:51 +0100
CRESTA: Council REJECT plans for community to take over Chard pool

PLANS for the community to take over Cresta Swimming Pool have been REJECTED by Somerset County Council.

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 07:47:49 +0100
GALLERY: Sweet success for the Great Chard Bake Off

SWEET treats helped to bring in a crowd in Chard and raise much needed funds for the town’s swimming pool.

Western Daily Press

South Wales Argus

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 06:03:29 +0100
VIDEO: Opera-mentary on a famous suffragette will premiere tonight

A PROGRAMME following the eventful life of a famous Newportonian suffragette will debut tonight.

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 06:03:34 +0100
Pay rise for doctors and dentists in Wales 'better than England'

DOCTORS and dentists in Wales are to get a new pay deal which is being trumpeted as including a higher salary increase than that agreed in England.

Wales Online

Sun, 23 Sep 2018 03:00:00 GMT
The future of Cardiff's Howells remains uncertain as House of Fraser reveals list of stores to close

It has been left out a list of stores that will be saved from closure

Sun, 23 Sep 2018 03:00:00 GMT
Murdered as she rang for help on a motorway: The mystery of pregnant Marie Wilks' horrific death

Marie was seven months pregnant when she was brutally killed leaving two young children stranded by the side of a motorway

Coventry Telegraph

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:31:14 GMT
Police remain on guard outside Nuneaton flats after suspected shooting

Investigations are ongoing as the victim remains in hospital

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:11:13 GMT
Firefighters smash way into flat to stop pan blaze spreading

The occupants were sleeping through the smoke alarm

Express and Star

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:54:05 +0000
Ex-councillor broke conduct rules

A disgraced ex-Sandwell councillor did breach the authority’s code of conduct through a series of offensive WhatsApp messages, it has been found.

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:44:14 +0000
Driver 'ran down cyclist'

A van driver deliberately ran down a cyclist in revenge in a road rage clash between the pair, it has been alleged.

BBC News Humberside

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:06:04 GMT
Laura Plummer jailing: Family vow to fight on after legal appeal fails

Laura Plummer has been sentenced to three years for taking illegal painkillers into Egypt.

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:55:39 GMT
Hundreds of job losses as drugs firm to close Grimsby site

Pharmaceutical firm Novartis is to shut its Grimsby factory as part of a "global transformation".

Bradford Telegraph and Argus

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0100
VIDEO: Man suffers life-changing injuries after hit-and-run crash

A SEARCH is underway tonight for the driver of a red Mitsubishi following an accident which left a man fighting for his life.

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 07:54:30 +0100
Man forced out of car after three vehicle collision

A MAN had to be freed from his car this morning after a "serious" three car collision.

York Press

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 04:00:00 +0100
Bogus window cleaner jailed for crimes during England World Cup game

A BOGUS window cleaner who burgled and preyed on householders has been jailed.

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 05:00:00 +0100
25,000 poppies to cascade down church to mark Armistice anniversary

THIS is how a York church is set to look in November to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Armistice which ended the First World War.

Ukraine News

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:51:29 +0000
The Moscow Times: Russia voices ‘unconditional’ support for Iran nuclear deal

Russia has voiced full support for the Iran nuclear deal, among other parties to the agreement, despite U.S. sanctions resuming this fall. U.S. President Donald Trump abandoned the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal last May and restored economic sanctions on...

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:43:35 +0000
Deutsche Welle: Danish scandal reveals UK’s Faustian pact with Russia

EU Justice Commissioner Vera Jourova has addressed recent revelations that Denmark’s biggest bank, Danske, via its Estonian subsidiary, had laundered €200 billion ($235 billion) of illicit Russian cash between 2007 and 2015. Danske’s CE...

Unian News Agency

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 11:36:00 +0300
Three Ukrainian servicemen injured in new Molot mortar rupture

The previous large-scale incident involving Molot mortars was reported on July 6.

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 10:57:00 +0300
Ukraine sees 31 % rise in car imports in Jan-July

Car imports from the EU states over the period under review were estimated at US$617 million.

