20 people die in S African pub, cause unclear

At least 20 young people have died at a township pub in South Africa’s southern city of East London, but the cause of the deaths is still unclear.
26 June 2022

Russian missiles continue to hammer Ukraine's Kyiv as G7 leaders call for unity

Russian missiles hit an apartment block and kindergarten in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Sunday, in strikes U.S. President Joe Biden condemned as "barbarism" as world leaders gathered in Europe to discuss further sanctions against Moscow.
26 June 2022

22 people found dead inside South African nightclub

South African authorities are investigating the deaths of at least 22 patrons found inside a popular township tavern close to East London city, provincial health officials said on Sunday.
26 June 2022

India, UK setting up training academy for Commonwealth diplomats

India and the United Kingdom on Saturday (June 25, 2022) announced the setting up of a new Commonwealth Diplomatic Academy in New Delhi to train diplomats from countries of the 54-nation grouping.
26 June 2022

Mr Happy Face: "World's ugliest dog", survivor of abuse and neglect

With a tuft of punk-style hair and a tongue sticking perennially out the side of his mouth, a dog named Mr Happy Face has been crowned the world's homeliest pooch.
26 June 2022

Germany will allow foreign workers to fill staff shortage at airports: Report

Germany will allow the entry of foreign workers to fill staff shortages at the German airports as a temporary solution, Bild am Sonntag reported on Sunday, citing the interior, transport and labour ministers.
26 June 2022

Abortion ruling: Protesters decry overturning half-century-old precedent

Hundreds of protesters descended on the U.S. Supreme Court on Saturday to denounce the justice's decision to overturn the half-century-old Roe v. Wade precedent that recognized women's constitutional right to abortion.
25 June 2022

Palestinian teen killed

A Palestinian teenager was killed by Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank after they opened fire on a group of Palestinians throwing rocks
25 June 2022

18 migrants die in attempt to enter Spain’s Melilla

At least 18 African migrants died when a huge crowd tried to cross into the Spanish enclave of Melilla in northern Morocco, according to an
25 June 2022

Iran nuke talks with US to resume soon

Talks on reviving the Iran nuclear deal will resume in the coming days, the European Union’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said yesterday
25 June 2022

Russian missiles rain down on Ukraine

Russian missiles rained down across Ukraine yesterday, hitting military facilities in the west and the north as well as a southern city as the biggest land conflict in Europe since World War Two entered its fifth month. 
25 June 2022

A ‘huge blow’ to human rights

International condemnation has been swift following the US Supreme Court’s decision to upend the constitutional protections for abortion contained in the landmark Roe v Wade ruling of 1973. 
25 June 2022

Fresh transport strikes hit UK, mainland Europe

Britain’s railway system once again came to a virtual standstill yesterday and flights in Europe were disrupted as strikes in the travel sector hit the continent. 
25 June 2022

Somalia parliament endorses new PM

Somalia’s parliament yesterday unanimously endorsed Hamza Abdi Barre as new prime minister, paving the way for the creation of a new government for the fragile Horn of Africa nation. 
25 June 2022

Two killed in Norway ‘terror’ shooting

Two people were killed and at least 21 others wounded in shootings near bars in central Oslo early yesterday that police were treating as a “terrorist attack”. 
25 June 2022

US Gun control: House passes bill, sends it to Biden

US lawmakers broke a decades-long stalemate on firearms control Friday, passing the first major safety regulations in almost 30 years, less than 24 hours after the Supreme Court bolstered the right to bear arms. 
25 June 2022

2 killed, more than a dozen wounded in Norway shooting

Two people were killed and more than a dozen injured early Saturday in a mass shooting in Oslo, Norwegian police said, as the city was gearing up for an annual Pride parade.
25 June 2022

IMF slashes US economic growth forecast, predicts it would "narrowly" escape recession

The International Monetary Fund on Friday slashed its US economic growth forecast as aggressive Federal Reserve interest rate hikes cool demand but predicted that the United States would "narrowly" avoid a recession.
25 June 2022

40-50mn may go hungry due to Russia war: Blinken

Russia's war against Ukraine, not Western sanctions, will add another 40 or 50 million more people to the ranks of the hungry, said U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Berlin.
24 June 2022

Where can you still get an abortion in US?

The U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision paves the way for about half of the 50 states to ban or heavily restrict women's access to abortions. 
24 June 2022