South Africa’s Zuma ‘disappointed’ by court ruling over corruption charges
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma said on Friday he was “disappointed” by a Supreme Court of Appeal decision to uphold a High Court ruling to reinstate hundreds of corruption charges…
UNESCO: Palestine accuses U.S of bias
Palestine has accused the U.S of withdrawing from UNESCO over “anti-Israel bias,” and noted that the organization will keep operating. With a mounting debt clocking six years, Washington gave notice…
Trump kills Obamacare by cutting subsidies
U.S. President Donald Trump dramatically moved to sabotage Obamacare late on Thursday by cutting off subsidies to health insurance companies for low-income patients. His action has sparked threats of legal…
What Happens Next in Kenya’s Political Crisis Is Anyone’s Guess
Two months after Kenya staged its presidential election, the East African nation’s political future remains a guessing game. The drama began last month when the Supreme Court — in a…
Boakai, Weah lead Liberia election
The Liberian electoral body has just released provisional results of Tuesday’s presidential and House of Representatives elections. The result was from some polling centres across the country. Though no winner…
5 Nigerians hospitalised after attack by S/Africa police
The Nigeria Union, South Africa (NUSA) says it has protested alleged beating of five Nigerians, a day after the killing of Mr Olamilekan Badmus, 25-year-old native of Ogun, by Police…
Israel tips off new trend in Russian cyber-espionage
The drama between Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky and the U.S. government just doesn’t quit, but a new report may answer some longstanding questions. This week, The New York Times revealed…
Philippine’s Duterte bars Police from drug war
The Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief said on Thursday that he has ordered the police to stay out of the anti-drug campaign after Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s directive. Duterte ordered…
U.S. withdraws from U.N.’s cultural agency UNESCO, citing bias against Israel
The United States announced on Thursday it was withdrawing from UNESCO, the U.N.’s cultural and educational agency, complaining about how it is run and about what Washington described as bias…
US-Russia cyber-espionage: How Israel played the whistleblower role
The drama between Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky and the U.S. government just doesn’t quit, but a new report may answer some longstanding questions. This week, The New York Times revealed…