Moroccan rescue services Sunday recovered the bodies of around 20 migrants in the Mediterranean, a spokeswoman for the Spanish enclave of Melilla said. The bodies of the migrants, from sub-Saharan Africa, were spotted by a Spanish patrol boat, which alerted the rescue services of both
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A Moroccan court sentenced to jail a journalist for his coverage of unrest in the country’s north, media watchdog Reporters Without Borders said, calling for his release. Abdelkabir al-Horr was convicted on charges of backing “terrorism, inciting others to hold a banned protest in the northern Rif region and insulting” authorities, RSF said in its […]
Over 50 people were rushed to various hospitals in South Africa after eating meat from a cow that had reportedly died from a snake bite. The incident happened at Mpoza village outside Tsolo in the Eastern Cape Province. The province’s department of health spokesperson, Sizwe Kupelo said the patients confirmed they had eaten the meat […]
A suicide bomber killed at least 11 soldiers and injured 13 at an army camp in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, the military said. An officer was among those who died in the bombing, which was claimed by the Pakistani Taliban in an email to journalists. The attacker targeted an army unit’s sports area in the […]
A van packed with pressurised gas tanks and bottles full of petrol caught fire and ploughed into pedestrians in front of a Starbucks in Shanghai on Friday, leaving at least 18 people injured, authorities and witnesses said. The incident occurred at People’s Park in the heart of the Chinese financial hub during morning rush hour, […]
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Nikki Haley has said that Russia is not a friend to the U.S. and will not be, based on the values its government portrays. “[Moscow] is not, will not, be our friend … As long as their government has the values that it has, and as long as […]







