Mass rally in Bangladesh demands end to Israeli assaults on Gaza
Dhaka [Bangladesh], April 13: Tens of thousands of people gathered in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka on Saturday to protest what organizers described as "genocide and ethnic...
Final push for global pandemic treaty to begin on Tuesday in Geneva
Geneva [Switzerland], April 13: Negotiators are entering the final stretch in protracted efforts to forge a global pandemic treaty aimed at preventing the chaos seen...
Bomb explodes outside Greece's railway company's offices in Athens
Athens [Greece], April 12: A bomb exploded Friday night outside the offices of Hellenic Train, Greece's railway company that operates passenger and freight trains, national...
Rwanda's urban inflation rises by 6.5% year-on-year in March
Kigali [Rwanda], April 12: Rwanda's urban inflation rose sharply in March 2025, with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increasing by 6.5 percent compared to the...
Zambia launches construction of power transmission line to Tanzania
Lusaka [Zambia], April 12: Zambia on Friday launched the construction of a power transmission line connected to Tanzania as well as the eastern African power...
Tanzanian opposition leader charged with treason
Dar es Salaam [Tanzania], April 12: Tanzania's opposition leader Tundu Lissu has been charged with treason and dissemination of false information ahead of the 2025...
Security beefed up following unrest in NE Ghana
Accra [Ghana], April 12: Ghanaian police have beefed up security in several communities in the northeastern region following recent unrest that left one person dead...
UN calls for peaceful, transparent presidential election in Gabon
Libreville [Gabon], April 12: Abdou Abarry, special representative of the UN Secretary-General for Central Africa and head of the United Nations regional office for Central...
Namibia opens Africa's first green iron plant
Windhoek [Namibia], April 12: Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on Friday inaugurated Africa's first industrial-scale green iron plant, a facility that produces iron with zero carbon...
Zimbabwe-China tobacco expo to be held in Q3
Harare [Zimbabwe], April 12: Zimbabwe will hold the first Zimbabwe-China tobacco expo in the third quarter of this year to promote the country's tobacco, the...
Roundup: UN agencies warn of worsening humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan
Khartoum [Sudan], April 12: Officials from United Nations (UN) agencies and international organizations on Friday warned about the scale of the humanitarian crisis in Sudan,...
Tunisian students celebrate Chinese Language Day
Tunis [Tunisia], April 12: The Higher Institute of Languages of Tunis (ISLT) and the Confucius Institute at Carthage University held a series of activities on...
Nigeria to impose 15-USD daily fine on visa defaulters
Nigeria [Abuja], April 12: Nigeria will implement a new policy that imposes a 15-U.S. dollar daily fine on travelers who overstay their visas from August,...
Sexual violence against children rises alarmingly in eastern DRC: UNICEF
Washington DC [US], April 12: A child was reported raped on average every 30 minutes during intense January and February fighting in eastern Democratic Republic...
Column: Folly of "reciprocal tariffs": How America's trade war harms its own...
Washington DC [US], April 12: In an era when global interdependence defines prosperity, the United States' recent embrace of "reciprocal tariffs" represents a dangerous step...
Top U.S. bank leaders warn of risks from trade tensions
New York [US], April 12: Leaders of top U.S. banks Friday warned of risks and uncertainties from U.S. tariffs and trade tensions as they unveil...
U.S. judge allows Trump admin to deport Columbia University student
Houston [Texas], April 12: A U.S. immigration judge ruled on Friday that the Trump administration can deport Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate student, on...
3 killed, 1 injured after small plane crashes in U.S. Florida
Houston [Texas], April 12: A small plane crashed near Boca Raton Regional Airport in the southeastern U.S. state of Florida on Friday morning, leaving three...
General Motors to initiate temporary layoffs in Canada
Ottawa [Canada], April 12: General Motors on Friday announced a temporary shutdown of one plant in Canada with hundreds of layoffs expected.
5.2-magnitude quake hits Papua New Guinea region: GFZ
New York [US], April 12: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted Papua New Guinea region at 22:24:50 GMT on Friday, the GFZ German...
Company fine doubled to $3m for workplace manslaughter
Washington DC [US], April 12: The fine handed down to the first company prosecuted under Victoria's workplace manslaughter laws has been more than doubled on...
Pennsylvania man charged over threats to kill Trump, immigration agents
Harrisburg [Pennsylvania], April 12: A Pennsylvania man has been charged with making threats online to murder President Donald Trump and immigration agents, the U.S. Justice...
Prisoners released by Israel show signs of torture
Tel Aviv [Israel], April 11: Footage has shown 10 Palestinian prisoners released by Israel arriving at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah, Gaza. One man...
Kiev's closest allies mull post-war mission amid US reluctance
Brussels [Belgium], April 11: Defence ministers from the "coalition of the willing" nations, who are some of Kiev's closest allies, met at NATO headquarters in...
US secures release of dual national jailed in Russia for Ukraine aid
Washington [US], April 11: Ksenia Karelina, a US-Russian dual national sentenced to 12 years in Russia for donating about $50 to a group that supports...
Argentinians join general strike over president's austerity measures
Buenos Aires [Argentina], April 11: Workers went on strike in Argentina on Thursday in protest at the harsh austerity programme implemented by President Javier Milei's...
More than 300 deaths reported in Austria's mountains in 2024
Vienna [Austria], April 11: A total of 309 people lost their lives in the Austrian Alps last year while taking part in sport and leisure...