UN Response to North Korea Missile Tests
There are indications North Korea is planning to carry out its fifth nuclear test, despite condemnation of its last test…
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Hongqiao Airport Basement Fire Cost Two Lives
Chinese media reported on Friday that A fire in a basement at the Shanghai Hongqiao airport has killed two people…
Held up Russian Soyuz Rocket Takes off the ground
Russia has launched the first rocket from its new Vostochny cosmodrome, following a 24-hour delay that drew the ire of…
Pakistan Receives Stolen Ancient Buddhist Sculpture from US
The 2nd Century piece, depicting Buddha’s footprints alongside religious symbols, was stolen in the 1980s from the Swat Valley and…
Papua New Guinea’s Supreme Court ruled detention centre on Manus Island unconstitutional -Australia to talk with PNG
Australia sends asylum seekers to Manus Island Detention Centre under its offshore processing policy. Papua New Guinea’s Supreme Court ruled…
UN Envoy Request US and Russia to Strengthen Syria Truce
Violence in Syria has intensified in recent days, despite the ceasefire. At least 20 civilians were reportedly killed on Wednesday…
At least Four Civilians Killed in Ukraine Conflict
Ukraine’s army denied it carried out any shelling in the area at the time. The region has seen a spike…
Paris Attack Suspect, Salah Abdeslam Extradited to France
The 26-year-old French national was born in Brussels and lived there before the Paris attacks, in which some 130 people…
Syria Refugee Sportsman Carried Olympic Flame Despite Being in Migrant Camp in Greece
The 27-year-old electrician used to swim and do judo competitively in Syria. He is among more than one million migrants…
North Korea’s First Party Congress in Nearly 40 Years to Coincide with its’ Fifth Nuclear Test
North Korean ruling Workers Party will hold its first congress in nearly 40 years next month, which will take place…
Up to $800m of IS Funds Destroyed by Air Strikes
In 2014, the US Treasury called IS “the best-funded terrorist organisation” it had encountered. Maj Gen Peter Gersten, who is…
Accountability for Taiwan water Park Fire- Party organiser Sentenced
The organiser of a party at a water park in Taiwan, where an explosion killed 15 people last June, has…
30th Anniversary of Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster in Ukraine
Ukraine has begun commemorations to mark the 30th anniversary of the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl. An uncontrolled reaction blew the…
Nepal earthquake Reconstruction at a Snarl Speed
A year after the earthquake and Nepal is still a country of tarpaulins, tents and tin-roofed shacks. I had imagined…
Egypt’s President has Warned Anti-Government Protests
President Sisi’s decision earlier this month to cede control over the two Red Sea islands sparked a rare public backlash…