Pope Francis deplores ‘re-emergence’ of war, in Luxembourg visit
AFP Luxembourg – Pope Francis kicked off a four-day visit to Luxembourg and Belgium Thursday with an appeal for international diplomacy and negotiations amid flaring conflicts across the globe. The…
Nigerian soldier dismissed after alleging rape hits out
Morakinyo Akinosun Lagos – A former Nigerian soldier, Private Ruth Ogunleye, who was relieved from service after accusing a senior officer, Colonel I.B. Abdulkareem, of sexual harassment, has revealed how…
Benin Republic’s presidential guard commander, ex-sports minister detained on suspicion of plotting a coup against President Talon
Olayomi Koiki Cotonou – A former sports minister and a prominent businessman in Benin Republic were detained on suspicion of plotting a coup, a special prosecutor said on Wednesday. Ex-sports…
Kenyan school blaze victims mourned at mass funeral
Reuters NYERI, Kenya – Thousands of mourners stood before rows of small white coffins on Thursday at a memorial service for 21 children who died in a boarding school fire…
Taiwan raises alarm about renewed military threats from ‘unstable’ China
Reuters TAIPEI – Taiwan’s defence ministry raised the alarm on Thursday about a renewed surge of Chinese military activity around the island and live fire drills, accusing Beijing of policy…
Newly appointed Nigeria’s Chief Justice Kekere-Ekun says to ‘deal With senior lawyers’ condemning judiciary in the media
Morakinyo Akinosun ABUJA – Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), on Wednesday, promised to deal with senior lawyers condemning the judiciary and making social media commentaries…
Taiwan prosecutors say four questioned so far over exploding pagers
Reuters TAIPEI – Taiwan prosecutors said on Thursday that they have so far questioned four people as witnesses in their investigation into a Taiwanese company linked to pagers that detonated…
North Korea may be able to produce a double-digit number of nuclear weapons, South Korean lawmaker says
Reuters North Korea has enough plutonium and uranium to produce at least a double-digit number of nuclear weapons, a South Korean lawmaker said on Thursday, citing the country’s spy agency.…
Ecuador firefighters battle blazes choking capital
AFP QUITO – Firefighters and helicopters battled five blazes on the outskirts of Quito on Wednesday, as wildfires continue to rip through South American nations that have been turned into…
Haiti PM says nation far from winning gang war as UN deadline looms
Reuters Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille said on Wednesday that the Caribbean country was a long way from winning its war against armed gangs that control most of the capital,…