TOKYO, Japan, March 27, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On March 12, from at 5:30 p.m., Minister for Foreign Affairs…
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TOKYO, Japan, March 27, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On the evening of March 13, Prime Minister Mr. Shinzo Abe…
HARARE, Zimbabwe, March 27, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff mission, led by Mr. Alfredo…
NAIROBI, Kenya, March 27, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — With a 35+year track record in and on Africa, Global Pacific…
NEW YORK, March 27, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On 25 March 2014, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions…
Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun has given out Certificates of Occupancy (C of O) and other title documents to…
(Counter Terrorism Campaign) – The Director of Defence Information of the Counter Terrorism Campaign, Chris Olukolade has revealed that troops…
Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ditched his military fatigues on Thursday and resigned as Egypt’s defence minister, a day after announcing he would run for president. Sisi turned up in civilian clothes at the weekly cabinet meeting to submit his…
More than 251 Congolese refugees perished in the weekend sinking of a crowded boat on Lake Albert, between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, Kinshasa said Thursday. Government spokesman Lambert Mende also declared three days of national mourning…
In a blind taste test, eight out of eight pandas agree — sugar is delicious. In a new study, scientists put the panda taste receptors to the test, wondering whether the cuddly critters would even notice the difference between plain water and the sweet…
British consumers increased retail spending by 1.7 percent in February from the level in January when they fell more than first thought because of bad weather, official data showed on Thursday. Retail sales, an important indicator of household confidence…
An elderly German recluse is prepared to return precious paintings stolen by the Nazis from Jewish families including a priceless Matisse, his spokesman said. Cornelius Gurlitt, 81, had stashed around 1,400 long-lost works by European masters in his…
TUNIS, Tunisia, March 27, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Getting more African youth involved in agriculture and boosting support for…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, March 27, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Force Commander and the Police Commissioner updated the Commissioner…
WASHINGTON, March 27, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press StatementJohn KerrySecretary of StateWashington, DCMarch 26, 2014I am deeply, deeply troubled…
NDJAMENA, Chad, March 27, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — To move the peace process forward, and at the invitation of…
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said Russia should create its own national payment settlement system, in a clear bid to become more independent of the West amid the controversy over Moscow’s seizure of Crimea. “In countries such as Japan and China…
Barack Obama will meet Pope Francis for the first time Thursday for talks on a shared agenda to fight inequality which the US President hopes will help boost support at home. The talks between the first Latin-American pope and first African-American…
Air passengers in Germany faced delays, disruption and hundreds of flight cancellations across the country Thursday as ground staff, baggage handlers and maintenance workers walked out over pay. Lufthansa, Germany’s biggest airline and hardest hit by…
Ivorian ex-president Laurent Gbagbo’s right-hand man Charles Ble Goude faced International Criminal Court judges for the first time on Thursday for his alleged role in a deadly post-election standoff three years ago. The leader of the so-called “Young…