At least 28 people were killed by the Myanmar army at a monastery in southern Shan State, an insurgent group said. Troops shelled the Nan Nein village on Saturday, the…
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USA: Eight dead after boats capsize
At least eight people have died after two boats capsized off the California coast, emergency services have said. A search began after the boats got in trouble off Black’s Beach,…
USA: The shot on target for Kenyan designer Nthenya Mwendwa at the Oscars
Kenyan fashion designer Nthenya Mwendwa is in Los Angeles with the aim of getting her luxury bags worn and photographed on the Oscars red carpet. Mwendwa’s bags are available for…
South Africa: President Ramaphosa cleared of ‘Farmgate’ scandal
South Africa’s anti-corruption watchdog says there is no evidence of wrongdoing by President Cyril Ramaphosa linked to the theft of $580,000 (£482,000) – possibly more – in cash from his…
DRC: Angola to deploy troops after failed truce
Angola says it will send a military unit to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, days after a truce it brokered failed to end fighting. Both sides in the conflict –…
Mozambique: Winds and rain lash the country as storm arrives
Mozambique is being lashed by rain, powerful winds and flooding as Cyclone Freddy makes landfall for the second time in a month. The southern African nation has received more than…
Kenya: Education ministry launches LGBTQ crackdown in schools
Kenya’s education ministry has launched a crackdown on what it described as the infiltration of LGBTQ agenda in schools. It will see government establish chaplaincies in schools, minister Ezekiel Machogu…
Nigeria: UN condemns suspected Islamist attack
The UN has condemned the reported ambush and brutal killing of at least 37 civilians in Mukdolo village in Ngala Local Government Area of Nigeria’s north-eastern Borno State. As we…
Netherlands: Proceedings against Rwanda genocide suspect on hold
Judges at a UN court in The Hague have put proceedings against Rwandan genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga on hold in order to assess whether he is in good-enough health to…
Turkey: China brokers deal for Iran and Saudi Arabia to end seven-year rift
Middle East regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia have agreed to restore diplomatic relations, seven years after severing them in a bitter row. The unexpected announcement came after four days…