Zik

Thu, 30 Nov 2017 19:57:00 +0200
A note by ZIK's translator

Due to restructuring, ZIK’s English-language site is closing down as of Dec. 1.

Thu, 30 Nov 2017 19:51:00 +0200
NABU decries interference of SBU and PGO in its operations

The national Anticorruption Bureau of Ukraine said in a Nov. 30 statement that its secret operation in the State Migration Service aimed at exposing corrupt officials was disrupted by SBU and Prosecutor General’s Office. During the operation when a...

Algeria

Thu, 24 Nov 2016 14:47:00 GMT
Banque Audi: MENA Weekly Monitor (19-Nov-16)

This is a PDF report.

Thu, 24 Nov 2016 10:00:09 GMT
Central Bank of UAE, Bank of Algeria sign MoU to boost co-operation in trade and finance

Central Bank of the UAE said it had signed a memorandum of understanding, MoU, with the Bank of Algeria for supporting and developing the financial and banking sector.

Algeria Headlines

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 12:34:14 GMT
10th Meeting of JMMC - Producing Countries Continue to Seek 'Balanced' Oil Market

[Algerie Presse Service] The Joint OPEC-non-OPEC Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) convened in Algiers, for its tenth meeting, said that the despite the growing uncertainties surrounding market fundamentals, the 25 producing countries continue ...

Tue, 18 Sep 2018 13:34:38 GMT
Angela Merkel Praises Algerian Efforts to Repatriate Rejected Asylum-Seekers

[Deutsche Welle] Germany's Angela Merkel has praised Algeria for its "constructive cooperation" in repatriating rejected asylum-seekers. Merkel's Algeria visit comes ahead of an EU leaders' summit, where migration is certain to dominate.

Algerie Presse Service

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 19:18:16 +0100
Bensalah évoque avec Al-Issa la coopération en matière de promotion de la véritable image de l'Islam

ALGER - Le président du Conseil de la nation, Abdelkader Bensalah a évoqué, lors de l'audience qu'il a accordée au Secrétaire général de la Ligue islamique mondiale (LIM), Mohamed Bin Abdulkarim al-Issa, "les voies et moyens à même de coopé...

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 18:36:48 +0100
Développer les moyens de lutte contre extrémisme en fonction des nouvelles donnes

ALGER - Le président de l'Assemblée populaire nationale (APN), Said Bouhadja a mis l'accent, lundi à Alger, sur l'impératif de "développer les moyens de lutte contre l'extrémisme en fonction des nouvelles donnes" pour mieux préserver l'unité ...

Bahrain

Mon, 21 Nov 2016 11:30:06 GMT
Bahrain's Takaud partnership expands Kuwait's Ahli capital client offerings

Ahli Capital with access to TAKAUD’s Sharia-compliant Investment Strategies.

Mon, 21 Nov 2016 10:30:05 GMT
Bahrain's Eskan Bank REIT public offering opens today

The initial public offering (IPO) of the Eskan Bank Realty Income Trust (REIT) opens today for two weeks, and will close on Tues 6 Dec 2016.

North Cyprus Daily

Egypt

Sat, 28 May 2016 10:10:00 GMT
Egypt GDP growth for H1 2015-2016 4.5% from 5.5% last year

Total GDP for first half of fiscal year 2015/2016 was $158 billion in the first half of the year.

Fri, 27 May 2016 10:52:09 GMT
No new signal from EgyptAir jet since day of crash

No new radio signal has been received from an EgyptAir jet since the day it crashed in the Mediterranean last week.

Egypt Headlines

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 13:00:55 GMT
Statement By the IMF Managing Director On Egypt

[IMF] Following a meeting with President Abdel Fattah El Sisi in New York today, Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, made the following statement:

Thu, 13 Sep 2018 15:56:17 GMT
African Artists Wow Another Continent Down Under

Egypt World News

Mon, 15 May 2017 15:23:00 +0000
Every Egyptian will receive medical insurance services via electronic card: Health Minister

For the sake of affording every Egyptian appropriate medical insurance, Health Minister Ahmed Emad El-Din announced on Sunday that a new draft law on medical insurance is currently under the State Council's revision.He further noted, during a con...

