Could AfCFTA be an economic game changer for Africa?
African leaders have launched a continental free-trade zone which could potentially create a $3.4 trillion economic bloc. Serena Chaudhry reports....
UN urged to probe Philippines drug war killings
Amnesty International is urging the United Nations to pass a resolution that would investigate the killings carried out in Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on...
Russian parliament urges government to impose sanctions on Georgia
The Russian parliament on Tuesday unanimously backed a resolution urging the government to impose tough economic sanctions on Georgia over what it called the country’s...
Bail hearing set for ex-U.S. Marine accused of storming North Korean mission in Madrid
A bail review hearing is set to resume on Tuesday in Los Angeles federal court for a former U.S. Marine accused of being part of...
Italy seeks fresh migrant clampdown as more boats arrive
Italy’s government plans to throw more resources into its fight against boat migrants, an official said on Tuesday, as the number of new arrivals gathers...
Trump says won’t deal with UK ambassador after leak of ‘inept’ memos
Donald Trump said he would not deal with Britain’s ambassador to Washington after a leak of confidential memos in which the diplomat described the U.S....
Ex-U.N. aid worker jailed in Nepal for sexually abusing boys
A court in Nepal has sentenced a former UN aid worker from Canada to nine years in jail on charges of sexually abusing two boys,...
Rock star takes on Ukraine’s comedian president
Ukrainian rock star Sviatoslav Vakarchuk has announced he is running in July 21 parliamentary elections on a platform that includes cutting oligarchs down to size,...
Two Turkish soldiers killed in attack by Kurdish militants: ministry
Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants launched an attack on a Turkish military vehicle in southeast Turkey on Tuesday, killing two soldiers and wounding another, the...
Spanish man dies after being swept away by floods
One man’s body has been found after a river burst its banks during sudden, torrential rain in the northern Spanish region of Navarra on Monday...