Tag: NEWS AGENCIES
Thousands strike for wage increases in South Africa
Thousands of public sector workers in South Africa have embarked on a…
IMF, South Sudan sign agreement for $112.7m in emergency funds
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and South Sudan have reached a staff-level…
Erdogan signals a Turkish ground offensive in Syria, Iraq
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has signalled a possible ground offensive in…
Equatorial Guinea ruling party wins 99% of votes in early results
Eighty-year-old President Teodoro Obiang, the world’s longest-ruling head of state, is seeking…
Three killed in Turkey after rockets fired from Syria
Suspected Kurdish fighters fired rockets at the border town of Karkamis after…
Earthquake rocks Indonesia killing dozens; wounding hundreds
A shallow earthquake rattled Indonesia’s main island of Java, killing dozens of…
At least five killed in shooting at gay nightclub in Colorado
At least five people were killed and 18 injured in a shooting…
Suspected Congolese soldier killed in Rwanda: Rwandan ministry
Rwanda’s defence ministry said an unidentified man opened fire in Rubavu district…
Gas cylinder explosion in Iraq’s Sulaimaniyah kills 15 people
The death toll from a gas cylinder explosion in a residential area…
Bus plunges into ditch, killing 20 in flood-hit southern Pakistan
At least 20 people have been killed in Pakistan’s flood-hit south after…