Senegal Seizes Record Cocaine Haul Worth $36m
Senegalese customs say they have seized 300 kilograms (661 pounds) of cocaine worth around $36 million aboard a truck near the Malian border, in the biggest land seizure of…
98 Dead, 63 Missing In Philippines Floods, Landslides
Philippine rescuers on Monday waded through thigh-deep mud using long pieces of wood to search for bodies buried by a landslide, as the death toll from a powerful storm…
100 killed, 300 injured as two car bombs explode in Somalia’s market
At least 100 people have been confirmed dead while 300 were wounded as two car bombs exploded at a busy market intersection near the education ministry in Somalia on…
Tropical Storm Lashes Philippines, At Least 45 Dead
Severe Tropical Storm Nalgae whipped the Philippines on Saturday after unleashing flash floods and landslides that officials said left at least 45 people dead. Nalgae pounded the archipelago nation’s…
Russia Undertakes Nuclear Drills As Fighting Grows Heavier Near Bakhmut
Russia’s strategic forces carried out drills Wednesday, including a test launch of a ballistic missile from a submarine, further stoking concerns that a nuclear weapon could be deployed in…
Ukraine stopped peace talks on US directive —Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed that Ukraine pulled out of peace talks with Moscow in March on an “order” from the United States, the Kremlin said Thursday. “The…
28 Dead In Bangladesh Cyclone, Millions Without Power
Bangladesh rescue workers found the bodies of four missing crew of a dredger boat, taking the death toll from Cyclone Sitrang to 28 as millions remained without power, officials…
Putin Declares Martial Law In Ukraine Regions Russia Says Annexed
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday introduced martial law in Ukraine’s Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions that Moscow claims to have annexed. “I signed a decree to introduce…
Indonesia Bans All Syrup, Liquid Medicines After Children’s Deaths
The Indonesian government announced on Wednesday a ban on all syrup and liquid medicine prescription and over-the-counter sales, after the deaths of nearly 100 children from acute kidney injury…
Russia-Ukraine: Bombs fly towards everything I love – Shevchenko
Ukrainian football legend Andriy Shevchenko has admitted in an interview with AFP he cried when he “saw children running through a field strewn with missile craters” in Irpin, a…
Russia fighter jet crashes in residential area, kills 13
A Russian fighter plane crashed into a residential building in the southern city of Yeysk shortly after it took off Monday killing 13 people following an inferno that engulfed…
UN condemns discovery of 92 naked migrants at Greece-Turkey border
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said it is “deeply distressed” by the discovery of almost 100 naked men at the border between Greece and Turkey.…
Nigerian Students Attacked In India, NIDCOM Says Calm Has Been Restored
Some Nigerian students have fled their campus in an Indian school after they were allegedly attacked by their Asian nation counterpart but the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) says…
Russian Strikes Won’t Be Able To Break Ukrainians – Zelensky
President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday that Russia had launched a barrage of drone and missile attack across his country but that the attacks would not “break” Ukrainians. “All…
11 Killed In Attack At Russian Military Site – Moscow
A “terrorist” attack Saturday on a Russian military training ground in the Belgorod region bordering Ukraine left at least 11 dead and 15 wounded, Russia’s defence ministry said. The…