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Niels Högel sits next to his lawyer Kirsten Hüfken in the Oldenburg courtroom on the second day of the trial. Photo: DPA A German former hospital nurse who has admitted to killing more than 100 patients in his care apologised Thursday to victims’ grieving relatives. “If I knew a way that would help you, then […]

File Photo: Egyptian army near Al-Arish in North Sinai (Photo: Reuters) Egypt’s security forces killed 12 terrorists in an exchange of fire on Thursday in North Sinai, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported. The National Security Agency had received information that a group of terrorist suspects was using an abandoned yard in El-Arish city as a […]

Fourteen people have been arrested in a multi-agency operation to rescue the Italian student volunteer who was abducted by gunmen in Chakama, Kilifi County. NIGHT OPERATION Ms Romano, 23, a manager of a non-governmental organisation known as African Milele Onlus, had been staying in a house in the village. She had gone to pick a […]

A woman holds a poster during the funeral prayers in absentia for Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi who was killed last month at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, Nov. 1. Turkey will take all steps to find answers to the unknowns in the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, including launching an international inquiry to hold […]

The statement made by Defense Secretary Jim Mattis reflects ongoing tension between the White House and Pentagon over the border mission that President Donald Trump ordered. | Win McNamee/Getty Images The 5,800 active-duty troops deployed to the U.S.-Mexican border will remain mostly unarmed and won’t expand their duties to arresting migrants, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis […]

The United States senators have accused President Donald Trump of putting “Saudi Arabia first” by his decision to not take punitive measures against the kingdom or Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salmanover the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Trump’s decision is “yet another fawning prostration to a foreign authoritarian”, Democratic Senator Tim Kaine tweeted on Tuesday. “It’s only a matter […]

Kenyan security forces are searching for the kidnappers. Photo: Tony Karumba/AFP An armed gang abducted an Italian volunteer from a village in south-east Kenya, shooting and wounding five residents in the raid, police said on Wednesday. “The attackers fired indiscriminately at residents” before kidnapping the 23-year-old, who worked as a volunteer at an orphanage, during […]

(Africa News) — The Ogaden National Liberation Front, ONLF, are set to return to Ethiopia on Wednesday, the Voice of America’s Somali service reported on Monday. Leadership of the group are due to return on Wednesday, November 21, the report said. ONLF spokesperson told the VOA that their forces were going to be airlifted from Asmara to Jijiga, capital of Ethiopia’s […]

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud walks with his son and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, before leaving for Medina, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Nov. 8, 2017. (Reuters Photo) Several activists imprisoned in Saudi Arabia have faced sexual harassment, torture and other forms of ill-treatment during interrogation, a rights group said Wednesday. Citing […]

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are part of the Union Territory of India [DeAgostini/Getty Images] A United States tourist is believed to have been killed by an isolated Indian island tribe known to fire at outsiders with bows and arrows, Indian police said. Seven fishermen have been arrested for facilitating John Allen Chau’s visit to North Sentinel […]