Thousands Protest Petrol Price Hikes in Bulgaria
Thousands of Bulgarians demonstrated across the country on Sunday against high fuel prices, blocking traffic in around 20 cities and on key highways to Greece and Turkey. Protesters clashed with[…]
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South Korea President Sacks Finance Minister,Others
President of South Korea, Moon Jae-in has sacked his Finance Minister Kim Dong-yeon and Presidential Chief of Staff for Policy Jang Ha-sung, as the country struggles with slowing growth, rising[…]
Lion Air Jet in Another Accident, Few Days After Deadly Crash
A Lion Air passenger jet underway involved in another accident, just a week after a plane from the Indonesian airline crashed with the loss of all 189 people on board.[…]
Israel Has Appointed the First Female Ambassador to Egypt
Israel has appointed a first female ambassador to Egypt, Israeli Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. Amira Oron was appointed by the Supreme Appointments Committee of the Foreign Ministry, which is[…]
Indonesian Plane Carrying 188 People Crashes In Jakarta
It was a black Monday in Indonesia as a passenger plane carrying 188 people crashed into the sea off Jakarta, some minutes after take-off. According to air tracking service Flight[…]
Bangladesh Court Jails Ex-PM Zia for 7 Years Over Corruption
A court in Bangladesh has sentenced former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia to seven years in jail after finding her guilty of misusing her power to collect money for a charity[…]
Saudi Crown Prince Sacks Aides Over Khashoogi Gate
Saudi Arabia on Saturday sacked two top aides to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman after conceding that critic Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside its Istanbul consulate. Deputy intelligence chief Ahmad[…]
Saudi Arabia Admits Death of Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul Consulate
Saudi Arabia has said Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside the country’s consulate in Istanbul after a fight broke out. Mr Khashoggi, 59, went missing on 2 October during a visit[…]
Tunisia Floods Leave Five Dead And Two Missing
Flash flooding in Tunisia has killed at least five people while a further two are unaccounted for, the interior ministry said on Thursday. Two died in the Kef region in[…]
Forensic Investigators Probes Missing $100 Million in Poor Liberia
The U.S. Embassy in Liberia said on Wednesday it had asked forensic investigators to carry out a preliminary probe into the possible disappearance of $100 million in newly printed notes[…]
