Gabon votes yes to new constitution, says interior minister
LIBREVILLE – Gabonese voters approved a new constitution by a landslide 91.8%, the interior minister said on Sunday, after a referendum that the junta in power promised would be a…
UK confirms bird flu cases at commercial poultry farm
Britain said on Sunday it had confirmed a strain of the H5N1 bird flu virus in commercial poultry at premises near the town of St Ives in southwest England. Read…
Tanzania building collapse kills at least 13 people
DAR ES SALAAM – At least 13 people died when a building collapsed in Tanzania’s commercial capital Dar es Salaam and more than 80 people have been rescued, the country’s…
Tropical Depression Sara drenches Honduras and closes airports, at least one dead
TEGUCIGALPA – Slow-moving Tropical Depression Sara unleashed major rainfall over Honduras this weekend, causing at least one death while forcing thousands to flee their homes and destroying bridges and a…
Ukraine to face power cuts on Monday after Russian air strike
KYIV – All Ukrainian regions will experience temporary restrictions on power on Monday following Russia’s massive air strike on the energy system, the national grid operator said. Read More
Three arrested after flares land near Israel PM’s home: Police
A court ordered a gag on publishing any details of the investigation or the suspects’ identities for 30 days. Read More
Illegal miners ‘starving’ underground in standoff with S. African cops; decomposed body brought out
Police are limiting supplies to force out the hundreds believed to be in a disused shaft. Read More
Illegal miners ‘starving’ underground in stand-off with S. African cops; decomposed body taken out
The police are limiting food and water supplies to force out the hundreds of people believed to be in a disused shaft. Read More
Germany’s Scholz defends call to Putin ahead of snap elections
BERLIN – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said his conversation with Vladimir Putin on Friday had given no indication of a shift in the Russian President’s thinking on the war in…
Putin’s views on Ukraine war haven’t changed, Germany’s Scholz says
BERLIN – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said his conversation with Vladimir Putin on Friday had given no indication of a shift in the Russian President’s thinking on the war in…