Sudan timeline: the battle to restore civilian rule

Khartoum, July 5 (AFP/APP): Sudanese strongman General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has announced the army will make way for a civilian government in a bid to end protests that have rocked the country since October’s coup. Burhan’s announcement late Monday came amid a fresh wave of […]

US migrant deaths: what we know

San Antonio, June 28 (AFP/APP):Fifty undocumented migrants died after the tractor-trailer rig they were being smuggled in was abandoned Monday outside of San Antonio, Texas. Here is what we know about the tragedy: – Who were the migrants? – Officials at the scene intially put […]

Is coffee bad for the heart or not?

ISLAMABAD, JUNE 28 (ONLINE): Studies on coffee consumption variously claim that coffee harms the arteries, that it protects the heart, or that it has no effect on cardiovascular health. New research on thousands of participants weighs in again on the link between this favorite beverage […]

Village life left in ruins after deadly Afghan quake

Akhtar Jan, Afghanistan, June 26 (AFP/APP): Village life has always been tough for Afghans in the rugged mountains of the east, but compared to what they are enduring today it was paradise. A 5.9-magnitude earthquake rumbled through the area last Wednesday, killing more than 1,000 […]

close