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How increase in the cost of bread led to the removal, arrest of Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who has ruled the country for nearly 30 years and is wanted for war crimes by the International Criminal...

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrested by London police at Ecuadorian embassy

London’s Metropolitan Police confirmed on Thursday that they had arrested Wikileaks founder Julian Assange  at the Ecuadorian Embassy in the British capital. The arrest...

David Malpass is new World Bank president

The World Bank’s executive board on Friday unanimously approved David Malpass as the development bank’s 13th president. The 63-year-old senior US Treasury official...

U.S. Revokes ICC Prosecutor’s Visa Over Afghanistan War Crimes Probe

The United States has revoked the entry visa of the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensouda, who is investigating possible war...

Commonwealth Sec Gen wins international prize for services to women’s empowerment

The Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Patricia Scotland, has received a Distinguished Champion award at the WEConnect Gala in Washington DC, for her...

US suspends F-35 deliveries to Turkey over Russian S-400s purchase – Pentagon

The United States has stopped shipping equipment related to the F-35 fighter jet to Turkey. Washington’s move comes after Ankara insisted on purchasing...

One of Russia’s richest women, co-owner of biggest private airline dies in plane crash in Germany

Russia’s fourth richest woman, Natalia Fileva, who chaired the executive board of S7 Airlines, has died in a crash of a small plane...

Report: Khashoggi’s killers received training in US

Some members of the Saudi hit team that killed Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi in his country’s consulate in the Turkish city of Istanbul received training in...

Over 1,000 feared dead in Mozambique cyclone

More than 1,000 people were feared dead in Mozambique four days after a cyclone slammed into the country, submerging entire villages and leaving...

‘I was never a fan of John McCain and I never will be, says Donald Trump

President Donald Trump defended his ongoing attacks on the late Sen. John McCain Tuesday, saying he never liked the Arizona senator over differences...

Gunman opens fire on Dutch train, several hurt

Several people have been injured after a man opened fire on a tram in the Dutch city of Utrecht, police have said. A...

Suspected white supremacist charged with murder after New Zealand mosque shootings

Australian Brenton Harrison Tarrant, 28, a suspected white supremacist, was charged with murder on Saturday after 49 people were killed and dozens wounded...

Commonwealth Secretary-General Offers a Statement on the Attacks in New Zealand

Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland Friday condemned the terror attack in Christchurch, New Zealand. Forty people were killed in a shooting attack on the southern...

Trump Administration To Close International Offices For Refugee Cases

Sanjana Karanth,HuffPost President  Donald Trump’s administration is planning to close the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ international offices, affecting cases that involve refugees,...

Views From Abroad: Nigeria’s returning president has a chance to make amends – Financial Times

Nigeria’s recent election produced a winner, but victory for incumbent Muhammadu Buhari has generated little enthusiasm in a country performing far below its...

Downed Indian pilot is eager to be back in action

Abhinandan Varthaman, the mustached pilot of an Indian MiG-21 Bison who recently received a hero’s welcome home from captivity in Pakistan, now wants...