Crackdown concerns over Uganda’s Huawei CCTV
Uganda’s police force has spent $126 million on a new CCTV system – but questions are being asked over whether it will be an effective...
FCC fines ABC $395,000 over ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ emergency alert tones
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday said Walt Disney Co’s ABC unit has agreed to pay a $395,000 civil penalty after an October 2018 episode...
Amid fresh meltdown, Argentine film gives last laugh to victims of 2001 crisis
With Argentina once again reeling from a financial crisis, a film released on Thursday shows residents from a village outside Buenos Aires pursuing the dream...
India’s Modi trumpets Kashmir move, but local support is scarce
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi trumpeted his abolition of Kashmir’s special status in an Independence Day speech on Thursday, but there was little sign that...
China warns it could quell Hong Kong protesters; Trump urges Xi to meet them
Hong Kong braced for more mass protests over the weekend, even as China warned it could use its power to quell demonstrations and U.S. President...
Palestinian youths stab Israeli policeman, one youth shot dead
Two Palestinian youths stabbed an Israeli policeman in Jerusalem’s Old City on Thursday and were shot by officers, killing one of them, police said....
Gibraltar decides to free seized Iranian tanker; U.S. seeks to hold it
Britain’s Mediterranean territory Gibraltar decided on Thursday to free a seized Iranian oil tanker, but did not immediately indicate when or if the ship would...
Ethics breach plunges Canada’s Trudeau back into image crisis ahead of vote
Canadian Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s already tough re-election bid got tougher this week when the country’s ethics watchdog delivered a scathing rebuke less than...
Mexico City prison fire kills at least three, injures seven
A fire at a prison in eastern Mexico City on Thursday morning killed at least three men and injured seven others, the city government said...
Ethiopian shoemakers stepping in the right direction
The East African crafted shoes have made great strides into the international market over the past decade and the fancy footwear is starting to seep...