20 July 2014 – As the fighting raged in Gaza, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today met with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim…
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10 people have been killed in a Friday explosion in the red light district of Bauchi city, while 14 others…
27 June 2014 – Thousands of people are fleeing new violence and reprisal attacks in and around the town of…
14 June 2014 – Some 50,000 children in South sudan could die this year and thousands of rape survivors could…
18 May 2014 – With malnutrition and conflict stalking the youngest and most vulnerable citizens of South Sudan, the United…
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan’s bid to extend an ineffective year-long state of emergency in the northeast has exposed him as an out-of-touch leader with no credible plan to end a brutal Islamist conflict, experts said. Few dispute the severity…
Two British journalists were recovering in Turkey on Thursday after being shot and beaten by rebel kidnappers while covering the Syrian conflict, the Times reported. Times writer Anthony Loyd was shot twice in the leg while being held captive and photographer…
Chad announced it is closing its border with the Central African Republic on Monday, saying it wants to stop violence spilling over from the sectarian conflict next door. “We will not allow the Chadian territory to be used by one side or the other to…
The Eurovision Song Contest hit the airwaves on Saturday with its inimitable mix of glitz and politics as the Ukraine conflict and an Austrian drag queen took centre stage in the annual spectacle. “It’s … a show that has a worldwide audience, including…
The United Nations is considering the use of unarmed drones to monitor sectarian violence in the Central African Republic, a UN official said, ahead of the deployment in September of 12,000 peacekeepers in the restive nation. UN under-secretary-general…