UN chief welcomes end of Ebola transmission in Liberia

2016-01-15 09:34:05

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday welcomed the announcement by the World Health Organization marking the end of Ebola transmission in Liberia.

Egypt's new parliamentary speaker welcomed by China

2016-01-12 21:31:58

China welcomes the election of a new speaker of the Egyptian parliament, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said on Tuesday.

3 foreign tourists injured in Egypt's Hurghada hotel attack

2016-01-09 08:07:34

Three tourists, a Swedish and two Austrians nationals, suffered minor injuries in an attack by unidentified gunmen targeting a hotel in Egypt's Red Sea city of Hurghada on Friday, MENA quoted Egyptian Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou as saying.

UN probes new alleged sex abuse by peacekeepers in CAR

2016-01-06 09:05:14

New allegations of sexual abuse were reported against UN peacekeepers in Central African Republic(CAR), and the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) is investigating new allegations concerning both sexual exploitation and abuse and other misconduct by UN Peacekeepers in Bangui, a UN spokesman told reporters here Tuesday.

Central African Republic's voters head to polls

2015-12-31 10:02:30

Presidential and legislative elections in the Central African Republic began on Wednesday morning, albeit with delayed opening of polling stations due to logistical challenges.

Iron woman: first female body builder in Egypt

2015-12-30 10:41:18

Kholoud Essam, a 27-year-old Muslim, is known as the first female body builder in Egypt.

Boko Haram still a hard nut to crack for Nigeria

2015-12-30 10:54:46

Nigeria's fight to end the Boko Haram insurgency with billions of US dollars committed is yielding results this year, but the Islamist group has proved to be a hard nut to crack.

More than 70 killed in Nigeria attacks

2015-12-29 09:28:02

More than 70 people have been killed and more than a hundred others injured in sporadic bombings and suicide attacks that struck northern Nigeria since Sunday, according to police and eyewitnesses.

About 20 killed in mosque bombing in northern Nigerian city

2015-12-28 19:33:31

About 20 people were killed and 90 wounded by a bomb explosion in a mosque in the northern Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Monday, the state emergency agency NEMA said.

DPRK diplomat expelled from SA for rhino horn trafficking

2015-12-24 08:56:03

A high ranking diplomat working for the embassy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has been expelled from South Africa for alleged rhino horn trafficking, authorities confirmed on Wednesday.

Yearender: China reaches out to LatAm, Africa for new-era cooperation

2015-12-23 17:03:26

China's relations with Latin America and Africa ushered in a new era of win-win cooperation in 2015, which have become a paradigm for South-South cooperation and helped build a more multilateral world.

Five years since the famine, Somali children still stalked by menace of hunger

2015-12-22 17:00:43

With so much the world focused on war, terrorism and the plight of a seemingly endless stream of refugees, it is no surprise that Somalia has been forgotten.