adminNigeria military chiefs fired…as fight against Boko Haram escalates
NIGERIA’S president Muhammadu Buhari yesterday sacked his entire military top brass, his spokesman said, in a widely expected move as he tries to end the Boko Haram insurgency. The spokesman added…
Zambian singer accused of defaming president walks free
ZAMBIAN authorities yesterday dropped the case against a musician who was arrested over a bawdy song that lampooned the country’s president as a drunk incompetent. Chama Fumba, 31, whose stage name…
Zambian singer accused of defaming president walks free
ZAMBIAN authorities yesterday dropped the case against a musician who was arrested over a bawdy song that lampooned the country’s president as a drunk incompetent. Chama Fumba, 31, whose stage name…
106 Chinese lawyers, activists arrested as nationwide crackdown continues
BEIJING — More than 100 human rights lawyers and activists from 15 cities and provinces in China have been detained, have disappeared or summoned by police in a nationwide crackdown,…
106 Chinese lawyers, activists arrested as nationwide crackdown continues
BEIJING — More than 100 human rights lawyers and activists from 15 cities and provinces in China have been detained, have disappeared or summoned by police in a nationwide crackdown,…
Talks on Iran nuclear accord grind on
VIENNA—Talks between Iran and six major powers pushed into their 17th day yesterday with top Iranian officials saying the talks could go on for days. European officials suggested over the weekend…
Talks on Iran nuclear accord grind on
VIENNA—Talks between Iran and six major powers pushed into their 17th day yesterday with top Iranian officials saying the talks could go on for days. European officials suggested over the weekend…
Rebels held, arms seized in Burundi crackdown
BUJUMBURA — Security forces in Burundi said yesterday they have arrested around 100 suspected rebels and seized a number of weapons in a crackdown ahead of next week’s presidential elections. Police…
Rebels held, arms seized in Burundi crackdown
BUJUMBURA — Security forces in Burundi said yesterday they have arrested around 100 suspected rebels and seized a number of weapons in a crackdown ahead of next week’s presidential elections. Police…
Iraq launches military assault on IS in Anbar
IRAQI troops and Shi’ite Muslim militia forces attacked Islamic State fighters on several fronts in the country’s largest province yesterday, saying the battle to drive the hardline militants out of…