Senegal opposition figure Sonko charged and detained: lawyer

Dakar, July 31 (AFP/APP): Leading Senegalese opposition figure Ousmane Sonko on Monday was charged with fomenting insurrection and his party dissolved, stoking concerns about further unrest two months after fatal clashes. Sonko, a presidential candidate and President Macky Sall’s fiercest critic, has faced a string […]

UN chief strongly condemns Bajaur terrorist attack

UNITED NATIONS, Jul 31 (APP):UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Monday strongly condemned the suicide bombing at a Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) gathering in Bajaur in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, and called on the authorities to hold accountable those responsible for this violence. At least 54 people were […]

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