Two thirds of Americans say the current Congress is the worst ever, while three quarters slammed the “do-nothing” legislature, a CNN/ORC International poll found Thursday. The negative attitudes were expressed toward leading lawmakers on both sides…
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Pakistan on Thursday said it would raise the issue of US drone strikes inside its territory at the United Nations Human Rights Council. “We will go to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva if the drone strikes continue” Tasneem Aslam…
A bomb exploded near a bus in Cairo Thursday injuring five people, a day after the government widened a crackdown on Islamists by declaring the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group. The windows of the red and black public transport bus were shattered…
Israel will announce plans for new settlement construction next week, coinciding with the release of a third batch of Palestinian prisoners as part of peace talks, an official said on Thursday. Palestinians have warned repeatedly that settlement building…
24 December 2013 – Two United Nations human rights experts today criticized the British Government’s decision to replace an independent…
Three icebreaking ships were Thursday hurrying to reach a Russian vessel carrying 74 people on a scientific expedition which is trapped by ice off Antarctica, with Australian authorities coordinating the rescue mission. The Australian Maritime Safety…
Syrian artists have turned to black humour to depict the brutal war devastating their country as they marked on Wednesday the third Christmas since the deadly conflict erupted. Their works posted on the Internet reflect the tragedy that has struck Syria…
Seventeen Haitian suspected illegal migrants died Wednesday when their boat capsized off the Turks and Caicos islands near the Caribbean, authorities said. The incident occurred in the early hours of Christmas Day as the boat, which had been intercepted…
Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan on Monday cautioned against sectional and ethnic politics that has been the bane of…
Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has justified the support President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Pastor Ayo…
Two new judges have been appointed into the Ogun State judiciary. They are Justices Durojaiye Naheem Omolaja and Babatunde…
Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has commissioned 100 Toyota Hiace Buses and 30 Innoson High Capacity Buses with a…
Barely four weeks after 250 commercial motorcyclists in Abeokuta were given free crash helmets; their counterparts in Ota…
Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has described the Civil Service as the key to the growth and development of…
The wife of Nigeria’s Vice President, Amina Sambo has conducted off a seven days free eye screening and cataracts surgery…
The Delta State Government has boosted its Micro Credit Programme (DMCP), with no fewer than 1,211 persons in Ughelli South…
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South Africa names CHAN squadHosts South Africa have named a relatively strong 23-man squad for next year’s Orange African Nations…
A special UN force in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo used helicopters Wednesday to fire on Ugandan rebels and help government troops retake the town of Kamango after an attack that killed civilians. “South African helicopters in the UN intervention…
Egypt’s military-installed rulers declared the Muslim Brotherhood of ousted president Mohamed Morsi a “terrorist” organisation Wednesday, signalling a wider crackdown after blaming it for a deadly police compound bombing claimed by a jihadist group.…