Three months into Iran's crackdown on coverage of widespread protests, media analysts remain troubled by the dozens of journalist arrests and reports of abuse in detention centers."Right now is probably the worst time to ever be a journalist in Iran," ...
DAKAR, SENEGAL — The accounts are haunting. Abductions, torture, rapes. Scores of civilians, including women and children, have been killed by the M23 rebels in eastern Congo, according to a U.N. reportIn addition, the M23 rebels have forced children t...
ABUJA, NIGERIA — Nigerian police say they are investigating an officer who shot and killed an unarmed pregnant lawyer after she left a Christmas church service. A spokesman for the Lagos city police vowed the investigation would be swift but critics sa...
Support staff for Malawi's judiciary system has ended a week-long labor strike after the government promised to consider its demands next year. The government has told the workers that it will honor their grievances in April 2023.The striking judicial ...
A Libyan court sentenced 17 former members of the Islamic State group to death, a statement from the country's Tripoli-based top prosecutor said on Monday.The death sentences were given out to those convicted of participating in the killing of 53 peopl...
Britain’s High Court ruled Monday that the government’s controversial plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is legal.The British government has reached an agreement with Rwanda that would deport migrants who arrived in Britain illegally on a one-way tr...
Teenaged boys in the United States are increasingly becoming ensnared in online financial "sextortion schemes," impacting at least 3,000 victims and leading to more than a dozen suicides so far, U.S. Justice Department officials warned on Monday.FBI an...
LONDON— UK high court judges were on Monday due to rule on challenges to the British government’s controversial policy of deporting migrants and asylum-seekers to Rwanda.Irregular migration is a thorny political issue for the UK government which promis...
Addis Ababa: An international relation expert urged the African Union (AU) to successfully navigate through the challenges it faces and demonstrate its importance as a beacon of hope for African citizens. The African Union stands at a pivotal moment i...
Kiambu: A land verification and validation exercise has begun in Mwihoko Estate, Ruiru Sub-County, to authenticate land ownership and facilitate the issuance of title deeds. The five-day exercise started on January 27, 2025, and will run until January...
Kiambu: A land verification and validation exercise has begun in Mwihoko Estate, Ruiru Sub-County, to authenticate land ownership and facilitate the issuance of title deeds. The five-day exercise started on January 27, 2025, and will run until January...
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says he is hoping to bolster trade and political ties with Gulf nations as he attends a conference of gas-exporting nations in Qatar – the first visit to the country in 11 years by an Iranian president."Iran is one of th...
Some 300 families in Turkana Central have received assorted supplies from the County Government and its partners as part of disaster response following recent floods that disrupted their lives. The supplies which were issued at Napetet in Township war...
Namibia: Namibian President Nangolo Mbumba has congratulated the newly elected President of Botswana, Duma Boko, and his Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC). Boko, a human rights lawyer, led the UDC to a historic electoral victory in the general elec...
