UN refugee agency chief Filippo Grandi said Tuesday during a visit to Libya the key to resolving Europe's migration crisis was cooperation rather than disjointed efforts by individual states. I have written yesterday to the presidency of the EU offering UNHCR's expertise in finding essential but practical new solutions to address these flows ...
The UN envoy for Western Sahara is planning a new round of talks in Morocco and Algeria beginning next week to push for a return to negotiations on ending the conflict, diplomats said Tuesday. Horst Koehler, a former German president and ex-director of the International Monetary Fund, is expected to hold talks in Rabat with Moroccan officials on ...
Morocco coach Herve Renard conceded it will be difficult to stop Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo when the two sides meet in Moscow on Wednesday. Ronaldo scored the 51st hat-trick of his career as Portugal and Spain played out a thrilling 3-3 draw in their opening group game at the World Cup. Morocco, who lost 1-0 to Iran after a 95th-minute own ...
The EU is considering setting up disembarkation platforms outside the bloc to process migrants, according to draft summit conclusions seen Tuesday by AFP, as Brussels tries to solve a political crisis over immigration. European Union leaders meeting in Brussels next week will be asked to approve the creation of centres to assess migrants tryin ...
The Central African Republic (CAR) said on Tuesday that a diplomatic passport that tennis star Boris Becker claims entitles him to immunity in bankruptcy proceedings in Britain is a fake. The diplomatic passport that he has is a fake, foreign ministry chief of staff Cherubin Moroubama told AFP. The document's serial number corresponded to ...
A record 68.5 million people have been forced flee their homes due to war, violence and persecution, notably in places like Myanmar and Syria, the UN said on Tuesday. By the end of 2017, the number was nearly three million higher than the previous year and showed a 50-percent increase from the 42.7 million uprooted from their homes a decade ago, ...
Crocodiles may be one of the deadliest hunters in the animal kingdom, but in a small village in Burkina Faso it is not unusual to see someone sitting atop one of the fearsome reptiles. People in Bazoule, around 30 kilometres (20 miles) from the capital Ouagadougou, share their pond with more than 100 of the razor-toothed creatures. We got us ...
MOGADISHU, June 18, (Xinhua) - Unidentified airstrike targeted suspected Al-Shabab militants in their hideouts in two locations of southern Somalia on Sunday, residents and security officials confirmed on Monday. The security officials said the airstrikes bombarded the insurgents 39; hideouts in El-Adde and Goof areas on Sunday, inflicting inju ...
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