Six Workers Killed In India Factory Fire
Six factory workers were burnt to death Wednesday in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad after a fire broke out ...
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Israeli Soldier Gets 18 Months For Killing Wounded Palestinian Attacker
The court dismissed Azaria's claim that he thought the wounded victim presented a threat An Israeli soldier who killed a ...
Lord Kenya Gave His Life To God Because of Frustrations
Self-acclaimed Dancehall king Shatta Wale has disclosed that Lord Kenya turned to God because of the frustration he went through ...
Israel Soldier Sentenced To 18 Months For Killing Palestinian
An Israeli military court on Tuesday sentenced a soldier to 18 months in prison for shooting dead an injured Palestinian ...
Pope Calls For Quick Accord To End DR Congo Violence
Pope Francis on Sunday urged leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo to act quickly to resolve its political crisis ...
Hundreds of Migrants Enter Spain From Morocco
Hundreds of migrants stormed the border between Morocco and Spain at Ceuta on Friday, days after Morocco warned the EU ...
Burundi, AU Resolve AMISOM Pay Dispute
Burundi and the African Union (AU) reached an agreement on Thursday on the modalities of payment of Burundian troops deployed ...
US To Give Uganda $25 Mn In Aid For Refugees
The United States will give over $25 million in humanitarian aid to Uganda, to help the nation cope with a ...
Striking A Balance Between Employee Rights and Employer Obligations
By: Rita Ako Williams, Executive Board Chairperson, Excella Consult, LLC For some time now, some employers of domestic workers in ...
Tunisia PM Rejects German Criticism On Migrant Returns
Tunisia's prime minister on Tuesday rejected German claims that his country has been blocking the return of rejected asylum seekers ...
Rights Group Raps Pakistan For ‘forced’ Repatriation of Afghans
Pakistan is conducting the mass repatriation of Afghan refugees through coercion, threats and abuse, Human Rights Watch said in a ...
Turkey Academics Speak of Fear and Loss Amid Mass Sackings
Turkey's university lecturers remain defiant, despite what they describe as heavy-handed police tactics during protests against the latest sacking of ...
Switzerland Votes To Relax Its Citizenship Rules
People in Switzerland have voted to relax the country's strict citizenship rules, making it easier for third-generation immigrants to become ...
Switzerland Votes On Relaxing Its Citizenship Rules
Voters in Switzerland are going to the polls to decide whether the country’s strict rules on citizenship should be relaxed. ...
Burundians March To Dispute UNHCR Figures
Hundreds of Burundians took to the streets on Saturday to protest against a UN report Hundreds of Burundians took to ...
Forced Evictions Dragging Down African Investment
Forced evictions are at the heart of most African land disputes, and local anger over those displacements threatens investment across ...
Asylum Seekers Fleeing US For Canada Brave Snow, Extreme Cold
Farhan Ahmed hoped to find refuge in the United States after fleeing death threats in Somalia, but fear over a ...
African Cities Can Soar Economic Growth
The World Bank Group (WBG) say African governments have to prioritise strengthening of land management institutions, and coordinate investments in ...
Brazil’s Construction Sector Hit Hard By Economic Recession
Over a million Brazilian construction workers have lost their jobs in the last two years due to the deep economic ...
Reform Land Rights In Cities, World Bank Tells Africa
Land rights are the key to creating jobs, ending poverty and reducing high living costs in Africa's cities, the World ...