Syrian rebels in the northern Damascus district of Barzeh on Sunday agreed a local ceasefire with President Bashar al-Assad’s regime after nearly a year of fighting and bombardment, activists said. “After intense negotiation in recent days between the…
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US President Barack Obama ended his vacation in sunny Hawaii and boarded Air Force One for a flight back home to chilly Washington. Obama arrived in his native Hawaii on December 21 along with his wife Michelle and daughters Sasha, 12, and Malia, 15…
Exiled Uzbek dissidents broke into the Geneva home of President Islam Karimov’s eldest daughter last month, publishing images of items allegedly taken from the Uzbek national museum, according to a report Sunday. The members of a dissident group called…
Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir will visit South Sudan Monday, state radio said, as negotiators in Ethiopia prepared formal ceasefire talks over three weeks of fighting in the world’s youngest country. Radio Omdurman said Sunday that Bashir would meet…
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan is facing an uphill battle if he seeks re-election next year, after a series of unprecedented setbacks that have raised doubts about his political survival. The perceived damage to the 56-year-old’s stock has led…
US President Barack Obama late Saturday ended his vacation in sunny Hawaii and boarded Air Force One for a flight back home to chilly Washington. Obama arrived in his native Hawaii on December 21 along with his wife Michelle and daughters Sasha, 12,…
The party of Madagascar’s ousted president Marc Ravalomanana on Saturday warned the electoral panel it would face “the people’s wrath” if it declares electoral victory for the rival camp. The outgoing leadership’s candidate, Hery Rajaonarimampianina…
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday rejoiced with President Goodluck Jonathan as he clocked the age of 56. The News Agency of Nigeria…
Former first lady Barbara Bush went home Saturday after six days in hospital for pneumonia, a statement from the office of her husband, former president George H.W. Bush, said. The 88-year-old thanked the doctors and nurses at the Texas hospital where…
Egypt vowed on Saturday to confront Muslim Brotherhood protests with “full force,” as security officials said 17 people had been killed in nationwide clashes the previous day. The Brotherhood, which demands the reinstatement of ousted president Mohamed…
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday reversed a blanket ban on protests at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, bowing to pressure from the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Russia had initially banned any political protests in the Russian Black…
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has waded into the debate about diving in football by claiming that “players are always trying to cheat”. FIFA president Sepp Blatter broached the issue earlier this week when he called for tougher sanctions…
US President Barack Obama played golf with New Zealand Prime Minister John Key in Hawaii, in a rare vacation encounter with a foreign official. The statesmen hit the green at a US Marine Corps base on the northeastern coast of the island of Oahu. Obama…
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The Standard and Poor’s ratings agency on Friday downgraded the European Union’s long-term credit rating one notch, from “AAA” to “AA+”, citing weaker credit worthiness among the bloc. “The downgrade… reflects our view of weaker creditworthiness among…
Nigeria’s President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has approved the conferment of the prestigious Nigerian National Order of Merit (NNOM) Award on…
BANJUL, Gambia, November 21, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Vice President of The Gambia, Dr. Isatou Njie-Saidy, has said…
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon and South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma are the winners of the Global Peace…
Nigeria’s President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has approved the appointment of four new Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Civil Service. A…