Mon, 15 May 2017 14:36:00 +0000
Finance Minister's adviser, 3 others referred to court on bribery charges

Top prosecutor Nabil Sadek referred Tarek Abdel Wahab, adviser to the Finance Minister for real estate tax affairs, Mahmoud Fakhr Baraka; chairman of Star Light for Real Estate Development and Tourism; Amal Abdel Wahab Hassan, inspector of the Centra...

Egyptian News

Mon, 15 May 2017 09:06:00 +0000
Pope prays for minorities like Yazidis suffering in Mideast

Pope Francis has appealed for penitence and prayers for the end of conflicts and wars he says are disfiguring “the face of humanity.”Francis, addressing tourists and Romans Sunday in St. Peter’s Square, recalled those suffering in t...

Mon, 15 May 2017 09:01:00 +0000
Erdogan visits Trump, amid much friction between US, Turkey

The United States is on a collision course with its NATO ally Turkey, pushing ahead with arming Syrian Kurds after deciding the immediate objective of defeating Islamic State militants outweighs the potential damage to a partnership vital to US inter...

Egyptian Streets

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 07:31:34 +0000
‘Sisi is a Great Friend’: Trump and Sisi Meet at United Nations

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi met with U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Monday in New York. Trump warmly received the Egyptian president, stating “i...

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 17:53:59 +0000
Saudi Women Take Off their Veils in Solidarity with Feminist Tarif Alassiri

In last couple of days, the hashtag #Solidarity_with_Tarif_Alassiri has been gaining momentum on social media in response to the online backlash the Saudi feminist and activist Tarif Alassiri received when she took off her hijab and niqab. #عشان...

Iran

Wed, 14 Dec 2016 05:33:14 GMT
Pakistan to purchase power from Iran

Pakistan is seeking cooperation with Iran in oil and electricity sectors

Tue, 13 Dec 2016 11:30:07 GMT
Protection of environment, strategy for petrochemical industry

Assaluyeh is the beating heart of Iran's economy with largest oil and petrochemical sites.

Iraq

Thu, 24 Nov 2016 14:47:00 GMT
Banque Audi: MENA Weekly Monitor (19-Nov-16)

This is a PDF report.

Haaretz Israel News

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 11:43:51
UNRWA chief says money will run out in October

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees said schools and health centers are at risk if it is unable to plug a $185 million funding gap

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 11:35:13
How Trump is forcing Europe to give up on the Iran deal

U.S. set to reimpose full sanctions on Iranian oil on Nov. 4

Israel Debka

Jerusalem Online

Mon, 20 Aug 2018 13:35:00 +0300
Police Shut Down Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound After Attempted Stabbing

The site is in the Old City of Jerusalem, in the eastern part of the city occupied by Israel since 1967, was unilaterally annexed in 1980 without recognition by the international community, and which the Palestinians claim as the capital of their sta...

Mon, 20 Aug 2018 13:25:00 +0300
Neo Nazis Commemorate the Death of Rudolf Hess in Germany

The extreme right has been strengthened in recent years after the arrival of more than one million immigrants, mostly Muslims, from 2015.

Jerusalem Post Headlines

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:48:32 GMT
Weapons smuggling attempt foiled by security forces

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:38:27 GMT
WHO extremely concerned about Ebola "perfect storm" in Congo

Jerusalem Post Israel News

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:25:46 GMT
Al Pacino reportedly dating Israeli actress

Meital Dohan is best known for her guest starring spot on Weeds.

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 23:53:39 GMT
Opening the TLV-Jerusalem rail: From anticipation to political opportunism

Is this any way to run a rail line?

