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1, April 2019
UK: 4 hurt as serial attacker knifes people in London 0
Police in the British capital London are searching for a potential serial attacker who randomly approached people from behind and knifed them. Media reports on Sunday said a total of four people had been injured in random attacks in the northern London borough of Edmonton. The Metropolitan Police said the “cowardly and senseless” attacks were […]
1, April 2019
Arab League rejects US recognition of Israeli control over Golan Heights 0
Arab leaders slammed the US decision to recognise the Golan Heights as Israeli territory at a summit in Tunis on Sunday, but struggled for further unity as Qatar’s emir left the meeting early. In a final declaration the Arab League summit said it “affirmed that the Golan is occupied Syrian territory according to international law, […]
1, April 2019
Understanding US sanctions on Biya regime as violence persist in Southern Cameroons 0
On Thursday, March 28, Human Rights Watch reported that at least 170 civilians have been killed since October in the escalating violence in Cameroon. The violence has occurred primarily along linguistic lines between Cameroon’s Anglophone and Francophone populations. The ethno-linguistic tension stems from perceived discrimination against the minority Anglophone Cameroonians: The government operates primarily in […]
1, April 2019
SDF’s agony as parliamentary group leader dies 0
Joseph Banadzem Lukong, a prominent Southern Cameroons Member of Parliament and senior political figure of the Social Democratic Front-the so-called main opposition party is no more! The MP reportedly died on Saturday morning at the Yaoundé General Hospital. Cameroon Concord News gathered from SDF sources that the MP’s health had deteriorated ever since the beginning […]
31, March 2019
Several people injured as Catalan separatists clash with far-right activists in Barcelona 0
Five people were injured and seven arrested on Saturday as members of Spain’s far-right Vox party demonstrating in Barcelona against Catalan independence clashed with separatist activists there, police said. The violence came amid rising tension in the run-up to parliamentary elections next month and the continuing trial of 12 Catalan leaders for their part in the failed […]
31, March 2019
Arab League expected to oppose US decision over Golan Heights 0
Arab heads of state, long divided by regional rivalries, are expected to unite at a summit on Sunday in the Tunisian capital to oppose a US decision recognising Israel’s annexation of Arab lands captured in 1967. Arab leaders are already grappling with unrest in Algeria and Sudan, international pressure over the war in Yemen, regional splits over Iran’s […]
31, March 2019
The Holy Father and Moroccan king declare Jerusalem ‘common patrimony’ of three religions 0
Pope Francis on Saturday joined Morocco’s King Mohammed VI in saying Jerusalem should be a “symbol of peaceful coexistence” for Christians, Jews and Muslims, on the first day of a visit to the North African country. The spiritual leader of the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics was invited by King Mohammed VI for the sake of “interreligious dialogue”, according […]
30, March 2019
Kenya: Authorities burn ‘weak’ condoms worth $100,000 0
Kenya’s pharmacy and poisons regulator on Friday destroyed packs of condoms deemed to be unsafe for public use. The product is said to have failed quality tests prompting a recall. The Pharmacy and Poisons Board said its drug inspectors supervised the destruction of the Fiesta condoms valued at 10 million Kenyan shillings (which comes up […]
30, March 2019
Southern Cameroons Football Teams Move After Kidnapping of Players, Coaches 0
Football (soccer) clubs in the English-speaking regions of Cameroon are relocating to safer areas after a coach and players from a university club were abducted by suspected separatists. The military says it has arrested at least 10 suspected kidnappers. But players say the abductions show the government is unable to protect its citizens. Bang Bullet […]
1, April 2019
EU official warns ‘patience running out’ with UK over Brexit 0
by soter • Europe, Headline News, News
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has warned that the European Union (EU) is “running out” of patience with the United Kingdom over Brexit, days after a withdrawal deal put forward by embattled British Prime Minister Theresa May suffered a third defeat in the country’s parliament. “With our British friends we have a lot of patience, […]