Threats and theft: The wretched life of C. Africa’s peanut growers
Hunching over her work, Marissa shells peanuts under a blazing sun, sweat dripping down her face. Growing…
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Nine dead, hundreds ill with diarrhoea in typhoon-hit Philippines
Nine people have died and hundreds have fallen ill with diarrhoea in areas of the Philippines wrecked…
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Hunger-striking Tunisian politician ‘stable’: doctor
A Tunisian ex-justice minister who launched a hunger strike after his arrest a week ago is “stable”…
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Macron faces right-wing threat as France frets about crime
French right-winger Valerie Pecresse was a rank outsider in the race for the presidency just a month…
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Kazakh leader rejects talks, tells forces to ‘shoot to kill’
Kazakhstan’s president on Friday rejected calls for talks with protesters after days of unprecedented…
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Indonesia reels as flood destroys thousands of homes
Heavy flooding on Indonesia’s Sumatra island has left two children dead and forced thousands to…
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Gunfire in largest Kazakh city, Moscow-led troops arrive
Bursts of gunfire echoed through the streets of Kazakhstan’s largest city on Thursday as Moscow-led…
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Taiwan troops simulate urban warfare with China
Taiwanese troops and armoured vehicles were deployed Thursday for a mock urban street battle in the…
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China to appoint special envoy to Horn of Africa: FM
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced Thursday that Beijing would appoint a special envoy…
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China is not trapping Africa in debt: foreign minister
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday rejected suggestions that Beijing was luring African…
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