Foreign

22 people were rescued by an Italian coast guard after a smugglers’ boat capsized in Lampedusa. An Italian coast guard has rescued 22 people and recovered nine bodies after a...

Truong My Lan has been sentenced to death for taking out $44 billion in loans from the Saigon Commercial Bank. Behind the stately yellow portico of the colonial-era courthouse in...

South Africa’s Speaker of Parliament has stepped down after her home was raided during a corruption probe. South Africa’s Speaker of Parliament Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, has resigned from her position after...

Emergency crew in Ukraine have temporarily halted operations for fear of further strikes despite signs of life detected beneath rubble. Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, faced tragedy early on Thursday as...

On March 30, there was an explosion in Lebanon near the Israeli border in which a Lebanese language assistant was also injured along with the UN peacekeepers. The United Nations...

 Taiwan has been rattled by a 7.2 magnitude quake, the strongest in 25 years, leaving widespread devastation. On Wednesday, Taiwan was jolted by a powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake, marking the...

Following his inauguration on Tuesday, Senegal President Diomaye Faye wasted no time in announcing Ousmane Sonko as his prime minister. Senegal’s newly-inaugurated President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has appointed Ousmane Sonko...

Ghanaian Police have put a 12-year-old girl and her mother under protective custody after her marriage to a 63-year-old priest. A 12-year-old girl in Ghana is now under police protection...

The president of Botswana has threatened to send 20,000 elephants to Germany due to a conservation disagreement. Botswana’s president Mokgweetsi Masisi, has threatened to send 20,000 elephants to Germany over...

The Palestinian Authority in September 2011 submitted an application for full UN membership. The Palestinian Authority has again requested to become a full member of the United Nations, according to...