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United Nations, United States, April 26 (AFP/APP): Gang violence in Haiti is spreading at “an alarming rate,” the UN warned Wednesday, repeating its unanswered call for an international force to help restore order in the crisis-torn country. From lynchings and rooftop snipers to the murder […]

Moscow, April 26 (AFP/APP): Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said Wednesday he could face life in prison on “terrorism” charges while another popular opposition politician went on trial in Russia’s escalating clampdown on dissent. Authorities are taking the crackdown on freedoms in Russia to new […]

Ottawa, April 26 (AFP/APP): Canadian mining group Teck Resources at the last minute on Wednesday cancelled a shareholder vote on splitting its metals and coal operations into two companies, while continuing to push back against Swiss giant Glencore’s takeover effort. The Vancouver-based company twice rejected […]

Johannesburg, April 25 (AFP/APP): South Africa is not planning to quit the International Criminal Court, as earlier suggested by President Cyril Ramaphosa, his office said Tuesday, citing a communication error from the ruling ANC party. Hours earlier, Ramaphosa had said his African National Congress (ANC) […]

Kyiv, Ukraine, April 25 (AFP/APP): Ukrainian presidential aide Mykhaylo Podolyak on Tuesday dismissed as “hypocrisy” comments made by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the UN about protecting the United Nations charter. “An impeccable hypocrisy fair, Lavrov chairs the UNSC justifying war, mass killings, total […]

BEIJING, Apr 25 (APP): Upon invitation, Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister General Li Shangfu will attend the meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in New Delhi, India, from April 27 to 28, according […]

Riyadh (PNI) In continuation of the evacuation efforts made by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under the directives of the Kingdoms Leadership, several evacuees arrived from the Republic of Sudan to the city of Jeddah today. The number of arriving individuals is approximately (199), which […]

NEW YORK, Apr 21 (APP): American Muslims celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr on Friday, with traditional zeal and enthusiasm. Big congregations were held in mosques, hotels and open spaces to mark the event. According to reports, the prayer places were filled to capacity, reflecting the growing Muslim population […]

Paris, April 21 (AFP/APP): On April 24, 2013, a clothing factory complex near Bangladesh’s capital collapsed, killing at least 1,138 workers. The disaster at Rana Plaza outside Dhaka was one of the world’s worst industrial tragedies and highlighted the failure of many top Western fashion […]

Ottawa, April 20 (AFP/APP): A third of Canada’s public servants set up pickets at hundreds of sites across the country Wednesday demanding cost-of-living raises and telework flexibility in one of the largest strikes in the nation’s history. After months of negotiating with Prime Minister Justin […]