International
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French media giant Canal+ takes over S.Africa’s Multichoice
French media giant Canal+ said Monday it had taken effective control of South African television and streaming company MultiChoice, creating a group present in nearly 70 countries in Africa, Europe and Asia.
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Egypt’s Sisi Pardons Activist Alaa Abdel Fattah
The 43-year-old British-Egyptian national, who was pardoned alongside five others, was a leading figure in Egypt’s 2011 uprising and has been repeatedly jailed since.
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China Prepares to Evacuate 400,000 as Super Typhoon Makes Landfall in Philippines
The Philippines is the first major landmass facing the Pacific cyclone belt, and the archipelago is hit by an average of 20 storms and typhoons each year, putting millions of people in disaster-prone areas in…
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Thousands take to streets as Philippines protests flood control fraud
Thousands of Filipinos marched in Manila on Sunday to vent their anger over a ballooning scandal involving bogus flood-control projects believed to have cost taxpayers billions of dollars. But a day of largely peaceful mass…
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Lyles, Tebogo Sail Into World 200m Final But Gout Out
Noah Lyles kept alive his bid to match Usain Bolt’s record of four consecutive world 200 metres titles as he scorched to the fastest time of the year of 19.51sec in the semi-finals on Thursday.
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Attacker Kills Two at Jordan-West Bank Border: Israeli Medics
An assailant who arrived in a truck carrying humanitarian aid from Jordan shot dead two men Thursday at the main border crossing between the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Jordan, the Israeli military and medics said.
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Kenyan Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Briton in 2012 Agnes Wanjiru Murder Case
The High Court in Nairobi has issued an arrest warrant for a British national accused of murdering Kenyan woman Agnes Wanjiru Wanjiku in 2012, reigniting public calls for justice in a case that has lingered…
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East Timor people stage protest to oppose plan to buy vehicles for MPs
East Timor police on Tuesday clashed for a second day with protesters angry over a plan to buy SUVs for lawmakers in one of southeast Asia’s poorest nations, whose leader issued a rebuke over the…
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Zambian court jails two for targeting president through witchcraft
A Zambian court on Monday sentenced two men to two years in prison with hard labour on charges of attempting to use witchcraft to kill the country’s president. Mozambican national Jasten Mabulesse Candunde and Zambian…
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Crime Scene DNA in Kirk Murder Matches to Suspect: FBI
DNA found at the scene of the murder of US conservative influencer Charlie Kirk has been matched to suspect Tyler Robinson, FBI director Kash Patel said Monday.
