Morocco freezes ties with German Embassy amid Sahara tension
RABAT, Morocco—Morocco’s Foreign Ministry has suspended ties with the German Embassy because of “deep misunderstandings,” notably related to the disputed Western Sahara. The move came...
Migrant workers face dire conditions at South Korean farms
POCHEON, South Korea—“It’s a world of lawlessness,” Rev. Kim Dal-sung muttered over the phone as he drove his tiny KIA over narrow dirt paths...
‘Bad sign from Biden admin.’:Syria slams fatal U.S. raid on Iraq border
Damascus has censured the U.S. air raid against positions of Iraqi counter-terrorism forces on the Iraqi-Syrian border, which killed one and wounded four others,...
UN concerned at surge in civilian casualties as Taliban, govt. resume peace talks in Doha
The United Nations (UN) says civilian casualties in Afghanistan have seen a sharp rise since U.S.-brokered intra-Afghan peace talks began last year. Civilian casualties numbered...
UN rights experts call for U.S. to address on-going violations at ‘Kafkaesque’ Guantánamo military prison
In response to the Biden Administration’s announced review into closing the infamous Guantánamo Bay detention center in Cuba, independent UN human rights experts on Feb....
Chocolate multinationals charged with complicity in Mali’s child slavery rings
(GIN)—A federal class action suit filed on behalf of eight Malian citizens against Nestle SA, Cargill, Hershey and Mars, Inc. among others for their...
Okonjo-Iweala is 1st woman, African to lead world trade body
FRANKFURT, Germany—Nigerian economist Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was appointed to head the World Trade Organization, becoming the first woman and first African to take on the...
Building bridges in Ethiopia through Pan Africanism
On the 13th of January 2021, Addis Ababa University and the United States Africa Institute signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on tasks...
Transparency must rule Iraqi elections, ‘loyalties cannot be for sale’, Security Council hears
A deadly rocket attack in Erbil drew condemnation from the UN envoy in Iraq, who told the Security Council that “such reckless attempts to...
IAEA chief offers to visit Iran ahead of Additional Protocol halt
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has offered to visit Iran over Tehran’s decision to suspend the IAEA’s snap inspections. IAEA Director-General...