Congo’s Pointe-Noire port struggling despite national economic growth
The port of Pointe-Noire has been a focal point of the Republic of Congo's economy for many years. However, a fall in oil prices since 2014 has caused a crisis for local…
German grandmothers clash over viral song
A satirical song about grandmothers sparked protests outside German broadcaster WDR on Saturday. Grandmothers joined the protest on both sides and this is what they thought about #Omagate.…
Fearing Soleimani reprisal, Germany revises terror threat level
The country's top police institution fears Israeli and US institutions could be in danger from terrorists following the assassination of Iran's Qassem Soleimani. Many of Germany's states are already on high alert.…
Tripoli military school hit by deadly airstrike
More than two dozen cadets have been killed in a raid on a military academy in Libya's besieged capital, Tripoli. Medical workers are still sifting through the rubble and warn the death…
Australia bushfires: Cooler weather brings respite, situation still volatile
Another person has died and hundreds of properties are feared lost after a catastrophic day of bushfires in Australia's southeast. Authorities are hoping milder temperatures will help ease the threat.…
Ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn escaped Japan aboard charter flights
The notorious escape of the former businessman has caused a national embarrassment in Japan. Ghosn has managed to simply walk out of house arrest and dodge trial, fleeing to Lebanon.…
Australian bushfires forecast to reach Sydney suburbs
Fire authorities have warned wildfires might bring flames close to urban areas, including the suburbs of the country's most populous city. The largest peacetime evacuation in Australian history is underway.…
Search for survivors, as Cambodia building collapse toll rises
Hundreds of soldiers and rescuers frantically picked through the rubble of a collapsed building in southern Cambodia on Saturday looking for bodies as the death toll from the disaster rose to seven.…
Uganda’s Museveni begins jungle march to highlight liberation struggle
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni begins a six-day march through the jungle to re-trace the route through which his guerrilla forces seized power three decades ago, which critics dismissed as a bid to…
Indonesian police deliver supplies to flood-hit Lebak
Indonesian police deliver supplies by helicopter to the areas affected by floods in Lebak. Torrential rains that started on New Year's Eve unleashed deadly flash floods and landslides in the region.…