Ceasefire halts deadly Afghanistan-Pakistan fighting
Spin Boldak – A ceasefire along the frontier between Afghanistan and Pakistan was holding on Thursday, after dozens of... Read more
16 Oct, 2025
Magnitude 6.5 quake hits Indonesia’s Papua: USGS
Jakarta – A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the eastern Indonesian province of Papua on Thursday, the US Geological Survey... Read more
16 Oct, 2025
DRC ex-president Kabila rallies opposition in Kenya
Nairobi – Former president Joseph Kabila rallied opponents of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s current government in Kenya’s capital... Read more
16 Oct, 2025
Kenya opposition leader Raila Odinga dies, sparking emotion, uncertainty
Nairobi – Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga, a “towering statesman” over decades of upheaval, died at the age of... Read more
15 Oct, 2025
Benin opposition picks lawyer as presidential hopeful
Cotonou – Benin’s main opposition party has chosen lawyer Renaud Agbodjo as its candidate in next year’s presidential election... Read more
15 Oct, 2025
At least 14 miners killed in Venezuela floods
Caracas – At least 14 miners have died in floods caused by heavy rain in eastern Venezuela, rescue workers... Read more
15 Oct, 2025
Lawsuit filed to void Ghana-US deportation deal
Accra – A civil society group has filed a lawsuit seeking to declare illegal the deportation deal between Ghana... Read more
15 Oct, 2025
Tested by Russia, NATO looks to strengthen its defences
Brussels – NATO defence ministers will look Wednesday at shoring up the alliance’s ability to counter Russian air incursions,... Read more
15 Oct, 2025
Military seizes power in Madagascar as president impeached
Antananarivo – An elite Madagascar military unit said Tuesday it had taken power in the Indian Ocean nation after... Read more
15 Oct, 2025
Afghan officials say 15 civilians killed in Pakistan border clashes
Spin Boldak – Fifteen civilians were killed and dozens wounded in fresh clashes on the border between Afghanistan and... Read more
15 Oct, 2025
