Muhammad Yunus takes oath as head of Bangladesh’s interim government
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, centre, takes the oath of office as the chief adviser of Bangladesh’s new interim government during a ceremony administered by President...
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Kenya police clear pockets of protesters in capital with tear gas
Nairobi, Aug 8—Police fired tear gas to clear pockets of anti-government demonstrators from the centre of Kenya’s capital Nairobi on Thursday, as their protest movement...
Israel kills 25 Palestinians in Gaza airstrikes amid fears of wider war
Cairo, Aug 8—Israeli forces stepped up strikes across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing at least 25 people, Palestinian medics said, in further battle with...
Democrats Harris, Walz campaign together for first time as White House ticket
Harris and Walz at a rally in Philadelphia Tuesday evening PHILADELPHIA, Aug 7—Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and her newly selected Vice Presidential running mate,...
Kamala Harris picks Minnesota governor, Tim Walz, for vice president
Washington, Aug 6—Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris selected Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to be her running mate on Tuesday Augst 6, choosing a progressive policy champion and...
Bangladesh president dissolves parliament, frees former PM Zia
Dhaka, Aug 6—Bangladesh’s president has dissolved parliament Tuesday August 6 clearing the way for an interim government and new elections a day after Prime Minister...
Bangladesh PM Hasina quits and flees as protesters storm palace
Bangladesh people cerebrate resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Dhaka Aug. 5—Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and fled the country, following weeks of...
Hundreds of Congolese nationals cross into Uganda
Kanungu Aug. 4—Hundreds of D.R. Congo nationals are crossing into Uganda to escape intensified fighting between the Congolese government army and the Rwanda backed M23...
Calls for foreigners to leave Lebanon as war fears grow
Hezbollah and Israel exchanging fire Saturday Aug. 4—Several countries have urged their nationals to leave Lebanon, as fears grow of a wider conflict in the...
Nigerian president demands end to deadly protests
Lagos Aug. 4—Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has appealed for protests to end after “bloodshed” during three days of demonstrations over a deepening cost of living...