Mali president acknowledges contacts with jihadists
Feb11,2020: Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has for the first time acknowledged contacts with jihadist insurgents, an option ...
China virus toll passes 1,000 as Xi visits frontline hospital
Feb11,2020: The toll from China’s deadly coronavirus outbreak passed 1,000 on Tuesday after President Xi Jinping called for ...
Iran satellite launch fails, in blow to space programme
Iran said it “successfully” launched a satellite Sunday but failed to put it into orbit, in a blow to its space programme ...
Thai city holds vigil for 29 victims of ‘unprecedented’ mass shooting
Feb10,2020: Holding candles and writing condolences as monks chanted prayers, hundreds of Thais held an evening vigil Sunday for the ...
Cameroon polls overshadowed by violence, boycott
Feb 9,2020:Central African country of Cameroon is voting today for national legislature and local councils in the polls overshadowed ...
Coronavirus death toll in China climbs to 811, overtaking SARS toll
Feb 9,2020:The death toll from the novel coronavirus surged past 800 in mainland China on Sunday, overtaking global fatalities in the ...
News Scientists race to develop vaccine for new corona virus
Feb9,2020: Scientists from the United States to Australia are using new technology in an ambitious, multi-million-dollar drive to ...
Three-way tie in Irish general election: exit poll
Feb 9,2020: Ireland’s three main parties are tied neck-and-neck following Saturday’s general election according to an ...
China virus toll hits 722 as Hong Kong imposes quarantine
Feb8,2020:The death toll from China’s coronavirus outbreak soared to 722 on Saturday as Hong Kong imposed a mandatory ...
Russian FM slams US sanctions on Venezuela as ‘illegal’
Feb8,2020: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday slammed US sanctions against Venezuela as “illegal” during an ...