Russian military base may appear in CAR – defense minister
A Russian military base may appear in the Central African Republic, the framework agreement envisions such a possibility, but the issue has not been discussed so far, CAR Defense Minister…
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Central African Republic football official arrested on suspicion of war crimes
Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona, a committee member of the Confederation of African Football, has been arrested in France, on an ICC warrant charging him with coordinating attacks on Central African Republic Muslims…
Terrorism deaths down in 2017, but far-right terrorism rising, report says
Deaths from terrorism declined in 2017 for the third straight year, but far-right extremism was on the rise, according to a new report released Wednesday, CNN reports. The 2018 Global…
Russian bank’s fat-finger error almost gives poor African country six times its GDP
The Central African Republic (CAR) could have landed windfall on Tuesday after Russian state bank VTB reported it had almost lent the country $12 billion by mistake. The sum is…
What democracy? 70% of ‘not free’ countries get US military aid
Washington has a habit of bombing defenseless nations in the name of democracy, but isn’t the least bit squeamish about selling weapons and giving military aid to countries its own…
Spain to have world’s longest life expectancy by 2040
Japan will soon lose its long-standing title as the country with the longest life expectancy. According to a study published Tuesday in the journal Lancet, Spain is on track to overtake…
Spain to dethrone Japan in global life expectancy rating in 2040
Life expectancy in 2040 is set to rise at least a little in all nations but the rankings will change dramatically, with Spain taking the top spot while China and…
World’s happiest and unhappiest countries named
The world happiness levels are at their lowest in over a decade, with the number of people who say they feel stressed and worried rising, Report informs citing the ranking…
2 billion people live in poverty: Report
Two billion people are living in poverty while 753 million others experience extreme poverty and are struggling to survive, according to the Global Humanitarian Assistance Report 2018, Anadolu Agency reports….
Three Russian journalists killed in Central African Republic
Three Russian journalists have been killed in the Central African Republic (CAR), Russia’s foreign ministry and their news outlet have said, in what local authorities said was an ambush by…