Residents were promised that no one would be left under the rubble Thirty-three people have died in Cameroon’s biggest city after a four-storey building collapsed and fell on top of another residential building, according to firefighters. It happened early Sunday morning in the Ange Raphaël district of Douala and the cause is still unclear. At … Read more
The United Nations is in talks with North Korea over the US soldier who crossed the heavily militarized border and into the secretive state last week, a senior UN official said on Monday. Pvt. 2nd Class Travis King, 23, was set to return to the United States from South Korea for possible disciplinary action after … Read more
Map of Tunisia Tunisia was once an important player in the Mediterranean, thanks to its location in the center of North Africa, close to vital sea routes. French colonial rule ended in 1956 and Tunisia was ruled for three decades by Habib Bourguiba, who advanced secular ideas, the main one being the emancipation of women. … Read more
Travis King, a US soldier, entered North Korea after taking part in a civilian tour of the Joint Security Area – REUTERS The UN said “delicate” talks had started with Pyongyang over the fate of US soldier Travis King, who unexpectedly rushed to North Korea last week. Few details have emerged so far about the … Read more
BBC For more than three decades after its independence from France, Ivory Coast or Côte d’Ivoire was known for its religious and ethnic harmony, as well as its well-developed economy. The West African country has been hailed as a model of stability. But an armed rebellion in 2002 split the country in two. Peace agreements … Read more
Lesotho parliament building in the capital, Maseru Radio is the most popular medium. In addition to national outlets, South African radio and television stations can be picked up. Commercial and private radio stations are on the air alongside Radio Lesotho, the only national station. The only television channel is run by the state. BBC World … Read more
As the daughter of South Korean immigrants, I was raised to be apolitical. My parents, like many of their generation who lived through the Japanese occupation and the devastating Korean War, came to the conclusion that in order to survive, it was best to keep quiet. As a result, I knew next to nothing about … Read more
RHODES, Greece (AP) — A week-long wildfire on the Greek island of Rhodes tore through defenses on Monday, forcing more evacuations, as three major blazes raged elsewhere in the country, fueled by strong winds and successive heat waves. The latest evacuations have been ordered in southern Rhodes after 19,000 people, mostly tourists, were moved in … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian authorities have accused Ukraine of launching a drone attack on Moscow early Monday that saw one of the drones go down near the main headquarters of the Defense Ministry, while the Russian military launched new strikes on port infrastructure in southern Ukraine. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said there were no … Read more
(Bloomberg) — Ukraine needs its refugee women home, and soon. Bloomberg’s Most Read Nearly a year and a half after President Vladimir Putin’s faltering invasion, the cost of resistance to Russia’s neighbor has been devastating. Unless the more than six million Ukrainian refugees return, some of this damage will be permanent. Most men between the … Read more