Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Nov 14 - Hundreds of fluttering red flags, buses emblazoned with "China Aid" logos and even a purpose-built pagoda: driving around Port Moresby, you could be forgiven for thinking that Xi Jinping is hosting this week's
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Mexican presidents accused as defense opens El Chapo trial
New York, United States, Nov 14 - Drug baron Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is the "scapegoat" of a cartel that bribed Mexican presidents, the defense told his New York trial Tuesday, as the prosecution branded him a ruthless criminal boss who murdered in
Trump names new US ambassador to Saudi Arabia
Washington, United States, Nov 14 - President Donald Trump on Tuesday tapped John Abizaid, a top US general from the Iraq war who has studied the Middle East for years, as ambassador to Saudi Arabia amid growing friction between the longstanding allies.Abizaid
Jury delay snarls El Chapo’s US drug trial
New York, United States, Nov 13 - Juror complications on Tuesday delayed opening statements in the New York trial of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, one of the world's most notorious criminals accused of spending a quarter of a century smuggling cocaine into
S.Africa’s home minister resigns after watchdog ruling
Johannesburg, South Africa, Nov 13 - South African Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba resigned on Tuesday, the presidency announced, two weeks after a public standards watchdog said he had violated the constitution by lying under oath in court.Gigaba,
Timeline for massive China-backed trade deal slips
Singapore, Singapore, Nov 13 - The completion of the world's largest trade deal -- backed by Beijing and excluding the United States -- has been pushed back to next year, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Tuesday, after Asia-Pacific trade ministers failed
UN report finds violations of South Sudan arms embargo
United Nations, United States, Nov 13 - A UN panel of experts has found violations of the arms embargo imposed on South Sudan, reporting to the Security Council that there are "alarming levels" of sexual violence, hunger and human rights abuses in the
Ethiopia arrests senior military and intelligence officers
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Nov 12 - Ethiopia has arrested 63 senior military and intelligence officers accused of corruption and human-rights abuses, the country's attorney general, Berhanu Tsegaye, said Monday. The arrests are a rare move against the country's
150 killed in battle for Yemen’s Hodeida as global alarm grows
Hodeida, Yemen, Nov 12 - At least 150 people have been killed in 24 hours of clashes in the Yemeni port city of Hodeida, medics said Monday, as Britain's top diplomat visited Riyadh seeking to boost international calls for a ceasefire.Government loyalists
Nigeria wants former oil minister extradited from Britain
Abuja, Nigeria, Nov 12 - The head of Nigeria's main anti-corruption agency on Monday said he wanted former oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke to be extradited to face trial because a corruption probe against her in Britain was taking too long.Alison-Madueke,
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Dissolving Nairobi County a costly affair for city residents
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Political interests override rationality in referendum push
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Media criticism is welcome measure for accountability
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