Russia accuses US of fuelling Ukrain crisis
Moscow: Russia’s foreign minister accused the United States of encouraging Ukraine to challenge Moscow and heavily weighing in on the European Union.
Egypt to try 100 Morsi backers over bombing
Cairo: Egypt’s prosecution service referred nearly 100 supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi to trial for alleged murders, a bombing and torching a university building, in two separate cases.
Rebels hit back at ISIl in Syria border town
Beirut: Syrian rebels and Al-Qaeda launched a counter-offensive today to expel the Islamist State of Iraq and SYria (ISIS) from Albu Kamal town on the Iraq border, a monitor said.
‘UN determined to help Africa fight terrorism’
Nairobi: The United Nations is determined to help Kenya and other countries in Africa fight “terrorism” following a series of deadly attacks, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Saturday.
UN chief ‘adopts' lion cub in Kenya
Nairobi: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon capped off a week of high-level UN discussions on the environment by "adopting" a six-month-old lion cub. The young lioness, which was found abandoned in Nairobi National Park, will be raised by the Nairobi Animal Orphanage.