adminSanctions: righteousness or racist repertoire?
Bernard Bwoni THERE has been an intentional and dishonest narrative that Zimbabwe was under “targeted sanctions” and “travel bans” which target President Mugabe and his “cronies” and these distortions have…
Imperialist intervention further destabilises South Sudan
Abayomi Azikiwe President Omar Hassan al-Bashir of the Republic of Sudan flew to the capital of the Republic of South Sudan on January 6 in an effort to assist the…
US sends troops and tanks to South Korea
The United States is to deploy more troops and heavy tanks in South Korea as part of a military rebalance at a time of raised tensions on the Korean peninsula.
Morsi trial delayed due to ‘bad weather’
The judge in the trial of Egypt’s ousted president has ordered the hearings adjourned until February 1 after bad weather prevented bringing Mohamed Morsi to court, according to state media.
Japan to offer help to Africa
Tokyo — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will offer humanitarian aid to Africa when he visits this week, the government said yesterday, as his Ethiopian opposite number expressed a wish…
Tainted frozen food sickens hundreds in Japan
Hundreds of people have fallen sick across Japan after eating frozen food that may have been tainted with a pesticide. Food maker Maruha Nichiro Holdings used full-page ads in major…
Removal of Syria’s chemical weapons begins
Syria has started moving chemical weapons materials out of the country in a crucial phase of an internationally backed disarmament programme that has been delayed by war and technical problems.
Venezuelan beauty queen shot dead by robbers
A former Venezuelan beauty queen and her ex-husband were shot dead and their five-year-old daughter wounded after they resisted robbers who attacked their car, police have said.
Several passengers killed in India train fire
At least nine passengers were killed when a fire broke out inside three sleeper coaches on the Bandra-Dehradun Express train in Thane district in the western Indian state of Maharashtra.
Woman found in suitcase at US-Mexico border
Nogales — Authorities say a smuggling attempt at the US-Mexico border was thwarted when inspectors found a woman from Thailand inside a suitcase.