Zimbabwe teachers strike patchy as reprisals feared

By Reuters,

Some Zimbabwean teachers stayed at home while others went slow on the job as a strike at state schools got off to a patchy start amid fears of further...

Emmerson Mnangagwa , Robert Mugabe , Zimbabwe , Zimbabwe Teachers Association

Even some Republicans balk as Trump targets US spy chiefs

By CNN,

Even after two years, President Donald Trump's assaults on US spy chiefs are shocking coming from a commander in chief. The President's Twitter bar...

US, UK hold rare joint drills in the South China Sea

By CNN,

The US and the UK finished six days of coordinated drills in the South China Sea on Wednesday, in a move likely to antagonize Beijing, which views a l...

South China , UK , US

U.S. defense chief who built, then strove to contain nuclear weapons, dies at 91

By Reuters,

Harold Brown, an advocate of nuclear arms control who as President Jimmy Carter’s defense secretary tried but failed to win U.S. Senate approval of ...

Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger , Harold Brown , Nuclear arms control , President Jimmy Carter

Airline accidentally offers 95% discount

By CNN,

It was the deal of the century for eagle-eyed, fast-swooping airline passengers. Flying business or first class from Vietnam to North American citi...

Cathay Pacific , Hong Kong airline , One Mile at a Time

Sudan: The 11-year-old girl divorcing her 38-year-old husband

By CNN,

Amal is 11 years old and seeking a divorce. The young Sudanese girl was in elementary school when a 38-year-old man asked for her hand in marriage....

Sudan's National Council for Child Welfare (NCCW , United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

Trump issues executive order freezing federal workers’ pay in 2019

By CNN,

President Donald Trump issued an executive order Friday freezing federal workers' pay for 2019, following through on a proposal he announced earlier i...

Trump

Inside the Japan town that pays cash for kids

By CNN,

When Katsunori and Kaori Osaka had their first child, they were living in a cramped apartment in Nagoya, a city of more than 2 million people in centr...

The final days of Felipe Alonzo-Gomez, the 8-year-old migrant who died in U.S custody

By CNN,

An 8-year-old migrant's last days were a blur of border patrol stations and hospital visits in a location about 2,000 miles from his family's home in ...

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) , Felipe Alonzo-Gomez , Guatemala

Attack on government building in Afghan capital leaves 43 dead

By Reuters,

Afghan authorities on Tuesday collected 43 bodies from a government compound in the capital Kabul that was targeted by a suicide bomber and extremists...

General Scott Miller , Karim Youresh , Marine General Joseph Dunford , President Donald Trump , Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid , Wahid Majroh

US Allies Reeling from ‘Trump Withdrawal’ Scramble in Syria

By VOA,

British and French officials are scrambling to determine how they can maintain military pressure on the Islamic State terror group once the United Sta...

Aldar Khalil , Brett McGurk , Florence Parly , François Senemand , James Mattis , Mike Pregent , President Bashar al-Assad , President Donald Trump , President Recep Tayyip Erdogan , Syria , the hague

Jose Mourinho leaves Manchester United with Ksh.68M hotel bill

By CNN,

Jose Mourinho's firing by Manchester United has dominated the news agenda this week, but so too has the Portuguese's eye-watering hotel bill. Havin...

Jose Mourinho , Manchester United

Japan to buy more stealth jets, radar to counter China, Russia

By Reuters,

Japan will accelerate spending on advanced stealth fighters, long-range missiles and other equipment over the next five years to support U.S. forces f...

china , JAPAN , President Donald Trump , Prime Minister Shinzo Abe , Raytheon , Robert Morrissey , russia

US deflects UN request to fund humanitarian aid for N. Korea

By VOA,

The United States is resisting calls from the United Nations to provide humanitarian aid to North Korea, citing Pyongyang's continuing expansion of it...

North Korea , OCHA , United States

uberBODA: Uber unveils boda boda service in Nairobi

By Citizen Reporter,

Digital ride-hailing firm Uber on Thursday announced the launch of its latest product, uberBODA, that will allow commuters to secure a boda-boda using...

uber , uberBoda

Brexit linked to a rise in antidepressant use, study finds

By CNN,

The number of antidepressants prescribed in England rose after the United Kingdom's vote to leave the European Union in 2016, a new study finds. Th...

Macron says he doesn’t conduct ‘diplomacy through tweets’

By CNN,

In an exclusive interview on "Fareed Zakaria GPS," French President Emmanuel Macron said he prefers "having direct discussion" rather than discussing ...

diplomacy , French President Emmanuel Macron , President Donald Trump

Taxify aims for 10-fold Africa growth, to overtake Uber in Europe

By Reuters,

Taxify, a European-based rival to Uber and the leading app-based taxi-hailing platform in Africa, expects to grow its African business ten-fold over t...

africa , Markus Villig , Taxify , uber

A divided Congress, a divided America

By CNN,

Democrats on Tuesday captured the House of Representatives and are set to exert a major institutional check on President Donald Trump, while breaking ...

Midterm elections , US Elections

Mercedes ready to wrap up fifth successive title

By Reuters,

Lewis Hamilton is celebrating his fifth Formula One world championship already and Sunday should see Mercedes catch up with their driver by securing a...

Lewis Hamilton , Mercedes