Monthly Archives: April 2019
Pope calls for refugees in Libya, prays for S. Africa flood victims
LIBYA
Pope Francis on Sunday called for the evacuation of refugees held in detention camps in Libya as fighting...
Tokyo 2020 archery venue unveiled
The archery venue for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games was officially unveiled on Sunday becoming the first of the Games’...
Sri Lanka toll revision grim sign of bombings force
SRI LANKA
The dramatic revision of the death toll in Sri Lanka's Easter bombings, which has been cut by...
Pine room and a secret jewel: Japan abdication rituals
JAPAN
Japan has waited more than two centuries for an emperor to abdicate, but the main ceremony to perform...
Former VP Biden announces 2020 White House run
USA
Former US vice president and Democratic elder statesman Joe Biden launched his third White House bid Thursday, becoming...
Ugandan woman with sets of twins, triplets and quadruplets
UGANDA
At the age of 39, Mariam Nabatanzi is a single mother of 38 children. Six set of twins,...
Nigerian gateman opts for community bore-hole over house gift
NIGERIA
After serving his expatriate employers for decades, a Nigerian gate-man turned down the offer of a house as...
Ghosn wins bail in Japan but banned from seeing wife
JAPAN
Former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn emerged from his Tokyo detention centre in the late hours of Thursday after...
Sudan converge on army HQ for ‘million-strong’ protest
SUDAN
Sudanese marchers converged from all directions on army headquarters for a "million-strong" demonstration Thursday to turn up the...
Nigeria’s Buhari leaves for London today
NIGERIA
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has been scheduled to travel to London, the United Kingdom for a private visit...