Times of Israel

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:43:15 +0000
Israel’s Spacecom says deal to buy satellite from SSL canceled

Reuters: Israel’s Space Communications signed a $112 million deal in March with Space Systems/Loral (SSL) to build its Amos-8 communications satellite

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 07:48:28 +0000
The Russian plane’s downing, minute by minute — according to Moscow

Russian account accuses Israel of providing misleading information at short notice, claims pilot deliberately flew close to reconnaissance aircraft to draw fire

Jordan

Fri, 02 Dec 2016 12:48:00 GMT
Banque Audi: MENA Weekly Monitor (26-Nov-16)

This is a PDF report.

Wed, 30 Nov 2016 12:33:00 GMT
Deloitte: Middle East Point of View (Fall 2016)

Jordan Al Bawaba

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 05:00:00 +0000
Moscow to Send S-300 Missile System in 2 weeks to Syria, Israel Livid

Russia will supply Syria with an S-300 surface-to-air missile system within two weeks, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Monday. The announcement came after Syria, which now uses the Soviet-era S-200 system, inadvertently shot down a Russia...

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 21:00:00 +0000
Teen Killed as Nicaragua Anti-government Protest Turns Deadly

In the Nicaraguan capital, a teenager has lost his life and six others have been injured after police and armed supporters of the government attacked a protest against President Daniel Ortega. According to media reports, police fired tear gas and rub...

Kuwait

Wed, 16 Nov 2016 11:00:06 GMT
Kuwaiti Court upholds disqualification of 3 poll hopefuls

Court of Appeals upheld the disqualification of Mohammed Al-Juweihel, Hani Hussein and Mahmoud Shaker from the National Assembly election.

Wed, 16 Nov 2016 09:49:47 GMT
Kuwait's 8-hour ban on land borders travelers return overruled

Instructions were made yesterday to halt a previous decision banning departing passengers through land borders from returning to Kuwait within eight hours of departure.

Kuwait Times

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 19:10:48 +0000
Kuwait activists combat rise in banning of books

KUWAIT: In 2014, the Kuwaiti press hailed Gabriel Garcia Marquez as a literary “giant”. But since his death, the Colombian writer and a slew of others have been banned as censorship takes root in the state. More than 4,000 books have been...

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 19:10:06 +0000
New roads to open next week

KUWAIT: The Public Authority for Roads and Transportation (PART) will open next Monday a new service road and traffic entrances on both Mohammed bin Qassem Street and Alexandria Street. The Alexandria exit, located between the Faculty of Literature a...

Lebanon

Wed, 16 Nov 2016 05:25:42 GMT
Strong EU-Lebanon partnership on horizon

Renewed framework for political engagement and enhanced cooperation adopted

Wed, 16 Nov 2016 05:23:02 GMT
Bank assets growth in Lebanon jumps 117%

Banking activity saw $12.1 bln growth in assets over first nine months of 2016

Libya

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 07:49:03 GMT
NFF May Seek Change in Date of Eagles, Libya Clash

[Guardian] Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) may seek another change in date for the first leg of the Super Eagles' Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Libya, reports footballlive.ng. The website revealed that NFF officials are worried that the s...

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 05:25:35 GMT
EU Urges End to Libya Violence As Death Toll Soars

[Deutsche Welle] Fighting between rival militias in Tripoli has left more than 100 people dead since late August despite a UN-backed ceasefire. The EU has warned that those violating a fragile ceasefire "will face consequences."

Morocco

Thu, 20 Sep 2018 11:57:24 GMT
Morocco in the Middle

[African Arguments] As more migrants head to Europe via Morocco, Rabat is taking advantage of its newfound position to extract concessions.

Tue, 18 Sep 2018 08:51:22 GMT
Africa sharpens expertise in agricultural statistics

[Economic Commission for Africa] Rabat, 17 September 2018 (ECA) -- The Economic Commission for Africa, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the National Institute for Statistics and Applied Economics (INSEA) of Morocco launched today a joint tra...

Morocco World News

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 17:20:57 +0000
CECE Report: Moroccan Citizens ‘Perceive Inequalities as Injustice’

Rabat – In its annual report, CECE found that in 2017 “inequalities are increasingly experienced as injustice” by Moroccan society. Morocco’s Economic, Social, and Environmental Council (CECE) drew up its 2017 annual report on economic in...

