At least 17 people were killed on Monday in clashes between Somali government forces and al-Shabaab militants in a town on the Kenyan border, the military said, adding that the forces managed to recapture the area. The forces regained control of a military base in Balad Hawo early on the morning aft
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Sunday that he will be meeting with US President Donald Trump in New York next week, although the White House did not confirm the meeting. Netanyahu made the deceleration ahead of embarking on Sunday on a tour of Latin America. At the end of the
Apple is expected to unveil on Tuesday the iPhone 8 ten years after co-founder Steve Jobs released the first version. A decade later, the new phone is likely to sell for $1,000, making it the company’s most expensive yet. Crossing into a new financial frontier, this will test how much consumers are
The UN human rights chief urged on Monday the government of Myanmar to end its “cruel military operation” against the country’s Muslim Rohingya minority. Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, addressing the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, said that more than 270,000 people had fled to Banglade
Eighteen members of the police force were killed on Monday when militants ambushed a convoy in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. Seven others were wounded in the attack, said security and military officials. The attack started with roadside bombs that destroyed and set ablaze four armored vehicles and a fift
Last week’s massive earthquake in southern Mexico left 91 people dead and damaged tens of thousands of houses as residents continued to suffer through aftershocks. The 8.1 magnitude quake off the coast of Chiapas state was stronger than a 1985 temblor that flattened swaths of Mexico City and killed
Weakened to a Category 1 hurricane prior to hitting landfall on the coast of the US state of Florida, Irma still left destruction in its wake as storm surges and strong winds left millions without power, flooded streets and tore roofs off homes. With communication cut to some of the Florida Keys, wh
US President Donald Trump was briefed on Sunday about the path of Hurricane Irma and preparations made to respond to the storm by the director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the White House said. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Trump spoke with the governors of A
Romania’s coastguard stopped two vessels in the Black Sea carrying over 200 migrants, border police said Saturday. Authorities have opened an investigation to determine where the boat came from, Ionela Pasat, coastguard spokeswoman in the Black Sea city of Constanta, told AFP. The boat, which
Hurricane Irma has lost some strength as it batters the north coast of Cuba, dpa cited the National Hurricane Center as saying. The massive storm weakened to a category-3 hurricane with 205-kilometre-per-hour (kph) winds, the center said in its 11 am (1500 GMT) advisory. “Irma is forecast to r
Egyptian archaeologists discovered a pharaonic tomb belonging to a royal goldsmith who lived more than 3,500 years ago during the reign of the 18th dynasty. The discovery was made in the southern city of Luxor. The exact location of the tomb is on the west bank of the river Nile in a cemetery where
Japan and the United States carried out on Saturday joint air drills above the East China Sea, Japan’s Air Self Defense Force (ASDF) said. Amid simmering tensions with North Korea over its recent missile tests, Japanese F-15 fighter jets conducted an air exercise with US B1-B bombers. The exercise i
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi is coming under more pressure by the international community to end the violence against the minority Rohingya Muslims. In the last two weeks alone some 290,000 mostly Rohingya civilians have fled to Bangladesh, overwhelming refugee camps that were already bursting at
The names of over 5,000 possible targets were found during terrorism raids in the east German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern last week, Die Welt newspaper reported on Friday. The raids were carried out against the homes and workplaces of two terror suspects. The list of names also includes over 100
The US-baked Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) launched a new offensive on Saturday to oust ISIS from swathes of Syria’s eastern Deir Ezzor province, a top commander announced. The SDF, which is backed by US-led air cover and special forces on the ground, is already fighting for ISIS’ de fa
The wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may face charges of abusing public funds, the justice ministry announced on Friday. Israel’s Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit has not ruled out the possibility of indicting Sara Netanyahu for using state funds for personal dining and catering
Hurricane Irma walloped Cuba’s northern coast on Saturday, as Florida ordered 5.6 million people to evacuate after the storm killed 21 people in the eastern Caribbean and left a series of tiny islands devastated. Irma regained strength as a Category 5 storm late Friday as it made landfall on t
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, has received a telephone call from US President Donald Trump, Saudi Press Agency reported on Saturday. During the call, they reviewed bilateral relations between the two friendly countries and de
Police, soldiers and emergency workers raced Friday to rescue survivors from the ruins of Mexico’s most powerful earthquake in over eight decades, which killed at least 61 people. The 8.1 magnitude quake off the southern coast late Thursday was stronger than a devastating 1985 temblor that fla
President Donald Trump stressed to the emir of Qatar the importance of unity in fighting terrorism, the White House said on Friday, a day after the US president offered to mediate the Gulf country’s dispute with its Arab neighbors. In a telephone call Thursday with the emir, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
