US Special Forces operatives have been photographed fighting alongside the Kurdish militia in northern Syria in a drive against the Islamic State-held city of Raqqa. The Pentagon insists the Americans are there in “advise and assist” capacity only, however. A photographer for Agence France-Presse (AFP) took pictures of the American[…]
The UN has called for greater humanitarian access in Syria amid fears that many civilians risk starvation in besieged areas of the wartorn country. Speaking in Geneva on Thursday, Staffan de Mistura, the UN special envoy, said there “are plenty of civilians at the moment in danger of starvation” in[…]
The leaders of the G7 group have said the world economy is an urgent priority and warned that a British vote to leave the European Union would seriously threaten global growth. In a statement following a two-day summit in the Japanese resort of Ise-Shima, the world’s seven leading industrial nations[…]
The Saartjie Baartman Centre conducted a panel discussion on Thursday to raise awareness on Child Protection Week, which takes place from the 26th May to the 1st June. The panel included principals from local schools, child counsellors, social workers, a student representative and police in an attempt to discuss issues[…]
The recent withdrawal of the alleged sexual harassment charge against suspended leader of the African National Congress (ANC), Marius Fransman again emphasizes the flaws in the justice system in the fight against gender-based violence within South Africa. So says one analyst, after the National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) decision not to[…]
Learners from Uitsig Senior Secondary School are scheduled to vacate the premises by the end of this week. The move follows a site inspection by the Department of Transport and Public Works (DTPW), which assessed the schools infrastructural condition. The assessment indicated that the facility is unsafe for continued occupation.[…]
Images released by the Italian navy have captured the moment a heavily overcrowded boat overturned in a shipwreck off Libya which left at least five people dead. The blue fishing vessel, its deck heaving with people, tipped over on Wednesday after the refugees and migrants rushed to one side on[…]
A group representing Korean victims of the US atomic bombings of Japan protested Thursday that their suffering was being neglected ahead of President Barack Obama’s historic visit to Hiroshima. The Association of Korean Atomic Bomb Victims estimates that anywhere between 40,000 and 70,000 Koreans died in Hiroshima and Nagasaki when[…]
As many as 5,047,088 Umrah pilgrims have so far arrived in the Kingdom since the start of the season early November, local daily Al-Madina reported on Wednesday quoting official data. According to the data, the number of Umrah pilgrims is five percent more than their number in the same period[…]
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas visit to South Africa has been met with scepticism from some Palestinian activists, with one lobby group calling it nothing more than a “PR exercise”. Abbas is holding bilateral discussions with President Jacob Zuma and the counterparts are expected to discuss initiatives aimed at resolving the[…]
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