US to arm Syria’s rebels
White House has announced the US plans to supply military support to Syria’s rebels after confirming evidence of chemical weapons, as Assad forces launch assault on Aleppo – follow latest updates. The...
View ArticleConfedration Cup: Protesters block access to Brasilia’s Mane Garrincha arena
Over 200 homeless activists on Friday burned tires and blocked access to Brasilia’s Mane Garrincha, one of the six host stadiums for the upcoming Confederations Cup, police said. Police spokesman said...
View ArticleBritish PM to discuss Nigeria’s new anti-gay law with Nigerian politicians...
As new anti-homosexuality law awaits the approval of President Goodluck Jonathan, Prime Minister David Cameron says “nothing should be off the table” when it comes to foreign aid and protecting equal...
View ArticleSuper Eagles’ opening goal is an own-goal – FIFA
The world football governing body, FIFA says Eagles’ opening goal of the Confederations Cup will be ruled an own-goal by Tahiti captain Nicolas Vallar. Nigeria defender Uwa Echiejile was originally...
View ArticleAttack of UN compound in Mogadishu; Ban Ki-moon & Jan Eliasson are greatly...
DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL: STATEMENTS New York, 19 June 2013 – Deputy Secretary-General’s remarks at Security Council Thematic Open Debate on Conflict Prevention and the Extractive Industries. Before I...
View ArticleNorth Korea, China call for resumption of six-party talks on Pyongyang’s...
North Korean and Chinese officials have called for the resumption of six-party talks on Pyongyang’s nuclear program, Chinese authorities said Wednesday. The announcement came as North Korea’s chief...
View ArticleU.N. Compound Attack in Somali – 16 Dead.
Seven al-Qaida-linked gunmen detonated a pick-up truck rigged with explosives at the gate of the U.N. compound in Somalia’s capital Wednesday, launching a bombs-and-gunfire assault that saw militants...
View ArticleNewly Appointed Palestinian PM Rami Hamdallah Offers to Resign
Just two weeks after his appointment A fortnight after being appointed as the Palestinian Authority’s new Prime Minister, Rami Hamdallah offered to his resignation today. It was not immediately clear...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia’s King Abdullah decrees Friday-Saturday Weekend
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Sunday said it was switching its official weekend to Friday and Saturday, bringing the kingdom’s working week in line with other members of the six-nation Gulf...
View ArticleJune 30: Google will remove all Blogger sites that monetize adult content
Google sent an email to Blogger users today warning them that their site will be removed at the end of the month if they do not remove all adverts and links to external sites hosting adult content....
View ArticleGermany, US seek end to ex-president mosri’s detention
The US has called on Egypt’s army to free deposed President Mohamed Morsi, amid ongoing protests on the first Friday of Ramadan. The appeal echoed a similar call hours earlier from Germany. The...
View ArticleSeven U.N. peacekeepers Killed , 17 others were injured in Darfur
At least seven U.N. peacekeepers were killed and 17 others were injured in an ambush Saturday morning near their base in Manawashi, north of the south Darfur state capital of Nyala, a U.N. spokesman...
View ArticlePRISM: NSA Has Inserted Its Code Into Android OS, Or Three Quarters Of All...
Over a decade ago, it was discovered that the NSA embedded backdoor access into Windows 95, and likely into virtually all other subsequent internet connected, desktop-based operating systems. However,...
View ArticlePope’s new offer: Get time off in purgatory by following Pope on Twitter
The Vatican is taking a modern approach to one of its oldest traditions, by offering indulgences to Twitter followers of the Pontifex’s social media account. Aware that some Catholics may not be able...
View ArticleUS inserted tracking device in my body – A Nigerian petitioned UN
A Nigerian, Jacob Ajomale, who alleged that he was maltreated by the United States’ Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, officers, by forcefully inserting a tracking device (chip) in his body...
View ArticleGo out and spread the good news, Holy Father tells youth at WYD closing Mass
*Says the next World Youth Day will be celebrated in Poland At closing Mass, Pope Frances tells young Catholics gathered in Rio not to be afraid to evangelise (full text below);The next World Youth Day...
View ArticleGoogle Honours Léon Foucault’s 194th birthday with a doodle
Google on Wednesday marked Leon Foucault’s 194th birthday with an animated doodle. Leon Foucault was a French physicist born on September 18, 1819 in Paris and well known for his invention of the...
View ArticleNo ‘Chapter 7 measures’ in Syria draft resolution – Lavrov
A Syria resolution drafted by Russia and the US is in line with the earlier agreement in Geneva and does not suggest immediate action under Chapter 7 of the UN Charter, Russia’s FM Lavrov said. The...
View ArticleUS walks out of UN assembly after Mugabe speech
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe used his opportunity to speak at the 68th UN General Assembly in New York on Thursday to berate the United States and the UK for imposing “illegal and filthy...
View ArticleUNGB: 14 Caribbean nations sue European countries for slavery reparations
Lawsuits seek reparations from Britain, France, Netherlands for their roles in Atlantic slave trade Fourteen Caribbean nations are suing the governments of the United Kingdom, France and the...
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