Global News

Uganda Says It Will Pull Troops Out Of South Sudan Only If Juba Secured

Uganda's president said on Friday he would pull troops out of South Sudan only if regional forces secured its capital Juba from rebel attack, as fighting in the world's newest state dragged on into a second year. Yoweri Museveni, who...

Russia Says Kiev’s Move To Join NATO Dangerous For Europe

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Ukraine's pursuit of NATO membership posed a danger to European security and that the West was using Kiev's bid to join the Atlantic alliance as a way to fuel confrontation between Russia and...

Rocket Hits Tank At Libya’s Biggest Oil Port

Ask ZiVA 728x90 Ads
A rocket hit a storage tank at the eastern Libyan oil of port Es Sider as armed factions allied to competing governments fought for control of the country's biggest export terminal, officials said on Thursday. Clashes were also reported from...

Pope Condemns Islamic State, Decries Suffering Of Children

Pope Francis on Thursday condemned the "brutal persecution" of minorities by Islamic State insurgents and said the joy of Christmas was marred by the suffering of children in the Middle East and around the world. Tens of thousands of people...

UK’s Queen Elizabeth Urges Reconciliation In Post-referendum Scotland

Britain's Queen Elizabeth used her annual Christmas Day broadcast on Thursday to advocate reconciliation, especially in Scotland where an unsuccessful independence referendum earlier this year polarized public opinion. Channeling the spirit of a brief World War One Christmas truce between...

Russia Says NATO Turning Ukraine Into ‘Frontline Of Confrontation’

Russia said on Wednesday NATO was turning Ukraine into a "frontline of confrontation" and threatened to sever remaining ties with the Atlantic military alliance if Ukraine's hopes of joining it were realized. The Kiev parliament's renunciation of Ukraine's neutral status...

Rebel Attacks In India Kill 51, Spark Violent Protests

Police in northeast India fired on Wednesday on demonstrators protesting against the killings of dozens of people by tribal guerrillas, killing five of them. Militants fighting for a separate homeland for indigenous Bodo tribesmen went on a killing spree in...

Insurgency, Fraud Pose Risks For Credible Nigerian Election

Nigeria has made an effort to clean up voter registration for elections next February, but holding a credible poll is a daunting prospect amid chaotic distribution of ballot cards and an Islamist insurgency that could disenfranchise millions. Nigeria's last presidential...

Sixty Journalists Killed In 2014, Mideast Deadliest Area: Watchdog

At least 60 journalists were killed globally this year in work-related violence, with the Middle East the deadliest region, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said in a year-end report on Tuesday. The 2014 death toll marks a drop from...

Hundreds Of Civilians killed In Libya Fighting As Crisis Deepens: U.N.

Hundreds of civilians in Libya have been killed in fighting since late August, the United Nations said on Tuesday, warning commanders of armed groups that they could face prosecution for possible war crimes including executions and torture. The North African...