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Crimea attacks: Ukraine puts pressure on lost territory
Crimea attacks: Ukraine puts pressure on lost territory
by  AFP

Two massive attacks on Russian bases in Crimea far from the frontline in recent days have given Ukraine a boost -- eight years after Russia's humiliating takeover of the strategic peninsula. Ukraine says it has recaptured dozens of villages on the southern front and struck strategic targets including bridges in recent weeks.

UN rights chief says Rohingya refugees not able to return
UN rights chief says Rohingya refugees not able to return
by  AFP

UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet said Wednesday that it remained unsafe for Rohingya refugees to return to their homes in Myanmar, nearly five years after a crackdown there sparked an exodus to neighbouring Bangladesh.

Kenya's Ruto says 'no time to waste' after vote win
Kenya's Ruto says 'no time to waste' after vote win
by  AFP

Kenya's president-elect William Ruto vowed Wednesday that his new administration would be transparent, saying there was no time to waste in meeting the "huge expectations" of Kenyans. "The expectations of the people of Kenya are huge and therefore we do not have the luxury of wasting any time," Ruto said.

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