Month: March 2018

12 Houthis, two soldiers killed amid renewed fighting in southern Yemen, army says SANAA: At least two Yemeni soldiers and 12 Houthi rebels were killed in fierce battles that erupted late Wednesday in the southern […]

Britain has bad record of violating international law, claims Ambassador Alexander Yakovenko LONDON: The British government has provided no proof of Russia’s alleged involvement in the Salisbury incident, Russia’s ambassador to London said Thursday. Speaking […]

Sofia currently holds rotating presidency of European Union JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Bulgarian President Rumen Radev met in Jerusalem on Thursday, where they discussed means of enhancing political and economic relations. “Today […]

Protesters dig out pipes from Chinese fish processing plant they say is polluting the sea and killing fish BANJUL, Gambia: Hundreds of people in a Gambian fishing town on Thursday demonstrated against a Chinese company […]

5 South African peacekeepers face allegations of sexually exploiting women in Democratic Republic of Congo JOHANNESBURG: The South African military said Thursday it is investigating allegations of sexual abuse by some of its soldiers serving […]

Attack takes place on capital Mogadishu’s busiest street, death toll likely to rise MOGADISHU, Somalia: At least 14 people were killed and more than six wounded when a car bomb exploded on the busiest street […]

Airstrikes targeting marketplace in Idlib injure 72 others IDLIB, Syria: Russian jets launched airstrikes on a district in Syria’s Idlib province Thursday, killing 42 civilians and leaving scores injured. Mustafa Haj Yousuf, director of the […]

Former US Permanent Representative to the UN Bolton expected to take over April 9 NEW YORK: President Donald Trump’s National Security Advisor General Herbert Raymond McMaster will resign, and be replaced by former U.S. Ambassador […]