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35 African Heads of State, Government to attend Russia-Africa Summit – Diplomat
A senior diplomat on Wednesday said that 35 African Heads of State and Government have confirmed that they will attend the Russia-Africa summit.
Read moreNet migration increases German population by 400,000
A total of 1.58 million people arrived from abroad, while 1.18 million people left the country.
Read morePakistan reopens airspace months after closure
“Pakistan’s airspace is completely open for all kind of flights with immediate effect,” Civil Aviation Authority spokesman, Ahmer Azeem, said.
Read more6.0-magnitude quake strikes off Indonesia’s Bali Island, no tsunami alert issued
The quake jolted at 7:18am Jakarta time (0018 GMT) with epicenter at 83km southwest of the island and with the depth at 68km under sea bed, official in charge at...
Read moreDeath toll in Nepal’s floods, landslides rises to 43
The death toll in flooding in Nepal has risen to at least 43 people, while 24 others have gone missing after heavy rains triggered floods and landslides across the country,...
Read moreLooting, arson as major power outage hits New York
A major power outage on Saturday evening hit parts of New York, the commercial capital of the United States.
Read moreUS cities set for raids on undocumented immigrants
US cities are bracing for nationwide raids aimed at deporting undocumented immigrants, in what President Donald Trump called a “major operation” due to take place on Sunday.
Read moreAl-Shabaab kills 15 in hotel attack in Kismayo port city as siege ends
A number of armed assailants stormed the hotel following a suicide attack on the building, and then holed up inside, Hussein said, adding that all of them had been killed...
Read moreMay regrets Brexit polarisation, avoiding 2017 election debate
Outgoing British Prime Minister, Theresa May, said she regrets allowing too much polarisation over Brexit and avoiding televised debates before a disastrous snap election in 2017, in an interview published...
Read moreSouth Africa court finds Zuma’s son not guilty over car crash death
A South African court on Friday found Duduzane, son of former president Jacob Zuma, not guilty of culpable homicide and negligent driving over a fatal car crash that killed a...
Read more260 migrants relocated from shelled Libyan detention centre
The UNHCR said in a statement that the 260 people have been relocated to a “Gathering and Departure Facility’’ in the capital Tripoli, pending evacuation to an unnamed country.
Read moreMalaysian PM celebrates 94th birthday
Mahathir, who is serving his second stint as the prime minister after his Pakatan Harapan coalition won the general polls in May 2018, thanked Malaysians from all over the country,...
Read more14-year-old boy accused of raping 18-year-old
The prosecutor said the boy was arrested due to concerns he could become a repeat offender, adding that the boy was known to police for sexual harassment on two other...
Read moreLeak of ambassador’s memos on Trump could harm UK, US relations — British Minister
The Trade Minister, Liam Fox, who is on a visit to Washington, said he would apologise to the President’s daughter, Ivanka Trump, who he is due to meet during his...
Read moreMan climbs exterior of London’s Shard skyscraper
British police said they were called at 0415 GMT after reports that a man was climbing up the tower.
Read moreParis protests deadly violence against women
A number of organisations had called for the protest after unofficial numbers were released this week showing over 70 women were killed by their partner or ex-partner since the start...
Read moreUS welcomes Sudan’s agreement on transitional government
“According to the agreement reached on Friday, the main opposition grouping, Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC), and the military are to take turns at the helm of a sovereign...
Read moreExplosion hits military unit, kills two soldiers
“In the morning of July 6, an incident occurred at one of the military units. Two soldiers … were killed as a result of the explosion of a tank shell,”...
Read moreGM sentenced to 12 years in prison for bribery, abuse of power
Sun was also fined 800,000 Yuan ($116,448) and his illegal gains will be turned into the national treasury, according to a statement by the Shanghai First Intermediate People’s Court.
Read moreVatican opens two graves in search for girl missing for decades
The procedure at the Vatican’s Teutonic Cemetery is due to take place on July 11, in the presence of the missing girl’s relatives, Vatican spokesman, Alessandro Gisotti, said in a...
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