More than a dozen people have been killed after an unlicensed gold mine collapsed in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, the government said. The accident happened at Kampene, some 180km (110 miles) south of Kindu town, Steve Mbikayi, minister of national solidarity and humanitarian action, said on Wednesday. “Fourteen dead, three hospitalised with […]

Iran’s legislative vetting body has ratified a bill that allows children born to Iranian women and foreign men to obtain Iranian nationality, according to state media. The approval was announced by Guardian Council spokesman Abbas Ali Kadkhodai on Wednesday, more than four months after the proposal was passed by the Iranian parliament, according to the […]

At least three protesters and one policeman have been killed in Iraq’s southern city of Nasiriyah, according to a monitoring group, after nationwide anti-government protests devolved into violence that saw security forces fire live rounds and tear gas for a second straight day. The unrest on Wednesday came a day after at least two protesters […]

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince is trying to repair damage to his image done by Jamal Khashoggi’s murder by insisting “layers and layers” of hierarchy separated him from the Saudi agents who killed the journalist, the UN investigator told Reuters. Mohammad bin Salman told CBS program “60 Minutes” that as de facto Saudi leader he ultimately […]

The United States is withholding its dues to the U.N.’s aviation agency, arguing the body needs to move quickly with reforms like expanding public access to documents and giving greater protections to whistleblowers, U.S. government and aviation sources told Reuters this week. The United States has been advocating for greater transparency and protection for whistleblowers […]

United States President, Donald Trump’s approval ticked up to 49 per cent its highest mark this year, according to a new Hill-HarrisX survey released on Wednesday. The figure marks a 2-point increase from a Sept. 11-12 poll, but a 2-point decrease from its previous peak of 51 per cent last August. Trump’s disapproval rating, meanwhile, […]

The National Inter-Faith and Religious Organisation for Peace (NIFROP) has hailed the Nigerian Army for organising a spiritual warfare seminar to combat Boko Haram’s devilish ideologies. The group voiced his commendation in a  press conference held in Abuja Wednesday. Speaking at the conference, the Secretary-General of the group, Rev (Dr) Elijah Akuh said unknown to […]

Iran’s supreme leader on Wednesday said Tehran should take further steps to reduce compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal. Ayatollah Khamenei made the statement in a meeting of the Revolutionary Guard in Tehran. “We will seriously and decisively pursue the reduction of our obligations, and with God’s help we will reach our goal.’’ The goal […]

An 18th Century Ethiopian crown will finally be returned home after being hidden in a Dutch flat for 21 years. Ethiopian Sirak Asfaw, who fled to the Netherlands in the late 1970s, discovered the crown in the suitcase of a visitor and realised it was stolen, according to BBC Africa. The management consultant has protected […]

United States presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders underwent an unexpected heart procedure on Tuesday for a blockage in an artery and cancelled campaign events for the White House until further notice, an adviser said. Sanders, 78, was in Las Vegas, Nevada, for 2020 presidential campaign events when he experienced discomfort and was taken to a […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday dismissed environmental activist Greta Thunberg as a kind but poorly informed teenager manipulated into making unrealistic demands in her United Nations speech last month, according to Reuters report. “Go and explain to developing countries why they should continue living in poverty and not be like Sweden,” Putin told an […]

A document, jointly released by the Ministry of Education and other authorities said China aimed to beef up its efforts in building infrastructure in online education. According to Chinadaily,  the document said China will promote the use of modern information technology, including the Internet, big data and artificial intelligence in online education. It said a […]

Jamal Khashoggi’s fiancee Hatice Cengiz speaks at a memorial for the murdered Saudi journalist, saying: “He was my best friend, he was the love of my life. I still love him.” The vigil in Istanbul took place near the Saudi Arabian consulate where Khashoggi was killed a year ago. Cengiz had been waiting outside. “Last […]

Peru’s vice-president has resigned from her post after declining the opposition’s nomination to be interim leader, saying she hoped it would pave the way for a new general election, according to BBC report. Mercedes Aráoz said the “constitutional order had broken” and that the country faced a “grave institutional crisis”. President Martín Vizcarra on Monday […]

A plan for talks presented to the U.S. and Iran by French President Emmanuel Macron is broadly acceptable to the Islamic Republic, President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday said. Rouhani said this during a cabinet meeting that was broadcast live. He said some wording needed to be changed in the plan, which outlines that Iran will […]