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 17:07:15 +0000
Iranian Cultural Attaché Leaves Algeria After Rounds of Accusations

Rabat – The Iranian embassy cultural attaché has left Algeria. Moussawi’s departure followed rounds of accusations from both Algerian activists and Moroccan officials. Algerian activists and officials had called on the Algerian government t...

North Africa

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 07:49:03 GMT
Nigeria/Libya:NFF May Seek Change in Date of Eagles, Libya Clash

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 13:00:55 GMT
Egypt:Statement By the IMF Managing Director On Egypt

[IMF] Following a meeting with President Abdel Fattah El Sisi in New York today, Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, made the following statement:

Oman

Wed, 14 Dec 2016 06:31:52 GMT
Oman's economic outlook brightens going into 2017

Country's pledge to cut production by around 45,000 barrels per day will result in a net increase in revenue to the economy

Wed, 14 Dec 2016 06:30:02 GMT
Call for awareness campaign on child rights in Oman

Oman’s chief of public prosecution has called for a national campaign to educate residents about children’s rights.

Oman Daily

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 19:28:05 +0000
Policeman injured as truck, ROP vehicles collide on Muscat Expressway

A police official was seriously injured in a collision between a truck and two ROP vehicles on Muscat Expressway, on Monday morning.

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 19:27:21 +0000
Month-long Al Shomoukh 2, Swift Sword 3 military exercises in Oman from October 1

The exercises will test the operational preparedness of the armed forces

Oman Region

Sun, 09 Apr 2017 05:42:06 +0000
Assad allies vow to keep battling 'terrorism' in Syria

Russia and Iran are Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's closest allies, and label all opponents of his regime as "terrorists".

Tue, 04 Apr 2017 06:55:22 +0000
Regime strikes kill 28 civilians near Damascus: monitor

Air strikes by Syrian warplanes on a rebel-held region near Damascus killed at least 28 civilians on Monday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said.

Qatar

Wed, 07 Dec 2016 05:18:57 GMT
Qatar to invest $13bn on major projects in 2017

Country forecast to reach an annual growth rate of 3.4% next year

Wed, 07 Dec 2016 04:13:30 GMT
Qatar's growth likely to touch 3.4% in 2017

Costs remain stable and impact on overall inflation remain 'minimum' despite 30% to 35% hike in petrol prices

Qatar Doha News

Fri, 06 Jul 2018 11:59:24 +0000
Qatar takes measures to prevent further desertification of the region

Ministry of Municipality and Environment, in co-operation with United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), recently organised a three-day workshop to develop a national strategy for combating desertification in Qatar. The workshop wa...

Sat, 30 Jun 2018 05:17:06 +0000
Residents of Qatar can maintain ambient air quality by practicing simple steps

World Health Organization (WHO) found that ambient air pollution has claimed over 4.2 million deaths globally. It is mostly prevalent in the urban settlements without proper ventilation, given air conditioned buildings. Inhalation of toxic air...

Sahara Reporters

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 21:11:42 +0000
Millenium Citi Trustees Condemn Parade Of Members By Police

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Mon, 24 Sep 2018 21:02:44 +0000
Man Convicted For Impersonating Nollywood’s Mike Ezuruonye

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Tue, 25 Sep 2018 06:23:09 +0000
Lagos Beyond APC By Enameguolo Orugbo

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Tue, 25 Sep 2018 06:16:37 +0000
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Saudi Arabia

Sat, 10 Dec 2016 07:11:35 GMT
Saudi GACA to provide new opportunities for national carriers

New agreements will help keep pace with growth of the air transport industry: official

Sat, 10 Dec 2016 06:20:23 GMT
Private sector investments in Saudi to gather pace in 2017

Private sector to play a major role in achieving the government objectives set out under the National Transformation Plan (NTP) and Vision 2030

Saudia Arabia Majalla

Mon, 17 Sep 2018 17:19:55 +0000
Hezbollah Can Be Restrained

by Hanin Ghaddar* Throughout its thirty six years of existence as an organization, Hezbollah has undergone significant changes and formative … The post Hezbollah Can Be Restrained appeared first on Majalla Magazine.

