World

Hit by climate change, Central American coffee growers get a taste for cocoa 25 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

A cocoa tree with cocoa fruits is seen at El Carmen Estate in Jayaque, El Salvador July 20, 2016. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas By Nelson...

Nigeria gets tough with marauding “Sons of the Soil” in search of land to seize 25 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Men known as the Omo Onile, which means “Sons of the Soil” in the local Yoruba language, roam Lagos looking for land owners...

Floods in Ethiopia displace hundreds of thousands as more rains forecast: UN 25 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Ethiopia was hit in 2015 by one of the worst droughts in decades, with 10 million requiring emergency aid, which ended when the...

Morocco rapist of teen who took own life gets 20 years jail 25 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Moroccans walk between parasols at the beach in the Moroccan capital, Rabat, on August 21, 2016. AFP / FADEL SENNA Rabat: A Moroccan...

Israeli army closes file on 2014 Gaza school shelling 25 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Palestinians walk near buildings which were destroyed during the 50-day war between Israel and Hamas militants in the summer of 2014 in Beit...

Exiled Yemen government risks humanitarian catastrophe to cut off central bank 25 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Governor of the Central Bank of Yemen, Mohammed Awad bin Humam, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Sanaa August 24, 2016. REUTERS/Khaled...

Grandpa astronaut breaks US space record 25 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

This NASA photo released August 24, 2016 shows Station Commander Jeff Williams as he monitors bowling ball-sized internal satellites known as SPHERES (Synchronized...

Massacre suspects torched by mob in eastern Congo 25 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

Congolese soldiers stand guard as civilians chant slogans during a protest against the government's failure to stop the killings and inter-ethnic tensions in...

The burkini, the veil, the niqab: what French law says 25 Aug 2016 - 12:00 am

This file photo taken on August 19, 2016 shows the bylaw forbidding women to wear Burkini at the Ponchettes beach, in Nice, southeastern...

Kerry to discuss Yemen, Syria, Libya with Gulf Arab states 24 Aug 2016 - 06:57 pm

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during an event to promote the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) educational programe for girls...

How to weigh a penguin and other tricks from London Zoo 24 Aug 2016 - 06:11 pm

A Humboldt penguin jump off scales during the annual weight-in at London Zoo in London, Britain August 24, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall Carefully. And...

Italy quake leaves 73 dead: Civil Protection Department 24 Aug 2016 - 04:56 pm

Rescuers work following an earthquake at Pescara del Tronto, central Italy, August 24, 2016. REUTERS/Remo Casilli A powerful earthquake that struck central Italy...

Biden says U.S. cooperating with Turkey on evidence against Gulen 24 Aug 2016 - 04:49 pm

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim (R) meets with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden in Ankara, Turkey, August 24, 2016. Hakan Goktepe/Prime Minister's Press...

Germany backs Turkey's drive against IS and Kurds 24 Aug 2016 - 04:46 pm

Turkish army tanks and Turkish-backed Syrian fighters make their way in the Syrian border town of Jarablus as it is pictured from the...

Muslim women say burkini debate 'absurd' 24 Aug 2016 - 03:35 pm

Australian muslim swimming instructor Fadila Chafic wears her full-length 'burkini' swimsuit during a swimming lesson with her children Taaleen (R) and Ibrahim at...

Barzani says Kurds don’t eye Nineveh: Iraq PM 24 Aug 2016 - 03:28 pm

BAGHDAD: President of the Kurdish Regional Government Massoud Barzani told Iraqi Premier Haidar al-Abadi that the Kurds don’t have ambitions in northern Iraq’s...

Syrian operation is to clear Islamic State from the southern border: Turkish FM 24 Aug 2016 - 03:19 pm

A Turkish army tank drives towards Syria in the Turkish border city of Karkamis, in the southern region of Gaziantep on August 24,...

Iraq resumes offensive in IS-held Qayyarah 24 Aug 2016 - 03:06 pm

Smoke rises from clashes between Iraqi security forces and Islamic State militants in the town of Qayyarah , Iraq August 23, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer ...