• USA

    Man faces jail term for attacking Muslim airline worker

    A US man has been charged with attacking a Muslim airline employee in New York, allegedly unleashing a tirade of abuse, kicking her and threatening that President Donald Trump would “get rid of all of you.” The 57-year-old man from Massachusetts is accused of unleashing an expletive-laden rant against the ...

  • USA

    Trump to meet Putin, Merkel, Hollande

    US President Donald Trump will hold telephone talks Saturday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the White House said Friday. Trump is hosting British Prime Minister Theresa May at the White House on Friday to discuss post-Brexit trade ties and inject new ...

  • Nigeria

    PHOTOS: Ambode commissions upgraded Eagle Square

    Representative of the Lagos State Governor & Acting Commissioner, Tourism, Arts & Culture, Mrs. Adebimpe Akinsola,  on Friday, January 27, 2017 commissioned the upgraded Eagle Square, Tinubu at Lagos Island. Present at the commissioning were the Sole Administrator, Lagos Island Local Government, Alhaji Nasir Musa; Special Adviser to the Governor ...

  • Turchia Grecia Nigeria

    Turkey threatens to cancel EU deal over Greek coup ruling

    Turkey has threatened to cancel a deal with the European Union on taking back migrants who cross over to Greece. Turkish officials are unhappy about a decision by the Greek Supreme Court not to extradite a group of eight Turkish soldiers who fled to Greece after a failed coup in ...

  • Nigeria

    Firm To Govt: Intensify Tree Planting To Avert Effects Of Climate Change

    The Chairman of Bisrod Furniture Nigeria Limited and the Evergreen Tree Planter, Giwa Bisi Rodipe, has urged both the Federal and State Governments to make huge investments in tree planting to avert effects of climate change. Rodipe, who stated this recently during the commissioning of the state-of-the-art Bisrod Mechanical Kiln ...

  • Francia

    Amine Mazouzi : les réserves de pétrole de l’Algérie ne s'épuiseront pas avant 2050

    Les dernières déclarations d'un responsable de GRTgaz (filiale de la société française Engie) faisant état d'une rupture dans l'approvisionnement en gaz du sud ouest de la France à partir de l'Algérie relèvent de la "spéculation", a affirmé jeudi à Alger le P-dg de Sonatrach, Amine Mazouzi.          "Nous n'avons entendu ni ...

  • USA Spagna

    Exportation de l’huile d’olive : Pourquoi ça grince

    Alors que plusieurs pays méditerranéens, dont la Tunisie, exportent aujourd’hui de l’huile d’olive à coups de milliards de dollars par an, l’Algérie reste derrière et peine encore à rentabiliser ce secteur prometteur. Blady, cette entreprise de Béjaïa, qui a réussi à exporter sa production aux USA et en Europe, en ...

  • USA

    New US policy spells disaster for refugees

    Source: Brookings-LSE Project on Internal Displacement Country: United States of America, WorldThe actions by the Trump administration will close doors to refugees, who are already required to undergo thorough vetting. This is a major problem, both for its direct effects and for possible ripples internationally.The international refugee system, constructed in the ...

  • USA Yemen

    UN warns of impending famine in Yemen

    Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: YemenHumanitarian chief says the conflict in Yemen is now the primary driver of the largest food security emergency in the world: 14 million people are food insecure, of whom half are severely food insecure. New York, 26 January 2017 As delivered. Mr. President, I thank ...

  • Nuova Zelanda

    Large industrial building fire in Upper Hutt north of Wellington

    Firefighters got medical attention as a precautionary measure after a carpet underlay business in Upper Hutt went up in flames.