Afghanistan suicide bomb attack: Dozens killed in Kabul

At least 41 people have been killed and more than 80 wounded in a suicide bomb attack in the Afghan capital, Kabul. A Shia cultural organisation was the target but the Afghan Voice news agency...

Buhari apologises to Nigerians for fuel shortage

President Muhammadu Buhari spoke for the first time yesterday on the excruciating nationwide fuel scarcity, expressing his sympathy for Nigerians who are enduring weeks of needless queues at filling stations. In a statement personally signed...
Obama and Prince Harry

Obama warns against ‘irresponsible’ social media use

Former US President Barack Obama has warned against the irresponsible use of social media, in a rare interview since stepping down in January. He warned that such actions were distorting people's understanding of complex issues,...

Canada expels Venezuela diplomat in tit-for-tat move

Canada has announced it is expelling Venezuela's ambassador to Ottawa, Wilmer Barrientos Fernández, and its charge d'affaires, Ángel Herrera. Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said the move was in retaliation for the expulsion of its most...

Liberia election run-off: Ex-footballer up against vice-president

Liberians are choosing a new president in a run-off vote between Vice-President Joseph Boakai and former international footballer George Weah. Mr Weah, 51, won the first round, but did not secure the required 50% of...

Guatemala to move embassy to Jerusalem

Guatemala plans to move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales said on his official Facebook account on Sunday. Morales said he had spoken to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and instructed Guatemala's foreign...
Many migrants, the pontiff said, were being forced to flee from leaders who "see no problem in shedding innocent blood"

Pope Francis pleads for migrants at Christmas Eve Mass

Pope Francis has urged Roman Catholics not to ignore the plight of millions of migrants "driven from their land", during Christmas Eve Mass. The pontiff compared them to Mary and Joseph, recounting the Biblical story...

Zimbabwe’s leader promotes ex-army chief

Zimbabwe's new President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed as one of his deputies in the ruling party the leader of the military takeover that led to ex-president Robert Mugabe's overthrow. Constantino Chiwenga recently retired as army...

San Francisco: Man arrested over ‘Christmas terror plan’

A former marine has been arrested by the FBI on suspicion of planning a terror attack in San Francisco over Christmas. Everitt Aaron Jameson, 25, was held after allegedly discussing the plot with undercover FBI...
Israeli ambassador H. E. Ami Mehl

Ghana’s vote against Jerusalem regrettable – Israel

The Israeli Embassy in Ghana has bemoaned the West African country’s decision to vote against the US at the special UN General Assembly in a move to recognise Jerusalem as its capital. The Embassy described...