U.S. conducts air strikes against Iranian-backed militia facilities in Syria

By Reuters,

President Joe Biden on Thursday directed U.S. military air strikes in eastern Syria against facilities belonging to what the Pentagon said were Iran-b...

Iran

Britain to deliberately infect volunteers with Coronavirus

By VOA,

Healthy volunteers will be deliberately infected with the coronavirus to try to speed up the development of a vaccine, under plans announced by the Br...

Fires. Tear gas. Rubber bullets. ‘I can’t breathe’ protests heat up over death of George Floyd

By Reuters,

Civil unrest flared and curfews were imposed in several major U.S. cities on Saturday as demonstrators took to the streets to vent outrage at the deat...

George Floyd

Coronavirus fears spark xenophobia in China

By CNN,

The African community in Guangzhou is on edge after widespread accounts were shared on social media of people being left homeless this week, as China'...

china , coronavirus

Americans rush to stock up on essentials as coronavirus stokes fears of shortages

By Reuters,

From Jersey City on the East Coast to Los Angeles on the West Coast, American shoppers picked grocery store shelves clean on products. They range f...

coronavirus

Huge crowds in Iran for Soleimani funeral as new commander promises revenge

By Reuters,

Hundreds of thousands of Iranians thronged Tehran’s streets on Monday for the funeral of military commander Qassem Soleimani, killed by a U.S. drone...

Donald Trump , Iran , Qassem Soleimani

Governor Mutua wants Duale removed from division of revenue talks

By Enock Muswii,

Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua now wants National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale to recuse himself from the on-going mediation talks between the...

Alfred Mutua , Division of Revenue talks

Brazil police recommend no charges for Neymar in rape case

By Reuters,

Brazilian police said on Tuesday they had recommended no rape charges against soccer star Neymar, after a woman he met online said he flew her to Pari...

Brazil , neymar , rape

Zimbabwean vice president in China to receive treatment for unknown illness

By Reuters,

Zimbabwean Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has been flown to China for medical treatment, a presidential spokesman said on Monday, but gave no det...

china , Constantino Chiwenga , President Emmerson Mnangagwa , Zimbabwe

As drought stokes urban hunger, Ethiopia dishes up free school meals

By Reuters,

Endale Terefe from Addis Ababa,Ethiopia remembers a time when he used to go to school so hungry he had trouble staying awake during lessons. The 14...

Ethiopia , free school lunch

23 dead, 300 missing after attack on Mali village

By Reuters,

At least 23 people are dead and 300 missing after an attack on Sunday on a village of Fulani herders in central Mali where communal violence has surge...

attack , Fulani herders , Issiaka Ganame , MALI

One dead, several hurt in suicide bomber attacks in Tunisian capital

By Reuters,

Two suicide bombers blew themselves up in separate attacks on police in the Tunisian capital on Thursday, killing one police officer and wounding seve...

militants , Police Officers , President Beji Caid Essebsi , suicide bomber , tunisia

London named Europe’s top ‘tech for good’ hotspot

By Reuters,

From mobile food sharing to 3D-printed splints, London has been named the best European city for developing technology to solve environmental and soci...

London. , TECHNOLOGY

Ugandan critics oppose Nile river power plant plan

By Reuters,

A plan by South Africa’s Bonang Power and Energy to develop a 360 megawatt (MW) power plant on Uganda’s Nile River has met resistance from critics...

Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) , River Nile , uganda

Zimbabwe faces worst power cuts in three years, mines hit

By Reuters,

Zimbabwe’s state power utility imposed the worst rolling blackouts in three years on Monday, with households and industries including mines set to b...

Electricity , President Emmerson Mnangagwa , Zimbabwe

Russia commemorates end of World War II

By VOA,

Russia on May 9 commemorated the 74th anniversary of the Allied victory over Nazi Germany in World War II with a military parade on Moscow's Red Squar...

Pope defends migrants during trip to immigration-adverse Bulgaria

By Reuters,

Pope Francis said on Monday the plight of suffering immigrants and refugees was “the cross of humanity,” taking up their case for the second conse...

bulgaria , Immigration , Pope Francis

China April factory growth unexpectedly slows as economy struggles for traction

By Reuters,

Factory activity in China expanded for a second straight month in April but at a much slower pace than expected, an official survey showed on Tuesday,...

china , factory growth unexpectedly slows China

Sri Lanka bombers’ mentor, Zahran Hashim is dead, but his memory still stokes fear

By CNN,

Zahran Hashim had preached hate and violence for years. On Easter Sunday, at the Shangri-La hotel in Colombo, he put those words into action. As ...

Sri Lanka , Sri Lanka bomb attacks , Zahran Hashim

Britain plans social media watchdog to battle harmful content

By Reuters,

Britain proposed new online safety laws on Monday that would slap penalties on social media companies and technology firms if they fail to protect the...

Britain , Molly Russell , social media