LESOTHO: Ex PM Thomas Thabane paid killers to murder ex wife – Police report
Lesotho's former Prime Minister Thomas Thabane and his wife paid assassins a down payment of $24,000 to kill his estranged wife Lipolelo...
BURUNDI: Court orders immediate swear in of president-elect
Burundi's top court has made a ruling aimed at ending the power vacuum created by the sudden death of President Pierre Nkurunziza...
ISRAEL: Haifa oil refinery tower collapses
One of Haifa’s iconic oil refinery towers collapsed on Friday morning, taking a chunk out of the coastal hub’s industrial skyline in...
Starbucks bans employees from wearing anything in support of Black Lives Matter
Starbucks told employees in a memo last week they were prohibited from wearing clothing or accessories that mentions the Black Lives Matter...
LEBANON: Protest escalate as country loses 70% value
Hundreds of people have taken to the streets in cities across Lebanon amid escalating protests as the country faces a collapse in...
PERU: Villagers detain technicians for linking covid-19 to 5G
Villagers in the Huancavelica region of Peru are detaining eight technicians who were repairing an antenna, over fears their work would spread...
ICC shuns ‘unprecedented’ US sanctions against tribunal
The International Criminal Court pushed back at the US over sanctions against the tribunal’s employees Thursday, saying the move constituted an “unprecedented”...
UK: Angry protesters pull tear down Robert Baden-Powell statue
A statue to worldwide scout movement founder Robert Baden-Powell on Thursday became the latest historical monument to face removal as Britain’s colonial...
Israel to carry out census of Palestinian population
Israel is preparing to carry out a census of the Palestinian population in territories it seeks to annex in the West Bank,...
Trump battles Nancy Pelosi for renaming military bases
President Donald Trump is battling House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over renaming military bases that honor Confederate generals — and he’s at odds...