Boris Johnson: Senior Tories Urge PM To Quit After Party Apo...
Boris Johnson is facing calls from senior Tories to resign after he admitted attending a drinks party during lockdown.
The prime minister apologised for the way he handled the event in the Downing Street garden in May 2020 and said he ... Read More
Turkish Court Hands Life Sentence To Award-Winning Journalis...
In this Oct. 7, 2014, photo, Turkish riot police use water cannons and tear gas to disperse people protesting against Turkey's policy in Syria, in Diyarbakir, Turkey.
When a gunfight erupted during clashes in Diyarbakir in October 2014, video journalist Rojhat ... Read More
Cameroon Senator Killed In Restive Anglophone Region
Henry Kemende (left) is seen in this undated image posted to his Facebook page.
An opposition senator was shot dead in western Cameroon where a bloody insurgency has been waged by anglophone separatists against the state, his party and an official ... Read More
German Court Finds Syrian Colonel Guilty Of Crimes Against H...
Syrians stood outside the court in Koblenz clutching photos of victims of the civil war
A German court has sentenced a Syrian colonel to life in prison for crimes against humanity in a landmark case.
Anwar Raslan, 58, was linked to the ... Read More
At UN Security Council, Africans Urge Support For ECOWAS Mal...
The African members of the U.N. Security Council urged their counterparts on Tuesday to support sanctions imposed this week on Mali’s coup leaders by a bloc of West African nations.
“We call for the Security Council to respect and embrace the ... Read More
Covid: Half Of Europe To Be infected With Omicron Within Wee...
The World Health Organization has warned that half of Europe will have caught the Omicron Covid variant within the next six to eight weeks.
Dr Hans Kluge said a "west-to-east tidal wave" of Omicron was sweeping across the region, on top ... Read More
UN Expresses Dismay Over Human Rights Situation In Tunisia
The U.N. human rights office says it is seriously concerned about what it sees as a deteriorating human rights situation in Tunisia and is calling on the government to protect and respect the rights and freedoms of its people.
One of ... Read More
Downing Street Party: PM To Face MPs Following Revelations
Boris Johnson is to face MPs later at Prime Minister's Questions amid demands for him to say whether he attended a drinks event in the Downing Street garden during lockdown.
It will be the PM's first public appearance since it emerged ... Read More
Man Accused Of South African Parliament Fire Faces Terrorism...
Zandile Christmas Mafe, a suspect accused of breaking into Parliament when the fire started, appears in the Cape Town Magistrate Court, in Cape Town, South Africa, Jan. 4, 2022.
The South African man charged with arson for burning down large parts ... Read More
Award-winning Ugandan Writer Charged For Offending Museveni ...
A Ugandan author who wrote critical comments about President Yoweri Museveni’s son has been charged with offensive communications. Kakwenza Rukirabashaija's lawyer says he was tortured in detention.
Kakwenza Rukirabashaija
Award-winning writer Kakwenza Rukirabashaija appeared before a court Tuesday and was charged with ... Read More