A devastating landslide struck Tarasin Village in Sudan’s Central Darfur on Sunday, Aug. 31, killing at least 1,000 people, according to a rebel group controlling the area. The Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM-A) said the horrific incident was triggered by days of torrential rainfall in late August and has “completely leveled …
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has selected a former Wagner Group aide to coordinate volunteer soldiers in Ukraine. The Kremlin announced the appointment of Andrei Troshev, a former aide to Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, in a Friday statement. Putin told Troshev, in remarks released by the Kremlin, that his job …
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Railway traffic across the border of North Korea and Russia has surged since last month with unknown cargo. US-based Korean unification think tank Beyond Parallel examined satellite imagery of railcars and transportation facilities between the two countries and found traffic “far greater” than any point in the last five years. …
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LONDON – The U.S. Army chief of staff says cuts in British defense spending may undermine the nation’s ability to be an effective ally in future military operations. Gen. Raymond Odierno says Monday in the Daily Telegraph that the U.S. is reviewing the role of British troops in future conflicts …
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NAIROBI, Kenya – Charge sheets say 12 men and two businesses have been charged in a Kenyan court for fraud and abuse of office over a multimillion dollar scandal that involved the government awarding highly inflated contracts. A charge sheet from the Ethic and Anti-Corruption Commission says 10 suspects were …
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HALIFAX, Nova Scotia – An American woman and a Canadian man accused of plotting to open fire in a Halifax shopping mall will return to court on April 10 to set a date for a preliminary hearing. Police say they foiled the alleged plot by three suspects to mark Valentine’s …
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TIRANA, Albania – An Albanian man has been convicted of murdering four people during a nightclub brawl in Tirana, and has been sentenced to 35 years in prison. A Tirana judge ruled Tuesday that 25-year-old Konstandin Xhuvani can’t be granted parole or pardon, and should serve the entire term in …
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LONDON – A global energy agency says the oil market has further to drop as supplies from the U.S. show no sign of slowing. The International Energy Agency, a watchdog that represents the world’s main oil-importing nations, says in a monthly report that the recent stabilization in oil prices is …
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BUDAPEST, Hungary – Hungarian trade unions say they’ll try to launch a referendum to overturn a new rule banning most stores from opening on Sundays. Istvan Gasko, president of the Democratic League of Independent Trade Unions, said the government had held only “pretend negotiations” before making the decision, which affects …
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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – Authorities in Honduras say they have arrested the wife of a prominent Honduran businessman who is accused of drug trafficking and charged her with money laundering. Ricardo Castro of the attorney general’s office says Ena Elizabeth Hernandez was detained Saturday while trying to visit her husband, Jose …
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