German parties agree on plan to boost infrastructure, defense
Berlin [Germany], March 5: German parties seeking to form the next government agreed on Tuesday to set up a 500-billion-euro (about 531 billion U.S. dollars)...
Kenyan scholars hail China's "Ne Zha 2" for showcasing cultural heritage to...
Nairobi [Kenya], March 5: The record-breaking Chinese animated film "Ne Zha 2" is raising the bar in immersing global audiences in the richness, beauty and...
At least 7 killed, 49 injured in separate road accidents in Tanzania
Dar es Salaam [Tanzania], March 5: At least seven people were killed and 49 others were injured in two separate road accidents in Tanzania, police...
Tanzanian official confirms invasion of new weed in Lake Victoria
Dar es Salaam [Tanzania], March 5: A new type of weed has invaded Lake Victoria, affecting marine transport on the world's second-largest freshwater lake shared...
Ethiopian producers, business leaders set sight on Canton Fair for market expansion
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], March 5: Ethiopian producers and leaders in the import-export sector have expressed interest in leveraging the upcoming 137th China Import and Export...
WFP warns of 412-million-USD funding shortfall for South Sudan's humanitarian needs
Juba [South Sudan], March 5: The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) said Tuesday it faces a critical funding shortfall of 412 million U.S. dollars...
Kenya hosts Canton Fair promotional conference amid deepening trade ties with China
Nairobi [Kenya], March 5: A promotional conference for the 137th edition of the China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, was...
AU steps up training of Somali police officers to counter violent extremism
Mogadishu [Somalia], March 5: The African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) said on Tuesday that its police component has wrapped up a...
Spreading eastern DRC violence threatens civilians, aid workers: UN
New York [US], March 5: Increased violence in the three easternmost provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is raising deep concern for...
Guinea-Bissau president says ECOWAS mediation "no longer welcome"
Bissau [Guinea-Bissau], March 5: Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo said on Tuesday that the mediation mission from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)...
Over 2,500 schools affected by ongoing DR Congo conflict: minister
Kinshasa [Democratic Republic of the Congo], March 5: More than 2,500 schools have been affected by an ongoing conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the...
UN envoy condemns Israel's military escalations in Syria
Washington DC [US], March 5: A UN special envoy on Tuesday strongly condemned Israel's military escalations in Syria, including airstrikes, calling for an end to...
Yemen's Houthis claim shooting down U.S. drone over Hodeidah
Aden [Yemen], March 5: Yemen's Houthi forces announced Tuesday that they successfully intercepted a U.S. MQ-9 reconnaissance drone over the Red Sea port city of...
Feature: War-weary Syrians gather for iftar amid ruins in Damascus
Damascus [Syria], March 5: Amid the gray rubble of shattered concrete and collapsed buildings, hundreds of war-weary Syrians huddled together for a communal iftar in...
Roundup: Arab leaders adopt Egypt's Gaza reconstruction plan
Cairo [Egypt]/Gaza [Gaza City], March 5: Arab leaders approved on Tuesday an Egyptian reconstruction plan for Gaza, which is estimated to cost 53 billion U.S....
US health agency says employees can apply for early retirement
Washington DC [US], March 5: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services told employees on Monday they could apply for early retirement over the...
Teen arrested over alleged mass shooting at new Sydney mosque
Sydney [Australia], March 5: A 16-year-old boy has been arrested after a western Sydney mosque was allegedly targeted with threats of a mass shooting referring...
EU allocates €76 million in aid for Rohingya refugees, other crises
Brussels [Belgium], March 4: The European Commission on Monday allocated €76 million ($79.4 million) in humanitarian aid for Rohingya refugees and other people affected by...
Russia launched over 2,300 aerial attacks in week: Zelensky
Kiev [Ukraine], March 4: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for greater military support after a week in which Russia launched more than 2,300 air attacks.
UN human rights chief concerned about growing power of tech oligarchs
Geneva [Switzerland], March 4: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk expressed concern about the growing power of IT entrepreneurs on Monday and pointed...
Thousands evacuated as Japan's biggest fire in decades continues
Tokyo [Japan], March 4: Japan has deployed more than 2,000 firefighters to battle the country's biggest forest fire in three decades.
Israeli-Palestinian film No Other Land wins Oscar for Best Documentary Feature
New York [US], March 4: No Other Land, a film about Palestinians fighting to protect their homes from demolition by Israel's military, has won the...
Nigerian Muslims arrested for eating during Ramadan
Abuja [Nigeria], March 4: The Islamic police in the northern Nigerian state of Kano have arrested Muslims seen eating and drinking publicly, as well as...
UK downplays French 'one-month truce' proposal for Ukraine
London [UK], March 4: The United Kingdom has downplayed French proposals for a one-month truce in Ukraine as a minister warned a temporary pause in...
Arab nations, rights groups condemn Israel's decision to block Gaza aid
Gaza [Palestine], March 4: Several Arab nations and rights organisations have condemned Israel's decision to halt aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip, calling it a...
Europe's Group of Five political and military powers stand behind Ukraine
Berlin [Germany], March 4: Representatives of Germany, France, Britain, Italy and Poland reaffirmed their political and military aid for Ukraine on Monday.
Maiden commercial flight of European launch vehicle Ariane 6 rocket postponed
Paris [France], March 4: Shortly before the maiden commercial flight of the new European launch vehicle, Ariane 6, the launch was called off.