US Seeks To Renegotiate S.Korea Free Trade Deal
The United States formally declared Thursday it wants to renegotiate its free trade agreement with South Korea, as the world's ...
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China Says Trade With N.Korea Up 10.5% In First Half
China's first-half trade with North Korea rose 10.5 percent year-on-year, Chinese officials said Thursday, as the US urges Beijing to ...
Shadowy App Turkey Says Was Key To Coup Bid
It's the app Ankara says provided the messaging hub for many of the suspected plotters who took part in last ...
UN Identifies 38 New Probable Mass Graves In DR Congo
Another 38 probable mass graves have been discovered in DR Congo in the country's troubled central region of Kasai, the ...
Gender Ministry Internsifies Fight Against Human Trafficking
Government has allocated some 1.5million Cedis to the human trafficking secretariat under the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection ...
Switzerland Supports Ghana With $80 Million
The Federal Republic of Switzerland has earmarked an amount of $80 million to support the enhanced competitiveness of Ghanaian enterprises ...
South Sudan Forces Launch Fresh Offensive Against Rebels
South Sudan government forces have launched an offensive towards a rebel stronghold in the north of the country, the UN ...
Sudan Halts Talks After Trump Extends Sanctions
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Wednesday suspended negotiations with Washington aimed at ending sanctions against Khartoum, after the United States ...
WFP Expands Food Aid Deliveries In Syria’s Raqa
The UN's World Food Programme announced Wednesday it has resumed aid deliveries in parts of Syria's Raqa province for the ...
UN Blames Yemen Warring Sides For ‘man-Made’ Cholera Crisis
The UN aid chief on Wednesday blamed Yemen's warring parties and their foreign backers for a 'man-made' cholera outbreak affecting ...
UAE Slams Al-Jazeera For Anti-Semitism, Inciting Hate
A top UAE official on Wednesday accused Qatari broadcast giant Al-Jazeera of anti-Semitism, discrimination and inciting religious hate, in a ...
Sudan Regrets US Decision To Extend Sanctions But Still Hopeful
Sudan voiced regret on Wednesday over a US decision to keep sanctions in place for another three months but expressed ...
Tillerson To Meet Arab Ministers Over Qatar Boycott
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, touring the crisis-hit Gulf for a round of intense shuttle diplomacy, arrived in Saudi ...
Group To Patrol Mediterranean To Stop Migrants Reaching Europe
A group of far-right activists has hired a boat to patrol the Mediterranean and prevent would-be migrants from reaching Europe. ...
China Ships Troops To Its First Overseas Base In Africa
China has deployed troops to its first overseas naval base in Djibouti, a major step forward for the country's expansion ...
Washington Extends Review Period For Sudan Sanctions
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday opted to extend by three months the deadline on whether to lift decades-old sanctions ...
MTV Expands Safe Sex Drama To India, Egypt
"MTV Shuga," the youth culture network's drama on sexual behavior that has won an audience across sub-Saharan Africa, will expand ...
US Urges UN Sanctions Over DR Congo Violence, Election Delays
The United States on Tuesday threatened sanctions against the Democratic Republic of Congo if elections are not held this year ...
Qatar Pledges Gaza Support Despite Saudi Pressure
Qatar's envoy to Gaza said Tuesday Doha was committed to funding projects in the Hamas-run Palestinian enclave, despite pressure from ...
Far-Right Group Hires Boat To ‘patrol’ Med For Migrants
A group of far-right activists has hired a vessel to patrol the Mediterranean and prevent would-be migrants from reaching Europe, ...