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Akufo-Addo mourns with Japan over murder of ex-leader Shinzo Abe
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has commiserated with the government and people of Japan following the murder of the country's ex-leader Shinzo Abe. Read.
Sri Lanka leader flees as protesters storm home
Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled his official residence on Saturday shortly before protesters, angered by an unprecedented economic crisis, stormed and overran the compound. The colonial-era state mansion is one of Sri Lanka's key symbols of state power and officials said Rajapaksa's departure raised questions as to whether he intended to remain in office.
'Relentless' Russian shelling in east Ukraine as US promises new aid
Russian troops pursued their "relentless" shelling of Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region on Saturday, as the United States promised new military aid to Kyiv including powerful rocket launchers. "The entire frontline is under relentless shelling," the head of the Donetsk military administration, Pavlo Kyrylenko, said in a Telegram message on Friday night.
Shinzo Abe: Mahama Mourns With Japanese People Over Assassination Of Ex Prime Minister
Ghana's former President Dramani John Mahana has joined the people of Japan and the world to mourn the assassination of former Prime Minister (PM) Shinzo Abe.
Indonesian farmers pay price of foot and mouth outbreak before Eid sacrifice
Indonesian farmer Okky Pratama usually sells dozens of cattle for Eid al-Adha, making his biggest earnings around the Islamic day of sacrifice, but this year he has sold just five. Suharyanto said small farmers whose cattle were culled will receive up to 10 million rupiah ($666) in compensation -- well short of the thousands of dollars farmers earned from Eid sales last year.
The Cold War on a chessboard 50 years ago
Fifty years ago, the Cold War was transposed to a chessboard as Bobby Fischer of the United States took on defending world champion Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union in a thrilling East-West clash dubbed the "match of the century". In the other seat is 35-year-old Boris Spassky, a trained journalist and married father of two children who has been world champion for three years.
Muslims 'stone the devil' as almost million-strong hajj winds down
Muslim pilgrims cast pebbles in the "stoning of the devil" ritual marking the start of the Eid al-Adha holiday on Saturday, as this year's expanded hajj pilgrimage was winding down. Eid al-Adha, the feast of the sacrifice that begins on Saturday, marks the end of hajj.
Madrassas revive 'Golden Age' in Morocco's Fez
In the narrow streets of Fez's Old City, Morocco's first capital, centuries-old places of learning are being revived to promote moderation in Islam, as their founders originally intended. That period also represents a golden age in the city's history, which had just been reinstated as Morocco's capital after three centuries of being overshadowed by Marrakesh further south.
Tunisian president amends proposed constitution
Tunisian President Kais Saied published an amended version of a draft constitution late Friday in an attempt to ward off criticism after the original was slammed for the nearly unlimited power it gave his office. The amended draft, published around midnight Friday, makes changes to two articles, though it still retains a broad range of powers for the head of state.
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