While the new cold war is taking its momentum, the world community is gradually forgetting other pressing issues; such as human rights, right to labor, human dignity and respect. Of course, the national and international corporations hereby play a major role when comes to respect and observance of social and labour rights. Even at the … Read more
While the new cold war is taking its momentum, the world community is gradually forgetting other pressing issues; such as human rights, right to labor, human dignity and respect. Of course, the national and international corporations hereby play a major role when comes to respect and observance of social and labour rights. Even at the … Read more
Police have detained two Moroccans who tried to smuggle migrants into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta – two hidden in a car and one in a suitcase. When police checked a car on Monday one person was found hidden in the dashboard and another in the hollowed-out back seat. The man and woman, thought … Read more
Police have detained two Moroccans who tried to smuggle migrants into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta – two hidden in a car and one in a suitcase. When police checked a car on Monday one person was found hidden in the dashboard and another in the hollowed-out back seat. The man and woman, thought … Read more
Fifty Moroccan and five Spanish border guards were injured when 1,100 African migrants attempted to storm a border fence. The migrants were attempting to reach Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta. Only two were successful, but both were injured scaling the six-metre (20 ft) fence and needed hospital treatment. One guard lost an eye, officials … Read more
Floods triggered by heavy rains and a river bursting its banks have killed at least 50 people and left thousands more homeless in southwestern Congo, a provincial governor said Thursday. Torrential rains caused the Kalamu river, which flows through the city of Boma into the River Congo, to overflow for two hours before the waters … Read more
Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone. The films are said to be popular with Pakistani audiences Major cinemas in Pakistan have agreed to end a ban on Indian films imposed when relations between the two countries deteriorated in September. The decision to ban the films came amid a rise in military tensions over the disputed territory of … Read more
The authorities in Bolivia have arrested the head of the airline involved in a crash last week that killed 71 people, including most of the Brazilian football team, Chapecoense. Gustavo Vargas, a retired air force general, has been detained as part of an investigation into the crash. The plane, operated by the tiny LaMia airline, … Read more
Jovenel Moise came first in last year’s election, which was annulled Businessman Jovenel Moise has won Haiti’s presidential election in the first round, preliminary results show. Mr Moise polled 55.67%, well ahead of his closest rival Jude Celestin’s 19.52%, provisional electoral council chief Uder Antoine said. Jean-Charles Moise secured 11.04% and Maryse Narcisse 8.99%, he … Read more
Voters will have their say Sunday in a repeatedly derailed presidential election that leaders hope will get Haiti’s shaky democracy on a sturdier track. The Caribbean nation’s roughly 6 million registered voters don’t lack for choice: 27 presidential candidates are on the ballot. The top two finishers will meet in a Jan. 29 runoff unless … Read more
The Progressive Peoples’ Party (PPP) has said it feels embarrassed when it compares Ghana to countries like Malaysia and Singapore. Ghana and Malaysia were colonised by the British, attained independence in 1957 and started afresh with virtually the same rich natural and human resources, but the latter is doing better in terms of development than … Read more
Over 800 residents of Paebo, a suburb of Adoagyiri in the Eastern Region, whose houses and properties were destroyed by a dynamite explosion in December last year, say they have still not received support from government to rebuild their homes. It would be recalled that on Wednesday December 23, 2015, many residents were rendered homeless … Read more
Militants have attacked an army base in Indian-administered Kashmir, killing at least 17 soldiers, the army says. Four of the attackers were killed, an army officer told the BBC. Carrying guns and grenades they stormed a base in Uri, close to the Line of Control with Pakistan in a pre-dawn ambush. The incident is the … Read more