Protester’s funeral becomes new flashpoint in Sudan unrest
KHARTOUM- Sudanese police have shot live ammunition as mourners gathered outside the home of a 60-year-old protester who died from a gunshot wound sustained during anti-government demonstrations, a Reuters witness…
On Day 28, no sign of end to US partial government shutdown
WASHINGTON – As the partial US government shutdown hit the four-week mark, tensions mounted in Washington on either side of the standoff over President Donald Trump’s demand for $US5.7 billion…
Scores arrested, beaten as Zimbabwe police crack down on protests
HARARE – Scores of Zimbabwean civilians including a prominent activist were detained and charged with public violence on Wednesday and others were beaten, lawyers and witnesses said, pointing to a…
Kenya hotel siege over, militants and at least 14 victims dead
NAIROBI – Kenyan security forces have killed the militants who stormed an upscale Nairobi hotel compound, taking at least 14 lives and forcing hundreds of others into terrifying escapes, the…
US government shutdown enters its 26th day as talks paralysed
WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump is expected to sign legislation providing 800,000 federal employees with back pay when the partial government shutdown ends, even through a conclusion to the…
New passage to Britain as Iranian migrants use boats to cross Channel
CALAIS, France – Mohamed’s first attempt to reach Britain’s southern shores in December foundered because the outboard engine was not powerful enough to propel the boat carrying him and half…
UK royal Meghan reveals she’s six months pregnant: media
BIRKENHEAD, England – Meghan Markle, wife of Britain’s Prince Harry, told royal well-wishers on Monday she was six months pregnant but the royal couple do not know the gender of…
Macron 2.0: French president seeks reset button with national debate
PARIS – To his allies, Emmanuel Macron’s letter to the French launching a national policy debate was a bold exercise in democracy. To his critics, Sunday’s missive was an empty,…
Canadian sentenced to death in China for drug smuggling
BEIJING – A Chinese court has sentenced a Canadian man to death for drug smuggling after prosecutors said an original 15-year sentence given in November was too lenient. Dalian Intermediate…
Indonesian officials say crashed Lion Air jet’s cockpit voice recorder found
JAKARTA – Indonesia has found the cockpit voice recorder from a Lion Air plane more than two months after the Boeing Co 737 MAX jet crashed into the sea near…
