Locust invasion threatens Somali farmers with starvation
Somali farmers on Saturday urged their government and the international community to help protect their crops from an invasion of locusts that is leaving many...
At least 17 dead in bus crash in eastern Guatemala
A collision between a passenger bus and a trailer truck early on Saturday claimed at least 17 lives in eastern Guatemala, according to local doctors...
U.S. says concerned as Libyan conflict turning bloodier with Russian mercenaries: official
The United States is “very concerned” about the intensification of the conflict in Libya, with a rising number of reported Russian mercenaries supporting Khalifa Haftar’s...
France kills 33 militants in Mali raid: president
France killed 33 militants in Mali on Saturday using attack helicopters, ground troops and a drone near the border with Mauritania where a group linked...
Iran’s Rouhani welcomes Japan opt-out of U.S.-led naval mission in Gulf
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday welcomed Japan’s decision not to join a U.S.-led naval mission in the Gulf, in remarks carried by state television....
French forces kill 33 militants in Mali: Macron
France killed 33 militants in Mali on Saturday using attack helicopters, ground troops and a drone near the border with Mauritania where a group linked...
Turkey’s parliament ratifies security accord with Libya: report
Turkey’s parliament approved on Saturday a security and military cooperation deal signed with Libya’s internationally recognised government last month, state media reported, an agreement that...
Protesters flood Hong Kong mall
Hundreds of protesters gathered in several Hong Kong malls on Saturday (December 21), a day after Hong Kong police arrested a man who fired a...
Muslim nations look to gold and bartering to beat sanctions
At the end of an Islamic summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s prime minister says several Islamic nations are looking into ways to be self-reliant in...
Citizenship act protests escalate in India
At least nine people died in a police clash with protesters who took to streets in northern India to oppose a new law which they...