North Korean authorities have warned of extreme weather conditions in the country as a cold wave sweeps the Korean peninsula. Temperatures are likely to dip below -30C in the northern…
USA: Seven dead in another California mass shooting
The US state of California is reeling from its third mass shooting in eight days after a man shot dead seven former co-workers south of San Francisco. The attacks took…
South Africa: Pandor defends joint Russia-China military exercise
South Africa has defended its decision to hold a joint military exercise with Russia and China next month. Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor condemned the “double-standard” which says some countries can…
USA: Suspect found dead after dance studio attack
California police have identified the gunman suspected of killing 10 people in a ballroom dance studio near Los Angeles as Huu Can Tran, 72, who was later found dead in…
Japan: PM says country on the brink over falling birth rate
Japan’s prime minister says his country is on the brink of not being able to function as a society because of its falling birth rate. Fumio Kishida said it was…
Cameroon: Canada to help facilitate talks to end conflict
The government of Cameroon and different groups involved in the separatist conflict in the country have agreed to take part in a process aimed at resolving the situation, the Canadian…
Senegal: Shame and sadness over trans-Atlantic slave trade – Yellen
On a visit to Senegal, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has spoken of how the United States and Africa are still impacted by the legacy of slavery. She was speaking…
Somalia: US air strike ‘kills 30 militants’
A US air strike assisting government troops in Somalia has killed about 30 Islamist al-Shabab militants, the US military says. The operation happened near the town of Galcad, about 260km…
Peru: Machu Picchu closed indefinitely and tourists stranded
Peru has closed its famous tourist site Machu Picchu indefinitely over the ongoing protests against the country’s new president. The government said it closed the site, and the Inca trail…
Brazil: President Lula fires army commander
Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has sacked the country’s army chief, two weeks after rioting in the capital. General Julio Cesar de Arruda had only been in the…