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Robert Mugabe has resigned as president of Zimbabwe with immediate effect after 37 years in power, the speaker of the country’s parliament has said. The announcement came during a parliamentary hearing to impeach him, following a military takeover last week. A letter submitted to parliament by the 93-year-old said his decision to resign was voluntary […]

Russian authorities on Tuesday confirmed reports of a spike in radioactivity in the air over the Ural Mountains while the suspected culprit, a nuclear fuel processing plant, denied it was the source of contamination. AA Photo The Russian Meteorological Service said in a statement Tuesday that it recorded the release of Ruthenium-106 in the southern […]

More than a dozen people are feared dead following an explosion in a mosque in Mubi, Adamawa State, North-east Nigeria. The blast occurred in the early hours of Tuesday morning while worshippers were holding prayer. While details of the blast are still sketchy, Governor Muhammed Umar Jibrilla Bindow has condemned the unfortunate incident. In a […]

The Yomiuri ShimbunThe government is considering developing a cruise missile capable of striking targets on the ground.The Defense Ministry plans to start research on antiship missiles from fiscal 2018, and it is considering adding land-attack capabilities to the missiles. If realized, it will be the first time for Japan to develop land-attack cruise missiles on […]

Public servants have held protests against the failed Phoenix payroll system. (Julie Ireton/CBC) Canada’s spending watchdog will release his fall reports today, digging in to a range of issues from pay problems for public servants to resettlement services for Syrian refugees. Auditor General Michael Ferguson’s six audits will be tabled in the House of Commons […]

ABU DHABI, 20th November, 2017 (WAM) — President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, Monday visited Abu Dhabi’s Wahat Al Karama, the national landmark built to immortalise the sacrifices of the UAE’s brave heroes. President Farmajo was received by Sheikh Khalifa bin Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, Director of The Martyrs’ Families’ […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) welcomes Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during a meeting in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia November 20, 2017. © Mikhail Klimentyev / Sputnik Syria’s Bashar Assad made a surprise visit to Russia to express thanks for Moscow’s help in the fight against terrorism. At a meeting with President Putin, which […]

 WASHINGTON –  The Trump administration is due to announce new sanctions on North Korea on Tuesday after declaring it a state sponsor of terrorism in the latest push to isolate the pariah nation. North Korea on Monday joined Iran, Sudan and Syria on the terror blacklist, a largely symbolic step as the administration already has […]

Former Caracas mayor Antonio Ledezma holds a Venezuelan flag at a press conference in Madrid. Photo: Javier Soriano/AFP The former mayor of Caracas, a staunch opponent of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro who fled to Spain over the weekend, vowed on Monday to battle against the president’s regime, warning him to “get ready”. Antonio Ledezma, 62, […]

President Uhuru Kenyatta after he was announced winner of the repeat poll on October 30, 2017. Several countries have congratulated President Kenyatta after his victory was upheld by the Supreme Court on November 20, 2017. PHOTO | RAPHAEL NJOROGE | NATION MEDIA GROUP Britain became the first government to congratulate President Uhuru Kenyatta after his […]