A man, in his thirties, died when a concrete wall has fallen on him in Bani Kinana area, Irbid governorate, some 110km north of the capital Amman, a security source said.The source added that the Civil Defense Department (CDD) cadres administered first…
Read moreThe U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday imposed limits on the federal government’s authority to issue sweeping regulations to reduce carbon emissions from power plants in a ruling that will undermine U.S. President Joe Biden’s plans to tackle climate change…
Read moreIslamist militants launched an attack Saturday in the Seytenga commune in northern Burkina Faso, leaving at least 79 dead according to government reports.The attack comes after months of increasing violence in both Mali and Burkina Faso, both countries…
Read moreRights groups in Malawi have urged authorities to quickly find and deport a Chinese man who was found to be making and selling exploitative videos of children. A BBC investigation found the man, Lu Ke, paid children to sing and speak Mandarin in distur…
Read moreTUNIS— Tunisia arrested 72 migrants who attempted to cross the Mediterranean to enter Italy illegally, the Tunisian Ministry of Defense said.They were arrested in two operations and are of various African nationalities, the ministry said in a statement…
Read moreNigerian authorities say they have launched a search for 17 people abducted Tuesday in the capital, Abuja, by armed men disguised as police. Nigeria has seen a wave of mass abductions for ransom in the country’s north, but the insecurity rarely reaches…
Read moreNIAMEY— Armed fighters killed eight gendarmes and injured 33 in a “terrorist” attack near Niger’s border with Burkina Faso, the Nigerien government said.A defence ministry statement said “armed terrorists” riding motorcycles and other vehicles attacked…
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