Mon, 03 Sep 2018 14:00:26 +0000
Myanmar Court Jails Reuters Reporters for Seven Years in Landmark Secrets Case

Yangon – A Myanmar judge on Monday found two Reuters journalists guilty of breaching a law on state secrets and … The post Myanmar Court Jails Reuters Reporters for Seven Years in Landmark Secrets Case appeared first on Majalla Magazine....

Syria

Sat, 29 Oct 2016 18:00:05 GMT
Syrian rebels say they have control of western suburb of Aleppo |

On day two of a Syrian rebel offensive in western Aleppo where the government has control the insurgents say they've taken a suburb in the southwest corner of the city. Mana Rabiee reports. |

Tunisia

Fri, 14 Sep 2018 14:29:21 GMT
Africans Live A Decade Longer Than in 1990, But...

Mon, 17 Sep 2018 09:41:21 GMT
At the 11th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors in the Republic of Tunisia 19 Rajab 1439 (5 April 2018)

[Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector] The Board of Governors of the Islamic Solidarity Fund for Development concluded its 11th meeting on Thursday 6 April 2018 in Tunis. During the meeting, the Board approved ISFD's annual r...

Western Sahara

Sat, 15 Sep 2018 19:08:14 GMT
AU Limits Its Role in Western Sahara Crisis

[ISS] The African Union (AU) will be limiting its peace efforts in the Western Sahara in order to support the United Nations' (UN) process in the region. The Western Sahara is a disputed area claimed by both Morocco and the Polisario Front, the repre...

Mon, 17 Sep 2018 15:08:08 GMT
Prime Minister Chairs Cabinet Meeting

[SPS] Shaheed Al-Hafed -Prime Minister Mohamed Al-Wali Akeik on Monday chaired a meeting of the Council of Ministers at the Government's headquarters.

Yemen

Sun, 30 Oct 2016 03:51:56 GMT
Global outrage over Houthi missile attack near Makkah

A ballistic missile launched by the Houthi militias was targeting the holy city of Makkah

Thu, 27 Oct 2016 09:02:28 GMT
UAE inaugurates power station in Yemen

The first phase of Ju'ar power station in Abyan Governorate, Yemen, has been inaugurated by the UAE.

Canadian News

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 05:00:00 EDT
Liberals intend to form government in N.B. despite Tory minority

New Brunswick's electoral landscape was thrown into chaos Monday, as both the Progressive Conservatives and the incumbent Liberals hope to form government after the first minority legislature in almos...

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 12:40:27 EDT
Edmonton shisha bar shut down by city to protect 'public and patron safety'

City officials have shut down a north Edmonton shisha bar called the Nyala Lounge, saying the move came in the interest of public and patron safety. But the owner says he should have been given a chan...

Canadian World News

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 16:42:25 EDT
Trump says 2nd summit with North Korea likely 'quite soon'

U.S. President Donald Trump raised hopes at the United Nations on Monday that a second meeting with North Korea's Kim Jong-un could occur "quite soon," striking a conciliatory tone one year after he u...

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 04:00:00 EDT
Canadian cannabis companies invest millions in Pablo Escobar's home turf in Colombia

At least seven licensed Canadian cannabis producers have set up shop in Colombia, investing more than $100 million in the conflict-hit country that has become a new frontier in the legal marijuana bus...

Edmonton Sun Times

Mon, 23 Oct 2017 21:36:38 MDT
Conservative candidate poised to replace Rona Ambrose in Sturgeon River-Parkland

Rona Ambrose's former riding remains staunchly Conservative after a Monday byelection that saw the Tory candidate romp to victory.

