Trump’s Climate Decision Comes Under Fire From Business Leaders
US coal producers welcomed President Trump's decision on Thursday to pull the US out of the Paris climate deal. But ...
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Trump Pulls US Out of 2015 Accord
President Donald Trump has announced that the US is withdrawing from the 2015 Paris climate agreement. He said moves to ...
For Egypt, 1967 War Marked End of Pan-Arab Dream
Its vaunted air force destroyed, its army humbled -- the Six-Day War of 1967 dealt Egypt a shock it has ...
Spanish Bishop Despairs As C. Africa Diocese Descends ‘into Hell’
For 17 years, an Andalusian priest has quietly served as bishop in Central Africa's Bangassou. But last month, creeping sectarian ...
Lesotho Former PM Vies For Power After Fleeing In 2014
Lesotho former prime minister Thomas Thabane, who is fighting to regain power in Saturday's elections, will never forget fleeing his ...
US May Do Less Harm Outside Climate Pact Than In It
America's withdrawal from the climate-rescue Paris Agreement under Donald Trump is a blow to global unity but may be a ...
Fleeing Hunger, Somali Women Raped In Displacement Camps
He was thin but strong, in a new uniform and boots. After forcing his way into Hawo's ragged shelter the ...
$10m Support Programme For District Assemblies Launched
A joint cooperation programme by Germany and the United States (US) to support the development and efficient management of the ...
Fiji’s COP 23 Leader Vows Climate Fight ‘far From Over’
The head of upcoming UN climate talks vowed Friday that the fight against global warming would continue despite Washington's "unfortunate" ...
Italian Ambassador To Ghana Apologizes Over Muntari Racial Abuse
The Italian Ambassador to Ghana, Giovanni Favilli has personally apologised to the Minister of Sports, Hon. Isaac Asiamah over the ...
US Proposes New N. Korea Sanctions At UN
The United States presented a draft UN Security Council resolution Thursday that would impose new sanctions on North Korea over ...
US, EU Urge End To Renewed Fighting In Sudan’s Darfur
The United States and key world powers on Thursday urged Khartoum and a rebel group to end a renewed bout ...
Libya Unity Forces Take Control of Tripoli Airport
Forces loyal to Libya's UN-backed unity government on Thursday took control of Tripoli International Airport, which was largely destroyed in ...
Lack of Aid Funds Fuelling C. Africa Crisis
A dire lack of aid funds in the strife-torn Central African Republic risks leaving a vacuum that armed groups will ...
East Timor Reporters Cleared of PM Defamation Charge
Two East Timor journalists accused of defaming the prime minister were found not guilty by a Dili court on Thursday, ...
Rights Groups Urge Probe Into Bloodshed In DR Congo’s Kasai
International and local rights groups called on the UN on Thursday to open an urgent inquiry into the months-long violence ...
World Ignores Plight of Africans Fleeing Conflict
The world is turning a blind eye to millions of Africans who have fled their homes due to conflict, a ...
Sarkodie Set To Speak At 2017 Africa Dialogues Conference
Multiple award-winning Ghanaian Rapper Michael Owusu Addo, known in showbiz as Sarkodie is scheduled to speak at the Africa Dialogues ...
Golden Triangle Narco-Gangs Churning Out New Highs, UN Warns
Southeast Asian drug cartels are diversifying the narcotics they produce, the UN's crime agency warned Wednesday, with more than 160 ...
Iraq Forces Move On IS In Mosul But Civilians Slow Advance
Iraqi forces are advancing on the last areas of Mosul held by the Islamic State group but the presence of ...