Plastic, plastic everywhere but not for African recyclers
A sea of crumpled bottles spills across the courtyard of Lucy Luo Minghui’s new $44 million plastic recycling factory in Nairobi, where plastic waste litters...
‘Each of us writes’: Hong Kong’s discontent fuels creative art
Railings festooned with tear gas canisters and colorful postcards are artworks that protesters in Hong Kong have made from materials left over from recent demonstrations,...
UK, U.S. urge Tanzania to respect “due process” after journalist arrested
Britain and the United States urged Tanzania on Friday to guarantee due process of law for a journalist arrested on charges that his lawyer and...
‘Democracy now’: Protesters stage sit-in at Hong Kong airport
Demonstrators crowded the arrivals hall at Hong Kong airport on Friday, handing out anti-government leaflets and waving banners in a dozen languages in a bid...
World Food Programme to resume food aid in Yemen’s Sanaa
The World Food Programme said on Friday it is resuming food distributions next week for 850,000 people in Yemen’s capital Sanaa after a two-month halt...
Russia accuses U.S. of meddling over publication of protest map
Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Friday accused the U.S. Embassy of meddling in Russia’s internal affairs for having published a map on social media showing the...
Yemen’s Houthi group says senior official from the Houthi family killed: Masirah TV
Yemen’s Houthi movement said on Friday that a senior member of the Houthi family had been “assassinated”, according to the group’s Al-Masirah TV....
Tunisian PM Chahed submits bid to run for president
Tunisia’s Prime Minister Youssef Chahed, leader of the secular Tahya Tounes party, on Friday submitted his candidacy for the presidential election expected next month, making...
Kyrgyz ex-president Atambayev charged with corruption
Kyrgyz former president Almazbek Atambayev has been charged with corruption over his alleged role in the release of a convicted criminal, Atambayev’s lawyer said on...
Malaysia files criminal charges against 17 Goldman Sachs executives
Malaysia filed criminal charges on Friday against 17 current and former directors at subsidiaries of Goldman Sachs Group Inc following an investigation into a multi-billion-dollar...