Category: World
Crown Princess of Norway’s son charged with four counts of rape
The eldest son of the Crown Princess of Norway has been charged with four counts of rape.
Marius Borg Høiby, 28, was charged with 32 offences, incl [...]
‘I was sexually assaulted on a plane’ – now I’m fighting for compensation
It was September last year when 24-year-old Kelly was on a Qatar Airways flight from Doha to London Gatwick after a trip to Africa.
Tucked undernea [...]
M23 rebels suspend peace talks with DR Congo government
The main rebel group in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, the M23, has walked away from peace talks with the government, stating [...]
Tunisia’s labour union UGTT calls for protest amid crackdown threats
Tunisia's powerful labour union UGTT has called for a major march in downtown Tunis on Thursday to "defend the union and its values" amid rising tensi [...]
Mali junta accuses ‘foreign states’ of attempted destabilisation plot
The authorities in Mali on Thursday said a French national had been arrested on suspicion of working for French intelligence services, and accused "fo [...]
South Africa row over army chief’s pro-Iran comments
South Africa's army chief has been criticised after he reportedly pledged military and political support to Iran during a recent visit to the country. [...]
Cape Verde declares state of emergency after deadly floods
Cape Verde has declared a state of emergency on the islands of São Vicente and Santo Antão, after deadly floods which killed at least nine people and [...]
Namibian President rejects bill & Melinda Gates Foundation birth control trials
Namibia’s President, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, has turned down a proposal from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to conduct trials of a new hormon [...]
Japanese boxers die from brain injuries
A devastating incident has shaken the Japanese boxing community, with two boxers losing their lives due to brain injuries sustained during a single ev [...]
Sudan: Refugees grapple with hunger and cholera in displacement camps
Cholera is ripping through the refugee camps of Tawila in Darfur in western Sudan, where hundreds of thousands of people have been left with nothing b [...]