Section: Nigeria
In Burundi: Belgium cuts aid to government as EU sanctions hit
Belgium, from which Burundi gained independence in 1962, said it was immediately halting aid programmes benefiting the government, including its support for the justice system. Former colonial power Belgium said on Friday it would halt some aid to the government of Burundi in protest at President Pierre Nkurunziza’s disputed third term as...
Over Syria: Frosty faces as Hollande, Putin discuss differences
Russia bombed Syria for a third day on Friday, mainly hitting areas held by rival insurgent groups rather than the Islamic State fighters it said it was targeting, according to UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. French President Francois Hollande and Russia’s Vladimir Putin had an in-depth discussion on Syria on Friday in which...
Obama and Putin fail to make any breakthrough on Syria
President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s first formal meeting in more than two years started with an awkward handshake and ended without a breakthrough on Syria, a crisis that has strained their already tense relationship. On the biggest issue that divides them in Syria – the status of embattled leader Bashar Assad –...
Obama ‘prepared to work’ with Russia, Iran on Syria
President Barack Obama declared Monday that the United States does not want a new Cold War over the Ukraine conflict and is prepared to work with Russia and Iran on the Syrian crisis. “The United… …read more Source:...
Syria Conflict: Russia Wants ‘Coordination’ Against IS
Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin, has again reiterated his support for Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, saying the latter is fighting terrorist organisations, and Russia “will be pleased to find common ground for joint action against the terrorists”.In a television interview in the United States (US), Mr. Putin also called for a...
Pope Francis: 5 things to learn from the pontiff’s speech on ‘importance of family’
"The family is beautiful, but there's effort involved and there are problems." Pope Francis spoke on the importance of family on Saturday, September 26, 2015 at the World Meeting of Families Festival in Philadelphia.”The family is beautiful, but there’s effort involved and there are problems,” the pope said. Read:...
Ukraine To Ban Russian Airlines
Ukraine Prime Minister, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, has vowed to ban Russian airlines from flying into the country, as part of sanctions over Moscow’s support for rebels in the East.Kiev said that the measures would take effect on October 25 and would include major Russian airlines.Russian transit flights will also be banned if the planes carry...
In US: Bush to call for lifting of ban on crude oil exports
As rival Donald Trump steals the headlines and leads the polls, Bush has been building a detailed policy agenda with the aim of convincing Republican voters he has the can-do spirit and intellectual heft to pursue a conservative agenda. Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush will call for a decades-old ban on exporting U.S. crude oil to be...
Beware: 5 most unsafe countries to visit for a vacation right now
The ongoing unrest in the Middle East continues to deal blows on the tourism industry. In the last couple of years, tourism around the world has boomed, with international airports seeing much more tourists than ever before.In the midst of the boom however, the ongoing unrest in the Middle East and other regions have also dealt a blow on the...
Do You Agree? Check out the national dishes of these 14 countries
When in doubt, talk food!When we think of certain countries, there are meals that readily come to mind. This however does not necessarily translate to the national dish.CNN recently conducted a poll asking their readers to nominate their national dishes which expectedly generated a ton of diverse feedback.Here are 14 different countries and what...
