Israeli raids kill 2 Hamas activists in northern Gaza
Two Palestinian, belonging to Islamic Hamas movement, were killed on Tuesday by Israeli artillery fire in northern Gaza Strip, according to Hamas’s military wing, al-Qassam Brigades. Qassam identified the two…
UNICEF facilitates release of 128 child soldiers in South Sudan
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has facilitated the release of 128 child soldiers from a disbanded rebel group in Yambio located in South Sudan’s southern region of Western Equatoria. According…
Morocco accepts U.S. poultry products for the 1st time
The U.S. Trade Representative’s office (USTR) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Tuesday said Morocco has lifted the ban and agreed to accept imports of American poultry products…
Zimbabwean police looking for opposition leaders in connection with post-election violence
Zimbabwean police said Tuesday they are looking for nine senior opposition MDC Alliance leaders in connection with the post-election violence in central Harare. Six people died while several others were…
Deadly earthquake kills 91, damages buildings
A powerful earthquake struck the Indonesian tourist island of Lombok, killing at least 91 people and shaking neighboring Bali, as authorities said Monday rescuers still hadn’t reached some hard-hit areas…
Plane crashes minutes after takeoff, 18 die
A Mi-8 helicopter has crashed in the north of Krasnoyarsk region, East Siberia, killing 18 people aboard, a source at the emergency services told TASS. “There were three crewmembers and…
1,500 migrants die in the sea in 7 months – UN agency
No fewer than 1,500 refugees and migrants have lost their lives attempting to cross the Mediterranean in the first seven months of 2018, the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR)…
University changed my son from good to bad – bin Laden’s mother
Alia Ghanem, the mother of deceased al-Qaeda leader, Osama bin Laden has given her first interview to Western media, telling The Guardian newspaper that her eldest son was ‘brainwashed’ into…
Oil futures rise on market’s long-term bearish focus
Brent oil futures rose on Friday as the market focused on bearish longer-term factors after gains in the previous session. The gains were driven by U.S. crude inventories in a…
Congo to start using Ebola vaccine as early as Monday – Health minister
Democratic Republic of Congo will start using an Ebola vaccine as early as Monday to counter a new flare-up in the heavily populated eastern part of the Central African country,…