UNHCR: Fewer refugees, but journeys deadlier than ever
PHOTO- UNHCR AMN A new UN report on refugees has found that the number of refugees and migrants crossing the mediterranean Sea to Europe has dropped significantly, but the journey…
China: Xi pledges $60 bn to Africa
WEB DESK Chinese President Xi Jinping has pledged 60 billion dollars in funding for African countries to push for infrastructure projects.Xi announced the package at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation…
Germany: Refugee jailed for 8 years for teen murder
WEB DESK A court in the German city of Landau today sentenced a refugee / asylum-seeker Abdul D. to eight years and six months in jail for the murder of…
Libya imposes state of emergency in Tripoli
WEB DESK UN-backed government in Libya has declared a state of emergency in Tripoli on Sunday after days of fighting left at least 39 people dead and dozens more injured.…
Myanmar: 2 Reuters journalists convicted for 7 years
WEB DESK A court in Myanmar has sentenced two Reuters journalists to seven years in prison for violating a state secrets act while investigating violence against Rohingyas. Reuters journalists Wa…
Fire engulfs Brazil’s 200 old National Museum
“Two hundred years of work, investigation and knowledge have been lost,” Agencies / Rio de Janeiro Brazil’s 200-year-old National Museum National Museum in Rio de Janeiro was engulfed by a…
US general assumes NATO command in Afghanistan
WEB DESK US Army General Austin Miller has assumed command of the 41-nation NATO mission in Afghanistan following a handover ceremony. Miller took over Sunday from General John Nicholson, who…
Helicopter crashes in Afghanistan;3 killed
WEB DESK A pilot and two soldiers were killed when a helicopter contracted by NATO crashed inside an army base in Afghanistan, today. An army spokesman said three others injured…
Egypt’s President ratifies law to monitor social media
WEB DESK Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has ratified a law granting authorities the right to monitor social media users in the country as part of tightening internet controls. The…
US Military to cancel $300 mn aid to Pakistan
WEB DESK The US military has decided to cancel $300 million dollars aid to Pakistan over its failure to take decisive actions against terror groups in that country. Pentagon spokesman…