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Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa gives key cabinet jobs to military figures
Zimbabwe’s new President Emmerson Mnangagwa has named his cabinet, appointing senior military figures to high-profile positions. Critics have said that it has dashed...
Zimbabwe’s ‘Crocodile’ Emmerson Mnangagwa sworn in as leader
Emmerson Mnangagwa has been sworn in as Zimbabwe’s interim president, following Robert Mugabe’s resignation this week after nearly four decades of rule. Tens...
US Navy aircraft carrying 11 passengers crashes into sea near Japan
A U.S. Navy aircraft with 11 passengers and crew crashed into the Philippine Sea on Wednesday on its return to the USS Ronald...
Mugabe Ends 37-Year Zimbabwe Rule
After days of political suspense, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe resigned on Tuesday shortly after lawmakers began impeachment proceedings against him. In a statement...
UN Gives Egypt 1 Week to Re-Open Closed Coptic Churches as Christians Cry Out
[dropcap]A[/dropcap] top U.N. lawyer has given the Egyptian government one week to stop the closing of Coptic churches and begin re-opening the ones...
IMFC chair Agustin Carstens resigns
Mr Agustín Carstens, Chair of the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC), has formally resigned, effective December 1, 2017. Carstens, also steps down as...
Over 300 dead in Iraq-Iran earthquake
The death toll of a major earthquake that hit the Iran-Iraq border overnight rose to 328 dead on the Iranian side of the...
German company says crew taken by pirates off Nigeria freed
A German shipping company says pirates have released the six crewmembers who were taken hostage from a vessel off the coast of Nigeria....
US Woman Accused In Zimbabwe Of Subversion Is Freed On Bail
(AP) — The U.S. woman charged with subversion in Zimbabwe over allegedly insulting President Robert Mugabe on Twitter was freed Friday on $1,000...
CIA insists Russia meddled in US elections, despite Trump’s comment
The Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo on Saturday stood by the U.S. intelligence assessment that Russia meddled in the 2016 election, despite President...
Democrats win New Jersey, Virginia governorship elections
Democrat Phil Murphy will succeed Republican Chris Christie as New Jersey’s next governor after defeating Christie’s longtime lieutenant governor, Kim Guadagno, on Tuesday....
American accused in Zimbabwe to stay in jail
An American woman charged with subversion in Zimbabwe for allegedly insulting the president on Twitter as a “sick man” made her first court...
Lebanon PM Saad Hariri resigns, fears for his life
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri announced his resignation on Saturday, citing Iran’s “grip” on the country and threats to his life. “I announce...
Iraqi Parliament Criminalizes Display of Israeli flag
Following the display of the Israeli flag in pro-independence Kurdish rallies, the Iraqi parliament, known as the Council of Representatives, voted Tuesday to...
Burundi quits International Criminal Court
One month after a scathing United Nations report that called for a criminal investigation likely to lead back to its leaders, Burundi has...
Catalonia’s parliament declares independence from Spain
[dropcap]C[/dropcap]atalonia’s parliament voted Friday to declare independence from Spain and proclaim a republic, just as Madrid is poised to impose direct rule on...
