Australia denounces for treatment of Aborigines as U.N. investigates
Australia came under fresh criticism over its treatment of its indigenous population on Tuesday as a UN…
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Cairo population to grow by 500,000 this year
Cairo's population is set to increase by 500,000 in 2017, more than any other city in the world, adding to the…
US backed Iraqi forces close in on ISIS-held Mosul government buildings
U.S.-backed Iraqi forces on Tuesday battled their way to within firing range of Mosul's main government buildings,…
Egypt rehouses 118 Coptic families who fled North Sinai militants
Egypt has rehoused 118 Coptic families who fled North Sinai after a spate of killings of Christians by militants…
UN warns of dangerous deterioration: Ukraine conflict
UN Security Council has warned of a dangerous deterioration in eastern Ukraine and called on warring sides to halt…
Deadly magnitude 6.5 earthquake hits Aceh in Indonesia
An undersea earthquake off Indonesia's northern Aceh province has killed at least 52 people. The magnitude 6.5…
Number of Egyptians worldwide to reach 100 million today
Egypt’s population will reach 92 million on Thursday, rising by one million over the last six months and making the…
Earthquake shakes central Oklahoma
An earthquake measuring magnitude 5.0 shook central Oklahoma on Sunday, causing damage to a number of buildings.…
Hurricane Matthew hits Haiti and Cuba, takes aim at Bahamas, U.S.
Hurricane Matthew, the strongest Caribbean storm in almost ten years, powered towards the Bahamas and the U.S.…
Britain to separate Islamic ‘extremists’ from other prisoners
Britain has announced plans to house Islamist extremists in separate units in prison after a review found that…