Nairobi: Kenyan officials say 13 people have been killed and four wounded since Sunday in the volatile Rift Valley county of Baringo, where a drought has increased cattle rustling. The violence occurred despite a police operation to disarm the herding communities. Kenya Red Cross Secretary-General Abbas Gullet said today thatRead More

London: A London court today reduced the conviction of a British soldier found guilty of killing an injured Taliban fighter to manslaughter from murder, in a high-profile case that has divided the country. Alexander Blackman is currently in jail for shooting the fighter at close range in Afghanistan’s Helmand ProvinceRead More

Strasbourg: Britain should stop threatening the European Union ahead of the Brexit negotiations, a top EU official warned on Wednesday. Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, said the EU would not be “intimidated” by threats from Britain that it would prefer to walk away from Brexit talks if itRead More

Berlin: German counsellor Angela Merkel will meet U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House. Trump’s criticism of Germany over issues ranging from its record trade surplus tos Merkel’s liberal refugee stance, as well as his backing for Britain to leave the European Union, has been the issue of tussle.Read More

Kabul: A suicide bomber on foot blew himself up near a bus in the Afghan capital Kabul on Monday, a security official said, less than a week after dozens of people were killed and wounded in an attack on the country`s largest military hospital. An interior ministry official confirmed anRead More

Beirut: At least 652 children were killed in Syria in 2016, making it the worst year yet for the country’s rising generation, the United Nations’ child relief agency said. There was no letup to attacks on schools, hospitals, playgrounds, parks and homes last year as the Syrian government, its opponentsRead More

New York: South Korea’s ousted president Park Geun-hye left the mansion, days after the Constitutional Court voted to remove her from office over corruption. Supporters of impeached South Korean President Park Geun-hye gathered outside her house in Seoul’s Gangnam district. “I thank people who have supported and believed in me.Read More

New York: Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad called US military action in Syria as “invaders” because he hadn’t given permission for them to enter the country. According to CNN, Assad added that there’s been no “concrete action” from the Trump administration toward ISIS. “Any foreign troops coming to Syria without ourRead More

Ankara [Turkey]: A group representing Rohingya in Europe has called on the European Union to support a United Nation (UN)-led investigation into “Myanmar’s Crimes against Rohingya.” The European Rohingya Council (ERC) said in a statement it was “deeply shocked and extremely concerned” about the EU’s decision not to support theRead More

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia says it will give relatives of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s half brother two to three weeks to claim his body before deciding what to do with it. Malaysia says Kim Jong Nam died after two women smeared his face with a banned nerve agent atRead More