Pakistan’s Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has said Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif appears to have been the victim of a targeted killing in Kenya, and not an accidental shooting. Sharif, a…
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Sri Lanka: UN warns of worsening food crisis in amid economic woes
The number of people in Sri Lanka needing urgent humanitarian help has doubled to 3.4 million, the United Nations has said as it warned of a worsening food crisis in…
Germany: Sportswear wars-Adidas hires Puma CEO Bjorn Gulden as its new CEO
Adidas has hired Puma head Bjorn Gulden as its new chief executive officer, adding a new chapter to the decades-old rivalry between the two German sportswear makers. The 57-year-old Norwegian…
Uganda: Schools to close early after eight children die of Ebola
Schools across Uganda will close two weeks before the scheduled end of term after 23 Ebola cases were confirmed among pupils, including eight children who died. Education Minister Janet Kataha…
Germany: Senegal’s Sadio Mane in injury scare 11 days before the World Cup
Senegal’s Sadio Mane was substituted early in Bayern Munich’s home match against Werder Bremen with a leg injury just 11 days before the start of the World Cup in Qatar. The…
Nepal: Six dead after earthquake with tremors felt in New Delhi
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake has struck Nepal, killing at least six people, injuring several others, and destroying multiple houses in the northwestern district of Doti, officials said. The earthquake, which…
North Korea: Pyongyang fires ballistic missile towards East Sea
North Korea has fired a ballistic missile towards the sea off the country’s east coast, the first firing since last week’s flurry of missile launches – and heavy artillery fire…
Sudan: Activists defiant amid protest clampdown
Sudanese security forces fired tear gas as thousands of pro-democracy activists marched to the presidential palace in Khartoum on Tuesday to demand an end to military rule. Protesters draped in…
Egypt: SA President Ramaphosa urges West to deliver pledge to end coal
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on western nations to deliver a financial package they promised to help the nation speed up its move away from coal. When it…
Kenya: Ruling coalition denies plot to scrap term limit
Kenya’s ruling coalition has denied having a hand in a proposal by one of its lawmakers to remove presidential term limits and replace it with an age limit. The country’s…