South Sudan president Salva Kiir met and held a high profile talk Thursday with the visiting secretary General of the United Nations, resulting in outlining more than a general six -point to rescuing the war stricken country.President Kiir, according to his foreign affairs and international cooperation Minister, has agreed with Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General of United Nations to immediately conclude ...

The Republican presidential contender admits he supported the invasion but changed his mind by the time the war started Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump, who frequently touts his opposition to the Iraq war, appeared to support the idea in a newly unearthed 2002 interview, but said on Thursday he became an opponent by the time the invasion occurred. In the ...

Wildlife rangers in Nairobi hunting for up to six lions who escaped from nearby national park Wildlife rangers in Nairobi on Friday hunted for up to six lions who escaped from Nairobi’s national park and meandered into “highly populated” areas of the Kenyan capital. Armed rangers, as well as Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) vets with dart guns, scoured bush and ...

Up to 5,000 jihadists could be at large in Europe after training with Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil), the EU’s police chief has warned. Europol estimates the number of EU citizens who have slipped back after training in the Middle East as between 3,000 and 5,000, Rob Wainwright, the British head of Europol, the EU’s police agency, ...

US ‘targets Tunisia beach massacre organiser’ in strikes against Islamic State in Libya Noureddine Chouchane, one of the organisers of last year’s massacre of British tourists, is believed to have been killed One of the masterminds behind last summer’s massacre of British tourists in Tunisia is believed to have been killed in a US bombing raid on an Islamic State ...

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders will test his appeal with minority voters in Nevada on Saturday, looking to puncture rival Hillary Clinton’s argument that he is a one-note candidate whose support is limited to mostly white states. After routing Clinton in New Hampshire and finishing a strong second in Iowa, states with nearly all-white populations, Nevada’s Democratic caucuses give Sanders ...

At least 52 inmates have been killed in a pre-dawn Mexican prison brawl, as prisoners fought with blades, bats and sticks and ignited a fire in the overcrowded jail. Twelve others were injured during the “pitched battle” that lasted 30 to 40 minutes at the Topo Chico prison in the northern industrial city of Monterrey, said Nuevo Leon state Governor ...

The UN human rights investigator UN special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories Makarim Wibisono said the upsurge in violence was a “grim reminder” of the unsustainable human rights situation in the Palestinian territories. Ms Wibisono also told Israeli authorities to charge or release all Palestinian prisoners being held under lengthy administrative detention, including children. Twenty-seven Israelis and ...

Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders battled over healthcare and Wall Street in their latest debate, with Mrs Clinton accusing Senator Sanders of misleading Americans on his healthcare plan.   In a sixth presidential debate that featured several sharp exchanges but a more sedate tone than their last meeting, Mrs Clinton said Senator Sanders’ proposal for a single-payer, ...

The north-eastern United States is facing a cold snap so severe that even world-class ski jumpers preparing for a night-time competition at Boston’s Fenway Park are worried about the frigid weather. Forecasters warned temperatures would plummet below -17.8 degrees Celsius in Boston over the weekend and wind chill warnings were in effect over much of seven states, from New York ...