Japanese rescuers battled the clock and powerful aftershocks Tuesday to find survivors of a New Year’s Day earthquake that killed at least 48 people and caused widespread destruction. The 7.5 magnitude quake that rattled Ishikawa prefecture on the main island of Honshu triggered tsunami waves more than a metre high, toppled houses, caused a […]
DR Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi has won a second term in office with a landslide victory, according to provisional results announced Sunday, in a vote opposition leaders have dismissed as a “sham”. Provisional results from the single-round presidential ballot, declared by the country’s electoral commission Ceni, showed that Tshisekedi had won 73 percent of […]
The Israeli government on Sunday approved the appointment of a new foreign minister to replace Eli Cohen, a statement said, in a pre-arranged reshuffle. Israel Katz, the current energy minister, will swap positions with Cohen as part of the ministerial rotation that is subject to parliamentary approval. “The government has now approved appointing Eli […]
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wrapped the year with fresh threats of a nuclear attack on Seoul and orders for a military arsenal build-up to prepare for a war that can “break out at any time” on the peninsula, state media reported Sunday. Kim lambasted the United States during a lengthy speech at […]
DR Congo’s incumbent president Felix Tshisekedi is expected to be announced on Sunday as the winner in recent elections that opposition leaders have already dismissed as a “sham”. Partial results released so far leave little doubt that Tshisekedi won the single-round presidential election, and the National Independent Electoral Commission (Ceni) plans to announce provisional […]
Burundi’s President, Evariste Ndayishimiye, launched a virulent anti-gay tirade on Friday, saying same-sex couples should be publicly stoned. He also lashed out at Western countries that press other nations to allow gay rights or risk losing aid. Homosexuality in Burundi, a conservative Christian country in East Africa, has been criminalised since 2009 with prison […]
The DR Congo government said Tuesday that it would outlaw an opposition-led demonstration planned for Wednesday to protest alleged “irregularities” in last week’s elections. Five opposition presidential candidates informed the governor of Kinshasa in a letter published Saturday of their intention to organise the march. But with definitive results still not announced, the government […]
Lagos Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a woman, Mrs Dorcas Oluwabukola, for allegedly bathing her husband with hot water because he didn’t take her to a wedding party. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday. Hundeyin said that the incident happened […]
Voting in the Democratic Republic of Congo extended into Thursday, after general elections that began the day before saw some polling stations never open due to logistical problems. And even as people in some parts of the country were finally voting, elsewhere the count had already begun, with the first results expected to […]
Thailand’s cabinet on Tuesday gave the go-ahead for parliament to debate legalising same-sex unions, moving the kingdom a step closer to equalising marriage rights. Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said the changes would strengthen family structures, and parliament is now expected to debate the measures as early as Thursday. The legislation has several more hurdles […]
