Israel has reportedly killed a second top militant from the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group, as the death toll continues to rise from air strikes in Gaza. Six children and several…
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Four democracy activists have been executed by Myanmar’s military in what is believed to be the first use of capital punishment in decades. Former lawmaker PHYO ZEYA THAW, writer and…
Western Ranil Wickremesinghe becomes Sri Lanka’s new president
Despite his unpopularity within the public, Sri Lanka’s MPs have elected prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as the country’s new president. With the appointment, Wickremesinghe faces the task of leading the…
A plane has flipped over after crash landing at the airport in Somalia’s capital with no fatalities recorded among the more than 30 people on board. Dramatic footage shot near…
Two cases of the deadly Marburg virus have been identified in Ghana, the first time the Ebola-like disease has been found in the West African nation. Earlier in the month,…
Thousands of firefighters are battling wildfires in Portugal, Spain and southwestern France, in the grip of a heat wave that shows no sign of easing. In northern Portugal, a pilot…