Mon, 23 Oct 2017 19:32:54 MDT
School requests proof of baptism from defeated Catholic trustee candidate [Video]

A Catholic school trustee candidate who lost in last week's civic election is questioning why the school her children have attended for six years asked to see her baptismal certificate.Mom-of-three Kristin Heimbecker said Monday she's worried her chi...

Journal de Quebec (fr)

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 00:00:00 EDT
Plein d’écoles secondaires à construire d’ici 10 ans

L’équivalent d’une centaine d’écoles secondaires et de centres de formation professionnelle devront être construits d’ici dix ans pour accueillir les 65 000 élèves supplémentaires attendus dans le réseau scolaire québécois, selon les...

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 00:43:42 EDT
Céline Dion met fin à sa résidence à Las Vegas

C’est la fin d’une époque. Céline Dion conclura sa résidence à Las Vegas l’an prochain. Le rideau tombera le 8 juin 2019, après plus de 1100 concerts en 16 années au Colosseum du Caesars Palace.

London Free Press

Mon, 12 Mar 2018 20:12:04 EDT
Fanshawe exhibit explores women's work in Victorian era

In the 19th century, a lady’s calling card was, well, her calling card. These perfumed rectangles of paper could convey many messages to the gentleman who received one, depending on which corner was folded down and the French abbreviations she fest...

Mon, 12 Mar 2018 19:27:26 EDT
Tenant describes panicked calls from accused in London townhouse arson

The tenant of a south London townhouse destroyed by an explosion in 2014 said in court Monday that she received a panicked call from a man charged with arson and drug offences.

Ottawa Sun

Mon, 23 Oct 2017 14:56:34 EDT
Trudeau peacekeeping pledge pitiful as troop deployment hits new low according to new U.N. data

The Trudeau Liberals may have promised to ramp up Canada’s involvement in peacekeeping, but new UN figures show that Canada had fewer peacekeepers deployed on missions in September than at any point in recent memory — including under the Harper C...

Mon, 23 Oct 2017 14:26:26 EDT
Britain hands over Franklin Expedition wreckage to Canada

Britain says it will give Canada the two shipwrecks once commanded by John Franklin that lie at the heart of one of this country’s most compelling Arctic myths.

Regina Leader-Post

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 05:51:31 +0000
Council approves curbside organic waste pickup, with pilot due for 2020

Council has approved a plan to bring curbside food and yard waste pickup to Regina, but it will take more than four years before it comes to most residents

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 01:51:32 +0000
Three Moose Jaw councillors sanctioned for alleged 'failure of governance'

Three Moose Jaw city councillors have been disciplined after an investigation into a “serious personnel matter” involving the body responsible for the city’s hockey arena and other facilities

The Province

Mon, 18 Jul 2016 21:43:05 Z
Advocates call for minority judges as figures show 'judiciary of whiteness'

HALIFAX — A study showing a dearth of minority judges in Canada has advocates suggesting the country must seize a unique opportunity to increase racial diversity in a “judiciary of whiteness.” “After many years of saying this ...

Tue, 28 Jun 2016 20:05:42 Z
Demand for driver’s licences decreasing among B.C.’s young people

We analyzed the numbers to see the effects of the province's graduated licensing program.

Times Colonist

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 06:00:00 -0700
Les Leyne: Task force wants B.C. rent hikes based on inflation

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 01:15:04 -0700
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Toronto Star

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 16:18:27 EDT
Sticking points remain as U.S.-imposed deadline looms for NAFTA deal

No meeting expected between Donald Trump and Justin Trudeau as both leaders attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 10:49:20 EDT
Doug Ford claims Liberal deficit ‘the worst political coverup in Ontario’s history’

The premier is striking a legislative committee to examine how the deficit ballooned to $15 billion — an increase due largely to an accounting dispute between the former Liberal government and the auditor general. The NDP dismissed the move as a �...

Vancouver Sun

Mon, 04 Apr 2016 23:55:04 Z
More gun violence in Surrey; murder in Burnaby

Since Surrey RCMP said Friday they had implemented successful strategies to combat gun violence, there have been three more shootings.

