Tag: United Nations

Ghana has opened its second and final round of arguments at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea ...

North Korea Opens Ice Festival With Kim Body Barely Cold

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Less than two days after the assassination of the half-brother of North Korea's leader, small girls in frilly pastel leotards ...

UK ‘very Pleased’ About Gambia’s Commonwealth Return

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Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, who is in The Gambia, has said he is “very pleased” the West African state intends ...

IMF Extension May Delay Disbursements – Dr. Assibey

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Ghana risks a likely delay in the disbursement of funds from the International Monetary Fund from this year, following plans ...

Libya Still In the Mire As Another Anniversary Passes

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Libya's transition has been bogged down by insecurity and chaos, leaving the country looking like a "failed state" six years ...

Sub-Saharan Africa Lags In Sustainable Energy Policies

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Sub-Saharan Africa, where more than a half billion people live without electricity, trails the world in government policies that promote ...

Syria Refugees Shrug Off Peace Talks But Dream of Home

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Almost six years into a war that has devastated their country, Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon say they expect ...

Russia Deploys Missile In Apparent Treaty Violation

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Moscow has deployed a cruise missile in an apparent treaty violation, a senior military official told CNN Tuesday. The move ...

Syria Talks Delayed Due To ‘technical Reasons’

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Kazakhstan said Wednesday a new round of Astana talks on the Syria conflict led by Russia, Turkey and Iran scheduled ...

South Sudan War Reaches ‘catastrophic Proportions’

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A confidential UN report is warning that the war in South Sudan has reached "catastrophic proportions for civilians" and the ...

Head of Libya’s Unity Govt To Meet Rival Army Chief

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The head of Libya's unity government and a rival army chief were to meet in Cairo on Tuesday to find ...

Burundi Govt Again Refuses Crisis Talks With Opposition

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Burundi's government affirmed Tuesday it will shun peace talks with opposition figures planned for later this week in Tanzania, dragging ...

8 Hurt, Many Arrests In Police Raid On Oulawed DRCongo Group

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Eight suspected members of an outlawed political-religious group were critically injured and 22 arrested in clashes with police in the ...

Wrestling Magnate Confirmed To Head US Small Business Admin

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The US Senate on Tuesday easily confirmed billionaire professional wrestling tycoon Linda McMahon to head the Small Business Administration, filling ...

Food Prices Soar In Drought-Hit Countries

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Drought in East Africa has led to a sharp increase in the price of staple foods, raising fears that hunger ...

Thousands In Iraq Pay Homage To Victims of Baghdad Protest

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Thousands of Iraqis, mostly supporters of prominent cleric Moqtada Sadr, gathered in Baghdad Tuesday to pay their respects to seven ...

‘At Least 100 Killed’ In DR Congo Violence

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The United Nations says government soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo are thought to have killed at least 100 ...

Gambia Welcomes British FM For First Time Since Independence

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British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, who in the past sparked fury over comments about Africans, arrives in The Gambia on ...

Saudi Royals Host Erdogan Ahead of Syria Talks

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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Saudi Arabia's top leadership on Tuesday during a visit to further strengthen ties as ...

US To Give Uganda $25 Mn In Aid For Refugees

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