The African Industrial and Development Conference and Awards (AIDCA) is set to host the Entrepreneurship Pitch Competition (EPC) finals in Abuja, Nigeria, in…
France to try Syria officials for crimes against humanity
PARIS: French judges have ordered senior officials of the Bashar Assad regime in Syria to stand trial for collusion in crimes against humanity,…
Ex-Kosovo president tells international judges he’s innocent
BRUSSELS: Finland joined the NATO military alliance Tuesday, dealing a major blow to Russia with a historic realignment of the continent triggered by…
US says it cannot confirm China collected real-time data from spy balloon
WASHINGTON: U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration said on Monday it could not confirm reports that China was able to collect real-time data from…
Russia rejects US claims its UN council presidency is a joke
UNITED NATIONS: Russia’s UN ambassador on Monday dismissed US and European Union descriptions of its presidency of the Security Council this month as…
One dead, several hurt in Netherlands train collision
AMSTERDAM: At least one person was killed and 30 injured, many seriously, when a passenger train carrying about 50 people derailed in the…
Afghan Taliban raid kills 6 members of Daesh group
ISLAMABAD: An overnight raid by Taliban forces in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province killed six members of the extremist Daesh group, a Taliban spokesman…
Israel: 2 soldiers wounded in West Bank drive-by shooting
JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said two soldiers were wounded, one severely, Saturday evening in a drive-by shooting in the occupied West Bank, the…
Palestinian stabs 2 Israelis in attack near army base
JERUSALEM: A Palestinian suspect stabbed two Israelis near an army base south of Tel Aviv on Tuesday in the latest incident in a…
Headmistress guilty of sexual abuse at Australian school
MELBOURNE: A former headmistress was found guilty on Monday of sexually assaulting two sisters at an ultra-orthodox Jewish school in Australia, 15 years…