Tue, 05 Apr 2016 07:08:34 Z
B.C. nurses' college warns about helping in assisted-dying cases

A B.C. Supreme Court ruling allowing a terminally-ill woman a medically-assisted death has not opened the door to nurses now participating in hastened death, the College of Registered Nurse of B.C. said Monday.

Windsor Star

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 01:23:14 +0000
Windsor 'drug epidemic' needs to be election issue, says worried Ward 4 resident

Seeing a woman smoke street drugs in full public view in broad daylight on Pierre Avenue was the last straw for Windsor resident Dan Pipitone — who's adding his voice to the chorus calling for action from the city.

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 01:18:35 +0000
Driver injured in crash on Howard Avenue

An early morning crash between two vehicles in the middle of the city put one person in hospital with life-threatening injuries on Monday.

Winnipeg Sun

Mon, 23 Oct 2017 20:27:04 CDT
Father of missing Texas girl charged with first-degree felony

The father of a missing 3-year-old North Texas girl was arrested Monday after voluntarily giving new answers to investigators’ questions about his daughter’s disappearance.

Mon, 23 Oct 2017 19:52:57 CDT
Lamont: Grits won’t woo independent MLAs

Manitoba’s new Liberal leader said he won’t add to his seat count by wooing one of the province’s two independent MLAs.

Mexico El Norte (sp)

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 20:32:52 CDT
Legalizar droga no reduce crimen.- Osorio

Osorio Chong dice rechazar la legalización de estupefacientes, luego de que Comisión Global de Política de Drogas urgiera regularlos.

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 23:13:40 CDT
Logra Acereros primer triunfo

Ben Roethlisberger lanza 353 yardas y tres touchdowns para llevar a los Acereros a una victoria de 30-27 sobre Bucaneros.

Mexico Informador (sp)

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 03:55:00 -0500
Atienden a más de siete mil damnificados en Sonora

La Secretaría de Salud y el Ejército atienden las necesidades sanitarias y alimenticias de los afectados por la depresión tropical E-19

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 02:56:00 -0500
Llegan 212 toneladas de ayuda a Sinaloa

La presidenta del sistema estatal para el Desarrollo Integral de la Familia (DIF), Rossy Fuentes, señaló que aún se requiere de ayuda para miles de familias de 11 municipios

Mexico Reforma (sp)

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 21:18:26 CDT
Iniciará mañana recuento de votos de Puebla

A pesar de que debía iniciar hoy a las 9:00 horas, recuento de votos para Gobernador de Puebla iniciará mañana a las 8:00, determinó TEPJF.

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 21:17:13 CDT
Hallan restos humanos en terreno en Reynosa

Agentes de Tamaulipas detectaron un terreno en Reynosa con huesos y restos humanos aparentemente utilizado por grupos del crimen organizado.

Mexico Star

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 05:55:01 GMT
Priyanka Chopra resumes shooting for 'The Sky Is Pink'

New Delhi [India] Sep 25 (ANI): Global star Priyanka Chopra has resumed shooting for her upcoming Bollywood movie 'The Sky is Pink' right after returning from Italy. The 'Mary Kom' actor recently also

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 01:05:06 GMT
Children's Remains Found in Mexican Mass Graves

MEXICO CITY - Tiny pants for a baby no older than 6 months and shiny pink sandals for a toddler are among the personal items that have turned up at mass graves in the Gulf state of Veracruz, drivin

Mexico Topix (usa)

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 21:38:53 GMT
Artmattan Films Acquires "Black Mexicans" / "Le Negrada"

La Negrada" examines another overlooked sector of Mexico's populace, its Afro-Americans, descendants of slaves brought to Mexico - the first such film in Mexico." NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES , September 24, 2018 / EINPresswire.com / -- "...

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 17:13:20 GMT
Music Tastes Good: What to see, eat and do at the Long Beach festival

Singer-songwriter Janelle Monae will perform at the Music Tastes Good festival in Long Beach on Sunday Sept. 30. .