Two dead as land protest hits ancient Ethiopian city – activist Storyline:National News Two protesters died in clashes with police in Ethiopia’s ancient city of Gonder on Friday, campaigners said, as anger mounted over the status of a disputed territory – a highly-charged… 3 mins read
5 mins read Storyline:National News, Sports Brazil casts aside crisis in rousing Rio Games opening By Reuters Brazil unfurled a vast canvas celebrating its rainforest and the creative energy of its wildly diverse population in welcoming the world on Friday to the Olympic Games in…
3 mins read Storyline:National News, World South Sudan agrees to deployment of regional force, IGAD says By Reuters South Sudan’s government on Friday agreed to allow a regional protection force to be deployed in the country, a regional development group said, following fighting between rival groups…
6 mins read Storyline:National News, World THE JULY 15TH FAILED COUP ATTEMPT IN TURKEY: Causes, Consequences, and Implications in Comparative Perspective By Omer Aslan On July 15th a group of soldiers inside the Turkish military—ordinarily an expert executioner of military coups d’état – carried out the seventh coup attempt in Turkey’s…
3 mins read Storyline:National News, Sports Olympics-Soccer-Brazil held goalless in exciting opener By Reuters Brazil failed to make a winning start despite home advantage, a multi-million dollar strike force and a man advantage as they were held 0-0 by South Africa in…
6 mins read Storyline:Archive, National News, Opinions Turkey coup attempt: What happened that night? By Torun Kani This coup attempt was defeated by the citizens of Turkey, regardless of their political affiliation. We are witnessing extraordinary events in Turkey. Including this latest one, there…
4 mins read Storyline:Sports A family affair and Somalia’s double bet in Rio 2016 By Karim Abdul New stars will be born, new world records set and broken; news outlets will splash their headlines with enticing worlds to give credit to their heroes and…
1 min read Storyline:National News, World Norwegian of Somali origin suspected of knife attack in London Police in Norway have identified a 19 year old man of Somali origin as responsible for the stabbing incident in central London which killed a woman from the United States.…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, World FETO schools ‘dangerous’ in Africa: Former ambassador The activities carried out by US-based preacher Fetullah Gulen and his Fetullah Terror Organization (FETO) in Africa are politically motivated and have nothing to do with religion, said a diplomat…
3 mins read Storyline:World U.S. strikes easing advance against Islamic State in Sirte, says commander By Reuters U.S. air strikes are easing the passage of Libyan forces as they seek to clear Islamic State from the militant group’s former North African stronghold of Sirte, a…